The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09

SuOSGlOuS III Iol0I0uC0 10 SUBSTITUTE
teaching are still arising. A teacher,
occupying a regular supply position.
discontinues her work on Thanksgiving
day Is she entitled to full week 8
pay for that week, the same as other
teachers who continue their work, or
does her pay cease on the day she stops
| work.
In this connection I wish to make a
plea for regular teachers on short sick
leaye. Teachers are now asked to pay
| their own substitute, or to have their
| regular pay deducted in their substi-
tute's favor. 1t is customary in most
reputable business concerns to give full
pay in reasonably short sick leave. 1t
| is my conviction that school boards
| ought to be no less liberal in this re-
spect than other business corporations.
| | therefore beg in the interest of fair
ness that a regular allowance, of either
half or full salary, be granted to teach
ers during temporary Illness
This year, for the first time since the
law declaring Lincoln's birth. day a
| legal holiday was enacted, the date
! falls upon school day. In strict com
pliance with this law, we shall have to
observe this day in the Mankato schools
Unless special reasons are urged in
! favor of doing otherwise, such course
will be pursued this year.
There is need in the schools at once
for the following articles. l submit
the list here, hoping that the board will
make liberal provision for supplying
these needs
Maps: - Map of Minnesota in all
school-rooms from fourth to seventh
grades inclusive.
Report blanks, etc Work reports,
500; monthly reports, 300.
Carbon duplicate note books for SUI
perintendent, II
Library books:-Wm. James Psyche
logical Talks to Teachers, one copy in
each building; Seeley's History of Edu-
cation, one copy in each building.
Reference-bo = arned's History
for Ready Reference, two copies.
Text books:-In explanation of this
request, l must recall the fact that pro-
motions have ceased in all the grades.
This makes it necessary to provide tenn
porary reading matter to do service
until the close of this semester. Child
rem are expecting to buy their own text
books; therefore, this is not request
for an appropriation, but simply for
your official action, for the question of
textbook selection will be involved.
A reading book respectively for grades
primary, LIST, end, 4th, 9Th and 9th.
Supplementary reading: - Stepping
Stones to Literature, 80 copies.
A geography reader for 9Th grade,
100 copies.
The expenditure involved in these
purchases, if made, will be approx
mately as follows:
Blanks, etc. ................... ~
Library books. .................... 5O
Reference books ............... 5O
Supplementary reading. .... ...... 62
Total. ..... .$l52
The superintendent recommended
tions were taken up and acted upon.
On motion of Mr.. Parry, it was left
to the discretion of the superintend.
emit in regard to admission to the pri-
mary grade. Bad weather is expected
to keep the attendance down during
February.
President Davis ruled that substi-
tute teachers pay ceases Wnen she is
notified that her services are no longer
needed. He also ruled that there is
no option about Lincoln's birthday
being observed as holiday, as the
state law requires it.
On Mrs. Smiths motion, 1t was voted
to divide Miss Durkee's class, one
half to recite in the forenoon and the
other half in the afternoon. Miss
Durkee will teach an hour longer and
her salary was raised SIS Ilonth on
this account.
Mr.. Wilson moved that all purchases
recommended in the superintendent
report be referred to the school COM
mittee with power to act. This was
carried,
The bills were allowed and the
board adjourned.