The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-03

amount to three seventies of one
teacher. With this additional assist.
ance, book keeping and senior gram.
mar and arithmetic could be taught.
Some of the class that goes out each
year from the school try to teach
school and find themselves very rusty
in grammar and arithmetic 1t is
these young people who ask for these
subjects. Mr.. Uline said that he
would like to see more history taught.
Mr.. Fletcher, who had been anxious
to allow raw graduates from the high
school to be Immediately eligible for
election as teachers in the grade
schools was sin it, when it came to
giving these graduates a chance to
partially equip themselves for teach
| ing before leaving the high school. He
announced that he was immoderately
| opposed to increasing the teaching
force of the high school even to the
extent of one teacher three periods a
day.
| Mr.. Davies motion was carried.
There are indications that the very
modest increase in the teaching force
of the high school asked for by Supt.
| Uline will be granted.
Miss Clarissa Osborn was transferred
from the fifth grade of the Pleasant
Grove to the fifth grade of the Union
| school, and Miss Clara R. Kelly was
transferred from the latter to the for
| mer.
Mrs. Smith moved that the superin-
| tendent be authorized to visit the uni
versity of Minnesota or other place to
look for science teacher, at the ex-
pense of the board.
Mr.. Fletcher asked whether this
could not be done as we'll by CORES
pondence.
The board thought that better re-
suits would come from a person al
meeting, and the motion was carried.
A Good Suggestion.
Mr.. Comstock, Mr.. Davies and Mrs.
Smith offered resolution reciting that
whereas the school properties of the
city except the high school present an
untidy appearance from the lack of
cultivation and improvement of the
grounds. the committee on property
and expense should be authorized and
directed to procure the grading and
sodding or seeding at the Franklin,
Union, Pleasant Grove and West Man
kato grounds the full width of the
buildings and the space between the
front of the buildings and the streets
adjacent thereto. This was referred
to the committee on property and ex-
pense to report at the adjourned meet
ing.
Capt. Keysor moved that the COM
mittee on property and expense be
authorized to purchase safe, and said
that one could be gotten for $75. The
loss of the school records, contracts,
bonds, etc., would be seriously felt.
Mr.. Comstock suggested that vault
be constructed.
Capt Keysor said that no provision
for one had been made when the build
ing was erected.
:, No action was taken on the motion.
The bills were allowed.
All of the present janitors were re-
elected at the present salaries, as fol-
lows: West Mankato, 81. P. Bur
meister, at $500 year; Pleasant
Grove, Lincoln Radcliff, at $3.50; high
school, J. F. Crowell, at $500 Union,
Fl. G. Paff, at $3.50; Franklin, John
Rising, at $4OO
On motion of Mr.. Fletcher, the JAM
tors are to receive only fifty per cent
of their pay during the three summer
vacation months, the other half to
be added to their pay during the re-
mainder of the year.
Fl. G. Paff was elected janitor of the
Union building for the unexpired
term of Mr.. Vogel, who is now mem
Der of the police force.
Mr.. Comstock gave notice of his in
tention to offer an amendment to rule
%, so as to provide some definite rules
of order for the board to go by, instead
of 'well established parliamentary
rules, as provided now. He also re-
quested the treasurer to present re-
port at the next meeting showing the
condition of various funds, as required
by rule 10.
The board adjourned.