The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06


Among other things, Supt. Uline
said:
| During the past two months I have
organized and conducted regular
spelling class in the high school,
selecting about go of the poorest
spoilers from all classes So much
improvement has already been shown
in the photography of their general
written work that more than half of
these may safely be excused from this
class after the holidays. Those that
remain will need to give regular at
tention to the subject for several
weeks, with text book. l call atten-
tion to this subject here to the end
that may be authorized to insist up
on the purchase of text books.
For some time past the question of a
circulating school library has been I'M
der consideration by the city library
| board, at whose last meeting the fol-
lowing plan was favorably voted upon
The board places its entire range of
two week books at the disposal of the
ward schools, furnishing also four
book cases Of fifty book capacity each.
One case of fifty books will be placed
respectively in the Franklin, in the
Union and in the West Mankato
schools, the books changed for new
ones every two weeks, provided the
school board is willing to pay for
transportation thereof.
Half of the books in each case shall
be for the use of teachers and pupils,
the other half for the use of people in
the locality of the school.
The rules of the public library will
apply to the small libraries. Children
and local patrons will apply at the
! time of their first loan directly to the
| city librarian for their annual cards,
after which loans from these cards
may be made directly from the school,
Fines for over due books will be paid
at the public library, where all delin-
| quents will be sent. In this way, the
work of the principal will be very
| insignificant feature, namely, to fill
out the cards and to hand out and re-
ceive books The principals work
| will thus be limited to an hours time
at the most on a certain day every
| two weeks.
| The books for each distribution will
| be selected by the city librarian, who
has had long experience in selecting
| books especially adapted for children
of varying ages and grades. Should
teachers desire books along special line
to meet the special needs of their
children, as for instance, in geography,
something on Asia, South America
or Europe. or books on travel, ele-
mentary history, etc., they have only
to indicate their wishes from time to
time as the needs cur.
Tho ,rooJ
the adoption of the plan, giving rea-
| sons therefor
As this is the last meeting of your
board before the annual meeting of the
| Minnesota Teachers association, wish
to remind you of the associated school
| boards, section of the state associa-
tion. 1t will encourage your superin-
| tendent and teachers, most of whom
will also be present, if one or more
representatives of the school board join
us on that occasion.
In accordance with your rules and
regulations, l have to report the sus-
pension of two pupils. Both had been
warned repeatedly of the eventual out
come of bad behavior in school, and
both allowed to remain in school only
during good behavior. The immedi-
ate occasion in both cases was repeat
ed disobedience. Both boys were char
acterized by their general perverseness,
and by the bad influence they exerted
on the rest of the school.
The superintendent report regard
/ ing spelling books was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Davies, the library
matter was referred to the superinten-
dent to confer with the library board
! to get the PROPOSE ton modified so as to
confne the use of the books to scholars,
in which event the plan will be
adopted.
Mrs. Smith moved that President
Davis be sent as delegate to the as
ISOLATED school boards Dec 26, 81 and
%, and this was carried.
The board voted to endorse the sus.
pension of the two pupils reported up
on. after thorough discussion of the
matter.
Mr.. Davies opposed the plan followed
by the board of deducting the pay Of
substitutes from teachers salaries,
and on his motion the board voted te
refund such deductions made last
month. The bills were allowed
/ The board received the report of the
inspection of the boilers made by the
| Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection &
Insurance Co.. and adjourned.
Geo. Derby sold his quarter section
of land for $50 per acre to Mr.. Shores,
Ceresco. The sale was made through
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