The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-03
BETTER RESULTS.
Supt. UIine Wants Them From
High School.
School Board Considers His Requests snd
Transacts Other Basiness.-..
JlnitOrs All Reelected.

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Dr. Webster was the only member
absent from last nights meeting of
the school board.
1t developed that at the last meeting
the board elected another Miss Hawkes.
to the position of third grade teacher
in the West Mankato school than the
one it had supposed that it had elected
The members had thought that they
were voting for West Mankato lady
who is now teaching at Fairmont,
when as matter of fact they elected
Miss Julia NJ. Hawkes. of Litchfeld,
who is a graduate of the Waseca high
school and will graduate from Carleton
college this spring. Miss Julia has
had sixteen months experience, and
her application was not for grade
work at all, but for the position of
teacher of mathematics in the high
school. Fortunately, Secretary Brews-
ter had been unable to find her address
to notify her of her election.
On motion of Mr.. Davies, the posi-
tion to which Miss Hawkes. had been
elected was declared vacant.
A motion to proceed to an election
was carried, the applications were
considered, the motion was then re-
considered, and the election was post
poned until the next meeting.
Backward Step Proposed.
Rule 80 of the board reads as fol-
lows:
All teachers shall belong to one of
the following classes:
1st. High school graduates with one
year or more successful experience,
or one year professional training in a
normal school
2d.-Normal graduates from ad-
vanced course.
Sd. Teachers of unquestioned ex-
perience of two or more years.
Mr.. Fletcher gave notice that at
the next meeting of the board he
would offer an amendment to this rule
so as to allow high school graduates
without any experience in teaching or
professional training to be eligible to
election as teachers in the schools He
considered that bright girl who had
gone through the high school was
qualified TO teach without having had
any experience.
1t will require two-thirds vote to
change the rule, and as this rule was
adopted only after very careful con-
sideration and a thorough investiga-
ton of the capabilities of young
people to teach successfully without
having had any experience, it is doubt
full whether the amendment will carry.
Capt. Keysor brought up the matter
of heating plant for the Franklin
building and suggested that a two
story addition to the building be con-
structed, to consist of one room on
each floor, with the heating plant
underneath.
On motion of Mr.. Fletcher, the
committee on property and expense
was authorized to secure plans and an
estimate of the cost of the addition
and of the heating plant.
The board voted that when it ad-
journ it be until May 10Th. The
committee is to have it's report re ady
then.
Supt. Uline brought several matters
to the attention of the board He said
that more supplementary reading is
needed for next year for the list, I'd,
Sd and 4th grades, which have worn
out their supply. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on schools and
text books to investigate and report
at the adjourned meeting.
The graduating class asks for an ap-
preparation of $50 to assist in procur-
ing invitations and programs for com
mencement. The amount was appro-
priated after some discussion.
Better Course Wanted.
Supt. Uline called attic ntion to the
need of a small increase in the teach
ing force of the high school. He said
that there are now only twenty-four
recitation periods day, and some
subjects that are taught in other high
schools cannot be taken up here, such
as senior arithmetic and history,
book keeping and commercial geo.
graphy. Nothing is being taught of
medieval or modern history. The
students have never heard of Napoleon
unless they have accidentally read
about him out of school. With the
present force, there is an average of
six periods for each teacher, while the
general average in towns the size of
Mankato and smaller is four and four
ffths periods. The sMankato high