The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-17
NO GRASS PLATS
School Board Against Beautify-
ing Grounds.
F, W, Bedford of the State University
Elected Science Teacher in
the High School.

The school board held an ADJOURNED
meeting last night, those present being
President Davis, Mrs. Smith and
Messrs. Fletcher, Coughlan and keysor.
Treasurer Keysor presented a state
ment of the financial condition of the
school district On May 18th, with
sixteen orders out, there was balance
on hand of S12, 146. &c. of which S.
93l.1S was in the special fund and 3d.
215 was in the current fund.
Secretary Brewster stated that there
is in the special fund 81, 100 that was
levied for a heating plant at the
Franklin building, 5000 that belongs
70 the sinking fund, and 81, 800 for
interest on bonds The June appor-
tionment will bring SO, 600 to S12, 600
into the treasury, of which 81, 600 Will
90 into the current fund and the bal
ance into the special fund, figuring on
the basis of $40, 900.
The plans of the proposed two story
addition to the Franklin building
and of the heating plant for that
building, as prepared by Architect
Gerlach. were considered. The cost OF
the addition is estimated at 81, 300 to
So, 500 and the heating plant 81, 5oo
There will be, one room, "a by "a, on
each floor of the addition.
The plans were referred back to the
committee on property and expense to
make a more definite report at the
meeting June 18th.
The committee on schools and text
books recommended that supplement
tary reading be purchased for the
grades from the primary to the fourth
inclusive at an expense Of 1882. D. that
reference books be purchased at an ex-
pense of $780, that binding of old books
be done at an expense of about $50,
and that other old books be repaired
under the supervision of the superin-
tendent. The recommendations were
adopted.
Supt. Uline asked for library books
for four of the buildings, at an expense
of $40. So They would be mostly along
the lines of history and literature. A
motion to authorize the purchase of
the books was carried
F. W. Bedford was elected scienc e
teacher in the high school on the rec
ommendation of Supt Uline, who
spent two half days at the university
of Minnesota seeking good teacher
for the position. The salary was
placed at s75 a month. Mr.. Bedford
was one of about twenty-five appli-
cants. His home is in Worthington
and he is a graduate of the high
school OF that place and also of the
university of Minnesota in the class of
1900. During the past year he has
been an instructor in the university.
He is twenty-five years of age, and
single He is an applicant for the
positi on of assistant state chemist, and
if he fails to secure that he will come
to Mankato.
Miss Grace Brewster was elected TO
the position of teacher of the third
grade in the West Mankato building at
a salary of $35 a month. She grad
uated from the high school two years
ago and will graduate from
the advanced course at the nor
NAL school this spring. She
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. b. Brewster of this city.
Emil F. R. Fenske was unani
mously elected janitor of the Union
building at salary of $3.50 year.
He is the man whom President Davis
appointed to succeed the late b. G.
Paff, who committed suicide some ten
days ago.
The resolution calling for the beau
tifying of the public school grou nd
was put to sleep, not because there
was much real opposition to it in the
board, but because those who had
united in offering it at the last meet
ing failed to stand by it.
Capt. Keysor brought the matter up
by saying that the resolution starts
out by casting slur upon the COM
mittee on schools with power to act.
He had as a member of the commit
tee on property and expense tried
moved that it be referred to the COM
mittee on property and expense, tried