The Mankato free press., 1902-05-30

book rack. 4, making of bench hooks.
5, bread cutting board; saving to
curved line. 6, hower-pot stand /;
hammer and mailing. z, picture
Frame mortised and mitered corner
rabbit plane. 8, coat hanger. y,
pencil tray Gouge. 10, broom hanger.
il, hatchet handle; draw-knife, spoke
shave. 10. sugar scoop. 13, square
tabouret mortising and framing.
Ia, small bookcase.
Processes taught: Sharpening OF
tools, measuring and lining planning,
mailing, boring, chiseling, carving,
gluing.
Principle taught: Plain flush joints,
dove-tail joints, miter joint, mortised
Joints, simple and double, timber
splice, pump ana rod joint, hopper
joint.
The above named processes and
principles will not be taught abstract
ly, but incidentally in the construc-
tion of concrete articles. The exer-
cises are 80 arranged as to introduce
principles and progresses Systematically
and gradually.
Drawing, (two-6fths free-hand,
three-fifths mechanically: 1, free
hand lettering 2, free hand sketching
type solids and carpentery models; 3,
geometrical designs; 4, elementary
geometrical problems applied; 8,
photographic projections of simple
solids, cutting planes sections and
developments: 6, designs of supple
mentary shop exercises; I, free-hand
I appearance drawing of types, singly
and in groups g, free-hand historic
ornament; 8, tracing and blue prints.
Following is an approximated esti
| mate of the cost of installing and oper-
| ating a department of manual Grain-
ing providing for q years work and
drawing: Drawing instruments, in
diyidual and general bench tools as
follows:
1897. 90; 8 double benches, at $1S,
see blue print, $1.62; IS drawing
frames at 81, $f9, case for general
\ tool, So; case for drawing boards,
$40; 56 drawing boards, at 60c, 2 by
"a, $3.50; 18 bench hooks, SO. 40
teacher, at $50 month, 1915, put
ting in register for heating, not more
than So; raw material for 90 students
NOT more than $50; drawing, blue
print and tracing paper, $50; total
t&1, 321. 30. qf students furnish paper },
total, 81, 301. .23
Basement room, northwest corner,
% by 37 feet, Eve windows, good
floor, ready for use.
Supt. Uline said that there were
several good teachers to be had.
Mr.. Coughlan nsuggested that the work
ought not to be limited to woodwork
alone.
Mr.. Uline saidet it was intended
to begin with this as first year
work.
Mr.. Fletcher said that the treasury
was running behind now, aad it would
be necessary to increase the tax levy
to meet the additional expense.
Treasurer Keysor reported that there
was mo money in the current fund
which was now overdrawn $1,000 tt
81, 400 besides the bills allowed at thu
last meeting. In ,June, the district
|, would receive from the county treas
/ ury $4,000 to go, 600 for the current
fund, and over So, 600 for the speeia
fund. The May salaries will take cut
/ So, 500, and there Will be little lett
after paying the overGraft and what
has been appropriated. Other schools
have started manual training depart
ments and have had to drop thea. he
did not favor such a department fol
the Mankate high school The sinking
fund is short of what it ought to be,
and the funds in the treasury are
much lower than year ago. They
had never been so how as now since
he had been treasurer. They have
been running down for three years.
President Davis said that manual
training cannot be introduced without
costing something. and the only ques-
tion is whether it is worth the cost.
He believed that money could be spent
for no more helpful purpose. He
would rather have other subjects drop-
ped out than lose manual training. If
it was introduced, he wanted to see it
adopted by clear majority of the
entire board, and not showed through.
Mr.. Comstock moved that the report
be accepted and that the matter be
made a special order for the next reg
ular meeting.
Mr.. Fletcher said that these fads
had been tried in advanced COM
munities and thrown aside because
they were not able to stand the pres
sure.
DR.. Webster could see no reason for