The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-25
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is now teaching at Ashland, Wis, and
has taught ten years in all, at Sleepy
Eye, LeSueur and Hillsboro, N. D.
She has a sister in this city who is a
trained nurse Miss Jones really sue
ceeds Miss Inga johnson, who was
transferred to Miss Rice's grade.
Miss Houk, who succeeds Miss
Thompson, resides at Good Thunder,
where she has taught for two years.
She is graduate of the Mankato
high school, and has spent one year
at the state university.
Each of these three new teachers is
very highly recommended.
Miss Bangerter was given raise OF
salary of So month. She has been
principal of the Franklin school for
seven years, and has taught in the
city schools for fourteen years.
In all other cases in the grades the
board followed its rule, and each
teacher who does not receive 300 was
advanced So a month.
The increases in the salary of two
eighth grade teachers led Mr.. Fletcher
to ask where the increase in expendi-
ture would end. He said that in 1899
there were 1,649 pupils, and $19, $50. 20
was paid out for teachers In 1901
there were 1,65S scholars and $50, 497
as paid to teachers. The, present
year there are 1868 pupils and S22, :
400. rs is paid for teachers. The in
crease in four years has been a dozen
scholars and So, 5OO The increase in
salaries made for next year will add
81, 900 or 81, 500, without any addi-
tional teachers. New buildings will
soon be needed and bonds are to be
paid The school district will soon be
where ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Chicago are, bankrupt. In a little
while it will be necessary to borrow
money in order to open the schools.
He had tried to handle the public
money as conscientiously as his private
money. He sometimes thought that
the schools are not enough better to
pay for the increased expenditure.
They are not giving what the people
want, and too much is being spent IL
the high school. Some of the scholars
leave and go to the Commercial col
lege.
Supt. UIine said that he did not
know who had gone there.
Mr.. Coughlan said that the differ
ence in the prices of things now and
four years ago more than equals the
raise of salary. Wages all around are
more than ten per cent higher.
Mr.. Fletcher said that the trouble
is that we can't get the salaries down
after they have been put up. No man
has the moral courage to vote to re-
duce salaries.
The superintendent and president OF
the board were authorized to visit the
state university to find teacher to
succeed Prof. Roth.
The senior class was given an ap-
preparation of $50 to purchase com
mencement supplies with.
The janitor's salaries are to be fixed
at the next meeting.
Janitor Crowell, of the high school,
was authorized to accept position
during the summer as hosting en-
gineer for J. B. Nielsen & Co. On the
public library job, but he is to furnish
a competent substitute.
The bills were allowed and the
board adjourned.
The total increase in salaries
through the working of the board s
rule and special increases granted fol
merit amounts to 1856, while the saw
ing in the election of four new teach
ers at lower salaries than their prede-
cessors is $315 This leaves a net in
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