The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-07
CORRAL TRUANTS
The School Board Considers
How to Do 1t.
Loose Way of Incurring Bills for Sup
plies Leads to An Effort
At Reform.

The school board held lengthy !
meeting last night. the members all |
being present except Capt. Keysor
and W. L. Comtsock.
A communication was received from
d. G. Willard, asking that he be
awarded more of the insurance on the
property of the district, and enclosing
policies already made out The board
decided to return the policies.
The committee on property and ex-
pense was authorized to have radiator
placed in the manual training room
! at the high school building.
The committee on school and Super
| intendent Uline, to whom the duty
had been assigned at previous meet
ing, reported the following additional
rules to govern the admission of stu
dents coming from abroad:
/ "Graduation-rhe rules CT this
board require as prerequisite Tor
graduation from the high school that
a student shall have earned min
imum of % credits, each half-year of
study in any one Of the prescribed
courses. and the attainment therein of
standing of rs per cert, emitting
the student to one credit. The follow
ing subjects shall be required in every
course of study: Eng ish, credits
mathematics, credits; science, 4
credits.
| Advanced stsnding-On presenta-
tion of proper certificates and creden-
tials, credit shall be given by the
Msnkato high school for work in all
Minnesota high school subjects which
shall have been completed in any one
of the following named classes of
schools: Minnesota state normal
schools. Minnesota state high schools,
| Minnesota private schools and acad-
emies where diplomas admit to the
freshman class of the Minnesota uni
versity, schools outside of Minnesota
whose diplomas admit to their state
universities or to other universities or
colleges of good standing: Students
coming from such schools must bring
certificates to this effect, signed by
the principal of the school in ques-
tion. When the school in question
bases it's work on time units Of three
months, such ratio of two credits for
nine months work. Except where
Minnesota state high school certifi-
Gates are presented. grade of rs per
cent shall constitute a minimum
standing for acceptance.
On motion of Mr. Davies the report
was accepted and the new rules adopt
ed.
The president and secretary reported
that they had procured the treasurer s
new book, as they had been instructed
to do.
Superintendent Uline reported that
the stoves in some of the rooms in the
West Mankato and Franklin buildings
are too near some of the scholars.
The members from those districts
were authorized to have screens made.
The board voted that all pupils
from abroad attending the high school
be required to pay tuition in advance.
The superintendent has had hard
work in some cases to collect the tut
ton after the close Of the terms and
there have been cases where students
from outside the city have succeeded
in 'sponging" free education in the
high school at the expense of the tax
payers of Mankato.
The matter of the nom attendance at
school of many children of school
age, in violation of the compulsory
education law, which was brought to
The attention of the board at the last
meeting by Superinf endenc Uline, was
taken up and discussed. The mem
bers felt that the law should be en-
forced and all children required to at
| tend school.
Mrs. Smith offered a resolution in
structing the president to appoint a
committee of three. the superintend-
ent 10 be one, TO investigate the en-
rollment in the schools and suggest
what, if any, action the board should
take regarding the CON pulsory educa
tion of children who are not attending
school, and to present report at the
next meeting. This was carried. and
the committee consists of Mrs. Smith,
Evan Hughes and Superintendent
Uline.
Mr.. Uline stated that he had a list
of fifteen or twenty children that he
knew were not attending school.
The bills were taken up and the
most of them we're allowed. 1t de-
veloped, as has often been the case in
the past, that no one knew who had
ordered the goods that some of the
bills were for furnishing. All of these
bills were laid over until 1t can be as
certained who was responsible for in
curing them.
The matter of the loose way of in
curing and presenting bills was talk
ed over, and it was felt that it was
time that more system was used.
On motion of Mr.. Fletcher. Presi-
dent Davis and Mr.. Hughes were ap-