The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07
THEY MUST TALK
Seniors Request for Speaker
Turned Down by Board.
No Action Taken on Paving Natter.
Little Important Business Trans
aeted.--Miss Osborn Re-
signs.
From Thursday s Daily.

The meeting of the school board last
evening was attended by Mrs Smith,
Dr. Webster and Messrs. Fletcher
Coughlan and Davies.
President Davis not being able to
be present at the opening of the meet
ing Mr.. Fletcher occupied the chair
until his arrival.
Miss Osborne of the 9Th grade, Union
school rendered her resignation to take
effect the 1st of April. The same was
accepted The selection of her sue
cessor was deferred to the April meet
ing.
The senior class addressed a COM
munication to the board asking for
speaker at the commencement exer-
cises. They thought the time that
would have to be given to the prepar-
alton for such an occasion could be
better given to their other duties.
Mr.. Davies moved that the same be
received and the request be granted.
Mr.. Fletcher did not like the move.
He thought the training the class
would get if properly drilled would be
far more satisfactory than speaker.
He did not think speaker would
give the best satisfaction.
Mrs. Smith said that her informa-
ton was that the senior class had not
done any work in the line of rhetori
Gals for the past two years. Previous
to that they had drill in such work.
Under these circumstances it would be
rather hard to prepare for commence
ment.
Mr.. Fletcher said he did not like
such things. He thought some work
ought to be done in the line of train
ing..rrfor speaking. He felt that the
school was weak in that particular.
He did not like the idea of getting a
speaker to talk for twenty minutes and
pick up his hat and run to catch a
train. He did not believe in covering
up defects.
The motion was lost on tie vote.
Mrs. Smith thought warning ought
to be given that the class next year
would have to take part in the com.
mencement exercises. This would
give members time for preparation.
President Davis thought the board
a this time had no authority to make
such a rule, but thought it would bt
a good plan to take it up at the begin
ming of the school year.
The superintendent reported the tota
enrolment of the schools for February
1853; belonging, 1890; attendance
1. 1853.
President Davis said steps ought t
, be taken toward getting the oper
, house for commencement exercises an
Mr.. Coughlan moved that the matte
J be referred to the school committee
{ Adopted.
The school committee was authorize
] to secure blank diplomas.
| The supervisor of music IVA
9 authorized to charge an admission fe
\ of 10 cents to the cantata to be give
t at the high school assembly...hall,,s 20
March 21st.
{ An informal talk was had regardin
the matter of paving Broad street. bu
t no action for or against was taker
t although one nr two members openl
!; opposed the project not so much al
{ parently because of what it would CO..
It the school district against it's propert
d on North Broad; but because frs
It they claimed the work should be star
e ed on Front street, and second, tn;
n taking Broad street would work
hardship upon large portion of i
1t property owners. Mr.. Coughlan sa
|, that he had gone over a list of Il
lie property owners along the street wi
ID another gentleman, and found. We,
1t few upon whom the improveme
at would fall as hardship. There wou
t. also be----objections later if the matt
8 was. deferred. The time would new
ID come when there wouldn't be. 1T
b. cost he said ought to be considerab
d, less.. than that recently made in t
Id bids in st. Paul, as the cost of It
SO crushed stone used would be conside
- ably less, delivered on the street
. After little further talk as to t
rs time given in payment thereof,
subject was dropped, and the boa
R. adjourned.