The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-12

Manual Training Starts Out
Very Favorably.
New Latin Prose Composition Is
Adopted = Report of Boiler
Inspector.

The school board held a busy session
Tuesday night, those present being
President Davis and Messrs. Davies
Fletcher, Coughlan and Comstock.
Superintendent Uline submitted 6
report on things needed in the schools
He recommended that Daniell'i
Latin prose composition be added tc
the course for those who take Latin il
the high school. Jones book was
used some years ago, but was discon.
tinued. Daniels book is designed TO,
price through the dealers is 81 q
matter at some length and took favor
able action on the recommendation.
superintendent Uline said that
the manual training work was opened
up auspiciously, with three sections,
and the students are enthusiastic
Sixteen freshmen and twenty-five
from the upper classes are taking the
work, and all want it next year. Two
or three have complained of the ex-
pense of the drawing materials, which
is So to 81. The board authorized
the purchase Of blackboard and the
placing of register in the manual
training room.
superintendent Uline said that the
crowded situation at the Franklin
building has been relieved, so that
now there are not over 40 in each
class. In order to relieve the princi-
pal, Miss Bangerter, Mr.. Uline recon-
mended that the A 7th grade, number
ing six, be transferred to the Union
school. Four of the members of the
class were willing to do this, and two
were opposed to it. The board gave
the matter much consideration, and
decided not to make the change at
present.
The superintendent reported on the
attendance, and said that whooping
cough is keeping that at the Pleasant
Grove down. The most of the new
teachers are turning out to be better
than the average. He said that he had
for several years been dissatisfied with
the attendance in all the schools, as
it was not up to the proper ratio of
enrolment. He had decided on
having friendly rivalry between the
buildings, and had procured a GER
tificate to be hung in the. hallway of
the buildings which showed tbs best
attendance during the preceding
month. He had acted after consulta-
ton with President Davis. The board
voted to pay for the making and
framing of the certificate, 81. 80.
On motion of Mr.. Davies, the board
voted to purchase four or five of the
new county maps gotten out by The
Free Press They are to be used in
the geography work.
The committee on property and
expense was instructed to ascertain
the amount of wood on hand and how
much is needed for the winter, and
report at the next meeting.
A number of bills were allowed.
A report was received from the
boiler inspector of the insurance COM
pany that the boilers are insured
with. All are in excellent condition
except that at the Pleasant Grove
building, where several hues show
signs of pitting and should be re-
placed.
On motion of Mr.. Comstock, the
matter was referred to the committee
On property and expense to make such
repairs as were recommended
The board adjourned, but will meet
again Friday night to close up it's
affairs. The new board will meet SAT-
1rday night to organize.