The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-03
New System Of Water Closets for
Pleasant Grove School.
Proposed Change in High School
Course of Study Submitted.
1t Provides for Two Courses, With
Common Branches for Seniors.
From Thursdays Daily.

the members present except Mr.. Cough
Ian and Mrs. Smith.
A report was received from the Hart
ford Steam Boiler Inspection and In
surance company of an inspection of the
boilers made June 18th. The boilers
were all found to be in good condition
except I'm the following particulars: High
school, three or four tubes quite deeply
pitted and furnace lining needing repairs
Pleasant Grove. light pitting in center
tube in shell; Union, some repairs needed
TO furnace.
On motion of Mr.. Fletcher, the matter
was referred to the committee on prop.
erty and expense to make such repairs as
are necessary.
Capt. Keysor reported that the fol-
lowing repairs and improvements are
needed, in his judgment, in the various
buildings:
West Mankato, black boards, kalsomin-
ing one room and upper hall, repairs to
roof, painting valleys and cutters, clean
ing vaults and chimneys, repairing 100
seats, floor dressing and repairing locks,
total approximate cost, $1,000.
Pleasant Grove, repairs to roof, val
leys and cutters, painting front steps,
repairs to desks, replacing water closets
with new ones, repairing area windows,
repairing black boards, floor dressing,
total approximate cost, $5s9.3O.
High school, repairing deck, painting
valleys and cutters, repairs to 100 seats,
total approximate cost, $50.
Union, repairs to roof and painting val
leys and cutters, steel ceiling in front
hall, repairs to black boards and seats,
cutting in new door, dressing floor, total
approximate cost $l4S.S5.
Franklin, new front steps, new floors,
cleaning vaults and chimneys, repairs to
desks, repairs and painting on valleys
and cutters, floor dressing, cutting down
black board in primary room, cloth for
black boards and repairs to black boards,
total approximate cost, $432.39
This made total of 81, 339.74 for all
of the buildings. To meet this, Capt.
Keysor said that there was $2,56l .04 in
the special fund, from which this would
have to be paid There is also S5,576.69
IN the current fund, less $3.50 paid out
since the balance was made.
Mr.. Fletcher said that one or two years
ago there was $4,000 to $1,000 in the
treasury at this time of the year.
Mr.. Hughes remarked that the board
could not afford to allow the buildings
to get out of repair.
On motion of Mr.. Davies, the COM
mittee on property and expense was
directed to have the repairs made, and
also to provide ventilation for the closets
in the Pleasant Grove building. The vote
was unanimous
As regards the new system of closets |
for the Pleasant Grove building, Capt. |
Keysor reported that earthen bowls will |
cost $780, iron bowls about s35S, and !
automatic closets like those in the Ger |,
man Lutheran school about $780, As
the latter were consideded to be much the
best, it was desided to put in that sys
tenn. The present closets are far from
satisfactory, besides being wasteful of
water, which the board pays for at meter
rates.
On motion of Mr.. Davies, the commit
tee on property and expense was directed
to advertise for bids for furnishing the
district with 300 tons of soft coal, fifty
cords of hard wood and fifty cords of
soft wood.
w. P. Coffin was selected as a Judge
of election in the third district in the
place of P. B. Sparrow, who lives in the
second district.
Superintendent Uline presented a re-
port on the proposed new course of study
in the high school. He said that there
was feeling that the school was getting
too far away from the needs of the peo-
pie in its efforts to meet the demands of
the university. The proposed new course
would cut out one year of German and
perhaps more. There is now three years
of German, yet the students are not
taught to speak the language and are
not taught much of German literature
He would not insist on German being re-
tanned if the board wished to cut it all
out. 1t was intended to add the COM
mon branches and more history. There
are now four courses, but it is intended /
to unite the German, scientific and Eng
lish courses into one, and have one other ,
the Latin. Heretofore the Latin has
been the only strong course, the others
being scattering. 1t is now proposed to
make two strong courses, with several
subjects.
The new courses of study would pro-
vide in addition to four years of English,
and history, two years of
history, medieval and modern history
being added. The above mentioned would
be required of every student for gradua
ton. There would be four years of Eng
Iish with nine credits, four years of