The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-15
Board Of Trade Acts on the Request
of President Cooper.
Successful Summer Institute Will No
Doubt Aid Normal.
Committee on Manufactures Stirs Up
Discussion. Suggestions.
Soliciting Committee Is Awaiting Re.
turn OF Or. ]. w. Andrews.
From Tuesdays Daily.

President c. H. Cooper went before the
board of trade last night and requested
that organization to raise $500 which
shall be devoted to paying expenses of a
training school to be held in Mankato
during the summer. President Cooper
rightly said that this was a matter
OF public interest. He referred to the
decreased attendance at the normal, caus-
ed by the cutting off, few years ago,
of the elementary course, and the re-
naming course of study did not look so
attractive to the rural students. After
considerable work the elementary course
has been replaced and it will no doubt
result in bringing to the school large
number of young men and women who
would not otherwise attend. Another
thing, the normal summer school had
been eliminated, and now it is the pur-
pose to hold in Mankato a Joint country
summer training school. This is due
to State Superintendent Olson who Of
fered President Cooper 81 400 with which
to conduct such a school for period of
six weeks. President Cooper is to do
nate his services, but it is necessary to
have additional money in order to pay
several instructors Mr.. Cooper is DESTROYS
of securing for the work in hand. Unless
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cannot be paid as much as is offered them
to go to the summer schools which are
to be held at Winnebago City, Mortified
and other points in the state 1t is rea-
sonable to expect that $50 students will
attend the school here and it is believed
that each one will spend during his stay
at least S25. This means that about
$4,000 will be left with Mankato people.
He considered it a good business propo-
'sition for this city. A successful sum-
mer school will assist in increasing the
attendance at the normal hereafter and
result in the expenditure of about $l0,-
600 year by the students. President
Cooper outlined briefly why the addi-
tional $500 was necessary to insure
successful school and make its work
more efficient.
A motion was adopted that President
Andrews be instructed to appoint COM
mittee of three to solicit the amount
asked.
The resignation of NJ. B. Haynes as a
director of the board was accepted.
The officers of the board were instruct
ed to draft a suitable endorsement of
the commercial college as an educational
institution and recommending it to the
patronage of the people.
Chairman Funk of the committee on
manufactures made a report which caus-
ed some discussion.
Mr.. Willard was of the opinion that
something could be done by business men
in this city toward launching factories.
He felt that there is enough capital in
this city with which to start the wheels
of industry.
DIR. Follman suggested that a fund be
raised and that it be placed in the bank
so that the board could be in a position
to offer inducements to substantial con-
Germs to locate here. He said that moth
ing good could be secured without paying
for it.
Other remarks along the same line were
made Mr.. Willard stated that the soil
citing committee appointed by himself
a week or more ago was awaiting the re-
turn to the city of DIR. ]. w. Andrews
before anything was done.
The board adjourned early in order
to allow several of the gentlemen present
to attend the council meeting, they be-
ing interested in paving.