The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-20
Misses Amelia Iceberg and Helen Cut
Ter Elected to Eighth Grade.
Miss Mabel Wood Transferred From
franklin to uaien School.
Vacancy at Franklin Filled BY Election
Of Miss Laura Thomas.
Principalship Of Union School Left Open
Until Next Meeting.
From Fridays Daily.

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The adjourned meeting of the school
board last night was attended by every
member. The corps of teachers was fill
ed with one exception, that of principal
of the Union school. For this position
the field of candidates was not consid-
cred extensive enough, and the position
will be held open until the June meeting
of the board.
Miss Mabel L. Wood asked to be
transferred from the Franklin to the
Union school. AS she has taught for ten
years very successfully in the Franklin
building, and has walked long distance
to her work during all of that time,
going past the Union school, the ma
iority of the members of the board
felt that it was no more than fair to
honor her request. Mr.. Fletcher was
strongly opposed to the transfer, and
this led to an argument as to whether
the directors represent their own wards
OF UHe ScuOol ulSlliCC az i"iSo' ~
Davis took the ground that the mem
bers represent the district at large, and
should lose sight of sectional interests.
Captain Keysor endorsed this. Others
did not entirely agree with them, hold
ing that the members should look first
after the schools in their own wards.
The matter of the transfer of Miss
Wood was placed on the table at the
last meeting, and this was now taken
from the table and the motion to make
the transfer was carried, by nearly a
unanimous vote.
This left vacancy in the primary
grade of the Franklin school, and Miss
Laura M. Thomas of this city was
elected to the position. She is gradu-
ate of the advanced course of the state
normal school, and has taught for six
years, for five of these years in the
primary grade at Flandreau, S. D. She
is very well recommended In view of her
experience and the fact that she is now
receiving $50 month, her salary was
placed at $45 a month.
The position in the eighth grade to
which Miss Alma d. Wagon was elected
was, on motion of Mr.. Comstock, declar-
ed vacant by reason of her nonaccept-
ance.
Miss Helen G. Cutler of New Richland
was elected to fill the eighth grade posi-
, ton made vacant by the transfer of
Miss Grace Comstock to the high school,
, and her salary was placed at $50 a
month. She is graduate of the state
, university and has for four years taught
history and Latin in the high school at
/, New Richland She is very well recon-
mended.
Miss Amelia Iceberg was elected to
, fill Miss Wagons position at $50 a
month. Miss Iceberg is at present princi-
pal of the Pleasant Grove school, po-
sition which she has filed for three
years past. She has taught In the pup
lie schools of Mankato for about four
teen years, with much success. She
was recently elected principal of the
North Mankato school at $75 a month,
| but it is understood that she is willing
to accept the eighth grade position, as it
is much nearer her home. An effort to
make the salary the same as she is re-
ceiving now, $50 month, failed, as it
was felt that both the new eighth
grade teachers should receive the same.
| Several applications for the principal
snip of the Union school were read, and
F., the board then decided not to fill the
| vacancy until the next meeting. There
being no further business before the
/ board, an adjournment was taken.