The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-06
School Board Will Fill Other Vacancies
Next Thursday.
Two or Three Of the Teachers Decline
Their Elections.
W.D.Wi Presents High ScheOl With
Pair of Scales.

transacted.
A three page letter was received from
J. M. Broome reciting the acts of some
of the boys attending the Pleasant
Grove school. He said that they have
been throwing stones, cinders, etc., up
ON his lawn and garden, and have brok-
en- three panes of glass in one window
which they seem to be using as a mark
to throw at. He suggested that the
teachers should be made responsible Tor
the acts of the pupils and that any dam
age done by the pupils should be paid fol-
out of the wages of the teacher. He
closed by saying: "The public schools
are in need of a suitable instructor in
the highly important branch of knowl-
edge, morality"
Mrs. Smith said that Miss Iceberg, the
principal, had consulted with Mr.
Broome, who had placed the damage to
his window at fifteen cents and had not
shown her any of the stones or cinders
complained of. Miss Iceberg had
paid Mr. Broome for the window out OF
her own pocket. Miss Iceberg had then
instituted an inquiry and had found
that several pieces of cinders had been
thrown by the smallest boy in the
school, who is scarcely able to talk, but
who had lisped: "Yethm, me threw lit,
tie thinder.'
The matter was referred to the SUI
perintendent
A letter was received from Miss r
Hannah Jones, withdrawing her accept
ance of the position of primary teacher
in the Union school. She goes to Min
neapolis, where the limit of the salary
of primary teachers is $50. The with
drawal was granted.
A letter was received from Miss Pear
d. Bacon of Faribault, saying that she
could not accept the position of princi
pal of the Union school, to which she
was elected at the last meeting, because
the salary was placed at $50 and not
$50. She is at present receiving $65, ant
wants $40 raise before she will consent
to leave Faribault.
President Hughes stated that he had
received notice from the chief of the fire
department that the high school, Pleas
ant Grove, Franklin and West MankatC
buildings must be supplied with appli
ances for protection against fire.
Mrs. Smith stated that radiators stand
in front of the windows that lead to the
fire escapes in the Union building, and
that it would be difficult for the chill.
dren to reach the fire escapes. Some OF
the parents had complained of this.
DIR. Davis moved that special com
mittee that shall include the attorneys
on the board be appointed to look into
the matter and report to the board at
the next regular meeting. This was car.
ried and the committee will investigate
the law and the best kind of fire escapes
to get.
Superintendent Uline asked for the
usual appropriation of $25 to the senior
class for invitations and programs, and
for the use of the high school building
for the evening of May 9th for the
junior farewell banquet to the seniors
Both requests were granted.
Superintendent Uline presented req
uisition for supplies for next year
He asked for $20l.62 for the primary
and first grades, including 800 for l5O
kindergarten chairs, $35 for printed
blanks, 1881 for office supplies, 5000
for general supplies for the stock room,
$l0l.25 for the science department, in
Guiding a skeleton, $l5l.S3 for library
and reference books and supplementary
reading, SAT for maps for the Pleasant
Grove and Union schools, and $3s.O5 for
books and other supplies for music and
drawing. These were referred to the
committee on schools and text books to
report at the next meeting.
Superintendent Uline exhibited hand
some Becker scales which he said that
w. ID. Willard had presented to the high
school. The cost of the scales is $S5, and
they are very delicately adjusted, and
are intended for use in the chemical lab
oratory. They are the kind used in uni
versities.
On motion of Mrs. Smith, the secre-
tary was instructed to express the
thanks of the board to Mr.. Willard.
Mr.. Comstock brought up the matter
of purchasing coal, saying that it could
be secured more cheaply now than later
on. The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on property and expense with
power to secure bids.
The bids were allowed, including tele-
phone rental at the old rate of 500
year.
On motion of DIR. Davis, the tele-
phone matter was taken up, and Mr..
Fletcher moved that the board dispense
with the opening of bids and allow the
Citizens telephones to remain in the
buildings on the basis of the past, $25
a quarter, for one year. He said that
the district gets the use of the money
spent more than of any other 500 spent,
and he considered the proposition