The Mankato free press., 1904-08-05

most important opportunities of the
| summer school was that of extending
ones acquaintance and sphere of in
fiuence. 1t is certainly worth while to
/ get friends and to keep them. The
school people are not altogether set of
grinds. They believe in having good
| times and recreation now and then. He
i called attention to the fact that Superin-
tendent Freeman was about to leave the
pedagogical field. In him the schools will
lose true and loyal friend 1t was to
be hoped, the professor remarked, that
Professor Brown, who had done such ex-
ecllent work in the summer school,
! would be Mr.. Freeman's successor.
Professor Humphrey reminded the au-
dience that ga thing of beauty was a Joy
forever" and the charming picture he had
received, would ever be a pleasure to
him.
Professor Humphrey rendered de-
1ightful piano solo,
Superintendent Freeman next intro
duced Superintendent Sander of the
schools of Nicollet county. Mr.. Sander
spoke of the excellent work that had
been done by the teachers in Nicollet
county. There the lady teachers had
shown themselves in every way worthy
of their profession. In all the schools
in Nieollet county in his charge, there
had been but one teacher who had not
taught throughout her entire year, and
that was on account of case of sick
ness. Of all kinds of school work, he
went on to say, the rural school work is
the most important. The country school
is of more actual benefit to the state
than all the high schools, academies, and
colleges put together.
Senator Eberhart was next introduc-
ed as pupil of Professor Sander at Gus
tavus Adolphus college, and as politi-
clan and an honest man. Senator Eber-
hart told story of tombstone, where
on was inscribed, 'Here lies lawyer and
an honest man." causing stranger to
wonder how two men could be buried
in the same grave. The senator went on
to congratulate the students on what the
summer school had done for the Man
kato normal, in removing the common
report that it had not many pupils. One
senator had declared in the last legis-
lature that there were more teachers
than pupils, and had actually introduc-
ed bill to convert the Mankato normal
into cheese factory. 1t had been said
that ninety per cent of the normal
graduate girls get married. Judging by
the young ladies he saw before him, he
thought a hundred per cent of them
fought to get married IT didn't matter
Minnesota was rich state and could
afford to educate her future married
women.
The senator now entered upon the
Iquestion of temperance and said that the
pOSS1Ulc SOlullOu VI IudG QucS
was for the ladies to demand of their
associates among the men, the same
standard of character as the men demand
of them. The city of Mankato had been
delighted to have these students within
her limits during the past six weeks. As
the city's guests were about to leave, the
lsenator, on behalf of the city of Man.
kato, wished them Godspeed.
1 Mr.. Freeman briefly expressed his
hearty appreciation of the tokens of es-
TEEN that he had received.
The remainder of the evening was
spent informally, punch and ice cream
being features of interest. The assem-
blage gradually disappeared as the eve.
lining wore on, and about an hour later
the happy social session was at an end