The Mankato free press., 1905-03-03

Directors Pay a Visit to the
High School.

Superintendent of Schools j. M. Nc
Connell was this morning reelected to
the same position for the next school
year. This action was taken ly the
board without a dissenting vote, though
one of the eight ballots cast, every
member being present, was blank. The
salary was raised to the maximum, ST.
800, for the ensuing year.
The superintendent was informed of
| his election by committee of one
and conducted to the office where the
members were meeting, he having alb
sented himself during the taking of the
ballot on the superiatendency, as is the
custom of school superintendent on
such occasions. Mr. Mcconnell briefly
thanked the board for its liberality and
said he had had pleasant work in the
Mankato schools during the past six
months.
A special meeting of the board will
be held two weeks from tonight for
the election of teachers for the ensu-
ing year. The superintendent advis-
ed the board to get the teachers elected
for the ensuing year as early as possi-
| BILE. In this state it is becoming the
custom for school boards to elect early
in the spring, Boards doing this get
a good corps of teachers before the best
ones are all picked over, and have the
additional advantage of filling places of
resigned teachers, while there are still
some to choose q rom. The smaller
schools of the state are rapidly en-
croaching upon the larger ones and
drawing away their best teachers. The
board would better elect early
Heating Plants Wanted.
President Hughes brought to the at
tention of the board the inadequate
heating of the West Mankato school
The school is in an exposed place and
there should be a heating plant that
will do the work of keeping the building
warm. The principal of the school is
now ill with pneumonia and this is cas-
| lily traceable as are numerous other
cases of illness both among the teach
ers and the pupils, to the condition of
the school. 1t is very hard to keep
warm there on cold days. Parents
make complaint that their children have
been more or less sick all winter or
account of the condition of the build.
ing. There have also been complaints
concerning the Franklin building. Both
of these buildings are heated with
stoves.
There was some little discussion OF
the question of the advisability of put
ting in heating plants in these schools.
Mr.. Fletcher did not like the idea of
running the district into debt. As fa1
as the Franklin is concerned, the matter
might be allowed to rest until new
addition should be built to the struc-
ture, and then money could be saved by
putting in heating plant and the new
addition at the same time. Captain
Keysor said the children at present need
to be cared for. Mr.. Coughan thought
it would be well to look into the wat
er situation while the Franklin school
was being considered. Mr.. Currier re-
marked that there are times when it
pays to 60 into debt. The whole matter
was finally disposed of by being refer
red to the committee ON property and
expense, consisting of Captain Keysor,
Mr.. Currier and DR.. Dayis.
Good Words For Mr.. Culver.
In accordance with the recommenda-
tions of committee consisting of DR..
Davis and Messrs. Hughes and Com
stock, the board unanimously passed
resolution highly commencing the SER
vices that Charles A. Culver had rem
dered the school district, and speaking
in glowing terms of that young man as
successful instructor and an indefati<
gable worker A copy of the resolu-
tion was ordered spread upon the min
utes and the original was properly sign
ed and attested and forwarded to Mr.
Culver.
Superintendent Mcconnell remarked
that Mr. Culver had left the science de.
partment in excellent condition, and
his successor, Mr.. Buchanan, was going
on with the work in successful way
that presaged good results.
The expense of repairs for the science
department have kept well within the
estimate. In all likelihood the total