The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-29
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From THURSDAYS Daily,

fiages by President c. H. Cooper AM
Resident Director j. c.. Wise to tn,
school building. The party was not a.
large as had been expected, and was
composed of Senators Thorpe of Wilmar
Bedford of Mobiles county, Donaldson o.
Mcleod county and s. ID. Works Of
Alankato, the first three named beins
members OF the senate committee or
finance, and Representatives Mcneil anc
wife of Minneapolis, Hitzger and Libby
of Winona, Murphy of Minneapolis and
Z. W. Gates of Garden City. Representa-
tives Gates, McNieH, Libby and Murphy
are members of the house committee on
normal schools. There were also several
clerks and pages in the party, including
Ed. Nyquist, private secretary of Lien
| tenant Governor A. o. Eberhart, making
a party of fifteen in all. More would
| have come, but the bill to establish
county agricultural schools was before
the house, and a strong effort was made
to detain all of its friends in st. Paul.
An hour was devoted to looking about
the building, especially the training de-
partment, and the beautiful new library
was glanced through. The library was
thrown open Tuesday for use, having
just been completed, and the school Off
cals took good deal of pride in show
ing it. Fl was built at a cost of SIS, 900,
and is 45 by 80 feet, one and one half
stories high, well lighted, and contains
steel shelving about the walls, capable
of holding 10000 volumes, although the
library at present comprises less than
5000 volumes. At the south end of the
room is a gallery, reached by hand
some brass stairway. The oak wood.
work has sombre finish that is carried
out in most of the furnishings, includ-
ing the cork carpet on the floor. The Of
flee of the librarian, Miss Alice Farr,
i'm the middle of the west wall, is ele-
gantly equipped, and behind this, on a
level with the main floor of the normal
building, is the juvenile department, 10
by 20 feet, with a small work room in
the rear. Opposite the librarians Of
flee is large and handsome fireplace.
The library is furnished with many
large oak tables and comfortable chairs.
The building was constructed by Otto
Neitge and the furnishings by Odjard &
knott.
At about noon, the party was invited
to seats on the rostrum, in the presence
of the assembled department, which
sang a selection in chorus, lead by Miss
Fink, the efficient music teacher.
President Cooper said that he was
more than glad to have the members of
the legislature present The enrolment
in the normal department for. the year
thus far has been 525, and the enroll
ment for the spring term that has just
commenced is 400 Half of this latter
number are in the classes that will grad
Hate during the present year. and from
$50 to 100 of these will graduate. Sixty
are teaching in the practice department.
He turned the proceedings over to Sen
ator Works, who had charge of the leg
islative party. MFR. Works said that he
was glad to bring the greeting of the
legislative mill. 1t had been difficult
for large delegation to get away, but
some of the best of them had come. He
introduced some of the members.
Senator Thorpe said that it was an
inspiration to see so many young people
taking advantage of the facilities that
the state, has afforded. Better facilities
are certainly needed, but the legislature
might not be able to give all that is
needed, for there are more demands than
there are funds to supply them. He
had gone through Mankato forty years
ago with an OK team and prairie schoon-
en-. and the changes that he now noticed
are so wonderful that they seemed like
a dream. This is one of the best nor
NAL schools in the state. Senator Thorpe
closed by giving Senator Works hand
some sendOff.
Representative McNiell said that as a
MEMBER of the committee on normal
schools he would do his part in ask
ing that the finance committee of which
Senator Thorpe is chairman give the
Mankato normal all that is asked and
perhaps a little more, and he hoped that
it could deliver the goods.
Senator Bedford said that he had
married a normal school girl, and there
fore loved the normals. As member of
the finance committee he would say that
as far as it could the committee would
give what was asked for here. He spoke
of character and urged all of his hear
ers to keep theirs pure and spotless, as
it was the only thing that could not
be taken away
Representative Gates said that he ]