The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-20
HUGHES At THEHEAD
Is Reelected President of Com
mission of Education.
E. F. SOARING Is SECRETARY
DR.. Beach Was Chosen Vice
President of Body.
From Mondays Daily.

rum honudS > lay.
The new board of education got or.
gained Saturday evening, and talked
over the work that is before it. All
of the members were present, including
the two new members, Charles Bish
man in the first precinct and George
W. Scherer in the second The retiring
member was DR.. c. ID. Snow, who has
given some excellent service to the
district. As member of the commit
tee on property and expense he has
taken an active interest in the work
devolving upon that committee, anC
i'll his other capacities he proved him
self very capable sand conscientious
member. T. r. Coughlan resigned be
fore the expiration of his term, and
the district also sustains loss in his
retirement. The two new members
however, give promise of the same
faithful service as their predecessors
Former Officers Reelected.
No change was made in the organ
ization of the board. Evan Hughes
was made temporary chairman and E
F. Soaring temporary secretary wher
the board convened. Mr.. Davies and
DIR. Beach were appointed tellers, and
a ballot upon president resulted in
Mr.. Hughes receiving six votes, Mr.
Davies one. and Mrs. Smith one. Mr.
Hughes was declared elected.
Must Have More Room.
Being called upon for a Speech Mr.
Hughes said that he had had the hon
or of the office before, as this was
his fourth or fifth election, but he
appreciated the vote and felt the re
sponsibility. There was much talk
now about doing things to help Man
kato, and he felt as he had never
be such as to add to the advantage
of Mankato. He would have the best
possible schools, without being eX,
travagant, and this was the problem
before the board for the coming year
For the last four or five years the
board had been very anxious to meet
these requirements, and had done all
that it possibly could, and he hoped
that the present board would do the
same. Certain things are needed
ters for the pupils. He hoped that
this matter would be taken up in time
so that no one would refrain from
coming to Mankato because there was
no room in the public schools for his
children, or because the schools here
were not of the best. He did not
want the schools to get into that
position. He was 10th about accept
ing the office of president this time
for it was an office that ought to be
passed around.
Balloting Resumed.
Two ballots were taken on vice
president, in the first DR.. Beach re-
ceiving four votes, Mrs. Smith three
and Mrs. Koke one, in the second
DR.. Beach receiving seven votes and
Mrs. Koke one.
DIR. Beach was called upon for re-
marks, and said that in accepting the
honor he seconded the words spoken
by the president. He would do al
that he could for the upbuilding of the
schools of Mankato. When that was
done the board have done all thai
could be expected of it. He was sure
that all would give their best efforts
to bring that about.
A ballot on secretary resulted il
Mr.. Soaring receiving eight votes, anc
the salary was continued at 5000 /
year, the same as in the past.
A ballot was taken on treasurer
resulting in DR.. Holbrook receiving
seven votes, and Mr.. Scherer one
The salary was restored to 5000 &
year, having been that amount fo
a number of years, except last year
when it was 800.
Smallest Tax Levy.
DIR. Holbrook responded to a reques
for remarks by saying that Mankatc
is at the foot of the list of cities
in the state in the matter of ta2
levy for school purposes, its levy bein!
only six mills, while the average il
the state is fifteen mills, as shown by
the statistics.
President Hughes stated that thu
district is limited by the charter t.
six mill tax levy for general pur
poses, and that the last levy was two
tenths of a mill under this. The dis
trict could make additional levies fol
other purposes.
More Ready Money Needed.
Mr.. Davies said that the past veal
the district has had to borrow money
from the banks, which was a poor
way of doing business. The district
ought to have $1,000 more money in
its treasury the coming year. which
would make it unnecessary to borrow
at any time. What was left at the
end of the year could be placed in
the sinking fund. There ought to be
levy of $4,000 made for new
roof for the Union building and re-
pairing the building, as it is in bad
state of repair.
The secretary presented a statement
compiled from the records. showing that