The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-14
Committees Announced and JanitOrS
for Both Buildings Are
Reflected.
Board Of Education Would Like to
Help Students to Learn
Bookkeeping.


board of education, last Monday ev-
ening, President Baldwin announced
committees for the ensuing year,
after granting request to CONSOLE
date the committees on building and
grounds and fuel and supplies. The
committees are as follows: Build
ing, grounds, fuel and supplies
Brand, Cooper and Aune; Teachers
and text books Aiken and Peter
son; finance and insurance Cooper
and Aune.
The matter of janitors for the
ensuing year was settled by the re-
election of Messrs. Cain and Whyte,
the former to have charge of the
grade school building at S65 per
month for nine months and Mr..
Whyte to continue at the high school
at $50 per month for the same per-
iod. There were several other can
didates, but the board was unan-
imous in desiring that the two
capable men in charge last year be
retained.
President Baldwin brought up the
matter of the need of practical in
struction in penmanship and the
rudiments of commercial transac-
tons, and the board was in full
agreement with him that something
of that kind was every way desir-
able. The high school graduate does
not always write even fairly good
hand, and usually has to learn the
first principles of bookkeeping and
banking transactions either at a
commercial college or in connection
with actual business transactions
after he leaves school. All admit
that the high school would be more
popular for young men if CONNER
cial branches could be treated in at
least primary fashion in the high
school, and President Baldwin called
attention to the fact that under the
state law state aid could be secured
towards maintaining a night school
for clerks and other employees out
side the schools. The board agreed
that it would be worth while to
arrange for at least a voluntary
course of practical talks to pupils
during the winter, on commercial
law, the keeping of accounts, and
on the fundamental principles of
hygiene and sanitation. If it is prac-
ticable to get a competent instruct
or in penmanship and bookkeeping
without too great expense, the board
would be disposed to add this fea-
ture to the course, and give young
men and women outside the school
a chance to get help at evening
classes.
1t has been suggested that it
would be well for families who
could let suitable rooms for stud
ents, or who will be able to give
students work to do in exchange for
board, in whole or in part, to notify
Supt. Mosher or Secretary Brand,
so that students from neighboring
towns can get the benefit Of the
high school and help pay their way
in some cases, and in other eases
secure home comforts at reasonable
rates. Such action will help the
high school and the class of students
that is likely to get most benefit out
of it.
Supt. Mosher is particularly anx-
ious to keep up the orchestra and
chorus organizations, and with the
new teacher of music an advance is
certain to be made the. coming year
in the matter Of singing. Friends
of the school can do much by keep
ing these aims for the development
Of our school system in mind, and
all help.