The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15
Question of Salaries of Tea
cheers up for Discussion.
BOARD ORDERS NEW BOOKS
Resolution on Death OF Rev. Geo. H.
Davis, a Former Sch DOL Beard
Memb.r Adopted.

p! The board of education held a special
meeting last night at Superintendent
NTcConnelI's office in the high school
building All of the members of the
board were present except w. B. Davies
and he is confined to his home with
sickness. Secretary E. F. Soaring being
confined to his home. with sickness. Mrs.
C.. A. Koke, a member of the board.
was chosen secretary.
Miss Amy Page of Gibbon, Mimi,
sent in an application for teachers DO.
sition and she gave good references.
Miss Page graduated from the advanced
professional course of the Mankato
normal school. Her letter was placed on
file.
The board decided to buy $l2 worth
of supplementary music books for the
lower grades and Miss Pitcher will use
them in the music department The
high school committee and the superin-
tendent were instructed to buy 100
books. Some supplementary readers
were desired by the high school COM
mittee but. the board referred the mat
ter to the high school committee, after
discussing the matter for over thirty
minutes.
Mrs. B. d. Smith, chairman of the
high school committee, had investigated
matters pertaining to the size of the
different classes in the high school and
they found that Mss Fullerton and
Miss ODonnell had too many pupils in
their classes. They were now teaching
about thirty-five pupils in each class,
where they should not teach over TWEEN
ty After discussing the matter for
about one hour the board decided to en-
gage another teacher in the near future
| and Superintendent Mcconnell was in
structed to look for one that was COM
petent to fill the position. The board
will probably pay the new teacher so
the first year and SIS the second year
DR.. j. S. Holbrook of the property
and expense committee said that he had
to borrow $4,000 from the First Ma
tional bank until the board received the
March settlement from the county. He
gave the bank his own personal note
for the amount and the interest on the
same at six per cent would amount to
SIS. The board voted to reimburse DR..
HOlbrook for that amount.
The teachers and janitor of the Pleas
ant Grove school sent in an application
for a flag and the board decided to buy
one.
The board decided to have the floor in
the assembly room repaired. One board
in the hall was loose and it made
funny noise and some of the members
of the board thought it might be dan
gerous, but Superintendent Mcconnell
assured lem there was no danger.
The board voted unanimously to
adopt the following resolution on the
death of Rev. G. HI. Davis, formerly a
member of the board of education:
Rev. G. H. Davis, d. d., was mem
Der of the board of education of Man
katO for six years; for five years its
honored president. He brought to this
position a wealth of experience, gained
e..I
led educational fields. He was kindly
disposed, well read, broad minded pro-
gressive, one who easily made and re-
tanned the friendship of those associated
with him. He was intensely interested
in all educational work, and was
strong factor in raising the standard
of efficiency in our school system.
Whereas. Providence in His infinite
wisdom has removed from a broad
field of usefulness DIR. Davis; therefore,
be it
Resolved that we, the board of edu
cation of Mankato, do most sincerely
extend our heartfelt sympathy to the
bereaved wife and children; and be it
further
Resolved, that copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to the family of the
deceased, to the Mankato daily papers
and a copy be spread on, the records of
this board as tribute to his memory.
The board voted to adopt the fol-
lowing resolution on 2. B. Sparrow, who
resigned his position as secretary not
long ago:
Whereas, Mr.. P. B. Sparrow, who for six
years was the highly esteemed secretary
of the board of education of Mankato,
has deemed it best on account of his
health to sever his connection with this
board. Be it therefore
Resolved. that this board commend
the accuracy, faithfulness, general eff: