The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-30
Truant Policemen Selected
BY the Board.
MANY CHILDREN IN FACTORIES
These Will Have to Study, May
Result In Additions to BuiIdipgs,
Work Of the Trustees.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

The school board, at its special ses
sion last night, made provision for tn
enforcement of the truancy laws, AM
this action was emphasized by r. I
Lamb, the factory inspector and tru
ant officer for the second congressional
district, who was present. There vii
be few children under sixteen year.
of age who will not be attendin:
school the coming year i'll Mankato
Superintendent Mcconnell brou9h
the matter UP by requesting that Mr.
Lamb be appointed truant officer b.
the board, as this was necessary un
der the law to give him authorit.
legally. He also suggested that thu
local truant officer be also continued
MIR. Mcconnell stated the local chil'
labor and truancy conditions as III
found them, and said that he hat
thus far issued but six permits.
Two Truant Officers.
Mr.. Davies moved that Mr.. Laml
be appointed truant officer, and thu
was carried. Mr.. Davies then moved
that J. j. Edwards be appointed loca
truant officer for the board, and tina
the superintendent be authorized tt
call upon him when necessary, an(
this was carried.
Later in the evening, Mr.. Lamb ap
peared, and was introduced to thu
board, and outlined his policy. III
thanked the board for the election
as this would help great dea
toward the administration of the law
The new child labor law is very dras
tic, and the department OF labor ant
commerce feels that it should be en-
forced. The state is expanding up
wards of $4,000 to enforce the law
but much depends upon the schoo
boards throughout the state Tor re
suits. Governor Johnson, in his instruc
lions to the departments, told each IN
spector that he expected the enforce
ment of this law without fear o.
favor
Must Build Additions.
eff you members of the school Doar'
dill stand firmly by us, you Will iln'
tAat by the end of this school yea
YOU will be compelled to build addi
lions to your school buildings" sal(
Mr.. Lamb. I'm rounding up the FAC
tories of Mankato we have toun'
ouite number of children under
sixteen years of age employed. W.
demand that they secure permits iron
the superintendent of schools. LII thes'
are not granted, they are not TO o'
employed. l was present win 'n'
superintendent today when the appii
cations for permits were reeelved' ah'
number of cases came before MN
Some were meritorious and he grantee
nermits. and in all cases that CAM
before him / think he used good JUG
ment and good, hard judicial sense.
ask YOU to uphold the hands OF tn'
SUPERINTENDENT. Everything depends up
on the schol board, progress, disei
Mine. etc. If you uphold the superih
tendent in the judgment that ne eAei
cised today the labor bureau VIII u
ready to extend to the school poar'
| its compliments" :,
President Hughes asked now th
board could uphold the superintehoen
when the entire matter is IN the la'
TORS hands and the board has nothiii;
to do with it under the law.
Mr.. Lamb replied that 1T could u
so by the members using their III
fiuence individually.
Board Will Help.
Mr.. Hughes thought that the schoo
hoard could help Mr.. Lamb as tru
ant officer. He asked whether thei
| would be any charge for his actih'
os truant officer, and MIR. Lamb re
nlied that there would not be. he
nlviuo to another question, Mr.. LAM
said that the board should nave IL
local truant officer. He himself woui
trv to be in the city during the mrs
! week of school. He SAID that IL
believed that there would be an cas-.
| time enforcing the la"' anu
hardest work had been done. lie wa
president of the school board at STAY
ton and was familiar with the condi
tions. Two years ago at Siaytol
there were found to be eighteen tru
ants. but they were gone after AM
gotten into school, and fourteen wer
saved and are going through tn
schools.
President Hughes said that tn
time for accomplishing the most goo
| is at the opening of the school year
Last year the work was begun to-
late in the year. Mr.. Lamb assente'
to this, and Superintendent McCon
nell said that the trouble was nothin
like what it was last year.
/ New Teacher Elected.
The next most important matte
considered was the filling of a. va
cancy in the teaching corps. The res
[ignation of Miss Edith Pinney a
teacher of the primary grade OF tn
Pleasant Grove school was reported