The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-28

trnant officer be employed at n
monthly salary.
! DIR. Beach moved that the hoard hire
truant officer. at the next meeting
at SIS a month, and this was carried
Applications will now be in order. DIR.
Beach also moved that G. A. Morrison,
the state factory inspector and trllant
officer for the second district, be ap-
pointed trnant officer for. the board,
and this was carried. This merely com
plies with the law, and local truant
officer win be appointed in addition.
The resignation Of Mrs. Edna. L..
Cook as teacher of history in the
eighth grade was received and accepted.
A special meeting viii probably be
called to fill the vacancy, when appli,
cations ARE received.
The report of the inspection of the
five steam boilers by the inspector for
the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection
and Insurance company was received
and was unusually good. He found
little to comment unfavorably npon.>
Fire Escape Required.
A letter from o. C. Alexander of
Bancroft, Iowa, in regard to his can
vas fire escapes, and including a strong
Recommendation from the state fire mar
shall, Edward Peterson, was ready.
The price has been advanced. The ma
jority of the board thought that an
iron fire escape would be better from
the third floor of the high school.
Mr.. Davies said that the law required
a fire escape from the three story.
school buildings, and moved that the
matter of putting on fire escape be.
referred to the committee on property
and expense, with power to act, and
this was carried.
DIR. Holbrook, chairman of the COM
mittee on property and expense, said
that large amount of work had been
done and that the different buildings
were in better condition than they had
been in for many years.
Mr.. Davies said that the front of tho
Union building looks good, but that
the sides and rear do not. He had a.
bid of $75 for painting the exterior
of the addition and the rear of the
old part. The addition had never been
painted. He moved that the commit
tee have the balance of the building
painted to correspond with the front,
and this was carried.
Domestic Science Work
Mrs. Koke asked whether it was in
tended to start the work in domestic
science in the eighth grade or the
high school.
Messrs. Davies and Bishman favored
starting it in the eighth grade.
Superintendent Mcconnell said that
he had not matured his plans, but had
thought to follow about the same plan
as in manual training. He thought that
there ought to be one years work in
the high school in cooking, and would
have this the first year in the high
school. 1t ought to be credit
course, with two or three days work
a week and half year credit. AS
this is the first year, it might be adj
visable to make it elective for students
in the high school beyond the first
year, even to the exclusion of some
in the first year. so that they can
have the benefit of the instruction be-
fore leaving school. There ought to
be sewing in the seventh. and eighth
grades this year. One lesson a weeks,
in cooking in the eighth grade would
probably be sufficient.
Mr.. Davies said that many never
60 further than the eighth grade, and
for that reason thought it most i'm
portant that that grade have the in.
struction.
Mr.. Mcconnell thought that it should
be required in the grades, and that
manual training should be required in
the eighth grade.
President Hughes said that he did
not want to cut out the seniors from
the benefits Of the work.
DIR. Beach thought that the eighth
grade was thef proper place for it. He
would require it in the eighth grade
and allow as many as possible in
the high school to take it this year,
giving the preference to the. seniors.
1t was the misfortune of those who
have gone before if theyt canhst get
it. -
He Wanted to Know.
Mr.. Scherer asked how long the
course was to be. "Wil the scholars
be taught how to make satler kraut
the first year. and angel food the sec.
ond year," he asked.
Superintendent Mcconnell and Mrs.
Koke conceded in believing that the
course ought to be two years, in the
eighth grade and the first year in the
high school
The committee on property and ex.
pense was given. power to- purchase
flag for the high school.
| Mr.. Scherer said that he simply