The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18
School Directors Finish LabOrs;
New Ones to Take Hold.
FINANCES OF THE DISTRICT
Domestic Science in High School, {.
?. Rutsn 10 Elected Tsusnt Off,
Ger for the Year.
From Saturdays Daily.


the old board and the new board
meets tonight to organize. All of
the members were present last night
except Mr.. Bishman.
The finance committee reported that
it had audited the reports of the
secretary and treasurer, and approved
them, and the report was adopted and
the secretary instructed to have an
abstract of the reports published in
the local daily papers.
The secretary's report showed the re-
ceipts of the current fund TO have been
.$5l ,S86.l8 during the past year, and
the disbursements $5O,5O9.l5 leaving a
balance on hand Sept. l of $l,357 80,
as compared with an overdraft of
1888 at the beginning of the fiscal
year. The special fund showed re.
ceipts amounting to $2,6Ol. 80, and dis
bursements S4,365.43, leaving an over
draft at the beginning of the year of
81 ,l9l.5l.
The Franklin school improvement
fund showed $l,l4S.O3 received and
$l,422.6l disbursed, leaving an over
draft of $274.5s. The receipts of the
Union school repair fund were $l,768.6S
and disbursements $59923, leaving a
balance on hand of $l,l69.45. The re-
ceips of the sinking fund We're ST.
605.G3, with no disbursements, and the
receipts of the eighth grand site fund
were $685.. with no disbursements.
hn ho
fund were divided as follows: Teachers
salaries $25,79l.s9; janitor's salaries,
S2,737; clerks fees, $500; fuel, $2,l2O.77
stationery and supplies, $9O3.la; print
ing and advertising, $l3O.79; insurance,
S260.4S; borrowed money, $1,000; in
terest on temporary loans, $l7S.89;
all other expenses, $l,4S6.20.
The orders drawn on the special
fund were divided as follows: Frank
lin school improvements, $l,422.6l;
high school repairs, $2,27l.47; general
repairs and improvements, $l,592.62;
Union school reapirs, $599.23; furni
ture and fixtures, $39950; library and
apparatus, $l0l.84.
The total resources of the district
are $l33,683.49, and its liabilities are
S2l 800 bonded Indebtedness. The cash
net balance on hand Sept. /. was $4,-
439.6l, as compared with an over
draft of 1919 the year before. The
district is in excellent financial condi
ton and will probably not have to
make any temporary loans during the
coming year.
The committee on property and ex
pense reported that the contract for
putting an iron ladder fire escape from
the third floor of the high school build
ing had been awarded to the Man
kato Manufacturing company at $50.
The committee was authorized to pur-
chase flag for the Union building.
Domestic Science Work.
The committee on schools and text
books was authorized to purchase ma
terials for the classes in sewing not
to exceed $35, Mrs. Smith having re-
ported that $35 to $40 was all that
would be needed during the coming
year for this purpose
Mrs. Smith reported that there has
been a delay in starting the work of
cooking, as the utensils selected had
not all arrived, and the room was not
yet completed. She thought that class
work would begin the last of next
week
The board proceeded to the election
of an eighth grade teacher to succeed
Mrs. Edna Cook, who has decided to re-
tire from teaching and take up her
home at Fairmont. The young lady
whom the superintendent engaged and
who has been filling the position since
the school opened, was elected at a
salary of $65 a month. She is Miss
Margaret G. Bell of Minneapolis a
graduate of the university of Minneso-
ia, and has taken post graduate
work there. She has taught one year
in rural school, one year in a grade
school in California, and one year in the
high school at Lake Benton
Superintendent Mcconnell recommend
ed that the standard for graduation
be sixteen year credits hereafter in
stead of fifteen, and the board
adopted the recommendation.
1t was decided to allow one credit
from rhetorical work in accordance with
the following recommendation from the
superintendent:
Credit for Rhetorical Work.
The general plan of credit shall
be extra credit for this work and
not time allowance in regular clas-
ses. Essay--Fer each contest COM
pleted under the prescribed rules
for the essay contest between the
literary societies, each student
completing such contest shall re-
ceive one-fourth of one year credit.
Debate-Each student participant
ing in the inter-society contest
under the rules provided for the
same shall be entitled to one-half
of one year credit. Each. student
participating in an inter high school
debate shall be entitled to one-half
of one year credit for the first con-
test and one-fourth of one year
credit for each additional one. Pro.
vided, however, that no student
shall receive in the aggregate more