The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-12

needed in the various buildings, and
was given power to act on the bids.
Three rooms in the Union building will
be calsomined six or seven rooms
in the Pleasant Grove, all the rooms
in the West Mankato building, and
three rooms i'm the Franklin. The
principal painting will consist of re-
finishing the woodwork in the office
and lower hall in the nigh school build
ing, and painting the closets; back
stairway and radiators in the Plea
SAINT Grove; outside entrance and roof
deck at the West Mankato building;
and inside and out at the Union.
Numerous Improvements Needed.
Other improvements or repairs will
consist of an effort to stop the leaks
in the galvanized iron roof of the
Pleasant Grove building; reslating most
of the blackboards; vanishing
desks in room of the Pleasant
Grove, taking up the old wooden floor
of the furnace room at the Pleasant
Grove and putting down a cement
floor and building brick partition
for coal bin; and drain tile from
furnace room to sewer, as there are
springs under the building; raising the
entrance to the West Mankato build
Ding, putting brick wall for the
coal bin and asbestos over the pipe.
new floor in room 5, new flag pole, and
asking the council to order newsside-
walk, as the present one in the street
is dangerous; slate blackboard in two
new rooms at the high school, place
the drinking fountain and washbowl in
manual training room, and new fOun-
tain on first or second floor; new win
dows in closets, electric lights on third
floor; Franklin building, brick wall
around coal bin and plaster ceiling
over bin, revarnisa some desks, lum-
Der for closets for teachers. In all
the buildings rubber tips for chairs.
The board voted that these things
and minor ones found necessary to
be done under the supervision of the
committee on property and expense.
The president of the board was di-
rected to petition the council for new
sidewalk.
Superintendent Reports.
Superintendent Mcconnell presented
check for $7O.25 balance on high
school tuition, making $l23.75 for the
year.
Superintendent Mcconnell presented
detailed report of books bought and
sold through his office during the year.
The totals were as follows: high
school music books, paid out, $500, re-
ceived, $l3; stock on hand, 1865; his
tories, paid out, $ll2.2O, received, $lO6.-
20, stock on hand, 5000. The total
deficit during the year was only $lO3.
Cooking Provided For.
Superintendent Mcconnell presented
report of his inspection of the do
nestle science plants in the Winona
and st. James schools, and thought
that first class plant could be es-
tablished in Mankato for $500.
The matter of installing the plant
was referred to the committee on
school and text books and the super
intendent with power to act.
The board took up the election of
teacher of domestic science, and Sc
lected Miss Myrtle Dewey Francis, of
Chicago, a graduate of, Evanston aca-
denny, four years. course, and of two
years course at Peoria. she is at
present at the school of Domestic Arts
and Science in Chicago. Her salary
was placed at SO month.
The bills were considered and al
lowed.
The, committee on property and ex-
pense was directed to try to sell the
old piano to the high school building.
May Statistical Report.
The superintendent statistical re-
port for May was as follows: