The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-10

been a leader in track athletics, and
is well recommended.
B. f. Woodward was elected an in.
structor in the high school at sal
airy of $50 a month. He is q grad
nate of the Fairmont high school and
of Carleton college and is teaching
at Candy this year and has been re-
elected there at $50 month.
Miss Grace Evelyn Fisher was elect
ed an instructor in the high school
at a salary of $40 month. She is
a graduate of Cambridge, Mass, high
school, and graduated last June from
the Boston university with an A. b.
degree She is teaching this year at
KasOta.
Home Talent Recognized.
Miss Helen Cooper of this city was
elected an instructor in the high
school at a salary of $40 a month.
She is the eldest daughter of Presi-
dent C. II. Cooper of the state normal
school, and is graduate of Carleton
college. She is teaching this year in
the st. James high school.
Miss Martha X. Hodapp was trans
ferred fom the West Mankato school
to the sixth grade of the Union, to
succeed Miss FirestOne.
Miss Minnie Perrin was elected
teacher of the first and second grades
of the West Mankato school, to sue
ceer Miss Irving, at salary of $50 a
month. She is daughter 81 HI. B. Perrin
of this city, and is a graduate of the
state normal school. She has been
doing substitute work in the city
schools the past year and meeting with
much success.
Miss Elizabeth Lloyd was elected
teacher of the second and third grades
of the West Mankato school, to sue
reed Miss Hodapp and her salary was
placed Mt S45 month. She graduated
last year from the five year course
ut the state normal school. and is
teaching this year in the Fulda school.
She is a daughter of former county
Treasurer Peter Lloyd of this city.
Maximum Salary Increased.
This filled all of the vacancies. DIR.
Beach moved that the maximum salary
limit of the high school instructors
be placed at $50 a month, and this
was carried, five to three. This was
/ raise of S., he said, correspond
with the raise last year in the grades.
A communication was received from
J. b. Nelson & Co., offering to submit
figures for cementing the basement
doors and making other Improvements
hat may be ordered, following the
one of the fire de-
in any of the school build
ngs. 1t was referred to the committee
On property and expense.
DR.. Holbrook, for the committee on
expense, reported that he had
ordered fire gong for the West Man.
Sato school building, and that the con-
tract for placing an iron stairway down
the rear exit of the Franklin building
had been awarded to the Mankato
company. The radiators
in the Union school that blocked the
way to the fire escapes on the floor
had been turned.
Janitors Must Not Leave.
DR.. Beach moved that the janitors
be instructed to not leave the build
ngs or school grounds under any cir
,umstances while the schools are in
session. He considered this more inn
Dortant than some of the recommended
tons of the fire inspectors, and the alb.
sence of the janitor the main cause
for the loss of life in the Collinswood
school building at Cleveland, Ohio. The
motion was carried unanimously. The
practice of sending janitors on errands
will be discontinued, during school
hours
More Economical Plan.
Mr.. Davies suggested that the attic
Of the high school building be fitted
up for the use of the manual train
inc department, which could be done
at an expense of $500 to $500, and
thus not make an addition to the
building necessary at this time. The
basement rooms now occupied by the
manual training department could then
be used by the science and chemistry
classes. This would enable the board
to get along for some little time. He
moved that the matter of carrying
out this suggestion be referred to the
on property and expense to
report at the next meeting.
Superintendent Mcconnell thought
the plan feasible and not expensive.
Only the boys who take manual train
ing would have to 60 there, which did
away with the objection of girls hav-
ing to climb stairs. Not more than
fifteen or twenty boys take the work
at any one time. The only problem
would be that of sufficiently deadening
the floor, and Mr.. Bishman had said
that this could be done. Temporary
relief would be furnished by this plan.
May Buy Globes.
1t was stated that this plan would
make an outside fire escape neces-
sary, but it was said that it could
be made to come down opposite the
second story windows, and thus be a