The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17
NEED MORE ROOM
CROWDED CONDITION OF FRANK
LIN BUILDING.
Board of Education May Have Half
Day Sessions in the Kindergarten
Department; Reports of Secretary
and the Treasurer Were Received
and Ordered Published; New Trus-
tees Meet Tonight to Organize.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The old board of education held it's
last meeting last night, and wound up
its affairs. The annual reports of the
secretary and treasurer were presented
and ordered published in the daily pa
pers. The finance committee reported
that it had audited the reports.
Superintendent Spery brought UP
the matter of charging tuition in the
high school, but it was laid over for
the new board to take up. He made
a report of the attendance the OPEN
ing day. 1t was 236 in the high school
as compared with 234 the opening day
a year ago, and in the eighth grade
ITO as against 50 a year ago. The
attendance at the Pleasant Grove was
3l9, the Union was little less than
a year ago, and the Franklin was 1872,
OF 66 more than a year ago. The at
| tendance in the West Mankato school
was slightly lighter than year ago.
The most serious problem encoun-
tered was in the Franklin school,
where three rooms are crowded, par
ticularly the kindergarten. AS the
Union has lighter attendance, a par
tial redistricting might be of benefit,
but would not help the kindergarten.
There was one room in the Pleasant
Grove that was crowded.
| Suggested Half Day Sessions.
DR.. Beach suggested that the matter
be remedied by having half day ses-
slons in the kindergarten. He also
made report for the committee on
property and expense. The work was
all done at the various buildings ex-
cept the West Mankato, where the
sewer system is not quite completed.
The inside of two tanks had not been
lplastered as they Should have been,
and the automatic system will not
trip. Contractor Mccall is away and
the committee had hired man to do
the work. The plumbing was com pleted,
but not yet tested and accepted. Con-
tractor Bashaw has not the painting
quite completed.
Dr. Holbrook observed that the peo-
pie of West Mankato are greatly
pleased with the improvements that
have been made at the building.
DIR. Beach said that the cost had
been large, but that the improvement
was worth all that had been invested
in it, and the board could now feel
that the children were assured of pure
water and healthful surroundings. He
had complaint to make of the boys
of the high school, who were break
ing the door checks by jumping upon
the doors four and five at once Even
half inch rope used to reinforce the
checks had been broken. The bows
ought to go out in gentlemanly
manner.
Superintendent Sperry said that he
would give this matter his attention.
Reported on Building Site
Mr.. Scherer reported for the com
mittee on site for the eighth grade
building that the lowest that the Riley
heirs will take for the property south
of the high school was $500, which
was exorbitant and out of the ques-
ton. With what the others wanted
for their PROPERTY, the cost of the
site would be brought up to $4,000.
1t was decided to let the matter rest
where it is.
After allowing number of bills,
the old board adjourned sine die. The
new board will meet tonight, to or
ganize. The membership is the same
The secretary's report showed that
the total receipts of the current fund
were s36,55663, and disbursements
$50, 1881. The total receipts of the
special fund were $7,937.49, and the to-
tai disbursements $7,l76.277. At the
close of the fiscal year the different
funds had the following balances on
hand: Current, 81 OCT 81; special, $76l %;
sinking, $3,496.36: eighth grade site
fund, $S,29S.l2; total cash on hand
$l3,623.67. The total cash on hand at
the beginning of the year was 81 ,437 SO.