The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-23
VACANCY Notified.
SCHOOL BOARD DID NOT ELECT A
CITY SUPERINTENDENT.
An Informal Ballot Was Taken and
the Directors Decided to Postpone
Action Until Next Friday Even
ing; More Information Regarding
the Several Candidates Is Desired;
Miss Firestone Goes to Minneapolis.

The board of education last night
etook up the matter of filling the va
cancy i'll the position of superintend-
ent of the city schools, but after
taking one informal ballot postponed
further action until Friday evening,
when an adjourned meeting will be
held for the purpose of filling the
office
After all other business before the
meeting had been disposed of, Mr..
Scherer moved that the board proceed
to elect a superintendent, and upon
this being carried Mrs. Smith,, chair
man of the school committee, presented
report upon the thirty-two appli-
cants for the position. She said that
the committee had held a meeting and
selected seven names from among tine
thirty-two, any one of whom might
be satisfactory. She read the recon.
mendations of these applicants, and
also of one other whom one of the
members of the board wished included.
The qualifications of each was talked
over.
Took An Informal Ballot
Finally, an informal ballot was taken
md resulted in Mr.. Riggs getting one
tote. Superintendent Lurton of Moor
head one, Superintendent Chadwick of
Spring Valley one, Superintendent
Sperry of Anoka one and Superintend-
ent H. c.. Hess of Sleepy Eye two.
Mrs. Smith had, before the matter
was taken up, stated that she had
written to State High School Inspector
Alton in regard to candidates, but he
was away from home, and it would be
day or two before she could get
an answer. She desired to learn more
regarding the candidates before pro-
ceeding.
After the ballot had been taken, Mr.
Hughes said that he did not feel quail
flied to vote without the information
that had been writtn for, and the board
ought to act with deliberation in so
important a matter. Possibly there was
another candidate who would enter. He
moved that the election be postponed
until Friday evening
- Mr.. Blissenbach said. that .as the |
applicants had been sifted down to
seven or eight, it gave the members |
better chance to investigate, and he !
favored postponement.
Scherer Favored Going Ahead.
MIR. Scherer was in favor of pro-
ceeding at once. He saw no reason
to delay unless it was to allow other
applicants to come in. In spirit of |.
fairness to the school board from
which the superintendent would be |
elected, and to the man who was
elected, the matter ought to be dis
posed of at once
MIR. Hughes motion was put to !
vote and was carried
The result of Tuesdays election was
canvassed, and the vote found to be
as published by The Free Press Mon
day. Each of the successful candidates
was declared reelected for the term of
two years.
DIR. Beach reported having sold the
old flooring from the West Mankato
building for SIS.
The bills were taken UP and allowed |
Mrs. Smith reported that Miss En-
ma Firestone had been offered a good
position in Minneapolis at SIS month,
with promise of more later, and would
like to be released in case a suitable
person could be found to fill her place
as teacher of history in the eighth i
grade.
The resignation was accepted, and
the board elected Miss May Fletcher
to fill the vacancy, and fixed her sal
airy at $50 month. Miss Fletcher's
election was unanimous. She has
taught i'm the schools most success
fully