The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-01
SCHOOLBOARDMEET
TRANSACT CONSIDERABLE BUSI-
NESS AT SPECIAL SESSION.

lie BOARD OF education held q Spc-
cial meeting last night, with just
quorum present, and transacted con-
siderable business of Importance. Prep.
arations were made for the coming an
Saturday, July l6. The members whose
terms expire are Joseph Bissenbach,
w. b. Davies, DR.. j. S. Holbrook and
Evan Hughes. 1t is believed that all
would accept a reelection.
The president and secretary were in
structed to make the necessary ar
engagements for the election, and the
polling places were established as
heretofore, in four of the school houses
The following judges of election were
selected:
First precinct.-Henry F. Leonard.
Ed. Cousandier and Henry Hillcsheim.
Second precinct.-P. B. Sparrow, w.
d. Tompkins and Capt Clark Kcysor
Third precinct.-L. L. Champlin, ID.
p. Young and j. r. Ashworth.
Fourth precinct.-D. S. Evans, R. S.
Prtchard and Rev. Nils Nordgaard.
Teaching Vacancy Filled.
Loring J. lngraham of Owatonna,
graduate of Carleton college of this
year, was elected teacher of mathe.
MATES in the high school at salary
of $75 II month. He was the high man
in scholarship in his class. and was
business manager of the college paper,
active in debate work, etc, and is
very highly recommended.
Sewer Repairs Needed.
The committee on property and ex-
pense reported that less than the us
ual amount of repairs would be needed
this year. In the high school, an elcc-
trio bell system was needed, little
painting, fixing of desk tops, etc
At the Pleasant Grove, it was rec
commended that the present entrance b"
taken out and basement entrance
made, something similar to that at the
Franklin building. A ventilation sys-
tenn was also needed.
At the Franklin, a new floor was
needed in Miss Bangerter's room, some
cf the desks needed revarnishing, etc.
At the Union, it was desired that the
interior of the new part be reprinted
to correspond with that done i'm the
old part year ago, and that calso-
mining also be done, desks fixed, etc
Nothing was needed at the West
Mankato building
The report was adopted and the com
mItfpn uix- IN ,h,,l
and have the repairs and improvements
recommended carried out.
A letter WAS received from State
Auditor Iverson, enclosing blank bonds
to the amount of 100000 TO be filled
out and returned, the last one not
later than July L. Mr.. Hughes was
il structed to correspond with the state
auditor with view to putting off the
making of the loan for the new high
school until the money is wanted.
The committee on property and eX-
pense was instructed to see Commas
sioner Humiston and the Consumers
Power company and try to get the
latter to put its wires under groun'l
on the block in front of the high
school, or else to put in higher poles,
as the wires now 60 right through the
middle of the tops of the trees OH the
boulevard.
Purchase of Supplies.
The committee on schools and text
books reported having received the fol-
lowing bids Oh general supplies needed
for next year: w. +. Warwick,
$27S.l5; Stewart & Holmes, $247.lo.
Primary supplies, w. I. Warwick,
S7S.GG; Stewart Holmes, $7G.37:
Thomas Charles & Company, SOFAS plus
freight from Chicago. Printing, Free
Press company, S9O.65; Review, $92.75;
Post, $7l.50. Laboratory supplies, J..
i. Knott & Co., $lO5.ss: Central Scien
tlfc company, Sll7.26; T.. z. Martin
COMPANY, SlO4.75; Chicago Apparatus
company, $l39.24.
Other supplies and equipment wanted
include about $50 additional equipment
for the domestic science department,
and working supplies about the same
as last year; band or fitting saw for
the manual training department, cost
ing about $40, duplicate plane bits
and chiscls costing $40, lumber, paper,
etc. the same as the past year. Lathcs
to the amount OF $40. asked for. were
not recommended for this year. For
the library, SO worth Of supplemental
reading, $50 worth of supplemental
texts, $50 for the primary, and $40 for
Tie general library were asked for also
$50 for maps and globe, and $3j for
music and drawing. This made II to.
tai requisition of $3.50.
In making this requisition. Mrs.
Smith, chairman of the committee,
said: "This is 500 less than these
items called for last year. 1t is not to
be expected that everything has been
nor haye / attempted to
trim unduly. 1t so happens that in
some cases there are plenty of supplies
on hand, and in other cases we have
better figures than last year. / have
not included manual training or domes
tic science in this list because they are
not SO included last year, and because
am not certain what will be done as
TO allowing the extra equipment asked
for"
Changes in texts have been proposed
in geometry, freshman English. arth-
ulctic in fo-::..h, fifth and sixth grades
md possibly the seventh Dhvsiolooy and