The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-19

w. Andrews, G. M. Palmer and Gil
bert Fletcher, made the trip in Mr.
Nyquist's automobile, returning at
about seven o'clock in the evening.
From Thursdays Daily.
The board of education held long
and busy session last night, and got
through with a large amount of bust
ness. The only absent members were
Messrs. Davies and Bishman, who
were out of the city.
The resignation of E. F. X. Fenske
as janitor of the Franklin building,
taking effect May !, was received
and accepted.
Mr.. Scherer, chairman of the build
ing committee, reported that twenty
men were at work putting on the
of the new high school building. He
said that nearly $4,000 has now
been invested in the new building,
and that with the material on hand
the investment is about $4,000.
There is $4,000 builders risk insur-
ance on the building, and the COM
mittee recommended that $4,000
more of this insurance be placed on
the building. The insurance agents
had reported that no reduction in
the insurance rates is allowed be-
cause of stand pipes being installed
in the building, but that reduc-
ton would be made in case certain
fire extinguishers are placed there.
The committee recommended that
ten extinguishers be purchased at a
wholesale price of $3.50 each, which
number would protect both the new
and old buildings. The extinguishers
have to be filled with chemicals once
a year, but the science teacher can
mended that a two-inch lead water
service pipe be placed under the
basement floor instead of having
iron water pipes hung from the base
ment ceiling, as the plans call for.
Lead pipes would last forever, while
the iron pipes would rust out from
the condensation and have to be re-
newed every few years. 1t would
cost $170 more to have the lead pipe
service.
Fire Extnguishers Ordered.
The board voted to purchase ten
three-gallon fire extinguishers, and to
procure the additional insurance rec
commended, and to leave the matter
of the water pipe with the commit
tee with power to act. There was
some difference of opinion as to
whether the iron pipe would rust
out, if painted and insulated, as pro-
vided.
The secretary called attention to
the law providing for an annual cen
sus of all children of school age,
to be taken in every district in
the state between July l and Sep
TENDER l in each year. The board
delayed action on this until the next
meeting.
DR.. Beach urged that a better heat
ing and ventilating system be adopt
ed for the Union building, and diff
ferent system of water closets, as
the board was throwing away money
all of the time as it is at present.
The water bill is excessive, on ac-
count of the kind of plumbing, and
more coal is burned than is needed,
on account of the antiquated ventila-
ton.
The board decided to refer the
matter to the committee on property
and expense, to have plans drawn
for a more modern system.
Domestic Science Expansion.
Mrs Smith brought up the matter
of domestic science and sewing and
said that fifty-four girls ask for first
year work for next year, and twenty
eight for second year work, and that
over thirty girls ask for the tenth
committee recommended that the do
nestle science and sewing instruc-
ton be extended to ten months and
that Miss Jennings be employed for
the additional month at her regular
salary. 1t would be impossible for
n0r 10 40 all VI the WOTh hereafter
and supervise the work in the sew
enth grade, and she would need an
assistant, and the committee unani-
mously recommended that an assist
ant in this department be hired for
next year.
DR.. Holbrook said that many mar
ried women would like to take the
work the tenth month.
Superintendent Sperry said that
twice as many boys ask for the
tenth months work in manual train
ing this year as last, some forty
three having applied for it.
An Assistant Elected.
1t was decided to adopt the part
of the report providing for an assist
ant for Miss Jennings, but no ac-
ton was taken in regard to having
the tenth month, as the domestic
science room will be torn up as soon
as school is out Workmen will p1n-
coed to cut two doorways through
into it from the new building, and
the work will take several weeks, SO
the tenth month will probably have
to be cut out for this year.
Miss Carrie A. Brewster, for sew