The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-10
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HEAD OF SCHOOLS GRArlFiED
WITH BOARD ACTION.

tons; Teachers Are to BE Given
Instruction.; State Slow In Pro.
ducing Money; the Savings Bank
System Is Advocated.
From Thursdays Daily.
The board of education last evell-
ing unanimously reelected Superln-
tendent r. J. Sperry, and raised his
salary to $1,000 as an appreciation
of his efficient services. Mr.. Sperry
thanked the board heartily and said
that he was more than pleased at
this evidence of having satisfied the
board. He appreciated most heartily
the loyal support that he had had
from the board, and invited it after
the meeting to partake of refresh
monts at some ice cream parlOrs.
The following numerously signed
protest was received: 1--WE, the I'M
dersigned citizens and taxpayers of
the city of MankatO, respectfully but
earnestly protest against the intro
duction of system of compulsory
medical examination of the pupils in
the public schools of Mankato. We
believe that such examination is
wholly unnecessary and uncal1ed f6f
and that through fear and the en-
phasis Of disease rather than health
| it would do more harm than good.
Such a system would add materially
! to our already heavy burden of taxa
ton without any commensurate bene.
fit, and we believe majority OF the
citizens of Mankato are decidedly
opposed to the Introduction of such
! q system"
1t was remarked that nine out of
/ ten of the signers have no children.
The protest was ordered placed on
! file.
Precautions Against Sickness.
When the reports OF committees
was called for, the following was
read by Mrs. Smith: "The. school
committee, to whom was referred
the matter of medical inspection in
the city schools, recommends that
/ the teachers of the schools be in
structed by the physicians who are
members of the school board as 10
symptoms of contagious diseases and
rs TO the length of time a child
should be excluded from school;
that the teachers be further instruct.
ed as to symptoms Of adenoids, en-.
larged tonsils, defects in hearing
and vision; and that any case no.
ticed by the teacher shall be report.
ed to the parents of the child with
! the request that the child be given
medical attention"
The report was adopted upon mo.
ton Of Mr.. Davies.
! Mrs. Smith said that the plan had
worked we'll at AnOka, and DR.. TIol.
brook thought it the best plan for
| MankatO. Superintendent Sperry and
! Mrs. Smith told of q case Of deaf
ness in one of the local schools
= where the parents became indignant
because the teacher had asked them
! 10 have the child examined. The
child's hearing was very bad and
I finally it began to have dizzy spells
and board member had sent the
child home with the same request
=, that the teacher had made. Finally
after much delay, the child was taken
to a physician, when it could scarce
I ly hear anything, and it was found
to be in serious shape. An operation
to remove diseased tonsils and ade.
noids and some further treatment
was necessary, and the child's health
is now greatly improved and its
hearing is returning. The parents
have repeatedly expressed their
thanks for having had the matter
called to their attention.
State Slow in Coming Across.
DR.. Beach reported that he had
been able to get but $4,000 from
the state on the high school loan
up to the present time, and had got
ten that only with great difficulty,
and it had been necessary to over
draw about $4,000, and with the
coming contractors estimate this fig
ure may run to $4,000. He asked
for specific authority to borrow from
the banks. There was no telling
when the state money could be Sc
cured, as the fund is exhausted. Va
rious promises have been made, but
have not been kept.
DR.. Beach was given the necessary
authority to borrow until the state
loan is received.
The architects plans and specifl.
cations for the wiring were reported
by Mr.. Scherer as received and that
; local contractors are bidding on the
work. They would not be adopted
until it was seen about what the OK
pense would be.
III. r. Mendius, representing the
; Hail Automatic Clock company, was
: present and explained how the com
pany's master clock operates the sec
} ondary clocks. The master clock
: costs $240, and the secondary clocks
; $l4 each. The master clock is op
J Grated by gravity and air.
School Savings Bank System.
: Mr.. Scherer said that he had ad
dressed a meeting of the teachers
last week on the subject of schoo
/ savings bank system, such as Mime