The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-10

board to furnish an orchestra for
commencement, and he asked that
they do the same for this year. The
board voted that $12 be allowed for
the orchestra for commencement.
Mr.. Sperry reported also that there
were four students who were not
yet sure of graduating, and he asked
what the board wanted to do about
endorsing their diplomas, as the next
meeting of the board does not come
until after commencement. 1t was
decided to let the matter rest and a
| meeting will be called before the
close of school if it is found neces-
sary to do so.
! Mr.. Sperry suggested that the
walls of the gymnasium be painted
| before the settlement is made with
J. B. Nielsen. When the rest of the
work was done in the gymnasium
| last fall the walls were damp and
were not in condition to be
painted.
| The Agricultural Provision.
| A letter from State High School
Inspector George B. Alton was read,
and i'm it Mr.. Alton said that the
| Mankato school had been awarded a
Benson-Lee act agricultural school,
! on condition that the school meet
| the requirements. The requirements
are that a man be employed who
will give his entire time to that
department., and that certain appara-
/ tus and facilities for work be pro-
vided. Mr.. Sperry said that the in
! itial outlay for materials would be
between $4OO and $500. In CORE
spending with teachers of such de-
partments and schools where such
departments are maintained, it was
! found that the men now teaching In
these departments are getting sal
aries of from $1,4OO to $1,000. Man
kato had not expected to pay more
! than $1,000 There was consider
able discussion as to the ACCESSIBILITY
| of putting in the agricultural depart
ment for next year, because of the
expense, and it was decided to leave
| the matter with the superintendent
! for further consideration and to have
! him try to secure a man for the
| position of teacher for $1,000. Ii
a good man cannot be employed for
| that salary it will be necessary to
do without the department for next
year.
Purchase of Pictures.
! Mr.. Blissenbach moved that S12
be given to the Franklin teachers
! for the purchase of a picture. The
board had appropriated $50 for pic
lures for this school and only about
! $40 of it had been used, so he
thought that their request for $12
more should be granted. The money
was allowed.
Miss Mary Murphy, principal OF
the Union school, asked for an ap
preparation for flowers for the Union
school yard This matter was laid
on the table.
The teacher for the kindergarten
i'm the Franklin, a history teacher
! for the high school and an algebra
teacher were then elected Miss
Josie Manderfeld had been elected
to the Franklin kindergarten position
but refused to accept because of the
salary. Mr.. Sperry read several ap
plications for the position, but the
committee favored the election OF
| Miss Bessie l.. Aldrich to the posi-
! ton. Miss Aldrich is a graduate OF
/ the Window high school, has put III
a year at the Winona normal and
will complete the two-year KINDER
garten course of the Mankato nor
NAL this spring. She has had one
year experience in rural schools
Her recommendation were very
high, and she was elected to the
position at salary of $50 month
Miss Hughes Elected Teacher
Miss Lillian Hughes of this city
was elected to the position OF teach
err of history in the high school at
salary of SIS a month. Miss Hughes
is a graduate of the University oil
Minnesota and has been principal ol
the Minnesota Lake high school Ihh
year, where she is very successful
Miss Hughes is daughter of Judge
and Mrs. William F. Hughes.
There was considerable discussion
over the election Of the algebra
teacher. The entire board felt that
the school needed another man FOL
the position, and the men who ap
piled for the position all demanded
higher salaries than the school il
in the habit of paying. After con