Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-06-28
TO ENLARGE SCHOOL
BOARD TO SUBMIT THE MATTER
AT ELECTION ENLARGE IN
DUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT


day evening, the recommendations of
Supt. F. W. Dobbyn were thoroughly
discussed and action taken in the sug-
gestions made by the new superinten-
dent Of the local schools. =. 49,. !,
The recommendations are made as
follows:
Members Of the Board Of Education,
Gentlemen:
In order that the work in the public
schools of Little Falls may be enlarged
and become more efficient along indus
trial and agricultural lines, and in order
that commercial department may be
added, I make recommendations as
follows: ISL. -:t ..-.::r
That the pupils from two more
grade rooms Of the Central building be
transferred to some convenient build
ing down town. '--
That one of these grade rooms be
used as a finishing room for manual
training work.
That the other vacated room be used
for agricultural work.
That the rooms vacated by the agri-
cultural department be equipped for
commercial work at q cost not to ex-
coed $3.50.
That commercial instructor be Sc.
cured at salary Of approximately
81 900 per year.
That manual training departments
be provided and equipped in the Colum-
bia and Hawthorne buildings at a cost
not to exceed $500 each.
That an assistant manual training
Instructor be secured to take charge
of the grade work in all buildings.
That another motor and turning
lathe be provided for the manual train
ing department at the Central building.
That the manual training instructor
come about August to install machin-
cry, make needed changes, repairs, etc.
That five good sewing tables be pro-
vided for the sewing department at a
cost not to exceed SIS each.
That building be placed on the
farm as soon as possible.
That normal department be added
as soon as room can be provided.
Yours very sincerely,
F. W. Dobbyn.
The purchasing committee was
authorized to secure quarters down
town to accommodate three grades to
be transferred from the Central build
ing for the next school year. These will
be the lower grades to make room for
the enlargement of the manual training
and agricultural departments.
Supt. Dobbyn's recommendations to
thorne and Columbia buildings was &C.
cepted as fled and the board decided
to proceed with it.
Supt. Bobbyn was authorized to Sc
cure the service of Edward Skybness
for the month of August to do some re-
modelling in the manual training de-
partment.
The Board expressed its approval of
recommendations Of Supt. Dobbyn to
place commercial courses in the local
high school but decided that it was
not practical to put it in for the en-
surfing year on account Of lack Of room.
For the same reason, the installing Of
a Normal department was not taken
up at this time.
The need of room at the Central was
made very apparent, and it was the
sense Of the meeting that the matter Of
constructing an addition on the north
side of the Central building be put to
the voters at the next school election,
July 20, or at special election to be
called soon after that time. In the
meantime the board plans on having a
set of plans and specifications made for
such an addition and have an estimate
of the cost Of such an addition made
so that it can properly come up before
the voters.
Plans for a building to be placed
on the agricultural department farm, in
order to receive the state support for
same, will be made by Supt. Dobbyn
and Mr.. Skybness Of the Agricultural
department.
The purchasing committee is to see to
the matter of purchasing machinery
and number Of sewing tables.