The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-12


Mr.: Olson Did Not Appear. 81,
The long. promised and much, ex,
pected visit. of the committee of
the North Mankato board. received
another setback last evening when
County Attorney George. L. Olson
of Nicollet county did not arrive
for the meeting. He sent word that
he would come to the next meeting.
1t was suggested at the board
meeting that the North Mankato
board has adopted tho Mexican
system regarding the local tuition
deal.
w. A. Beach reported that he had
taken up the coal matter, with, the
various companies who are furnish
ing it and had told them that if the
coal delivered in the future was
not an improvement on that of the
past that the contract would be
cancelled.
Upon recommendation Of Mr..
Beach the board voted to install
electric lights on the upper floor
of the Pleasant Grove school build
ing, as we'll as on the stairs lead
ing down from this floor The
stairway was reported to be dark
and dangerous.
! The noteworthy point in Super
intendent f. j. Sperrys attendance
report. was the fact that there were
no tardinesses in the high school
building during the last month.
A report submitted by W. A.,
Jones, instructor in the forge de-
partment, showed that the students
have done good, varied class of
work, such as welding, tool making,
cylinder work and tapering. The
work has included mechanical draw
ing exercises as we'll as the forge
work
Thirty Cases Of Truancy.
During the past month thirty
cases. of truancy have been inyesti-
gated, seven of these were ordered
to school, thirteen returned when
reported and one was recommended
for prosecution.
"A report of the. recent fire drills
in the school was received from
Chief of the Fire Department Phil
Leas and Commissioner A. G. Lack.
The report reviewed the excellent
record made by the students, in
leaving the schools when, the alarm
was sounded and, recommended fire
escapes for the Franklin and West
Mankato buildings and fire eX-
tinguishers for all of the schools.
They also recommended the. removal
of a wooden Partition in the West
Mankatcot building.
Mr.. .Sperry reported that $3.50 had
been cleared from the recent pic,
ture exhibit at the high school and
this money had been invested. for
pictures, in the grades.
Upon Recommendation of tho school
committee, teachers who fill places
in the grades of this city during
the coming year will be required to
show a.. certificate, showing their
ability to handle the Palmer. system
OF writing. This. is standard
Spencerian, slant hand script!
The teachers of the high school
were allowed. $40, to, buy maya
zines and tables for the high school
reading room. Among the maya.
zines that, will be, placed in this
room will be The National Geo.
graphic Magazine and publications
Of current events.
Mr.. Sperry reported that the first
aid, charts and apparatus had ar,
rived and that instruction in this
branch would be started in the
grades in about week.
DR.. HOlbrook said that he had
attended the recent entertainment
given in the high school and had no.
ticed a decided lack of room in the
quarters where the entertainment
was given. He, foresaw a decided
lack of room in the building in the
near future. He moved that the
committee on property and expense
investigate the matter of finishing
the third 1loor of the new nigh
school building. The motion was
carried
Superintendent Sperry submitted
the following statistical report for
the month, of November.
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