The Mankato free press., 1913-05-09
Extension Of Manual
Training Given Favor
From Tuesdays Daily.

\ From Tuesdays Daily.
Acting Immediately and almost
without discussion upon the recon-
mendations of the school committee
last night, the board of education
decided to make extensions in the
manual training department of the
high school building the coming
lyear that will cause an outlay of
about $1,000. The extensions will
be in the installation of a forge and
machine shop. The practical side
of education is becoming so obvious
lily necessary in the training of bows
and girls that the board unanimous
'rly thought that the money could not
| be spent in any better way. The
coming high school will turn out
| practical young men and women, fit
| ted 10 take up some practical oc-
! cupation without going to a college
! or technical institute or even spend
| ing long years at poorly paid ap-
premiership. In contrast with the
high school of the past, which mere
ly gave the young people general
! training on the lines of science. lit.
| eratnre and mathematics, the evolu-
tion which is coming so swiftly and
surely is bounds to keep more boys
and girls in school until they have
| learned something which will be Of
| benefit to them in practical way,
instead of having them dropping out
all through the high school because
they. cannot see anything which will
make them a living.
Forge Shop to Cost $500.
The forge shop will be equipped
at cost of about $500, with six
forges, six anvils, benches, vices and
part of the necessary tools. The rest
of the tools, such as tongs, punches,
chisels and wrenches will be made
i by the students themselves. as a
! part of their regular training. The
machine shop will be fitted out with
two six foot bed, machine lathes,
drill press and an emery grinder
| and all the necessary tools at cost
of about $500. Motors for all the
machinery in both shops is included
in these prices. The wood work de-
partment can be enlarged for about
,S4S5, but this was not included in
! the schools committees recommends
tions. This end of the manual de
partment may be enlarged by equip
ping another bench room. Vernon
A. Cooper, the present manual train
ing teacher, reported that he could.
not afford to remain here another
year unless, he was given raise of
$50, making his salary $1,1DO for ten
months work. On account of his
excellent work both as an instructor
and as a disciplinarian for the past
year, the school board made the $50
raise without murmur of dissent.
An assistant for this department is
to be employed. who will give his
entire time to this branch! of work.
Heretofore, the assistant in the man.
ual training department has only
spent a few hours a day and has
not been man trained for all
branches of work. The schools COM
mittee recommended to the board
Lynn Jones, whose home is in Lu-
verne and who is now attending the
Stout Institute at Menomenie, Wis.
The president of this institution
states that this young man is one
of the best men in the graduating
class this year. Mr.. Jones was
elected unanimously by the board at
salary of $50 per month for nine
months, with the option of working
ten months.
Two Teachers Resign.
Miss Jane ID. Fletcher, who has
been teaching the sixth grade in the
Franklin school, and L. M. Jorgen-
son principal of the high school,
have resigned, and their resigna-
tions were accepted last evening.
w. B. Davies reported for the
property and expense committee
that the tornado insurance on the
different school buildings had been
placed at $4,000, $4,000 on the high
school building and $3.50 on each of
the other buildings.
Superintendent F. j. Sperry said
that the school committee had made
application to the state for the state
aid under the Putnam act, which
gives the schools. $3.50 on condition
that they lease a five acre plot of
ground and hire teacher who
works all the year round. 1t was
decided to lease plot of ground
on the river bottom for SIS. c. r.
Shumway, the present agricultural
instructor, will be asked to put in
twelve months instead of eleven
About SIS more expense will be in
Cured in team hire for the, cultiva-
ton of the ground. Superintendent
Sperry also recommended that two
new subjects, economics and COM
mercial law be introduced into the
high school in the senior year as
required subjects, as an entering
wedge toward a commercial course
which may be introduced later He
also recommended that the girls in
the junior class be allowed an op-
tion between physics and domestic
science. His recommendations were
adopted unanimously, as it was
thought that they were also in the
line of making the high school
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