The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-08

On the recommendation OF the
school committee OF the board OF
education, 1t was voted last night at
the meeting OF that body TO have
another teacher in the domestic sci.
ence department, and Miss Jean Col.
Inns of FreepOrt, ILL.,, was elected to
the position. Miss Collins Is a
graduate OF the Lewis Institute
in Chicago and has organized
and headed the Freeport depart
ment of domestic science for two
years. Her salary was fixed at SIS
a month.
In making tn recommendation for
an additional teacher in the depart.
ment the school committee reported
that onehalf more pupils had regis
tered for domestic science work for
mkt year, than have taken the work
this year and the numbers enrolled
area First year. so; second year, 40;
third year, 26.
Another Assistant Teacher.
A teacher for the new commercial
department was also chosen, in the
person Of James e. Foss Chase OF
Michigan. Mr.. Chase is Graham
shorthand man, and has had six
years experience in bssiness, where
he has made an excellent record. He
Is a graduate OF Governor Ferris bust
ness school in Michigan. His salary
was fixed at 800 a month.
Miss Eleanor Pfeiffer of this city,
who has taught in the Zumbrota
high school for two years, was elect
ed to the position Of teacher I'm the
English department and her salary
was fixed at SIS a month.
Byron J. Rock, a graduate OF RI
pom, Wis, college, was elected 10 the
position OF instructor In physics and
chemistry at 800 a month. The
manual training and history posi-
tions which are vacant are 10 be
filed later, the school committee not
being prepared to make recommends
tions last night.
Transfer Of Teacher.
Miss Elizabeth Deuser, who was
elected to the position of teacher Of
the fifth and sixth grade in the Pleas
ant Grove school, was transferred to
the position OF teacher of the sixth
grade Of the Union school by mutual
agreement and Miss Xenia MelTgren
was elected to the position In the
Pleasant Grove school at salary Of
SIS a month.
On the request of Miss Mary v.
Murphy. who resigned as princi pal
of the Union school, the board voted
to have the secretary give her a
written release, II being required By
the school to which she will go next
year.
A communication from Miss Sarah
b. Richards requesting her release
as teacher of the first grade OF the
Union school because Of the salary
not being satisfactory to her, was
read and a motion to that effect car
ried.
A formal acceptance from c. r,
Shumway was read and placed on
file. The acceptance included bis
salary for next year as set by the
board and the allowance OF s25 foF
travelling expenses for the year.
Money From Corn.
Mr.. Sperry reported that he had re-
ceived s31.15 for corn from the school
rlot, which had been paid TO him
by Mr.. Shumway, and also turned
over SAC tuition money.
II. l. Pettis representing tire Key
stone company, which sells lantern
slides and stereograph sets for use
in schools, addressed the meeting in
an attempt to interest the body In
his ct. The matter was left to the
school committee to look into.
e. F. Soaring, secretary OF the
board was III. and not able to be
present, and Judge Evan Hughes was
elected secretary for the evening"
Because of Mr.. Searing's illness al
business which could be laid over
until the next meeting, was left, In
Guiding ali bills All members Of
the board we're present except DR.