The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-14

himself. He had prepared meals
for his men and good meals at
that, at cost of seven cents per
man per meal. He gave them
bread and butter. baked beans. salt
pork and fish.
Mrs. Smith remarked that last
year a four-course lunch, with meats
and vegetables, was served by the
domestic science department to par
ents Of the pupils at cost Of only
seven cents per plate. II was good
meal. 3d.
Mr.. Bashaw said he did not think
that meal would ever satisfy work
ingman. He asked how much was
spent on the domestic science de-
partment supplies and was told by
the superintendent that II was $500
last year There were hundred and
fifty girls. making cost OF two
dollars per girl for both cooking and
sewing. Mr.. Bashaw said he thought
this was altogether too much. He
considered 5000 reasonable.
On motion by Mrs. Smith, Miss
Hawkes. salary was fixed at SIC per
month.
Day Of School Opening.
Another question on which there
was an interesting discussion was
that of the day on which the schools
should open in the fall. Superintend.
ent Sperry preached this matter,
saying that II the schools opened
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in September. which was
September 8, the term of sixteen
weeks would extend right up to
Christmas day. which fell on Friday.
Then II would be necessary to have
the teaching go right up to Christ.
mas eve. There was likely to be a
cry for a holiday on Thursday, the
twenty-fourth. that pupils from out
side the city could go home for
Christmas. He suggested that the
school term begin on the thirty-first
OF August, In order that Il might
end a week before Christmas.
Mr.. Jefferson remarked that many
preston that school would begin
the eighth OF September Mr. Bashaw
moved that the term begin on the
thirty.frst Of August. This motion
DR.. Beach and DR.. J. s. Holbrook
voting for II and Judge Hughes, Mr..
Jefferson and Mrs. Smith against Il.
Then Secretary Soaring read q rule
OF long standing, providing that the
schools were to open on the first
Tuesday in September This falls
on the first day Of that month.
Bids For Coal.
Bids for furnishing coal to the
schools during the coming winter
were read as follows Burns Broth.
ers. Purity Sootless six,inch lump
coal, $3.50 per ton: Charles T. Tay.
lor, Wilmington Third Vein lump
coal, s4.35 per ton: Hayes-Lucas
Lumber company, same coal, same
price; Lampert Lumber company,
same coal, same price: also, vii.
mington Third Vein washed egg,
s4.45: Botsford Lumber company. VIII
mington Third Vein lump, $40.
On motion by Judge Hughes, the
matter of buying coal was left to the
committee on property and expense,
with instruction TO purchase the VIII.
minlton Third Vein lump at s4.35.
DR.. Beach remarked that one of
the companies bidding on that coal
had given the school board a great
deal Of trouble by sending dirty
coal.
Raise In Janitor Salary.
At the suggestion of Judge Hughes
the salary Of l.. A. Radcliffe, jani-
tor OF the Pleasant Grove school,
was raised from $700 to $3.50 per
year. The discussion brought out
he fact hat Mr.. Radcliffe took care
Of a ten-room school. while the
other janitors had eightroom schools.
and he had supervision over the
other janitors. Moreover. Mr.. Rad
cliffe worked through the three sum.
mer months, while other janitors did
not. The other janitors draw $500 per
year.
Dr. Beach as chairman of the
property and expense committee re-
ported in favor Of clay and Indian
Lake gravel being used to repair
the yard Of the Pleasant Grove
school. where the eartn was being
washed away by rains. The board
adopted this suggestion. No wall
will be built to hold the earth.
Superintendent Sperry reported
that Miss Minnie Bangerter's school
census showed 1921 children q. OF
school age in the city. He said there
we're more than Ave people in the
city 20 each OF these children, prob
ably almost six. The increase In
school children since year ago was
more than one hundred. .. Il
A multiple of FIVE would indicate
population of 1906 in the city
A multiple of six would indicate
1856. -.
1-om THURSDAYS Daily. -.,l
Mankato Is TO entertain the Blue
Earth county Sunday School conven'
ton on August 22 and 20, the meet
ings to be held in the Centenary
Methodist church. The convention
will open at two o'clock Saturday aft
ernoon and continue through Sunday
evening. The Sunday schools Of the