The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06

the membership. There were at pres
! emit twelve members and Mr.. Corbett
wished to raise this to twenty-five or
thirty.
Are Still Investigating.
w. Fl. Pay, on behalf OF the COM
mittee appointed to look into the mat
ter of having the switching discon-
tinued over Main street, reported
that he had heard from the engineer
OF the Milwaukee road that the mat
ter was being investigated.
On motion by Judge Cray a vote
of thanks was extended to Land
kamer Brothers for the free use Of
chairs at the recent joint convention
OF the Minnesota Crop Improvement
association. the Southern Minnesota
Better Development league and the
. Blue Earth County Pure Seed asso-
citation; TO J. II. Macbeth for the
free use Of his livery barn for the
agricultural short course in live stock;
to Hammett & Donahue for free
drayage for the convention; to the
Elk's lodge for the loan OF its ban
quet tables for use at the seed fair;
TO woolworth's Five and Ten Cent
store and to Zimmerman & Bangor.
ter for the free use of pals TO hold
grain and seed exhibits at the seed
fsir: to the Botsford Lumber company
| for the free use of lumber at the
seed fair. this lumber having been
loaned and returned; to John Klein
and company, for reduction made in
rental of chairs; to the Elks' lodge
and J. b. & ID. Richards for reduc.
tons in the charge for the use Of the
halls for the convention and seed
fair. and to the Consumers Power
company for a reduction in the bill
for lighting the seed fair hall: also
to all of the business men and others
who donated premiums of .merchan-
disc and cash for the seed fair and
to all others in any manner having
given their services or property free
or at a reduction on this occasion.
President Crandall remarked that
IL had been suggested that Blue
Earth county have a seed fair of its
own. the premiums all to go to Blue
Earth county residents.
F. NJ. Currier remarked that while
the club had made endeavors to get
many factory propositions to Man.
kato, and had found that nearly sill
demanded some kind Of financial as
sistance, there was one who had
brought factory here and had asked
for no such assistance. That was V.
II. Rawitzer. On his motion a mem
bership for one year was given free
to Mr.. Rawitzer.
Mr.. Rawi tier said that the Man.
kato business men had done every.
thing that could possibly be expected
I'm the way OF courtesy and co-opera-
ton in getting his tent and awning
factory established.
President Crandall spoke of sug-
gestion that had been made by Sec
rotary Soaring that free member
ships in the club be granted to the
presidents OF the farmers clubs OF
this vicinity. DIR. Andrews moved
that this be done and the motion was
carried.
Invitation From Mr.. sperry.
Superintendent F. j. Sperry Of the
city schools extended to members
of the club and to parents Of the
high school children an invitation to
be present at two events that would
take place In the high school In the
near future. One of these was a
parents and teachers conference to
be held on March 20. At that meet
ing he said the question of reorgan-
izing the high school work OF the
junior and senior years would be
taken up. It was desired that there
be n large attendance at that gath
ering as the question Of the best way
of recognizing the curriculum so
as to produce the best results in in
dustrial and civic training would be
, discussed. Mr.. Sperry remarked that
the enrolment OF the high school
I curing the ldbL i've years hdd siO"h
from 2T5 to 400 and hte question of
changing the studies was an exceed
ingly important one to the community
The other event to which the SUI
| perintendent had reference was on "op-
en- house" session to be held some
time. This would be held some
time in the latter part of April. but
the exact date had not yet been de-
termined. Some evening In April
there would be an open session OF
the high school and the parents and
others could walk right In and see
how the classes were being con-
Quoted in forge work. shop work,
academic studies and every other
| department.
Old officers Reelected.
| The last item OF business was the
annual election. DIR. Andrews OBJ
served that as the club had pros
lpered under the presidency Of F. E.
Orandall, II would be well to elect
him to succeed himself. This was
promptly done by a unanimous vote.
Mr.. Crandall said he had already
served three years and he did not
feel that he should accept another
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