The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
HIGH SCHOOLIWILL
TURN OUT STENOS.
From Thurcday,s Daily.

10 put the Graham system Into the
commercial department OF the high
school next year. Letters from bust.
ness schools, teachers agencies and
similar concerns from all over the
country were read. and finally Presi-
dent w. 3. Davies, who is himself
n Graham shorthand expert, gave
his reasons for putting that system
into the eschool.
He said that the Gregg system Is
used in many OF the commercial
colleges now, but that they have
not turned out graduates who are
more than ordinarily good stenogra.
pliers. Few OF them can take
speeches" Mr.. Davies said, "but !
want to say that you find very few
Graham shorthand writer's but who
have good positions. The Graham
system is used In all courts. II
may be true that the Gregg system
is easier to learn, but there is so
much similarity In the characters
that the person who makes the notes
cannot read them after n week or q
month"
Mr. Davies also objected to put
ting the Gregg system in the school
because. he said. Il had been said
that students at the high school
could go to the Commercial college
10 finish up their shorthand work.
We don't want this high school
course TO play second fiddle 20 any
body. "he declared, land we want
the pupils who finish here to be able
TO take positions directly after finish
ing our course" 49,. ,-r
There was a general discussion
Of the matter and IL ended in Frank
Jefferson moving that the Graham
system be adopted In the school.
Alex Bashaw seconded the motion,
which when put to a vote carried.
Elected Two Teachers.
Two teachers were elected at last
nights meeting. Miss Marie Sterling
of Austin. who graduates this year
from Bsloit college in Wisconsin:
was elected TO the position Of En-
glish teacher in the high school at
n salary OF $40, and Miss Genevieve
Heglund who graduates from the
five year normal school course in
ond grade OF the Union school at a
salary OF $50. Both these elections
were unanimous.
The elections of janitors also
came up, and all OF the present
janitOrs were reelected. Charles
VogeI was reelected to the position
at the Franklin school at his pres
Cnt salary OF 5000 a year. John II.
Jones was reelected janitor of the
Union school and his salary was In
creased from $3.50 to $500. l.. A.
Radcliffe was reelected janitor of
the Pleasant Grove school and his
salary remains at s700. Nicholai
Hendrictscn was reelected janitor
OF the West Mankato school at his
present salary Of $3.50. E. II. Agnew
WAS reelected janitor of the high
school at his present salary OF $1,000
Mr.. Agnew employs his own helper
and the board allows 5000 for the
services of n fireman during the
winter months.
Salary Of Office Clerk.
II was voted to increase the salary
OF the office clerk from S45 to $50 a
month for next year. The superin-
tendent employs his own clerk. and
Miss Nellie Cray has occupied that
position this year.
II was reported that STATS had
been received in tuition money from
other districts an that 5000 stiIl re-
maiEed unpaid.
A communication from G. r.
Shumway. head of the agricultural
department was read, asking that
his expense account be increased.
During this year his allowance for
expense was $500. but he stated that
the outside work has increased so
much that his travelling expenses
are now larger. The matter was
laid over until the next meeting.
A communication from Vernon A.
Cooper, head of the manual training
department, was read, in which Mr..
Cooper asked to have until April is
to decide whether to accept tile posi-.
tion at the salary offered him for
next year. On motion of Mrs. b.
ID. Smith this request was granted.
Matter Of Salary Increase.
The matter OF the SIS increase In
salary OF the teachers who have
taught in the Mankato schools for
ten or more consecutive years. was
brought up and the school commit
tee was designated to look up the
records of the teachers and report
at the next meeting who were elig.
ible for that increase. Several let.
tiers from teachers whose salaries
for next year were. read, in which
the board was thanked for its cour-
tesy. .. $3.50,
Because of the absence of DR.. w.
A Beach, who is both treasurer and
chairman OF the property and ex-
pense committee, the bills were
laid over until the next meeting.
The monthly report of Superin-
tendent Sperry gives the number be-
linging in the schools at 1912: num-
Der enrolled, 1904: average attend.
ance, 1370;, per centege of attend
ance, 1894; cases OF tardiness, SO.
From Thursdays Daily.
Fines OF SIS a piece were impos-
ed by Judge .Conistock OF the NUM-
cipal court late this afternoon on
IT, III. Perrin, the garage propriet/;
g. M. Draper, the grocer, and George
Laven. employed by Air. Draper as
chauffeur. each having pleaded gull