The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-13

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good calibre, even at much higher
salary. The teacher was the all-im.
portant factor in the success Of this
work
High School Course Revision.
Mr.. Sperry presented a proposed re-
vision of the high school courses Of
study, adopting them to the new COM
mercial course. His proposed system
required for the first year that every
student study English, one science.
either botany, physiology or hygiene,
and either elementary algebra or vo.
cational mathematics. Every student
also was required TO choose four out
OF the following electives: Latin, Ger.
man. ancient history, manual training
domestic science. agriculture, book
keeping and business arithmetic, and
music. Second year: Required, Eng
lish. American history and elementary
algebra or vocational mathematics:
also four Of the following electives:
Caesar, German. modern history.
manual training, domestic science, az
riculture. stenography and type writing
plane geometry, and music. Third
year: Required, English, ciyics and
commercial law, and physics or do
nestle science: also four of the fol-
lowing electives: Cicero. German,
manual training. domestic science,
photography and industrial geogra-
ply, agriculture, and advanced book
keeping and Office work. Fourth year:
Required: Sociology and economies,
and physics or domestic science, al
50 four of the following electives:
Virgil, English, chemistry. and higher
algebra and solid geometry.
The superintendent announced in
this connection that arrangements we're
now being made whereby students
who entered in January might gradu.
ate in January Further announce.
ment, he said, would be made later.
This would obviate the necessity for
carrying extra work on the part OF
these students.
The proposed curriculum was re-
ferred to the committee on schools
with power to act.
Will Be Published.
Mr.. Sperry announced that the,
curriculum, I'm case Il as adopted,
together with a great deal Of other
information. regarding the high school
would be published in the monthly
magazine that the pupils edit and is
sue, known as The Otaknam. At his
suggestion a motion was passed en-
powering the committee on schools
TO buy 200 toi300 extra copies of this
publication for distribution among
parents of pupils and others who may
be interested in what the pupils are
doing.
The superintendent rendered his
monthly report of attendance, show.
ing the whole number enrolled in all
the schools to be 1909, against 1888
at this time last year, or II more.
The report showed 400 pupils enrolled
IN the high school and 10 in the
eighth grade, or 519 i'm the high
school building, against 400 last year;
Pleasant Grove school, 365; last year
$40; Union school. ESQ; last year,
same, Franklin school. 300, last year
2SS; West aMnkato school, 10. last
year 159. The percentage OF attend
ance for all the schools was 96.72S
for the month of February.
Money Foe Tuition.
Mr.. Sperry reported that during the
present year thus far the amount
collected in tuition was $3S4.5O. The
amount yet due was s342. Several
districts had paid no attention what.
ever to the bills that had been sent
to them. A bill was sent to each dis.
trict at the end of every month.
A. II. Allen, the truant officer. re-
ported that during the month of Feb
ruary he had investigated twenty-five
cases OF alleged truancy. Nine were
ordered back into school. There was
one prosecution In the court. Others
were merely reported absent.
Conference Will Be Held.
Mr.. Sperry called the attention OF
the board members TO the conference
that would be held between parents
and teachers at the high school on
the evening of March 20. At that time
there will be a general discussion
OF the proposed reorganization of the
upper grades Of the high school. w.
d. Willard will be the main speaker.
The superintendent also spoke of
the open house" that would be held
at the high school on some evening
In April. At that time there will be
an actual exhibition OF the classes in
operation.
Alexander Bashaw told the board
that more was paid for the coal sup
plies for the schools than should be
simply. because there was no place
to store IL. He said II the schools
had place to store ten car loads he
could buy the coal at such a rate as
to save the board $1,000.
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