The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-22

II was made clear that the past
year had been one of advance along
all lines and the work of the differ
ent officers and agencies was CRATE
fully acknowledged.
The following were elected to of
fees Deacon for three years, David
l.. Harris; trustees for three years,
Fl. r. Blomqrist and W. Peterson;
treasurer. H. F.. Blomauist: recording
secretary, Mrs. Thomas Hughes: cor
responding secretary. Mrs. A. Thorn.
as: benevolence treasurer. Mrs.
Blomuuist: treasurer for parsonage
fund. ". Peterson; superintendent
of buildings. Charles Barnum: TO
serve on church committee, Mrs.
Is. f. Mott and Mrs. George Pass;
director of choir. Even Hughes; mu-
sic committee, Mrs. Peterson and
+. ID. Sleight: ushers. ID. Anderson.
NJ. Harter, W. Crawford and r. VIII
liams: the nominating committee con-
sisted OF w. II. Bedwell, Mrs. b. ID.
Smith and Mrs. A. Thomas.
The officers chosen for Sunday
school were the following: Thomas
Hughes, superintendent: w. II. Bed
well. assistant: Arthur 6. Pass: sec
rotary and treasurer: Mrs. Charles
Barnum. superintendent of cradle
role.
The aid society, which made a
most excellent showing for the last
year. has Mrs. Sleisht for president
and Mrs. BlOmquist for vice presi-
dent. while Mrs. Pierson is secretary
and treasurer.
The chairman Of the Missionary de-
partment of the Ladies' society is
Mrs. Constant with Mrs. T. Hughes
for secretary The Christian Endeav-
or society president is George Pass.
president and Mrs. Radcliff secretary
The social spirit and harmony which
prevailed caused the gathering to be
thoroughly delightful and enjoyable
From FRIDAYS paIiv.
How the school authorities should
go about the matter of getting the
rural schools consolidated was q ques-
ton under discussion by eighteen
professional educators OF this vi.
entity at the Mankato high school
today. The meeting assembled at
ten O'Clock this morning. II was
called by Rural School Commission.
err Swain of ST. Paul. The meeting
was executive. Those present were
as follows:
c G. Swain. rural school commits
sioner. st. Paul: Miss Mabel Car.
ney. state supervisor of teacher train
ing departments, st. Faul: Dir. Man.
fred w. Deputy. instructor at tile
Mankaio normal: President G.. H.
Cooper OF the Mankato normal; Fred
crick w. SpeTry. superintendent OF
the Mankato city schools: w. q.
Lippitt, superintendent of the Jack
son city schools: and County School
Superintendests w. II. Oct
amore. Mankato, Blue Earth coun-
ty; Robert D. Kennedy. New Ulm,
Brown county: Alfred r. Iverson,
Window, Cottonwood county: Mar
garet f. Bieri, Blue Earth. Faribault
county; Harold Dahlen, Albert Lea.
Freeborn county: J. b. Arp, Jackson.
Jackson county: J A. Meagher, lie
Sueur Center, 10 Sueur county: c.
~ Timms, Fairmont. Martin county;
A. J. Homestead St Peter. Nicollet
county: W. VI. Carer. Gaylord. Si0-
ley county: II. e. Van, Lob, Waseca,
Waseca county. and Mabel S Mad.
son. ST. james. watonwan county.
Mr.. Swain, who presided over the
meeting. stated that the object of
the gathering was mainly to let
the county supcrintendents know
just what they could do in the way
of consolidating the rural schools II
they would act on the matter. The
law for the purpose was already on
tire statute books. - ...
Mr.. Swain remarked that there
were three main objects In the con-
solidation Of rural schools: tD 4
richer course OF study t2D Equa!
educational opportunities for all. 60
Conservation OF the health of the
pupils by the more sanitary arrange
ments that could he made in the
consolidated school, compared with
the old-lashioned rural school. In
the founding of the consolidated
rural school two things were neces-
sary: n A large number OF pupils
in one place. (2b A large assessed
valuation Of the territory supporting
the school.
Miss Mabel Carney this afternoon
gave a talk on the training OF the
rural school teachers in tie high
schools.