The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-16
Board Of Education Filled Two vacan'
cies last Night; Report Made By
The Superintendent
From thursdays Daily.

Two new teachers were clectcu a.
last nights regular monthly meeting
Of the city school board. Miss Gladys
Hobbs, sister OF Rev. II. W. Hobbs.
pastor OF the First Baptist church,
was elected TO teach English I'm the
high school and Miss Jennie Johnson.
daughter OF Swan l.. Johnson OF this
city. was chosen to Ill n vacancy In
the third grade OF the Pleasant
Grove. There was quite a list OF ap.
pllcants for both positions.
Miss Hobbs has had two years OF
grade school work and one year OF
high school work. She Is twenty
three years old and n member OF the
faculty OF the Michigan City. Ind,
high school She is a graduate Of
the Mankato high school and Kalama-
zoo college. She Is highly recon-
mended by the principals and super
intendents under whose direction she
has taught.
Miss johnson Is a graduate OF the
NIankato normal school. She has
taught for five years at Winnebago
and three years at Ceylon. MINI. Her
work has been in the first and second
grades. Miss Johnson is highly rec
commended by the superintendent OF
schools at Ceylon and also by the
superintendent at Winnebago.
Miss Hobbs salary was fixed al
SIS month and that Of Miss John
son at $50.
More Room For Coal.
Alex Dashaw brought up the mat.
ter OF having more room In which TO
store coal for the schools. lie de-
plOred the fact that years supply
OF fuel for the various schools could
not be stored I'm the cellars. lie stat
cd that II this could be done the
school board could gave half the cost
Of the coal. by buying II all at once
Ia the summer time.
Secretary L. f. Soaring replied In
response TO an inquiry that the
school board spent in the winters
supply of coal st.1SO. Mr.. Bashaw de.
Clared that fully half OF this amount
could be saved II the board have the
proper storage facilities. He thought
some plan might be devised by put.
ting up sheds too keep large sup
ply OF coal for the schools. lie thought
the venture would he a paying one,
even II II did cost something TO haul
the coal from the sheds 10 the
schools. After some further discussion
the matter WAS referred TO Mr.. la
shaw to see whether he could not
work out some plan OF getting the
coal stored so that large quantities
could be bought at a time.
During the discussion Mr.. Bashaw
incidentally remarked that the smoke
consumers in the high school and
Union school buildings had proven a
failure and should be taken out. Su.
perlntendent sperry stated that the
smoke consumers did not burn the
smoke unless the fire was forced.
oo-to-sehooi Day.
Superintendent Sperry reported
that the school committee had planned
a gO-to-school day. such as was held
last year, when about thousand
parents and friends spent an evening
at the high school. II was intended
TO hold another about the both OF
April. II was desired also TO have
another visit that same day on the
part OF parents to the grade schools.
II was thought the parents could be
received at the grade schools in the
afternoon and at the high school in
the evening. The committee suggest
ed that S15 be allowed TO pay the ex-
penses Of preparing for the entertain
ment of the parents and other visitors
on those two days. a motion was
passed approprlating this money.
President w. d. Davies remarked,
however. that II might be too strenu-
Gus a matter for most parents TO Wis;
II schools twice the same day. Mr.
Sperry said the details had not yet
been worked out.
Fell From The Roof.
Alex Bashaw reported that the roof
on the West Mankato school had been
repaired and that II had been neces-
sary TO have the chimney rebuilt Mr..
Bashaw stated also that that very
day a young man by the name OF
Clark, working for the contractor. ID.
III. Oxreiter. on the roof, had fallen
from the top OF the ladder and broken
one OF his wrists. In case there was
any claim against the board. Mr.. Ba.
shaw remarked that the board was
protected by liability insurance.
Erlck Engwaldson said he did not
think there would be any claim
against the board anyhow II was the
contractor who would be liable.
The board allowed the bill OF d.
ii. Oxrelter for shingling and re.
pairing the roof. 1892. and that OF
Gust Carlstroni for rebuilding the
chimney, SIS.
The monthly report OF the truant
officer, A. II. Allen, showed that there
we're seventeen cases investigated,
eleven were reported absent and re-
turned and three were ordered In
school by notice.
Monthly Attendance Report
The monthly attendance report for
March was presented by r. j. Sperry.
superintendent of schools. Mr.. Sperry
said the report showed a larger at.