The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-14
Junior. S65 to SGT 80.

| Inc junior high school teachers all
declared that the pupils at that age
were particularly hard to disciplice
Superintendent Sperry expressed lie
| fear that it might be hard to hold
junior high school teachers at such
salaries as they had been getting
A communication was received from
Miss Marie Sterling, teacher of Eng
lish and public speaking, declining
re- election for the coming year. Miss
| Sterling remarked in the letter that
she deemed herself fortunate to have
been associated with the Mankato
schools for two years.
On motion by Judge Hughes, G.. r
Shumway, teacher of agriculture in
the high school, was allowed as usual
his travelling expenses, not to exceed
$3.50 for the year
Several Vacancies to Fill.
Mr.. Sperry remarked that there
were several vacancies to fill in the
teaching corps, but school committee
was ready to recommend the election
of a teacher for one position only,
the fifth grade of the Union school,
Miss Agnes Rud was recommended
for this position and elected. Miss
Rud's home is in Mankato She is
a graduate of the advanced depart
ment of the normal school and is
now teaching at LIE Roy. Her salary
was fixed at $55 a month.
The superintendent desired to know
whether the board during the coming
summer desired to have a months
summer school of the domestic
science and manual training depart
r1ents He said he thought the sum-
mer school would surely be as sue
cessful as it was last year. On mo-
ton by Judge Hughes it was decided
to have the extra months work in
those departments this year
G. H. Trafton of the normal school
appeared again before the board on
behalf of the visiting nurse commit
tee. At the meeting on March 1, he
proposed that the board pay the sal
dry of the visiting nurse, and that
would enable other visiting nurse
funds to be devoted to getting her an
assistant. 1t would cost the board
81 600 a year. At that time, Mr. Traf-
ton undertook to find out if the par
ochial schools were willing to give
anything towards that end.
+ Mr. Trafton reported last evening
that the parochial school managers
were quite enthusiastic over the idea
of having a visiting nurse, but they
felt that as their people already paid
for the school board expenses in tax
es, they would be helping pay the
salary of the visiting nurse, without
Iany additional contribution from tbs
no. ,NOl,s c1 eoI ~Iz \
this was true, and he could put up no
argument to meet that But the peo-
pie of the parochial schools were all
very anxious to retain the services
of Miss Abbie Peters, the visiting
nurse.
The board listened carefully to the
report, but took no action at the time.
Statement From Sperry.
superintendent Sperry made a brief
statement about the movement for
the establishment of high school
corps of cadets. He said it was good
for the boys physically and tended to
help the general discipline of the
school. He remarked that as soon as
"a company of forty well drilled ca
diets could be shown, the federal gov
eminent would equip that number
with rifles. The students would fur
nish their own uniforms. There was
no expense at all to the school dis
trict.
President Davies remarked that the
move was very good one.
Superintendent Sperry presented
the report of attendance for the month
of March, showing the number en-
rolled, average attendance, percent
age of attendance, cases of hardness,
and number perfect in attendance as
follows:
NE. "A. PA. CT. PA.
High School ..750 eli 97.7 10 493
Pleasant Grove 1913 279 97.7 1872
Union .227 2O4 95.4 10 III
Franklin .25S 22S 96.7 2 129
West Mankato 1S6 1854 97.5 IL 10y
Totals -. .1744 1916 81 4S 1910
Mr.. Sperry remarked that the to-
tai of perfect attendance was quite