The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14
Miss Dorothy Rohrer o.. Gaylord,
Minn., Is ChosenEto Fill
Vacancy
From tuesdays Daily.

from tuesdays Oalir.
Two new teachers were elected at
a meeting of the school board held
last evening Miss Inez Thompson OF
Preston, Mimi, was chosen to teach
English and biology at the high
school in the seventh, eighth and
ninth grades. This is an addition to
the faculty, made necessary by the
rapid increase in the enrolment Of
the school Miss Thompson had spent
four years at Carleton and one year
at WELLESLEY, getting B. A. degree
at each, and has had some experience
at high school teaching. Her salary
was fixed at $40.
The other new teacher is Miss
Dorothy Rohrer of Gaylord Mimi,
elected to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Miss Minnie
Perrin as teacher of the second grade
in the Union school. Miss Perrin is
soon to be married. Miss Rohrers
salary was fixed at $50 so.
The board thus Endorsed the choice
OF Superintendent F. j. Sperry and
the committee on schools in both
cases. The report was presented by
Mrs B. d. Smith, chairman of that
committee, Mr.. Sperry being absent
from the board meeting on account of
illness.
Diplomas Were Awarded.
Mrs. Smith also announced that
three high school graduates, Lois
GulbrandSon, Margaret Hotaling and
Blanche Allanson, had just completed
their high school courses and ac
cordingly diplomas were awarded to
them. 1t is customary to give diplo
mas to pupils to finish their high
school courses in January, and to al
low them to participate in the grad
uatiOn exercises on the following
June, if they so desire.
On the recommendation of the
superintendent the Aldine language
text books were adopted for use in
the third, fourth, fifth and sixth
grades, and the purchase of $50 copies
of the Congdon music primer was
ordered.
No action was taken on the propo-
sition OF hiring a teacher to conduct
night classes at the high school for
the benefit OF foreign-s speaking
adults. w. D. Willard remarked that
he doubted whether there were a
dozen people in the city who would
care TO take advantage of the oppor-
tunities thus extended. Before hiring
& teacher, some steps should be TAX
en- to ascertain what sort of a night
school there would be.
Fire Escapes Constructed.
Dr.. w. A. Beach, chairman of the
committee on property and expense,
brought to the attention of the board
the fact that the city fire committee
had advocated the construction of fire
escapes on the Pleasant Grove and
West Mankato school buildings, and
also the purchase of some fire eX-
tinguishers. DIR. Beach spoke in favor
OF the Pyrene eXtinguisners, which
were very light, and were being used
by business men of experience along
that line. After some discussion the
matter was left in the hands of the
committee On property and expense
with power TO act, both in regard to
the fire escapes and the extinguishers
1t Is intended to purchase eleven of
the extinguishers.
Request to Aid Nurse.
DR.. Beach also brought before the
board a request by the managers of
the Visiting Nurse association that
the board furnish the funds necessary
to increase the salary of the nurse.
Dr.. Beach said this request was
made on the ground that the nurse
spent great deal of her time in the
public schools, looking for children in
need of medical aid. He said that as
far as he had any information she
was doing very good work. He stated
that the Visiting Nurse association
leaders would like to have the board
give $25 month towards the nurses
salary, or as near that amount as
could be afforded
After a lengthy discussion it was
decided that the board merely make
donation of $50 into the treasury of
the Visiting Nurse association.
In the absence of the president of
the board, w. B. Davies, the vice
president, L. T. Jefferson, was in
charge of the chair.