The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
BOARD INCREASED WAGES
TO EXTENT OF $1,000
List Of Teachers Was Selected at
Meeting of Directors Last Night;
Drawing and Music Department Will
Be Separated; Matter of State Aid
Came Up For Discussion; Instruction
To NONRESIDENT Pupils
From Thursdays Daily.

principals by more imam Sl,lOU were
made at the meeting of the school
board in the Commercial club rooms
last evening. The annual high school
teachers salary will be increased by
about $1,150 and that of the grade
schools by $562.50.
Following is the list Of instructors
that were reelected, together with
the changes of salary:
High School.
William G. Bate, principal, political
science, from. $500 to $1,000 a year.
Emma c. ODonnell, assistant
principal, mathematics, $1,15O to ST.
200.
Hazel Aldrich, English and library,
$50 to IS month.
Florence Allen, history, $50 to $S5.
Carrie A. Brewster, domestic art,
$S5 to 500.
J. E. F. Chase, commercial, $1,10O
to $1,000 per year.
Margaret Darlington, biology and
general science, $40 to $50.
Jean Collins, domestic science, SS5
to $50,
Vernon A. Cooper, manual training,
$125 a month for ten months, no
change.
Esther Daniels, Latin, $S5 to 500.
Emma J. Hall, English and algebra,
$85 to $50.
Gladys l.. Hobbs, English, $50 to SS5
Una e. Hodson, English, penman-
ship and drawing, $40 to SIS.
Mabelle Johnson, domestic science,
$85 to 500.
Eleanor Mott, typewriting, $50 to
$S5.
Mrs. A. l. Nostdahl, English, and to
be principal of the Junior high school,
$40 to SIS.
Fanny Pitcher, music, 800 to $95.
Belle Ranney, English, $50 to $S5.
Marjorie Sawyer, English and Ger
man, $S5 to $50.
Nina M. Swearingen, mathematics
and bookkeeping, .SS5 to $50.
Elizabeth Talbot, geography, sos to
$40.
Mrs. Ruth D. futile, United States
history, $40 to SIS.
Mrs. Ethel H. Webster, arithmetic,
$40 to $75.
Louise Kuehn, German, $S5 to 500
Margaret G. Campbell, English and
mathematics, $50 to $S5.
Ellie Brodeen, English and mathe-
mates, $50, same as before.
Franklin School.
Minnie Bangerter, principal and
sixth grade, $3.50 to $S5.
Helen Meyer, fifth grade, $67.50 to
$40.
Isabel Chesser, fourth, $3.50 to $40
Julia Hub, second, $3.50 to SIS.
Minnie E. Parker, first, $3.50 to
SIS.
Helen A. Hall. Kindergarten pri-
mary, $3.50 to $40.
Pleasant Grove School.
Clara Kelly. principal and sixth
grade, $3.50 to $85.
Ida M. Lewis, fifth and sixth grades,
$7250 to SIS.
Xenia Mallgren, fourth and fifth,
$50 to $6250.
$62.50 to $65.
Jennie Johnson, third, $3.50 to
$50.
Grace Holmes, A first and second,
$6750 to S70s
Laura Thomas, A first and p first.
$3.50 to SIS.
Union School.
Eta E. Boston. principal and sixtl
grade, $40 to S72.50.
Agnes Rud, fifth, $55 to S5750.
Helen Weed, third, s625O to SOS.
Sara B. Richards, first, $3.50 to
$62.50.
Genevieve Heglund, kindergarten
primary $55 to $50.
West Mankato School.
S. Rose Stalev. PRINCIPAL, fifth 6
sixth grades. $3.50 to SIS.
Fife r. Conkling, fourth, $55 to
$57.5O
Libbie Williams, second, s625O to
SOS.
Jessie B. irving. first, $3.50 to s75
Mrs. H. X. Fairweather. kinder
garten- primary. $65 to $S7.E0.
Twelve of the instructors. six of
the high school and six of the grade
schools, declined reelection. These
were:
High school Elizabeth Lewis, as
sistant principal and arithmetic;
Margie Lee, public speaking; Bertha
A. Morgan biology; Charles R. Ricsi-
ardson. American history and civics;
Byron 7. Rock, physics and chemistry
C.. R. Shumway, agriculture.
Pleasant Grove school-Mrs. Isabe
Williams, A second and B third; Haze
J. Edwards, kindergarten primary.
Franklin school-Eleanor Johnson
third grade.
Union school = GLADYS Benner
fourth grade; Dorothy Rohrer, Sec
ond.
West Mankato-Madge B. Clark
third
1t is thought that G.. Howard Mich
olas, manual training teacher in thu
high school, is also likely to refuse
reelection.
The teachers OF domestic science
Miss BREWSTER. Miss Collins and Miss
Johnson. are appointed for ten months
if the size of the classes warrants
this
A motion was passed. giving all o.
the instructors until May ] to accept
or decline reelection.
Will Prepare For Speciality.
Superintendent Sperry remarked
that Miss Jennie Johnson, teacher O
the Franklin school, who had beer
selected to teach the subnorma
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