The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-29

MISS Hclcu u. DOGSuu, ciCStCu W
teach Kindergarten, returned the con-
tract, declining to sign it, having
other plans In view. Miss Gladys v.
Hobbs, elected to teach English his
tory at the high school, did not accept
as she would like to attend Columbia
university. She would stay, however,
| for sos. Miss Erickson said she
could not accept the position of
teacher. of biology in the high school
on ne terms offered. She asked the
board to consider a higher salary.
| Declined to Teach 3ioiogy.
| Miss Hannah Anderson declined to
teach biology and general science at
the high school at sS5 a month. Miss
Ethel M. Thomas would not teach the
second grade at the Union school at
the salary offered Miss Daisy l..
Footner, chosen to teach the second
and third grades at the Pleasant
Grove school at $50 month, was will
ing to accept at $40 month. Miss
Esther Daniels. elected to teach Lat
Iii at the high schoo', asked for more
! time to think over the question OF &C
cepting. Miss Helmina Olson desir-
led to be transferred to the third
/ grade at the Franklin.
The board raised Miss Scribner's
salary to SIS month.
/ Mr.. Sperry spoke on behalf of the
two biology teachers, Miss Erickson
and Miss Anderson. Each had been
jeiected to teach at $S5 month. A
motion by Judge Evan Hughes was
passed, increasing the salary of each
to $50 a month
I Judge Hughes also presented the
claim of Miss Una Hodson, supervis-
or of penmansnip, FOR, a higher SAL
ary The board voted her an extra
allowance of $1S for the year on ac-
count of the large amount of car-fare
she had to spend going from place
to place.
J Miss Clara Willard, daughter of NJ.
G. Willard, was elected to teach his
tory in the high school. Miss VIII
lard's salary was fixed at SS5 month.
She is now teacher of normal train
ing at Cambridge, MINI.
Miss Webster Re- elected.
Miss Ethel H.. Webster was re-
elected as teacher of arithmetic,
business and bookkeeping. Her sal
airy was fixed at $50 a month. Her
present salary is SIS.
Miss Berenice Morrow of Tracy
was elected to teach the kindergar-
fen and first grade at the Pleasant
Grove. Her salary was fixed at $50
month
Miss Agnes Janda, now at Sher-
burne, Mimi, was chosen to teach
5 the second grade at the Union, at $50
: month.
) Miss Agnes Anderson, teaching at
St. Peter, was elected to the third
grade of the Union school at $50 a
month
Miss Olive Plantikow of Mankato
on at the Union school, her salary
} being fixed at $57 so month.
German Is Ousted.
7 A motion was passed eliminating
: German altogether from the school
. curriculum. Latin was eliminated for
:, all but two years.
3 The committee on property and ex-
pense was authorized to advertise fol-
bids on the coal supply of the schools
for the coming school year.
, Letters were read by Secretary E
F. Soaring from L. S. WINS, director
r of the United States School Garden
S army for the central, western states
D and from p. p. ClaXton, commissioner
g of education, urging that the work o.
4 teaching agriculture and ENCOURAGE
t uardcning be taken UP Gin the public
4 schools. Enclosed was copy of g
: letter by President Wilson with tho
/ following statement: Join the Schoo
e Garden Army and you are fighting il
France |3>
+ Federal Aid For Schools.
C Superintendent of School Sperry
: stated that last week George f. How.
e ard, representing the extension de-
: partment of the state university
f came here and brought with him &
S proposition of federal aid for the
: practice of school gardening ant
: canning during the summer months
e 'Fhe' share that Mankato was to re.
: ceive of what was set aside for thu
e state of Minnesota was 1925, but the
Y citizens of Mankato must raise ar
j equal sum for the same purpose.
Q Mr.. Sperry went on to say that g. A
o Strobel, the high school instructor il
agriculture had been boosting thi.
matter pretty hard that $50 of tn,
t pupils of the normal school wer,
d ready to take up the school garden.
y ing and 500 to 600 in the city publ,
: schools would also do so.
t Mr.. Sperry spoke of a conferenc,
S that had been held recently between
r prominent men of the Mankato Com
e mercial club. the Mankato Retail
d Merchants association and the Fai
g association, to back up the project
: Citizens beloneing to these organiza
n lions were willing to guarantee an
e part of the 1925 to be raised locally
n The Retail association had alread
It promised $25, the Commercial cIut
! $50, and the normal schoo, $50.
~ After some further discussion, tn
u board agreed to appropriate $50 more
: This will leave just $50 to be raise
K to make up the full 1925.
Il CompIimented Mr.. Strobel
e In this connection, Mr. Sperry too
e occasion to compliment the work q
e. Instructor Strobel of the agricultur
d al department. He said Mr.. Strobe
,r had been doing outside. work wit
the rural schools and farmers club.
/ and had taken a particular interest i
IF the work of the boys and girls club
Is in the rural schools. Mr.. Sperry re
d ported on the travelling expenses {
10 Mr.. Strobel, which we're not nearl
so great as the hoard had hpen ar