The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-14

and frozen in sharp ridges and we all
agreed before we arrived at Winnebago
that if We had trusted in any other
car than I a Dodge Bros, our tyust-
would have been in vain. However,
after having our breakfast thoroughly
settled we arrived in Dnlavan, and put
up at the best garage in town Il am
Sure it was the best one for they would
not take a cent for storing the trusty
Dodge while we looked the town over
Just a word about Delavan, to those
who have not been there, 1t is a pref
ty village, not quite. as large as Ver-
non Center, and located in a level but
well improved country. After hunt
ing up one of the merchants whom we
had been previously referred to, we
were conducted to the school, Sand It
is sure some school. 1t occupies two
buildings, the formeE school building,
which is about the size of our own,
and is occupied by the first five gradesS
of the school, and the new building,
which is a larger two etory building>Qf
fancy brick with heating plant, and,
,ventilating system in the basement
"The first floor is occupied by the
auditorium with the center of the
building a room 40x60, with an ample
stage and curtain arrangement, tIiis
room is surrounded on three sides by
an eight or ter foot. separated from
the main room only by concrete pill
lars and when necessary is used as
part of the seating capacity Of this
room. The school officials claim they
have seated 1000 people in this room.
They have folding chairs and an adj
joining room to store them in. This
room is used for various things, as the
physical culture class, which by. the
way, was just going through its exer-
cises when we were there, and Judging
by the attention they paid ito tce same
| think there were couple in our par
ty who could tell you more than / can
on this subject. However. I will say
this, the class showed excellent train
ing and were physically fit. The audi
forum is also used for the pupils din
ing ROOM There are al couple of doors
under the stage and from these at
noon the boys pulled out two carts
ard upon each there were three, or
four folding tables and i'm about the
time am taking <toteHt6ou about it
these tables were lined up across the
room and the pupils had provided
themselves with folding chairs and
arranged themselves around the Ia
bles, spreading the contents of their
dinner baskets in front of them. At
this time hot dish, (this day it was
hash), was served to each pupil. The
dish was cooked in the domestic Sol
ence room which adjoins' the auditors
um. This room is used for all public
meetings and entertainments connect
ed with the, school, and also forsthe
basket ball games, and has many 9TH
er uses. s G Is. 4.
THE domestic sciences room = on
the same floor and has 13u excelIont
equipment for cooking. etc. II ono
room and sewing, ~ ~ -
Among other rooms q
xi1e la661S1 |<r61xn1E n 4
equipped With tco1e e&<5 p 81
containing many articles ~ ~
by the pupils. 3 s - 8 s: So.
Il believe there is also an 1GTzcul-
tural room on this floor, also an office
and library. The library seemed well
supplied with books and was q very
coy ROOM
The second floor was divided into
class rooms study rooms, Atc., and as
the classes were many of them in ses-
sion we did not stop long on this door,
but venture to say they had all the
modern equipment, etc. necessary to
modern school.
During the afternoon we spent an
hour or two with three members of
the school board, 1.-THE president, clerk
and treasurer), who were there that
day on business connected with school,
from them we ,afterward gained con-
siderable information about consoljda-
ton.
= This school is composed of seven
school districts and should have one
s one e, district Isl laying asst e
urT,ba o,.+ ~ tbo raw b,,;rr3fno Atvoc
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