The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-28
PUCXETT IS PRINCIPAL
GENTLEMAN FROM LA CROSSE
SELECTED BY BOARD
HEAD OF HIGH SCHOOL
"Aggie" Course to Be Resumed;
Grade Teachers Are
Chosen

Roswell c. Pickett OF Lacrosse.
Wis, was elected 10 The position oi
principal of the Mankato high school
last night at the meeting of the board
of education. Mr.. Puckett succeeds
Principal w. G. Bate who goes 10
Richmond, Ind. TO accept position
there Offering a bigger field for ad
vancement Principal Pickett is al
present stationed at the Wright avi-
alton field in the personnel division
near Fairfax, Or 10. H. holds sec
ord lieutenant's comm .ssion.
The school &C mm-itee recommend
ed Mr.. Pickett 20 the position. He
comes here verr highly spoken Of
He was in The city last week 10 see
members OF the board His salary
vas fixed for the coming year at
81 900.
Superintendent Clan6e A. Street
was present at the board meetin-
last night and met all the members
of the board AT that time MI.
Street is getting in touch with tho
school system here preparatnry 10
taking un The work when Superin-
tendent Sperry leaves
"Agsie" Course to Pc Returned
Judge Hughes moved th"t the az.
be resumed providing the tchorl
could get the pron"r insurance TO
take charge Of II. The motion was
carried. This course was dropped
because of inability tofscet on in
structor during the wa..
Miss Francisco Smith was elected
70 fill the unexpired year OF Mrs.
= Port oriAld Onirt who leaves on
April l. Miss Smiths salary f'r
the remaining time was fixed at $50
per NORTH. Secretary Sea~ine read
tn the board an application fTam
Marsh Rachen of Crosby. n. D..
asking il there We're any vacancies
here for good janitor
Al Recommendation was read from y
committee of the Hish School alumni
asking for the t<r q the building fer
ne rseepI;e1 ff P7nfe <sor e 2,aa
An invifaf,or, WIS extended to the
board to attend the reception to be
riven y
Wants Insurance Bin Defeated
Secretary Soaring read n comniun
lection from the Fred Gray copinanv
asking The board 70 protest against
the state Insurance bill pendin".
Another communication was read
from F. NJ. Zuel in regard % irs,Ir
anre on tho boiler in The Union
school. Theodore Williams wrote Il
communication 10 tho boar1 express
ing homo that the settlement Of ~ =
accident suffered by Mr.. Agnow while
on janitor duty was satisfactory.
A committee of young men fror'
the senior class representing he SAT-
Of tho senior annual appeared before
the board. explained the cost Of the
annual tnny planned n nut or this
{vnar told the hoard th"t the Re'at'
Merchants association this year hal
decided not to advertise in the An
nual on the ground that il wa" w
productive. and asked the board FOR
SIS To holm get ont tho annual. FL
--ard Scoring. Joh1 Willard and JoN''
John composed the committee. m
r1otinn of Eric Enewaldso1 III"
board voted to give the class the
money.
Architect George Pass Jr. address
sed the hoard on rnatters concerning
tho Roosevelt building.
On motion OF Judge HU"h"s tn
board proceeded to the election Ct
teachers. Tea chers in the hiah schH3'
we're elected and their salaries fiXe1
for the coming year as follows:
Elected in High School.
Superintendent c. w. Street. 50 :
500: PRINCIPAL r. G. Pickett. 81 9NH:
Emma C. ODonnell aesist"nt pin
c'ral mathematics. $155: Mrs. Am =
ella l.. Noe+ahl assistant prin"'na'
English. 1925: Mary f, Adama. Eng
Iish. Latin, library, 800: Hannah
Anderson. biology, general science
s107 so: Carrie A. Brewsta", dornns
tic pvt. S12O for, ten months; Efia
n Conklinq. art. DRAWING. S120:
Ester Daniels. Latin S120; A"neS q.
Erickson biology. Sl01 30; Una ~.
Hodson. penmanship. English. $40;
= Louise NJ. hutIH, INptNii'lN-' 90"
Narie r. Large. phvSics. chemistry
$1,000 for the wear: Amv s Mitchell
mathematics, English, $97.5 E'mir'
Moosbrugger French and Spanish
SOS: Mabel F. Peterson, P@ogra 1hv
500: Belle Ranney. ENGLISH. $40;
Ruth Scribner arith.. $50: G"org
II. Seymour. commercial. 81 35H nH'
wear: Marion Thomas. English. 500;
Mrs. Mary A. Trafton- English
sIO7 so: Mrs. Ruth Tuttle u. }
History, $40; Mrs. Ethel Webster
bookkeeping. arithmetic. s110; Evs
T.. Weller. mathematics. s97 80: Cia"r
T.. willard English. history. sl07.5 ."
The school committee reported tia
Miss Hazel Aldrich. Miss Jean Col
Inns. Miss Gladys Hobbs Miss Nabe
Johnson Miss A. P. Linnell RalDl
Page. Mrs. Porterfeld CURT. F. s
Slatterlee were not candidates 10
election Miss Johnso, will tax
IN work in the schools at Fargo mex
wear, Miss Linnell goes to the Man
kato normal TO direct music, Ra'pl
Page has accepted position at D.
troit and PrOfpsSor SIaitarlep ~ seek