The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-12
j.. M. Mcconnell To Deliver
Address At Union
PROGRAM WAS OUTLINED
Dedication Date Not Definitely
Decided B. the Board of
..a. Education

j. MI Mcconnell, safe superinten-
dent of education. VIII deliver the
principal address at the formal open
ing of the new Union school building
which will take place on January b,
provided the building is ready Tor
occupancy at that time. This was the
recommendation of the school COM
mittee to the Mankato board OF edu-
cation at the regular meeting held
last night. The committee also rec
that President G. II. Coop
'er of the normal, Superintendent p. 5.
Selle and former Superintendent i. j.
Sperry be asked to give short talks at
the openin2. Musical numbers were
recommended to be given by the Or
pheus club, the Lyric club and the
various musical organizations IN the
/ high school The reception viii De-
Gin about EIGHT o'clock with Presl-
dent l.. T. Jefferson OF the board pre-
siding. Upon motion OF Judge Evan
Hughes the recommendations OF the
committee were accepted. The date,
however. was not definitely decided
unon as there was a difference of
opinion among the board members as
To whether or not tho building would
be ready for occupancy BY the open
ing of school after the Christmas va
cation.
Pronr~ss Or 1he Building.
General Gustaf widell of the, build
ing eomr,ittee reported that progrcss
on the Union school was going falrly
well but that he did not believe that
II would be ready for occupancy AT
the time stated in the contract.
George Pass. Jr., stated however,
that he felt that the building could he
made ready by the date specified IN
the contracts. Members of the board
EXPRESSED the opinion that the mi
vidual contractors were not giving
the attention thev should 10 the I'm
i'm school and the building commit
tee was given authority to advise the
contractors that unless the building
was ready for use by the dates given
in the individual contracts then the
call ranaltins attached to same would
he collected by the board. The build
inc committee decided TO meet with
the contractors at the schoo' this art
ernoon at two o'clock and advise them
of the action of the board.
Secretary e. F. Soaring read a
communication from Eric Carlstrom.
contractor. containing list of items
which if had been necessary to add
to the ORIGINAL contract, amounting TO
s256.39 and this was approved by the
board
Keen School Fires Burning.
General Widell reported that it had
been necessary to put on new man
to keep the fire going at the Union
school building during the nights,
this being due to the fact that unless
someone kept them going then the
fire died out and the painters and
varnishers were delayed with their
work in the morning The man was
hired only as long as his services re-
manned necessary. The matter of
lockers in the shower room at the
new school was also brought up bv
General Widell. No provision had
been made for these lockers in the
equipment list and the matter Of
providing suitable lockers for both
girls and boys was left to the COM
mittee on equipment.
Superintendent Selle explained that
IT had become necessary to make
some arrangements for thc providing
of cupboards in two speciai rooms at
the Union building where pupils might
nut their unfinished work. George
Pass, Jr.,l presented plans for these
cupboards and also presented the bid
of Eric Carlstrom for the construc-
ti"n of same. which was figured
$3.50 complete. Upon motion of Mrs.
v. D. Smith and the second Of Eric
Engwalson, the board accepted Mr..
Carlstrom's. bid.