The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-16
oPENING0F THEBU|LDJNG
UNION SCHOOL DEDICA.
TON FEB. 18TH
Date Ct LincoIn's Birthday Sc.
lected BY the Board of
Education

the new Unicn school building has
again been set b. the board Of edu.
cation this time on Lincoin's birth
day, February 70 This date has been
selected for il is practically certain
that AT that time the new building
will be in the final stages Of compile
tion. The exercises will he held at
1:30 O'Clock and Mr.. ]. NJ. Mcconnell
OF st. Paul will be the principal
speaker #
The matter Of moving the pupils i'm
10 The rev school building was again
taken up 1T the board meeting last
night and Secretary +. i. Soaring
read letter from Attorney s. ID.
Wilson in which he advised The
hoard 10 take the matter of moving
INTO the rooms which arc now ready
for use up with each of the contract
'orS and il this was satisfactory TO
them, then il would incur no danger
OF liability on in the matter of ac-
copting the building when it was fully
completed. Upon motion President
Jefferson appointed w. ID. Willard as
. committee to confer with The con-
tractors and if their consent is Sc
cured. then the pupils will be moved
into the new building during the
first OF the coming week. ....
Letter From School Inspector.
A letter from X. 3. MacLean, in
spector Of elementary schools, was
also read by Secretary Soaring, and
Mr.. MacLean, who visited the Man
l,at0 schools recently, stated that he
found conditions as n rule good. He
advised, however, that something be
Gone in The matter OF building pro-
gram. bringing out that some of the
schools are now overcrowded.
Upon notion, the board voted To
pay the salary of 4. w. BigSerstaff,
ianitor Of the high school, who is
seriously i'll at his home, from the
time he was taken i'll. December Is,
10 the present time. when new man
viii take up the duties as janitor.
The resignation of IL. T. Studncss,
ianitor of the Union school, was ac-
cented by the board.
superintendent Selle brought up
the matter of having all pupils in
special industrial departments un-
dergo physical examination. 1t is
necessary that this examination be
made in order that state aid may DC
secured. Upon motion of Mrs. ID. ID.
Saith the matter of properly con-
Quoting this examination ives left to
Superintendent Selle. 81
Students of the high school will
have a half holiday on Tuesday aft :
ernoon. January 20, to enjoy the
Mankato Winter Fete and Carnival
and students of the grade schools
will have two afternoons during the
week off. from three o'clock, school
being closed at this time on the two
tlays to enable the children to attend
the various events Of the carnival.
An Art Exhibit.
Providing the contractors are Will
inp. an art exhibit will be held in
the new Union school building tho
last week in January. Al this time q
large number Of the best paintings
which can be secured will be put or
exhibit A small admission fee vii
be charged and the amount taken II
will be used to purchase pictures To-
the new building and number FOL
the other buildings.
Mid year commencement exercises
will be held at the high school mex
Friday at 2:30 o'clock at which time
eleven students will be >preseniet
with diplomas. Colonel +. IL. MIME
ecTode will be the speaker and there
will be special musical numbers.
The board accepted the Resignation
of Miss Clara willard who has takei
position at Park Rapids, and I'M
applicaions of Miss Cecilia Coplan
Litchfield ard Miss Blanche Chris
Hanson OF Mitchell were accepted
These Two teachers will fill the va
cancies caused by the resignation
of Miss Willard and Mr.. II. G. Mem
gel. instructor i'm geometry, who ma
accepted q position in Ohio. The ap
pljcation of Miss Jessie Hayden wa
also accepted.
The matter of the salary schedule
after some discussion on the part
the broad. was left in the hands
tbe superintendent and the schoo
committee. II was reported that
number of schools that have beel
giving bonus to their teachers ar
usiug n salary schedule which ar
considerable lower than that OF III
Mankat0 schools.
The Building Program.
Superintendent Selle brought u
the matter of the building program
referred TO by Mr.. MacLean and MI
s.alle reported that the housing prob
lem which will confront the city O
Mankato unless steps are Immediate
ly taken to get building program
under way, would be serious. MI
S,elle has prepared report OF tn
building conditions and this repor
shows that the high school buildin
and the Lincoln building are bot
over crowded with pupils who there
fore cannot be accommodated as wei
as they should be. The other school
while not over croded are runnln
lust comfortably at the present tim
and should many more pupils be en-
rolled they also would be crowded.
President jefferson, upon motion
the board, appointed the school com
mittee 10 investigate the buildin
program and report their findings q
future meeting of the board.
The matter. Of purchasing silver
ware for the domestic science dc
partrent was left to Mrs. Smith wit
power to act.
After allowing the bills, the bear
adjourned.
MARTiNSON is CANDIDATE
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