The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-05
'RAzING EBUILDING
Board Ready For the New
Lincoln Structure
CARING FOR THE PUPILS
Contract For Tearing Down the
knowledge Plant Goes to
e. A. CarIstrom

Members of the school board held a
lengthy meeting last evening at
which it was decided to commence the
wrecking Of the old Lincoln school
building to give place to the proposed
new structure on that site. Bids for
the wrecking Of the building were re-
ceiyed from the ]. B. Nielsen Con-
struction company and E. A. Carl
strom. The ]. B. Nielsen Construc-
ton company offered to wreck the
building take all OF the material and and
pay the school board $500 for the
same. E. A Carlstrom's bid of
$4,000 for wrecking the building,
cleaning and piling the material.
which is to remain the property OF
the board was accepted, and Mr.:
Carlstrom was awarded the contract
for the work.
Superintendent E. S. Selle pre-
sented a plan for caring for the pu-
pills of the Lincoln school in the
other school buildings of the city,
during the construction OF the new
building. He stated that the kinder
garten grades viii be Accommodated
in some Of the rooms of the public
library, which can be used for a
rental of S25 per month with light
and heat furnished. The first and
will be afforded space in the Union
school Transportation for the fourth
grade and part of the third grade to
the Franklin school will be provided.
Part OF the fifth grade will also be
Accommodated at the Franklin school.
The fifth and sixth grades will be
taught in rooms at the nigh school.
ing Of the school day at the high
school. The classes will start at 8
o'clock in the morning and run
through with a short intermission for
noon day luncheon, and end at 4
O'Clock P. NJ. Mr.. Selle explained
that latter on zones from which chill
dren will or will not be transported
ton of Director Widell the recon-
mendations Of Superintendent Selle
were ado-ted.
More Pay For Census.
Director Evan hughes brought up
the matter of more pay for Miss
Clara Kelley, who is taking the
school census. She found that five
1t was decided to pay Miss Kelley
six cents per head for her work.
Superintendent Selle stated that the
school census shows that there are In
.Mankato 1850 children Of school age
this year or an increase OF forty
four pupils over last year.
Superintendent Selle in making a
report of the work of the summer
school just brought to close, said
that there were 357 students enrolled
and 333 were in continuous atten-
dance. There were nineteen full time
teachers on duty during the sessions.
The play grounds were literally pa
tronized, the average attendance per
week being $50.
Several changes in text books were
suggested by Superintendent Selle
board. The new books will cost the
district in the ueighborhood of $1,000.
These books will be rented to the
students at a low rate. Their old
I books If they have any, will be taken
in at twenty per cent of their original
value.
The matter of permitting the Citi-
lines underground through the Lin
coin school property was brought up
again last night. 1t was stated that
the school board and the telephone
company have reached a satisfactory
agreement, and the wires will be
placed in conduits with the under
standing that If anything should go
wrong in the future the, telephone
company Is not to dig up the grounds.
The contract can be terminated at
any time by giving a ninety days
notice. At the suggestion Of Direc-
tor Widell, P. M. Ferguson, local
, general manager of the Citizens Tele-
phone company will be asked to in
spect the plans for the new Lincoln
school in regard to proper placing OF
telephone lines, etc.
Building Plans Ready.
George Pass, Jr., architect Of the
new Lincoln building. explained that
the plans are practically ready. II
was decided last night to adjourn to
Tuesday at 1880 p. NJ. to go over the
plans and specifications. The corner
stone of the old Lincoln building and
the box inside, of it will be saved
when the building is wrecked.
The following teachers were elected
ties:
Miss Mildred Woodruff, Sioux City
Ia, as assistant teacher In physical
culture at $40 per month; C.. P. Lab
man of Franklin, ILL.,, for the history
position in the high school at $3.50
per year; Thomas Sorry of Grinell
Ia. as teacher of general science
$3.50 per year; Miss Alice Stapletor
of River Falls, Wis, as teacher OF
$50 per month; Miss Alta Cooper OF
Des Moines, Ia, as teacher Of do
nestle science at a salary of $40 pei
month and $40 extra per month fol-
experimenting the lunch room. Miss
Mildred Bartels Of LIE Mars, Ia, was
elected teacher of the first grade al
salary of $3.50 per month; Mrs Ro-
bert c. Hall Of this city was elected
as substitute teacher in the high
school at salary OF $125 per month
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