The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-15
VERNON SCHOOL
STARTED LABORS
ENROLMENT OF NINETY
FIVE IS RECORDED
PROGRAM OF CLASSES
News of Village Picked Up By
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Reporter For Free
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Vernon Center. September IA
The school year began a week ago
Tuesday morning with a total en-
rollment of ninety five. II is un.
derstood that a number more Will
enter soon and so the total enroll
ment will be, about one hundred, the
usual fall enrolment. There are sew
onteen doing high school work, the
new high schol students being Erna
Kietzer, Douglas Gray, Donald Mer-
| tersdorf, Henry BCde, Hannah cav
en-, Marguerite Pfeffer and Raymond
| Caven. The principal OF the school
would be pleased to have the par
ents of the pupils show their interest
by visiting the school. Principal,
Marion Selby; eighth grade. MISS
Watt intermediate, Miss Malcom-
son; primary, Miss Sasse. FOLLOWING
is the daily program: Opening exer-
cises, 8 to 9:10 a. m; plain geome-
bra, $50 to 10: 80; English, 2, 10:45
to 1920; English, l, 11:20 to Il;
high school American history, Ills
| to 1850; latin, !, 1850 to 1880; An
cient history, 2:45 to 1920; Caeser.
MIR. and Mrs. John Fleming, who
were called here by the death and
burial of Mrs. Will Fleming, have
returned to their home in Minnea-
polls.
Mrs. Bertha Rosenow and daughter
Friday of Wells, spent Sunday at
the Charles Fleming home.
Walter S. Brown left Friday for
ST. Paul to enter Hamline university,
of which both his father and mother
are graduates. His high school
classmate and chum Walter Warren
of Lake Crystal accompanied him.
Both boys work three hours per day
in a downtown restaurant for their
board, thus defraying part of their
college expenses These boys are
made of the right stuff. We admire
their grit and wish them success and
abundant good health, feeling conf
| dent they will attain the high goal
! for which they are striving, and will
encounter no difficulties that energy
and perseverance cannot easily oV-
ercome.
Alice. the little four year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter s.
| Rambo, is vey i'll with inflammation Of
the intestines. DR.. Arnold is in at
/ tendance. The popular trained
nurse Mrs. Eunice Newell cared for
her Monday until nurse could be
procured from Mankato.
| Mrs. A. G. Wilbur has about re-
covered from her illness, which kept
her in her room the most OF last
week
Miss Louise Award spent the past
week with relatives in Mankato
and from her l learn that her sis
| ter Libbie, who with her friend Miss
Patch have been enjoying the sum-
mer holidays at Vancouver, B. c.,
| had the misfortune to dislocate her
shoulder blade and badly sprain her
ankle, when she fell on the stairs.
The accident will defer their return
to their work at Redwing for several
weeks. Miss Awards friends will
regret to hear of this bad ending to
an otherise delightful vacation.
Mrs. J. F. Yenish and children re-
turned to their home in st. Clair at
ter a pleasant visit at the home of
: the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Weir and numeous other rel.
atives in and around the village.
Miss Emma Weir will teach in the
rural schools again this year. She
will teach the Ridge school which
began Monday.
Miss Eleanor Mack, who was
graduated from the Amboy high
school last June with highest hon
ors, will no doubt keep up her re-
cord at the Teachers college, Man
,kato, where she has enrolled, Her
sister Lucy having completed eighth
grade work in the rural. home dis
trict, has entered the Amboy high
school.
/ neglected to mention in the last
items a delightful days visit that
Mesdames S. J. Minis, Nettie Car
lper<er and Lulu Austin and son
Earl of St. Lotffs, Miss, recently en-
joyed with Mrs. A. E. Quimby and
family in Mankato. Mrs. Quimby
drove UP in her auto for her guests
and entertained them at lunch and
dinner.
Mr. and Mrs John Moore and
children returned last Saturday via
the auto route to Madison, Wis, af-
ter spending a weeks vacation with
Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A.. c. Wilbur and other relatives be-
fore their departure The clans OF
the Wilbus enjoyed a big get to-
gether at the A. c. Gray home.
Among the out of town relatives
present were the Than Award fam
lily of Mankato and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Schwartz of Amboy
Mrs. Frank Clague and her Imoth
er Mrs. Ellen Porter are down from,
their home at Redwood Falls for a
week or ten days visit among friends
and neighbors in the old home town.
Everybody is glad to have them
among them again.
Vernon is sending a large dele
cation daily to Mankato to take in
the four day fair. The exhibits are
large and fine in all departments.
The weather is ideal, the crowds
large and no doubt at the final check
up the association will find them
selves way ahead Of the game.
Frank Selby of old town has re-
covered his car, but II is minus a
coat, satchel, fire extingllisher and
several other articles which were in
the car, besides badly punctured
tires, making his loss about $50.
CHAPEL EXERCISES oUsTED.