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the meeting convened all was chaos
regarding the plans Ct maintaining
school for the college for the remainder
of this year. When the meeting ended
the material was at hand for making
comprehensive plans for uninterrupted
work.
Sunday Afternoons Meeting.
W. A. Streater. called to order the
impromptu gathering. A few words
outlined that it would be necessary for
the public of Mankato to make ar
rangements for housing classes and
suggestions were asked. President
Cooper then outlined that there are
now fifteen classes meeting at eight
o'clock five mornings each week the
same number at nine; and a slightly
smaller number at 10, 1870, 2:3O and
$50 O'clock He stated that Bethany
college officials had offered the use Of
any room or equipment that could be
of use but added that on account of
the location Of that school it could not
be used satisfactorily.
Offers Began To Pour In.
With the close OF President Cooper's
remarks, the offers began to pour in.
North Mankato school officers explain
ed that there are six rooms in the new
building that can be turned over to
the college and that there is a we'll
equipped domestic science department
that will b, available. Two class
rooms and the auditorium were volun
teered by the Presbyterian church; four
class rooms and the auditorium by the
Methodists; Baptists offered their en-
tire church building for such use as
may be seen fit by college officers;
Episcopal church representatives volun-
teered their Guild hall with capacity
cf affiore tfian two hundred ss2'SsSa ,>a4f'sfss
Toyola Club members; bers;'e4s;ttat stated that
there is ,arfssassehaloly'>ii abhatps lding
capable of seating five or six hundred
persons and that there ara other rooms
in. the building that can be used BY the
college <Ypf sAna F43purposei ssafM Sati aall
times. 3 81! File pheg shaH i Of the Knights of
Columbus was also volunteered for
use at any time during the day and it
was explained that in this location
there is a kitchen that might be con-
verted to domestic science laboratory
without much trouble.
Commercial College Offer.
Commercial college placed at the
disposal Of President Cooper the base
ment which is equipped with school
furniture for accommodating 141
students and President J. r. Brand
rup explained that in about six weeks
his school can offer the fourth floor
of the Commercial building with room
for $50 more. ,.sass 2 ..-..a,t,....' -. -.
Mankato State Bank has two rooms
that will hold approximately hum
dred persons and offered the use Of
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fered the fourth floor Of their building
for use. Immediately. It was explained IN
that there are: two."iarge rooms and
two smaller rooms suitable for, class
rooms. There are 200 chairs in the
hall that could be used at once and the
offer was made to arrange these seats
Sunday afternoon in case it was the
desire of college officials to hold classes
there today.
Insurance Funds Available.
Theodore Williams informed the
gathering that in conversation with
a member of the state fire marshals S
force today, he was informed that
there is $25O,000 in the insurance fund
that can be obtained immediately for
reconstruction purposes by the State
college and that other funds will be at