The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-04
MORE CASH GIVEN
CLUB WORK HEADS
MONEY FOR THESE ACTIVI-
TIES Is APPROPRIATED
LABORS OF THE BOARD
School Vacancies Filled; Coal
Ordered; Two Teachers
Are Released.

Vacancies we're filed, aid granted
to further Boys and Girls CLUB
work and various other small items
of business were transacted by the
Mankato board of education in
regular session at the high school
building last evening. Reports from
the Lincoln school, transmitted oy
Z. A Engwalson indicate tlat the
work will be complete at the time
set in the contractors contracts,
November Is. although II is not
probable that the building will be
entirely complete as carry as had
been expected this spring. Painters
will require at least a month on IN.
terror decorating after the general
contractor finishes and that will not
be until about the twentieth OF
this month.
Money For Club Work
W. E. Durbahn, city club leader
for boys and girls, and w. e. Nc
MILAN. county agent and county
club leader, appeared before the
board and asked that additional APP
preparation be made for finishing
all the loose ends of club work be-
gun during the summer and after
some discussion and a report OF
activity from Mr.. Durbahn, the
board voted to give another $3.50.
The appropriation at the beginning
of the year 1886
The report showed< that among
the students of the Mankato high
school there are ninety six who
are in the Garden club, thirty six
in the' Poultry club, thirty four in
Canning and about sixty in the
oil he
the close of the season the clubs
will exhibit their wares at the Gar
den City, Mankato and state fairs.
Teachers Are Released
Two teachers VINO asked for their
releases were allowed to Withdraw
from the Mankato schools last
night They were Sidney A Patchin,
head OF the history department or
the high. school, who will go to
Hibbing in a similar post, and Mrs.
W. c. Fuller, a high school teacher
Six were elected to teaching or
clerical positions last evening. Mr..
and Mrs. George ]. Conklin of Ben
ton, Wis. were elected to positions
in the athletic department, succeed
ing Mr. and Mrs. c. P. Blakeslee,
resigned Last year the Conklins
were employed in the schools at
Chippewa Falls. Miss Linda Billet
of Good Thunder was elected school
nurse and Miss Dorothy Rea of
Luverne was elected to succeed
Miss H. Johnson in the physical
education department. &.
Miss Minnie Nelson of Kasota
will serve as principal of the Union
school for the ensuing year and
was elected to that position last
night. Miss Nellie Cray was re- cleo
ted as an office assistant in the Of
flee of Superintendent +. S. Selle.
Order Coal Placed In Bins
Five coal dealers of the city were
ordered to place at least one car
load of coal in one of the buildings
on or before the first Of September
and it is expected that these orders
can be filed regardless of strike
conditions. The contract with the
dealers does not fix a price per ton
but calls for the coal at a price at
the mine plus a margin of $110 per
ton for handling. weighing and
profit for the dealer.
The buildings will be supplied as
Nfollows: Lincoln school Botsford
Lumber company; Roosevelt school,
Hayes Lucas company; Franklin
school, Northern States coal com
pany; Union school, Lampert Lum-
Der company; nigh school, Charles
7. Taylor Coal company.
Hugo Frey was granted the free
use Of the grounds surrounding the
Union school for the purpose of an
ice cream social and a concert Of
the Boys band at some time in the
near future.