The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-17
SELLE IS RETAINED
SALARY AT $425O
Pickett Reelected High
School Principal
STIPENDS OF TEACHERS
Board of Education Gives Heed
To List Presented BY
Superintendent

IN SAcuIlNc SSSSJOn last evening III
the high school, the Mankato board of
education voted unanimously to re-
tain Superintendent E. S. Selle in the
same capacity for next year and to
continue his present salary of $4250
for that period.
Roswell C. Pickett was retained as
principal of the senior high school for
the same period and his salary left at
this years figure $4,000. Both men
have given entire satisfaction to the
board through their administration of
school affairs and there was no oppo-
sition to their retention.
Superintendent Seize presented to
the board schedule of salaries for
next year. According the schedule
that was adopted, if every teacher
now on the staff were to return the sal
ary list would be raised about SooVv
Allowing for the normal turnover of
teachers, the salary list will call for
$1,000 increase for 1923. Another
recommendation of the superinten-
dent which was approved by the board
was that Of fixing the school year at
$50 days Of actual school work. That
but there have been two or three days
devoted to conference of the teach
ers at the beginning and the end of
the school year heretofore. 1t will
now be the duty of teachers to arrive
In Mankato soon enough to take part
in these conferences before school
opens and to remain here until they
are finished in the summer Since
there were no reductions in salary,
the board was Of the opinion that
these requests were reasonable.
Discuss College Question
Much of last evenings time was
devoted to making plans for housing
the Mankato State Teachers college
President c. II. Cooper and the
resident director of the college ap-
peared before the board and asked
that that body take some definite
action which will give those two off
GERS something tangible to offer the
state board at a meeting to be held in
st. Paul Wednesday evening.
It was finally agreed that during
the summer the college will be per
mittef to use the high school building
except for some small space needed
by the high school for vocational
work The cost of keeping the build
probation win be paid to the local
schools by the state board for such
occupancy.
Next year the local board Of educa-
ton has agreed to allow the college
the use of several rooms in the high
school building, eight or ten in the
new Lincoln building for training
school work and two rooms in the
Union school for the same purpose
In this way the present elementary
building Of the college can be con-
not be used for housing small children
Praises Mankato Buildings
A letter from r. B. MacLean in
read to the board. The writer praised
the housing prospects in Mankato and
compiimented this city on its elemer
Try buildings. He stated that he
felt warranted in recommending state
aid for the Lincoln building and the
Union, Franklin and Roosevelt The
aid Is authorized in chapter 467 OF
the Minnesota 1891 statutes.
W. d. Willard of the board gave his
report on the new building recently
dedicated in Owatonna. Mr.. Willard
said tht the builing is credit to the
community but that the furnishings dc
not compare with the fine quality OF
the structure and he felt that there
were many things in the Owatonna
furnishings that should be avoided by
Mankato in furnishing the Lincoln
school
E A. Engwalson, Of the building
committee. recommended smooth
plastering in the halls of the new
structure and said that the added
cost would amount to $3.50. On mo
tion Of Gustav .Widell the added ex-
penee was authorized.
Gives School Statistics
Superintendent Selle reported thai
there are enrolled in Mankato, 1886
school children. That of these 1857
belong here IN school and the average
daily attendance is 1854. These fig
ures were compiled on February 3.
The superintendent informed the
board that chapter of the Order Of
DeMolay was to be inaugnrated herr
BY the local Masonic body. He ask
ed for no action OF any kind on his
remarks and received none.
Last nights session was a Ions
grind, lasting from 7:30 until 11:3t
when the last business of the board
was transacted. All members of the
board were in attendance at the las
session.