The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-10
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manner in which they responded and
came to the aid OF the school by the
offer of building and equipment for
the carrying on of the classes OF the
college students until some other
provisions are made for their acco-
mediation
President Cooper said that thu ad-
ministration of the school had not
been able to accept all OF the kind
offers made, but had selected the
buildings closest together, in order
that the movement OF classes would
be interfered with as litt1e as poss
ible.. On behalf Of the school Presi-
faculty feels Just as greatfui to those
who did offer their services and were
not accepted as those whose kind
donations of buildings were accepted.
Among the institutions which on
cred their recitation rooms for use or
the Teachers College students, were:
Bethany College, the North Mankato
the city had offered the use OF their
balls as recitation rooms
1t was decided late yesterday TO es-
| tablish the Offices Of the school tenn
| porarily<on the first floor Of the Mas
onic Temple, where the dean OF wo-
men will be in charge. The assembly
room viii be at the PresbyteTisn
L Until LII InCL A1OlENCs hC
rooms of the publiclibrary have been
pressed into service. Miss Alice NJ
Farr, college librarian and her as
sistant Miss Diment will be there to
assist the college students In every
way possible.
The places of holding classes for
the college students, and the teachers
in charge are as follows:
Presbyterian Church-Mr PETER
sen, Mr.. Snarr, Mr.. Hancock, Miss
Constance (Mrs Steyens)
Methodist Church Mr.. Morris,
Miss Ellis, Mr.. Miller, Miss Puder
Baptist Church Miss Beale, Miss
Bowden. Miss Robbins
Episcopal Guild Hall-Miss Spar
row, Miss Soltow, Mr.. Fuller
Christian Science Church-Miss
Wiecking. @r. Nichols.
Masonic Tempae-Oniees Of Presi-
dent and Dean
/ Odd Fellows Hall-Miss Williams,
Mr.. Trafton ~
Cooper Hall Basement-Mr. Nelson
Training School Miss Collins
High School (possible) Mrs. Green
Miss Balm.
!, Assembly Hall Destroyed
Among the main departments OF
, the college which were a total loss
was the fine large assembly room
which was fitted with a large stage.
: and the best opera chairs with cap
| acity Of six hundred and thirteen
, persons. In this room at intervals
around the sides and on the walls
were the memorials left by gradual
! ing classes for many years past All
of these were a total loss. This was
also true Of the large concert Knabe
grand piano which was located in this
room
According to the statement OF
President C. H Cooper. perhaps the
greatest loss In any department of the
school was in the library, which con
tanned about 10000 priceless volumns,
together with many periodicals,
which can not be replaced.
were luckily entered Immediately
following the discovery OF the fire,
and President Cooper managed to
save most OF the records of the school
large amount Of supplies were
burned in the office however Two
of the desks in the Office were saved
Two typewTiters were also gotten out
Professor Maurice Neaeon of the
manual training department with the
aid OF willing persons succeeded in
getting ont most Of the tools of the
department and the benches The
equipment in the print shop was a
llOIat lOS3. 49,.
The home economies department
including the cooking and sewing de-
partments was complete loss EV-
erything in the chemical laboratory
was a complete loss This was also
the case in the large wen filed mu-
scum, which had many very valuable
relics, All other recitations rooms
together with their contents were
President C. H. Cooper stated this
morning that the training school for
the children of the grades, which es-
capped the flames and Is intact was
expected TO be thrown open for the
use of the children today, but the
hre department forbade the holding
OF school there Until such time as the
nremen have RACED the walls of the
main building. This was completed
today, and the school WIN open to-
morrow morning as usual
, The $50 college students will be
looked after in the buildings stated
In the above program
A meeting Of the Teachers College
for the purpose Of arriving at plans
for the immediate future Of the
school
/ College Board Members
J State Commissioner OF Educztion
J. N. Mcconnell and Director c I.
ATWOOD OF 81 CLOUD OF the Teachers
College board, arrived in the CITY
last night Other directors of the
!, Teachers College board who arrived
on the noon trains were: J. H Raw
OF Minneapolis, Fl. c. Strong of DuI.
nth, A F. White of Bemidtf, and S.
h. Somsen of Wfnona
Three of the Teachers College d.
rectors, '. E. Jones Of Morris, Leslie
!, Welter Of Moorhead and l. N. Tomp-
kins of this city were unable to be
present at the meeting. Resident
Director I. N. Tompkins of this ctr
is confined witty illness in, one of the
local hospitals. While he viii not be
able to attend this afternoons ses-
; sion of the board. he will be consult
ed in any Of the decisions taken by
its members.
/ What places the members of the
FACULTY and the firemen at a loss to
determine the cause OF the Are. is the
fact that the heating plan is entirely
separate from the school buildings
and setting some distance back
against the foot Of the hills. There
IS not boiler or any other heating
apparatus in any of the school build
ings The heat is conveyed under
Il ground through pipes TO the several