The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-10
OFFER OF ROOMS
MADE BY CITIZENS

Mankato State Teachers college is
setting a record for quick recovery
from what was at nrst thought a
paralyzing calamYIy. But one days
regular classes will be missed by
students of the organization and to-
morrow all classes will be held in
some room improvised for the pur-
pose.
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock
there was maSSmeeting of nearly a
hundred citizens of Mankato who
furnished profit of the value of con
GREETED action on part of the public in
any case of emergency need When
the meeting convened all was chaos
regarding the plans of maintaining
school for the college for the remain
der of this year. When the meeting
ended the material was at hand for
making comprehensive plans for IN
interrupted work.
This morning at nine o'clock the
first session for the homeless stu
dents was convened in the auditor
tum of the Presbyterian church.
President G. H. Cooper of the college
addressed the gathering and inform
ed his students that they will receive
all benefits Of a regular scholastic
program. Buildings and rooms far in
excess of the needs for the present
were offered by citizens of this city
and with the aid of a committee,
President Cooper is today choosing
those which wall be best suited to the
requirements Of class instruction.
Sunday Afternoons Meeting
At three o'clock yesterday, w. A.
Streater called to order the impromp-
TIL gathering. A few words outlined
that 1t would be necessary for the
public of Mankato to make arrange
ments for housing classes and sug
gestions were asked. President Coop
er 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, 2:30 and
$3.50 o'clock That it will probably
be necessary for discontinue the
teaching of cooking and sewing on
account of lack Of space.
Nrhe statement was made before
the public of Mankato had had its
inning. In conclusion the president
expressed his appreciation and the
appreciation of his colleagues for the
interest shown as evidenced by the
large gathering of the moment and By
the number of phone calls rendering
assistance and expressing condol-
ences that he had been receiving Cor
several hours.
He stated that Bethany college Of
ficials 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 Coop
er's remarks, the offers began to pour
in. North Mankato school officers
explained 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 de-
partment that will be available Two
class rooms and the auditorium were
volunteered by the Presbyterian
church; four class rooms and the
auditorium by the Methodists; Bap-
fists offered their entire church
building for such use as may be seen
SIT by college officers; Episcopal
church representatives volunteered
their Guild hall with a capacity Of
more than two hundred.
Loyola club members stated that
there Is an assembly in that building
capable of seating five or six hun
dred persons and that there are other
rooms in the building that can be
used by the college for any purpose
and at all times. The hall of the