The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-20
R4RDAE
SCHOOL \
STORIES

The work Of finishing up the re-.
nnaiader Of the building il going on
rapidly and few more days will
see the workmen put OF the buiid-
ing. 49,
The new piano for high school
and auditorium use Is expected to
arrive sometime this week. 1t Is
one Of the latest and most app. oy-
ed types for school use. The pur-
chase was made through the Conner
Jones Music House at Mankato.
New Steel lockers for the use OF
the boys in gymnasium work axs
expected TO be installed within a
shert time!
Y Work on the stafrways and cor
ridos is being done this week. The
ridors is being done in the Uni
versity Coiocs and when finished
Will be very ornamental
A landscape gardener visited sss
school late last week and and ar
rangements are being made to com
plete the landscaping of the f eht
yards and putting in the dfiveways.
School was closed for two days of
last week on account of the teach
ers convention at Mankato.
A set of the latest International
encyclopedias is expected to arrive
In few days for use in the hign
school. Many new books are being
added TO the library which has,
he - Oh
volumes. The entire lirary Is being
catalogued to make the books
more available
State Inspector Selke and County
Superintendent of Schools Detmore
visited the school late last week and
expressed themselves as being well
pleased with the school building
and general progress.
The addition of several new
classes has made 1t necessary to
occupy the last vacant room In the
new building and the fifth and sixth
grades are now comfortably locat-
ed in their own quarters.
New text books for the special de-
partment Of agriculture arrived this
week and work has begun In that
department -.
Tools for the manual training de-
partment have been purchased and
building q radio" Is now common
gossip.
So many students are coming IN
from the Spring Island territory
that q division of the route has
been found necessary and the new
route is now "No. s."
A wiener reast party is being
planned for the near future for
high school students and teachers.
New students win be welcomed
in RApidan High and all reasonable
adjustments will be made to ac-
comodate new students who may
have taken work elsewhere. 1t rs
hoped to double the enrolment dur
ing thein next year Full four years of
work is now being offered with
classes In charge of college grad
yates. Three years Of matthew tics
are being offered to those who de-
sire to specialize for certain col
legiatc work.
It is hoped that as soon as the
piano arrives practice may begun
with the new orchestra. 1t is plan
med to secure special leader from
Mankato.
Everybody hopes the walks to
the school may be completed before
the next general rain.
The grades are busy with special
work for Halloween and a general
school party will be planned for the
evening. Purple and white have
been selected as Rapidan high
school colors.
The possibilities for club organi-
zation are favorable. Literary and de-
bate societies may be organized I'M
der the supervision of the faculty.
Prospects for good football
team in the school are very promis1
ing. Although the football men have
shifts. Mr.. Billings, who is an old
timer at the game Us doing the
coaching.
AS son as the gymnasium Is fin
ished basketball material Will pc
started the school has some gOcd