The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-06
SCHOOL BUILDING
NEARING ITS FINISH
CONSOLIDATED INSTTTU-
TON IS AT RAPLDAN
STAFF NOW SELECTED
Everything Pertaining To Glass
Work Well Organized;
Trucks Bought

The Rapidan consolidated school
building is rapidly nearing compile
ton. The remaining work to be
done consists of finishing stair
ways installing the electric lights
stage curtains and a few other
minor details. When completed it
will be one of the most complete
consolidated schooling buildings in
Minnesota. Special equipment in
cludes Standard Electric Time
company signal and program sys-
tenn, self regulating heating system,
gymnasium and stage with all ac-
cessories. The grounds are being
graded preparatory to be landscap-
ed. Walks on the grounds are be-
ing laid this week.
The Rapidan> schools is already
organized with complete graded
system and full four years of high
school work is running at the pres
ent time with the first high school
graduating class for the coming
June. An efficient corps of teach
ers are in charge of the high SHOOT
work and graduates of the high
school will be able TO enter colleges
and universities without examina-
ton.
The Rapidan high school offers
especially good advantages. The
building as a whole is a model one.
The equipment will be adequate
and of the best quality obtainable.
New and up to- date texts are in
stalled thru all grades and high
school. Outside advantages in
clude athletics, orchestra, glee club,
and forenSics. For athletics the
school is provided with one of the
best gymnasiums in this part of the
state. Football may be organized
if a little more material can be OBJ
tanned in the way Of men. Pros
poets for basketball are bright with
a number of experienced men. The
first meeting in the interest of the
new orchestra brought out about 20
students and with this number a
fine orchestra may be organized.
Miss Kalfsbeek of the high school
will have direct charge of the or
chestra and the Glee club work and
has been especially trained for the
latter.
From the stand point of indus
trial work, the school starts with
two special aided departments,
agriculture and home economies in
High school and grades will re-
ceive opportunity to take work in
either OF these two departments.
Maual training will be offered as a
high school subject. The chemical
laboratory, is being equipped for
work and quite large number oil
high school students have elected
this work. Miss Harsbarger, a
graduate of the University of ILL
nois has charge of the class.
The school has been adding new
pupils and the prospects are bright
for several more high school stud y
ents. Enough high school subjects
have been added to the course to
provide for graduating students
this first year. Rapidan offers
welcome to all ambitious young
men and women looking for an OPP
portunity to get a first class high
school education.
Inc nlSn ScnOOl SIdH Is ds Iol
lows: E. S. Billings, University of
uonsin, superintendent Agricul-
ture. Miss Ruth Melin, principal
Gustavus Adolphus, English and
Mathematics. Miss Irma Kallsbeek,
high school college course Eau
Claire normal junior school sub
iects,, and music. Miss Frieda
Harshbarger, University of Illinois,
home economics and chemistry.
Mrs. Eta Waters, Iowa Teachers
college, fifth and sixth grades. Mrs.
F. W. Foster, Minot State normal
school third and fourth grades.
Mrs, Molly NJ. Shores Mankato
normal school, first and second
grades.
The new auto trucks are running
quite satisfactory and the different
routes are in charge of drivers as
follows: Route No. 1, Art Nelson;
Route No. 2 Earl st. John. Route
No. 3, Charles Nelson; Route No. 4,
Phillip Anderson; Route No. B,
Phillip Anderson.
The janitor and engineer OF the
school is Ben Just.
Erick Carlstrom OF Mankato is