The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
PUPILS TAKE PART
WITH THE ELDERS
Great Buildin 6 Was Pretty
Scene Last Night
MUSIC Is FEATURE
Address Was Delivered By J. n.
Mcdonnell, State Com
missioner. -


missioner.
The new Lincoln school building
the pride of Mankato, was formally
dedicated toe-the use OF education
last night with ceremonies beftting
! the occasion. A formal reception
was held yesterday afternoon. All
afternoon great crowds thronged the
building. They threaded their way
singly and in groups through the
rooms, corridors and halls express
ing their delight at its splendid ar
rangement and equipment. One OF
/ the special features Of the building
| to the elder women was the per-
fectly equipped domestic scienco
rooms, the cookery, including the
pantries, presses, refrigerator and
the warming tables. There was the
sewing room where the girls will be
/ taught to make their own clothing,
with its mirrors, private fitting
rooms, presses and lockers where
each girl may keep her Sewing after
work hours. The fathers gathered
| in groups in the manual training
room where their sons win learn
various manual trades. II is equip
ped with all the latest machinery for
making furniture. When l went to
school," said one father to another,
| I'VE had one room and that leaked
! part of the time. l am glad that our
children can have the opportunities
that we did not have" Many par
ents were interested in the dental
Irnny1, TnrTil will hov
their teeth cared for by q special
nurse.
Groups of Healthy Children
| Groups of healthy, pink checked
girls dressed In their white MILDLY
blouses and black ties made most
charming picture on the gymnasium
floor at the dedication of the new
Lincoln school building yesterday
afternoon. Florence c. Conklin,
physical director of the girls de-
partm emit directed them. They did
not put on any extra stunts for the
occasion but did Just the actual
school work which is done daily in
order that the parents might know
what their children are doing. A
better teacher for the purpose could
not have been selected. Mrs. Conk-
! lin is thorough in her work and the
ease with which she directs her
: classes is so natural, 1t was delight
to the spectators to watch the SPLEEN
did CO operation between her and
brought practically every muscle in
action, using all the various new ap-
paratus and equipment which has
just been installed and so graceful
and 1.-THE were they In all their
movements they reminded one of d
bunch Of Greek fairies or corot's
Wood Nymphs." But the high
school girls did not give all the en-
ercises. Miss Dorothy Rea who
handles all the physical training for
girls in the grade school was there
with her girls and what those little
girls did not do on the ladders, ropes
and neutrality-suspicious. things
are only to be seen, not described.
Any way these two physical direc-
tors are making future, healthy wo-
men who will not have to resort to
the rouge pot and powders for a
had finished, the physical director of
the high school, George ConkIin
gave a fine demonstration with a
class of boys from the Lincoln high
school showing the fundamentals of
physical training, The work showed
| the result of careful instruction. In
all, the parents present showed by
their hearty demonstrations and ap-
plauses how much the work was
appreciated.
Exercises Last Night
Last night the lighted building
looked like great cathedral await
ing its guests. Long before the op-
ening time crowds who did not at
tend the afternoon performance
came for the evening program. Ush-
ers with letter L courteously
greeted the guests and directed
them over the building. Miss Ruth
Brown, principal of the Junior high
assisted. The rooms were decorat
ed with the chfldrens work, draw
ings on the blackboards, potted
plants, ferns and red, carnations
graced the tables.
The opening number of the pro
gram last night was an address Civ
cen by Mrs. B. d. Smith, president
of the board of education, compli.
Imenting the people of Mankato upon
their progression in educational
work. Vhe High School orchestra
followed several splendid nun.
bers which the audience much en-
1oyed. Evan hughes, member of
the building committee of the board
of education then gave a talk in
which he referred to the history OF
the Lincoln school from it's begin
ming to its construction. The school
board saw the terribly crowded con
.,dition of the school. THE teachers
had no place even for their text
books" said Mr.. Hughes. There
were more pupils than the building
would hold, and on a motion of Cen
eral GlStaf Widell it was decided to
have committee appointed to in.
vestigatee the needs of a new build
ing. The president, Mrs, Smith, APP
pointed . the school committee TO
attend to this matter. The schooI
committee engaged George Pass, Jr.,
to prepare rough sketch of build
ing. w. d. Willard made the motion
that the board adopted the Senior
and Junior plan which was carried
five to one. Then Mr. Willard
moved that the boards building pro
gram should include \the building
Immediately Of new junior high
school and grade buildings to re-
place the old one, this was carried
unanimously There was never an
opposing feature in the carving orr