The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
LEAVES HIS EPISTLF
BEHIND;QUITs CITY
Board Is In Quandry Over
Action Of Professor
WILL HIRE NEW ONE
Matters That Came Before the
Directors At the Meeting
Last Evening

He stopped. looked, listened land
departed.
r. H. Brown. selected from . large
list Of applicants. was elected by the
Mankato board Of education several
months ago as superintendent Of
public schools in the city to All the
vacancy OF Superintendent e. S.
ternoon he rendered his resignation
to e. r. Soaring, secretary OF the
board for presentation to the board.
The board accepted the resignation
It its regular monthly meeting last
light
Brown, after turning In his resig >
alton, hurTiedly left the city With
ut entering into a conference with
ny members of the school hoard
elative to his intended actions. He
eft the city at four o'clock yesterday
.fternoon, knowing that meeting
If the board was to be held n the
evening.
Gava No Specific Reason.
In his letter OF resignation, Brown
ave no specific reason for his act Of
esigning, merely stating that he,
had studied the school situation In
fankato and that under the circum !
tances he felt he would be unable
> taks over the duties of the school
upertntendency. He thanked the
board members for the CO Operations
Eiven him during his brief stay IA
the city.
Brown was given every assistance
by the board IN getting started on
his work here. It turned over all the
applications of teachers and other
matter for his attention and seemed
10 be getting on with his work.
Members Of the board had no init i
nation Whatever OF the actions Of
3rown until the resignation letter
was received. According to mem
oers OF the board Il II their opinion
able of handling the position.
Incident Il Recalled
Several weeks ago Brown wrote
to the board desiring to resign, but
was later persuaded to reconsider
his stand which he did. Brown is
rom Glendive, Mont, where he was
Of schools last year.
The board at the meeting last
light directed the school committee
to secure another superintendent to
replace Brown.
A communication from q commit
tee Of the Civic and Commerce as
| ociation was read before the board
elative to efforts being made for a
reduction Of taxes. The committee
signing the letter IL made up Of G.
NJ. Palmer. Lorin Cray, j. r. Brand
rup, L. Salet, Jr., and B. f. Pay.
The letter said In part that: The
time has come when It is Of the ut !
most importance that the people be
relieved so far as possible from the
evermounting cost Of taxation. Bust
ness men, professional men and far
mers have suffered severe loses dur.
ing this period Of depression and we
are far from being back to nor
malcy."
The letter stated that the commit
tee did not represent themselves as
school men but requested the board
to do all In its power to reduce the
Ugh valuation and tax rates.
The Coal Situation
=. A. Ingwalson, chairman Of the
property and expense scommittee,
read q report regarding the coal sit
uation for the schools during /. the
next term and declared that the
board would make q saving of<prob-
ably $4,000. His report Of the coal
used In the various schools last year
and the cost 10 as follows:
High School-6o5.20 tons, at cost
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