The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24

Manhato puDnc SchoolS Will open
September 4, the day following La
Dor day. Everything is in readiness
and all of the teachers have been
supplied with the exception OF one.
for the place OF corrective speech,
which is a hard position to NIL, but
Notwithstanding this, there will be
=, Iearner selected by the time schooi
opens
There will be no school on Labor
day. but the teachers will have a
meeting on that day at two O'Clock.
Inis meeting will pc followed by a
meeting OF the teachers with their
principal at their own respective
buildings. All of the buildings OF
the city have been renovated. fumi-
gated and cleaned. All OF the floors
have been scrubbed and followed
with several coatingS OF Oil. The
desks also have been given several
coats OF varnish.
In the high school building, there
will be but few changes. The nurses
room which was on the first floor
will be transferred to the second
floor. Miss Emma O'Donnell prin-
clpal, will be given the nurses room.
The art room which has been To-
Gated in the basement, will be trans
ferred TO the biology room on the
first floor and the biology room will
Ue occupied by the art room In
basement.
On September l, there will be the
Junior high school enrolment from
eight to 1915 o'clock in the morn
ing. On September 4, from eight to
nine o'clock, there will be the Senior
enrolment. From nine o'clock to
10:15 the Junior enrolment From
1918, will be the Sophomore's en-
rollment.
Kindergartens will be organized
all the grade buildings and child
rem aged tiye will be admitted and
those VINO will be Ave by Sep. II,
will be accepted.
According to Superintendent Harry
D. Kies. school will open each morn
ing at $3.50 instead of $40 o'clock
ten minutes, in the high school.
The only change in the course Of
study in the Junior high school will
be in the manual training and the
literature. Electricity and sheet
metal will be offered in the eight
grade. Automobile work will be add
ed TO the tenth grade, in the second
semester. The electricity work will
Guide house wiring, insulation con-
UeCIlOnS anu Ol0eT LulnRS pertain
ing to such work.
In the third year of the high school
work, American literature will be
stead Of the half year as here to
fore. In the twelfth grade will be
offered types of literature to advanc-
ed grades.
Superintendent Kies and Principal
Guy Smith are at their offices in the
high school meeting pupils who wish
to know about their work and get
ting every thing In shape for the
opening day. According to all re-
ports and prospects there will be a
larger enrolment this year than ever
before.
Superintendent Kies has been here
since July and has been studying
conditions as he found them, and ex-
poets to better any which were mol
desirable, just as he sees fit. He has
also been getting acquainted with
the people Of the city, as we'll as the
parents Of the pupils, which he
thinks Is one OF the first essentials
In making PROGRESS and learning the
IS of the parents. Mr.. Kies states
that he found the schools pretty we'll
organized here and feels pleased
with existing conditions.
The following is the list OF
teachers;
Mr.. Harry D. Kies, superintendent:
Miss Nellie D. Gray, superintendent
secretary; Miss Loretta NJ. Veigel,
high school secretary: Mr.. E. F.
Soaring, truant officer.
Senior High School: Mr.. Guy -.
Smith. principal; Miss Emma c.
O'Donnell, assistant principal: Miss
dice Allen. English; Miss Harriet
Miss Carrie A. Brewster. home eco
nomics: Miss Isabelle Clark. com
mercial: Mrs. W. A. Doerr, home
economics; Miss Mona NJ. Kies,