Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1856-12-25
Kenosha & Beloit Railroad Election OF
Officers,

At the Annual Meeting of the Stock
holders OF the X. & Il. r. II. Co., held
last Monday, , p. NJ, Messrs. J. Bond,
$. Hale, J. Y. Aver, Dewitt Campbell,
+. w. Lyman, l.. Burgess, +. Paddock,
5. w. Benson, c. II. Spaflord, c. NJ,
Fowler, J. IL. Kimball, E. w. Blinn, L.
c. Merrill, and Z. G. Simmons were
elected Directors, who, with S. B. Scott,
the City r. r. Commissioner, will con
stitutc the Board for the ensuing year.
The Chief Engineer read a very in
tcresting report, as to the progress and
present condition Of the Road.
At a meeting Of the new Board OF
Directors held after the adjournment
of the Stockholders, J. BOND was re-
elected President, ). HALE, Vice Presi
dent, l.. BrENELL, of Milwaukee was
elected Secretary, c. c. SHoLEs, Treas
urer, and w. II. NOBLE, Chief Engineer
The Executive Committee are J
Bond, :. Hale, /. G. Merrill, and 4. G
Simmons.
The Finance Committee-F. w. Ly
man. +. w. Blinn, and J. H. Kimball.
North Ward Free School
The term of IA weeks Of this School, closed OF
the 18th 1t consists of two departments TIL,
Cpger has been conducted by Mr.. YALoIs But
Ter. and the Lo,rer by Miss JANE BURGESS
both assisted by Miss BENEDICT. The Who'll,
number Of scholars is about $50. The improve
meut in the general appearance of this school ha
been very obvious The new Rules Of the Boart
of Education seem to have been found to worl
we'll. in securing the attendance, and improving
the character Of the pupils The discipline Of tho
Schoo, has been such as to gain the atfectionatC
regard of the different classes, composed rs they
are. Of Americans, Germans and Irish, with whom
no distinctions have been allowed, but such q,
lesar; would justify. No term has presented 81
Ut..e dtscorl i'm the school, mischief on the prem
ss,,, or ill-naruers toward strangers.
ho ntcrna, condition of the School was fa
better than we had reason to expect. The timt
allowed us for examination was much less thar
We could have desired ;'but Of the Upper Schoo
We may say, that the class in Geography shove,
thatthev had not been permitted to satisfy them
selves with mere verbal definitions, but will
readiness to trace on their largo beautiful maps
whatever was named In Arithmetic the larg,
class showed their familiarity with the rules ant
the reason Of the rules in their text books. anl
their application to the varied calls Of daily life
We had a specimen in Reading which showed
chat proper accentnation and emphasis. are dnly
..sayled, though in this department we had les.
opportunity for examination. The Spelling wa,
remarkably good, as seen in the test, by man,
et tile hardest words in our language having
been most applied.
Tn the Lower room, where about 100 little pu
p..> are taught, we were pleased to see such Al
interest on their part, and such correctness Q
method on the part of the Teachers as ensure
success in any school where such evidence ap
pears-the progress Of this promiscuous group i
quite encouraging Miss Burgess has had
large charge committed to her trust during tn
term now closed, which, until Miss Benedict wa
lately employed in teaching one of her classe
very acceptably. has devolved upon her alone.
JASON LOTHROP, }Commissioner
{. MENTZENBERGER, ! of North " ard