The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-02-15
EenOsha County Educational Matters.

We copy from the Annual Report of the
State Superintendent of Public instruction,
the following in reference to Educational
matters in this county, comprised in the Re.
port of the late popular County Superinten-
dent, r. Graham.
''Ihe raging of civil war has necessiated
the employment of female teachers almost
exclusively. They have succeeded well in
government,as well as in imparting instruc
tion. Our schools the past winter compare
tavorably with the same number ever before
visited IN the county. Patrons school
boards and teachers seemed determined to
aid and support each other, and the result
was, OF course, success.
SCHOOL HOUSES No new houses have
been built, but many districts have exhib-
tied commendabe interest in decorating
their houses, papering them, furnishing them
with pictures, and thus making them pleas
urable abodes.
APPARATUS. School district No 5. OF
the town of Brighton, has set good exam
pie i'll furnishing a set of MitchelI's Outline
Maps. Many districts have procured charts
and manuals in penmanship
SCHOOLS. District No. 1,Somers. has tax
EN- the lead during the summer term liz pen.
manship, showing conclnsively that that
much neglected branch of education may
be success ulIy taught in oul district
schools. l have to report general good order
and almost entire suppression of communi-
cations, such as whispering, etc.
REPORTS Teachers attach much ilnpor-
lance to the monthly reports required of
them regarding them as of great value in
securing order, punctualty in attendapc e
and good recitations find no difficritv in
securing prompt reports from esc'n teach.
er.
One feature IN reports which has proved
quite efficient is, allowiD Q teachers to insert
III the report the names of those children
who have been perfect" in recitation in
department, and those not absent or tqrdy
during the month. These names are en-.
crossed on the roll of honor" kept by the
superlntende' ut for the county.
VIsITATI ION OF SCHOOLS. In my visits to
the scho 81 have made three grades, cor
responding to the grades of certificates. Il
the grade of certificate granted at examina-
ton is too low or too high, as regards the
pTa cticaG teaching,it is rectifed at the next
examination.
The reports are also taken into account in
classifying teachers If the report and the
visitation do not correspond, the discrepancy
must be accounted for by the teacher. Tn u,
a close system Of espionage is institutes: fo
the entire county The faithful teacher i
justly encouraged, and incapa 3ity and in
ahtil Id nd
SOLDIERS HoME.-During the s.ummer
quite large amount has been cor,tribute,
for the Home at Milwaukee. Man,
schools have, by this means,v ecured a beau
lful engraving for the schc ,ol room.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE. We have lust
closed an Institute of m UGH interest Il wa,
held for two weeks at 'Wilmot Most of th,
teachers IN the county attended. Lecture;
Were delivered by Ho q. ]. G. McMvnn Su
perlntendent Smith. of Walworth county
and Rev f. B. Mort on. a71 +',tl - -
A spirited discU ssion of mauy points O.
Theory and Prao tice'' took place, and al
the exercises vert very interesting. and WI
nope profitable. Prof. Griffith, of Batavia
Illinois, had charge of Execution, and Prof
North, OF st. Louis, of Vocal Music. Bott
OF these gent lemen &C quilted themselves tt
the entire sa tisfactio of all present.
Although our sch .ools are far from perfec
ton, yet upL N a .eYiew of the year, we car
see progress. Flere appears to be a new
formation of educational developement
There is very general demand for qualified
teachers. F's sE= !a4f ~
School Boa IDS saw 1--WE want value re
ceived for our money, and we wish to pa!
Ior work well DONE" Never before has beef
1elt SO much the need of teachers thorough
ly fitted for heir wotk and in this count,
we hail With ;oy the 1,rnsnect of having es
taollshed In CIR own st ate one or more Nor
maj schools A work alike worthy of tn
distinguish Cd projectors and of the grea
oIate OF -" isconsin. by which she rank
foremost educational progress"
r. GRAHAM.
County Superintendent.