The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-01-05
OUR SCHOOL VIsITS.-No. 4.

an ate ndance somewhat irregular of 81
pupils, and with Is cases of tardiness
The number OF visits reported is three
none q them by the district officers The
school room is comfortable, but not well
seated 1t is the only school house in thC
county which retains the antediluviar
style a ranging seats and desks around
the 70 IN fronting an open space in the
center which is partially occupied by
the st ye under and around which WOOD
destin i for immediate use is kept. We
notice window curtains, wall map Of the
q. S., alalI blackboard, bell, poker, water
pail, vashbasin and dictionary. We also
notice hats, sha Wis, &c, scattered
arouno the room, to some extent a neces-
sary state Of affairs where school house
has 10 aaIl or entry. The site is not en-
closed
Dis, No. 8, Salem; W. E. McVicar,
teachtr The register of this school
shows the following: Enrolled, 40. At
tendance somewhat irregular Cases of
tardiness, g. The number of pupils pres.
ent at Jhe time of our visit was but So
The school has not been troubled in the
least with visitors 1t is evident that the
patrons and officers have the most
unbourdcd confidence in the
teachor. For remarks relative to the
school house, the reader is referred to
what said of Dist. No. 5, Salem Our
comm ants there are in every way apple
able t. this district. The school house
is without a hall, without globe, with
out maps or charts, without window
shade, without a wood box, in short is
deficient in all those little articles of con-
Veniepee, utility and ornament so gener-
ally fund in our good schools. We nope
for tn credit of the district and the adj
vantage ofthe children that a change
will soon be made, and we hope that
chGnge will organize graded school at
Salem Station, which will be creditably
supplied with every thing needed, and
liberia ~ sustained by the entire commu-
nifty of Salem and the surrounding coun-
try.
Dist No. 1, Somers Miss Warren,
teacher. From the register we cleaned
the following facts: No. of pupils en-
rolled. %. Attendance regular No of
tardinesses in five weeks, 10. No. of
visitors 4,-none of them by district Off
GERS. The building is more In need of
repairs than any other school house in the
town After little plastering, the room
should be repapered, and re-seated. The
desks with iron frames and chairs on iron
pedestals look aoeZZ; but evidently they
were designed for race of giants instead
of children. The desks on an average
are three or four inches too high We
here found what we seldom find in a
school room-a wood box, good clock and
number Of nicely framed pictures The
site is we'll fenced.
Dist. No. 5, Somers; w. G.. Spence,
teacher. We visited this school Tuesday,
a. m, Dec. 90, and were greatly pleased
to frd 90 of the "a members of the school
present in spite of the snow and disa
greeahle weather. 1t is seldom that q
pupil is absent from Mr.. Spencer's school
Tardiness is almost unknown. Visits
except those made by the clerk are not
very frequent. This is the first term
taught in the new school-house. The
building is a good one, constructed in
modern style, and is furnished with a
good coal stove and new dictionary. The
teachers desk is an ornament to the
school room. The yard is surrounded BY
an excellent fence. The school-house
and grounds are credit to the town a.
we'll as to the district.
Dist No z, Somers Rhodes dist.
Miss Anna Rhodes, teacher. This schoo
had been in session weeks, during which
time the attendance had been very regu
lar, with but cases of hardness. Tn
enrolment consisted of % names. Tn
number of visits had been 8, includin.
those made by the Treasurer and Direc
tor
The school-room is nicely papered ant
supplied with an excellent clock-osltlln
maps, charts window shades, pictures
and considerable blackboard surface. II
one corner of the room we noticed a fin,
bookcase, containing small but excellen
school library.
The hall is about to be repaired ane
supplied with 2 good woed-box TIL,
school yard is large and about to be vel