The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-22
GOutatiuual,
address all communications for this cOIlsnsn
TO the Editor Of the Education
al. Keasosh0, Wisconsin,.

chapter ono hundred and ffty-6ve of the
general laws of 1868, with the recommen-
dations and suggestions given by State
Superintendent Fallows,to district boards,
relative to an economical outlay of. all
moneys which the law PLACES at their
disposal for the purchase of charts, maps,
globes and school apparatus, and also to
an expedieAt exercise OF their powers I'M.
der the law. ~ ag A&@-s 3
An act to amend chapter one hundred
and fifty five of the general laws Of 1868,
entitled ian act to cOdify the laws of the
state relating to comm w schools"
The people Of the state of Wisconsin,, repre-
ssntod tn senate and assembly do enact as
follows: -....,.s14
Section 1. Section forty-eight OF chap
ter one hundred and tifty-fve of the gen
eral laws of 1858, entitled IAN act to cedi-
fy the laws of the state relating to COM
mon schools IS hereby amended so as to
read as follows: Section 48. The said
district board shall have the care and
kee ping of the school house and other
property belonging TO the district, except
40 far as the same shall be especially con-
fded to the care of the clerk, including
all books purchased by the district for
the use of any children; and the said dis
tIict board shall have power to purchase
a record book, in which the proceedings
of the meetings of the district and of the
district board shall be recorded, and a
book for keeping in proper form the
treasurer's accounts, together with such
blanks snc stationary as are necessary for
doing the business of the district in an
orderly and business. like manner, and
such charts, maps, globes and school ap
psratus as they may deem necessary, mot ex
ceeding seventy five dollars in am0unt in
any one year; and the clerk of such dis.
trict shall include the amount of such
purchase in the next annual tax to be
collected in such district; said charts,
maps, globes and apparatus shall be such
as may have been approved by the super
intendent of public instruction, or by the
county superintendent of the county in
which said district is located, as of char
acter suitable for use in the schools of the
state; and provided further, that such
purchases shall be unanimously approved
at regular meeting of said board, at
which all the members thereof shall be
present"
Section 2. Section six of chapter one
hundred and eleven of the general laws
of 1867 is hereby repealed. Approved
March 10, 1878.
Under the provisions of Chapter 281 of
the General Laws of 1873, the following
recommendations and suggestions are
made. The apparatus most likely to be
useful in the public schools is:
1. Reading Charts, Phonetic Charts,
ReadingFrames or Cases, Writing Spell
ers.
2. Writing Charts, Drawing Charts,
Drawing Books.
Mineral Frames, Arithmetical Charts,
AriIhmetical Frames, Cube Root Blocks,
Geometrical Blocks.
4 Outline Maps, especially Map of
Wisconsin, Map of the United States, and
Map Of the World, Globes, Map Drawing
Scales
5. Chats illustrating Natural History,
Physiology and Natural Science, includ.
ing Color Charts.
Blackboards, Clock, Call Bell, Micro
scope, Magnet, Thermometer.
In purchasing, Sch oil Boards would do
we'll to deal directly with the houses in
Chicago or elsewhere, which make bust
ness of furnishing School Apparatus. To
this end correspondence mey be opened
with them and Circulars and Price List,
obtained The following firms NAV be
mentioned:
A. Fl. Andrews & Co., l66, 1o8 ITO
State street, Chicago; Hadley Brothers,
1876 State street, Chicago; Harper & Bros.
III, l19 State street, Chicagc; National
School Furniture Co, 1915 State street
Chicago; John Fl. Role, III, 119, State
street, Chicago; Geo Sherwood s. Co., 90
South Desplaines street, Chicago. Messrs
Andrews & Co., Messrs. Hadley Brothers