Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-01-10


| ton, Jan. g. 1877.
Present CONS. Specht, McHugb, Herbst,
Volkman, Baum, Gaebler and Supt Beber
| President Specht in the chair.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
TIE Sup't informed the Board that he
hao cont racted with Mr.. Winter for the de-
livery Of Is cords of green maple wood at
| The price OF $500 per cord.
Tie Sup't read to the Board the following
report of he condition of the Public Schools
during Fall Term:
Number of scholars enrolled .....,.....9
| ooJo ....... o"o
| gus ............... Ash
withdraw during term. .lO2
Average daily attendance. TAO
ABSENCE. W
Number at end of term Observation-Disclosures
1t gives me much satisfaction to report
favorably on the condition of the Public
Schools during the last term. The attend
ance as rule was good, still there is con.
siderable number OF scholars who absent
themselves from school far too often, and
for reasons not sufficient to warrant such
absence. In most cases the respective par
enis are to blame for this deficiency. |
| '"iHN - ''SJ "OlC ware NOW uuIUul II lS
to the education of their children to keep
them out of school so frequently, they
would be more careful in allowing SUCH
abs nee to occur for other than very good
reasons. The same applies to hardness,
which is also of TOO frequent, and is also
restricted to comparatively few particular
pupils.
The general department of the large ma
.,f
beingsvery good. Still there are also ir
this respect some exceptions, mostly among
The boys. They have given the teachers
and myself great deal of trouble and
caused number of suspensions | am
resolved to treat such cases hereafter with
more severity. | believe that scholars who
by their bad behavior have become nui-
sance to their school should for the general
welfare be expelled therefrom; at any rate
shall report such cases of repeated misie
meanor and dlsobedience to your Honora-
bic Body, and recommend their expulsion
from the Public Schools.
The alteration OF the School Districts IN
operation since the beginning of the pres
ent school year has worked to nv entire
satisfaction. The number OF pupils in The
different classes of the several school houses
10 hoN 40 p" Gil as COul UC
sired. The number attending Union School
No. III is about 32O-55 mo than las.
term The number at Union Schoo No Ill
is l46-20 more than before. The whole
mum er OF pupils from the east side of the
river attending Union School No. III is 3Y7
about 40 more than at the preceding
! terms.
must not omit to mention the very
| Hnu ri 9 hi n rnpHitiOp nf u,,h
Under the new organization, with the ad-
d,ion OF the Fourth Grade and with the
help of good looks and apparatus, it is
fast becoming IN institution that our city
m"y well be proud Of
State of Tuition Fund, Jan. LIST, 1877:
Bal. on hand jury lst 1876 .$l5O u
Received by tuition fees to date.... SO so
s2ls ~
Paid by order of Board to date. lI3 Is
Bal. on hand Jan. LIST, 1877 SO
The Supt iead to the Board a memorial
Of Mr.. Th. Bernhard, Principal of Union
School No |, containing Information OF The
state and progress Of the school under his
charge during the last term and RECON-
mending various measures about procuring
text books for the High School and the in.
PRODUCTION of Bonds copy-books at cost
prices 10 the scholars Of the several schools
On motion of Com Gaebler.
Resolued, That the Sup't is hereby au
thorized to procure a sufficient number of
Bond eopybooks and cause the same to
be delivered to the scholars at cost prices.
On motion Of Com. Baum.
iiesolved, That the sum of $50 90 is here
by appropriated for the purchase of such
text books for The use of the High School as
the Supt may deem necessary and proper.
On motion of Com. Gaebler:
| ResolUed. That a committee of three and
the Sup't be appointed by the chair to re
port TO this Board as soon as convenient
whether it would be advisable to introduce
into our Public Schools the system of free
text books, authorized by an act of the
Legislature OF this State.
The chair appointed on this committee
CONS. Gaebler, Baum and Ntzhugh,
The following accounts were allowed end
orders directed to be issued in payment
thereof. to wit:
Ames Co., repairing pump. .....$ 5 90
A. kramp, repairing stove and ga,e. 5 so
/ D. l. F. Kusel, hardware. IL 70
J. Weber Son, lumber and supplies IL 81
Hamlin & Ford, lumber ............ 2l6
Jones McHugh, printing ........... IL 90
F. Baebenro:h, crayons, etc........... 2 20
| W. D. Sproesser, repairing clocks..... 3 SO
On motion Board adjourned.
WIN. BIEBER, Clerk
| Don't forget Rev. NJ. W. Reeds lecture at
the Congregational Church next Monday
event G. II will be worth listening to, for
every one is aware that Mr.. Reed does not
know how to deliver stupid lecture.
| A. b. Burbank, agent OF the Chicago l.
N. W. Railway at Jefferson, died a few
days since. His remains were taken to
Harvard, Ill fo- burial.