Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-10
Board of Education.

The Supt. read to the Board the fol How nl
report. -
To tie Honorable Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with the
provisions Of the rules anc reguaiions
hereby submit TO your Honorable Body my
report on the condition of the public schools
of the city of Watertown 1878
| Number of Scholars enrolled ...984
Boys. ................... $40
u1l's.'....'..... 1900. .....445
NO. withdrawing during the term. LOB
Average daily attendance. ...Si4
Average Daily absence.
| Number of Scholars at end Of ,erm..S42
Iii the schools were in successful opera
ton during the last term and the attendance
was better than for number of terms pre-
vlous The progress made 10y The large
majority of pupils was satisfactory as also
the department, with the exception of a
small number of boys who gave great
deal of trouble. The health Of the pupils
was excellent, and no case of death occurr-
ed during the term. Since the question oil
| the crowded condition of the public schoo S
and The necessity of providing for another
| schooIhouse has been discussed considerable
OF late de N it expedient to lay before
| your Honorable Body statement, showing
the capacity for accommodating pupils of the
schoolhouses and the highest number in
attendance last term, which number was
the largest attained for quite humber OF
years.
Union School No. /, capacity 347. high
est number of pupils last term 3l6, Surplus
seats Al.
Frame house belonging to the same
school, capacity loo, highes. number of
pupils ITO. rlat
Union School No. 2; capacity 304, high
est number of pupils SIC, surplus seats 70.
Union School No. B. capacity ofthe three
rooms now in use, l6G, highest number OF
pupils 1875, surplus seats 81 besides one
room not used II ow, which affords 90 seats.
Seventh ward school, capacity Sc seats,
highest number OF pupils SO, surplus seats
Is.
From the above il will be seen that there
are us seats yet unoccnpied. 1t is not OF
course 10 be understood that ell these seats
can be made available ut once, W thout the
breaking up of our whole system Of clasSiii's
cation; but by Judicious distribution OF
pupils amongst the several sch ool-hou G !;
and rooms, all the children apply ing for i'd
mission may b, accommodated for quite
period OF time yet, wthou. the necessity Of
providing an additional school building
The only classes that are sometimes over
filled, are the two primary and The two in
termedlate grades Of Union school No. J ,
and more especially the former, contained
in The frame schoolhouse.
Ii order to help her thoroughly, another
room is very much needed indeed, and |
would respectfully recommed that steps
should be taken by your Honorable Body
very soon for the realization of this object.
Should the Intermediate grades of the
same school be ever fiji lied at any time here
after, would simply recommend to send
the surplus pupils to Union school No. 2 or
if the non occupied room in Union school
No. should be opened for as partly to tia t
school, wherever it may be most convenient
for the respective pupils.
The second grammar grade of Union
school No. is also very we'll filed, and in
order to avoid crowded condition of that
class, | have already ordered that such
pupils promoted from Union school No. 3,
| residing west of Fourth Or Hustisford street
shall be sent to Union school No. 2. Pupils
from the 9Th ward, belonging to the second
intermediate grade, may very we'll be re
ceiyed in the school house Of that ward to-
gether with the primary grades, unless they
prefer to attend Union school No. 2, as long
as there is sufficient room there
From the financial statement, which I
shall also submit to you to-day, your Hon
CRADLE Body will see that the balance on
hard in the school fund on April LIST 1878
is S6lO7,26, and $l37l "a less than at the
same time last year From careful est-
mate OF the necessary expenses for the ma n.
! tanning OF our schools Tor the present year,
it is apparent that your Honora able Body
! must be very careful in contrasting liabili.
ties in order to avoid becoming short oil
funds towards the close of the year.
Respectful submitted.
W MI. BlEBER, snpt. public schools.
On motion of Com. Chadwick the report
was adopted and ordered to be printed will
the proceedings.
The Supt. also laid before the Board 6
statement of the receipts and disbursement;
| of the school fund for the year ending April
| the first 1878, aad an estimate of the school
taxes nee ssary to be raised the presen
year. After discussing the estimate by
| sections the same was adopted and the
| ~t~AA> " ~ ~1ASSIOu " pIeSCuI q copy Ol VII
/ same to the Common Council A list O
| schoolbooks presented by the several Prin
| cipals, needed for the next term was OF
motion OF Com. WILDER accepted. and the
sum OF $50 Was appropriated tor the pur.
| pose OF purchasing tie necessary text books
| for the high schools. Com. Gaebler as
chairman OF the committee on text books
MADE verbal report, stating that the tex
books In use in the several schools are in
| very good condition; that 1921 were paid
by the pupils for books lost or damaged
last term and that only one book "a primer
was reported as worn out.
Report was adopted. ~
| Com. Gaebler also informed the Board
that by his request Hon. l.. B. CaswelI,
member OF congress from this district, do
mated to our school library II volumes OF
public documents and reports from the diff
terent departments in Washington.
On mot on of Com. WILDER.