Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-08
Ronrd Of Education.

Regular meeting OF the Board of Education
Wednesday evening, November LIST, 1882
A II members present except Com. Mooney.
President Solliday in the chair.
The minutes were read and approved.
petition Of w. Hermes, janitor of Union
school No. /, for an increase of wages was rea .
On motion the sum OF $50 per annum was add |
ed to his wages,
No =, was taken up and on motiou SIS per an
mum was added to his wages
On motion $40 were added to the wages of
VIM Welk, janitor Of Union School No. g.
The Finance Committee made report recon
mending the allowance ofthe following accounts
Hamlin q Ford, lumber. S27 "a
q Naver lumber and work ............... 10 20
NJ Gaebler repairing 90
w Schaefer, sweeping chimneys ............7 90
W. Hermes, carpenter-Work......... 30
w L. Norris, publishing notices............... GO
On motion the report was adopted and the ac-
counts allowed, all voting in the affirmative.
The Text Book Committee made the following
report which was on motion adopted:
TO the Hon. Board q Education Of the City Of Va
GETTLEMEN-Your committee On text books,
beg J. ave to present 10 your honorable body, the
following annual report on the matteie)f text
books for the year ending August 3 t, 1882.
Your committee takes pleasure III stating, that
the system OF free textbooks in our city IS prov
inc the greatest success in all its particulars The
small expense for each pupil for the year being
about 20 cents on the average; the aggregate
amount for all the public schools Of this city
S167 SO, must surprise all Of those, not familiar
with the effective and most perfect system Of our
No. books on hand in union School No, 1.3133
do do do do :. .~.1706
do do DO DO 1sf t" Ward School. 3d., 10 .
Total books in SC ools......... .:.~....... $50
No in clerks Office new or party............~ 445
Total books on hand. ............. $3.50
Books ADDED DURING THE YEAR.
exchanged for ranged out books q part cash ass
Presented by Iyison. Brakeman, Taylor d Co.
do Van Antwerp Bragg a Com. 5
do Sheldon q Comm ~
Total of new books added................ 683
There were 394 books ranged out during the
year. Of which number, $50 were exchanged for
new books, and O. remain III the clerks office
During the departure of Mr.. Stroetzel, and TN
til the text books at Union School No, /, could
be carefully looked after by the present manage
ment, there were "A books reported missing, for
which it IS impossible to trace the responsibility,
as the records left by said Mr.. Str0etzel were
very incOmplete(Originally lost IS found Since4.)
Resides these there were lost or destroyed and
paid for during the year Is books, and the money
collected for them and for damaged books,
amounted to 1874.
The whole amount of the books purchased or
exchanged is $l67, 49, being about 70 cents per
child for the Whole year,
All of which is pectfuIy submitted.
WATERFOWL, Wis, November 1, 1882.
E. WIGGENHORN,
THOs. MCCABE,
WIN. VOLCKMANN,
Textbook Committee.
The Textbook Committee made q report on
the adoption of Practical Arithmetic for use in
| fine schools also appended q report Of the Super
| intendent, recommending Robinsons (Fish)
| Complete Arithmetic.
| On motion both reports were adopted and the
! textbook committe directedto procure the nee
! essary number of books.
The Superintendent made his reportfor the I'd
! month the Fall Term which was received and
placed on file.
On motion committee consisting of the Sup
erintendent, President and Chairman of the FL
nance Committeeswere directe Ito take thence
| essary steps to open the evening school for the
coming winter.
On motion the Superintendent was authorized
10 change the time for the daily opening and
closing of schools; provided that the length OF
| sessions be rot changed
On motion board adjourned.
! WIN. II. RoHR,
Clerk