Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-11-19


not think half dozen male teachers
IN the schools last spring and summer.
While the pupils who attend schools
taught by ladies may receive much
that IS valuable from the gentler train
ing. there is a strong disposition on the
pari of oder pupils. both boys and gIrls.
TO leave school when from is to Is
years of age. Just the time when they
are able To do the best work aud learn
the most intelligently The only reason
for this seems to be that they dislike at
tending school taught by lady. especi-
ally when the lady is but year or two
their senior. That ladies are as efficient
as gentlemen in the matter of scholar
ship and giving instruction, think none
will question; and the disposition on the
part OF young ladies aud young men to
quit school when they are Just Begin
mig to be able 10 grapple successfully
with the stronger and more difiienit
kinds of school work ought to be decid-
| eddy discouraged, and the disposition to
attend for few more terms at least
| strongly encouraged. They will feel
| the benefit ofsuch extra work all through
| life. Our seven Free High schools are
/ doing a most excellent work in prepar-
ing teachers and giving more thorough
/ instruction. During the year we have
| lest from the ranks of High School
teachers Mr.. S. r. Willoughby, who for
the past eight years has so carefully
managed the BoSeobel schools. He
/ suffered a stroke of paralysis lastlMareh
and as yet shows but little prospect of
recovery. HIS able and experienced
assistant, Miss Carrie Sylvester. filled his
piace until the end of the year, III. G.
! Sylvester Is now at the head of the
schools. The other high schools were
managed bv the following gentlemen:
! Muscoda, w Z. GRAY; Fennimore. Geo
| Burton; Hazel Green, l.. L. Liuhicsp;
Lancaster. Z NJ Wood, A. NJ; Mount
Hope. l.. H Barrett Potosi, Z. Nj. DOYLE.
The principals of the graded schools
were ID. Needham. Patch Grove: c. II
ward, Bloomington c r. Pickering.
. Montfort; G r. Showalter, Cassville:
Henry Kenny, Union (Lima); Philip
Eden, Piatteville; Chas Fox, Platteyille;
Will Cooley. North Andover; Della Par
! ish, Livingston; j. w Reddy, Arthur
] bloomington mas since organized as a
( district free high school, and can boast
one the hnest village school buildings
in the state. To the direct influences Of
graded schools do we owe very much of
our educational enterprise. Twenty
five examinations of two DAYS each were
held during the year, and the number
of applicants enrolled was 6Sl. The
number of first grade certificates grant
ed during the year was Is, of second
grades u. third grades 25G, and % per-
sons hold state certificates through grad
! nation frs,te, t,f,g,aal snbonfS
teaching force in the county of 1913 per-
sons. or a surplus of ~ above the de-
mand at any one time. Two institutes
of two weeks each were held in August
one at Boscubel and one at Potosi The
number of teachers present was $50
| These summer schools of review and
methods are of great general valus when
conducted by such able and experienced
teachers as Prot A. }. Hutton. Prof.
Chas Nye aud Miss Eta Carl II was
wise provision that set apart the fund
for this work. The second annual ex-
animation Of pupils throughout the
county schools was held Feb. 81 and %.
Ninety schools entered the lists and the
number Of pupils who tried in each
school ranged from one to twenty. three.
! About l23 We're successful in securing
diplomas. While this adds 10 my work
il seems TO be quite profitable inasmuch
as il stimulates both teachers and pupils
u do better work. The diploma IS quite
attractive, and no pupil fairly earning
one ean be blamed for taking pride in
holding it, The number of official vis-
is made by me was loo. The schools
generally were found ID condition from
fair TO excellent The most serious fail
ure on the part of number of teachers
IS the inability to preserve a proper de-
gree of order The fact has been EN-
phasized time and again that without
reasonable degree Of ord +, good work
IS impossible. The disposition to gov
ern well ought to be Unborn in all
teachers since il seems most difficult
thing To acquire and does not always 90
hand in hand with scholarship. The
teachers as a class have been exceeding.
ly faithful in their work, and deserve
communication for their steady progress
IN the line of scholarship, which is shown
by the higher percentages on the third
grade certificates and the increasing
number of first nd-second grade certi-
ficates issued and striven for The in
PRODUCTION Of Hygiene and Physiology
as one of the branches upon which all
teachers shall hereafter be examined
will also have tendency TO add to the
number of higher grade certificates.
Taking the year all IN all, it has been
one Of fair success. and much encour-
agement for future work. Teachers
associations will be organized at once
and meetings held in most of the viii
lagos on the Saturdays commencing
Nov. % and continuing until Feb. 20,
! 1886 With gratitude to The people Of
this county for their generous hospitali-
ty toward me. and the earnest hope that
the coming year will be one of more
than usual interest and progress in all
educational work. | am. gentlemen,
very truly yours, CHAs. L. HARPER,
Co. Supt.
Mr.. KIDD referred to the mill tax
assessed upon the property of the state
for educational purposes He said the
fact that this county is to raise $4,000
on that tax is no guide as to what we
shall receive from it. He estimated
from the number of scholars in the
county, compared with those in the state
and the assessed valuation of the state,
that the county would receive S16,S 84
from that tax. 1t made The weather
parts Of the state bear part Of the
burden Of the poorer parts and was no
disadvantage to Grant county.
Mr.. ROBBINS called attention to the
raise in the valuation of the county by
the state board of equalization, and
/ asked WHY it was.
Mr.. KIDD said il was general among
/ the co unties.
Mr.. ROBBINS gave SOM figures show
Ing that the high schools, university,
etc.. with one-tenth OF the scholars.
draw more money than the common
schools with nine-tenths of the scholars
the peoples schools -anl sill the
] system was unrepublican
! Mr.. KIDD said he didn't know the
legislature was on trial by ,he board.
and intimated hat the legislatures. Of
which the previous speaker may have
been membe-. we're mo better than
they should be- ia the iuatter ii the
/ school fund.
i Mr.. WATSON offered tn. falla~,;.,