Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-01-07

date OF my last report. OF the three
that were organized during the past
year, two are located in the town of
] Auburndale and one in the town Of
Remington All but two Of these
also excluding the late town of Dex-
ter DISTRICT were reported to me by
town clerks at the close Of the last
school year The districts not report
ing were: No 4 Wood (the Weisner
District) and the new district No. 3,
in Bennington. OF those reporting,
all but two maintained the five months
school heretofore required by law The
| two that failed in this were No. 2,
Auburndale, and No. 2, Remington.
The law as to the minimum amount of
school was changed by the last Iegisla-
ture, so that hereafter it will be neces-
sary to maintain school at least six
months during the year in order to
draw public money. The amount to
be apportioned will be largely increas-
ed hereafter by one-mill tax on all
the property of the State, in addition
to what was formerly apportioned.
This county will be the gamer quite
largely by this law, receiving a much
larger sum than its share Of this one
mill tax, (about $4,000, more as near
as | can figure it,
My last report to the State Sup't.
shows that on the Both day of June
last there were in this county, exclud-
ing the City of Grand Rapids and
three districts not reporting, 4,333
children of school age, against 1868
in "a and 3.578 in '83, an increase
of 470 over '84 and 755 over '83.
1t also shows that there was receiv-
ed for school purposes during the year
$29, 497 35 and that there was
expended sol, 1851, leaving bal
ance Of 8,201.64 in the school dis
trict treasures.
Nearly all the districts made good
financial showing. $1,210.44 was
expended for needed improvements in
many school buildings, while So, 1872
was expended in the construction Of
new buildings in the towns Of Auburn
dale, Richfeld, Rudolph and Reming-
ton, being a total Of So, 1924 that
was expended for building and repair
ing.
A force of sixty-four teachers is
required in the schools of the county.
1t took $13,071.50 to pay them last
year, male teachers being paid an
average of $45 IS and female teachers
$28.6 5 per month. [ think it is safe
to say that the work done by our
teachers will compare favorably with
that Of other counties. It seems to
be the desire of most Of them to i'm
prove themselves by attendance at
institutes, by reading and studying
outside of their school work, and by
searching after and adopting the best
methods of teaching.
) During the past year [ have granted
1O3 certificates of the following grades
One first grade, thirteen second grades
and eighty-nine third grades. The
reason for there appearing to be so
many more certificates than schools, is
that many of them were issued for
only six months duration which neces-
STATED their holders taking examina-
tons twice during the year. Our last
annual institute was held at Centralia,
and was attended by sixty-eight person.
1t lasted ten days and was conducted
by Prof. VIM. e. Barker, of Pierce
Co., and Sup't O: E. Wells, of Wau-
paca Co. All who attended unite in
saying that they were very much
benefited by it.
In my visits to the schools during
the year [ found matters to be very
satisfactory on the whole. Schools
were generally we'll attended ; teach
ers seemed to be in earnest in their
work; and the patrons quite generally
+ seemed to appreciate the benefits to be
derived and give their hearty support
and cooperation to the work. I can
assure you, gentlemen, that the educa-
tional interests of Wood County are
keeping apace with the rapid progress
it is making In other matters.
Respectfully Submitted,
/ EDWARD LYNCH,
Sup't of Schools
Dated Grand Rapids Nov. 10th, 1885.
Moved that the report be received
and published: Carried
The report of the County Treasurer
was presented and read
Moved that the report be received,
placed on record and referred to the
finance committe:-Carried.
The report of the County Clerk
was presented and read.
Moved that the report be submitted
same as the report Of the County
Treasurer Carried.
Moved that the claims against the
county be referred to the proper COM
mittees:-Carried.
| Moved that the claims for Justice
and witness fees, etc., be referred to
the District A tt'V Carried