Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-27
The Lancaster Public School.

The school year is drawing to close
and the genuine interest always mani
tested in educational matters by the
citizens of Lancaster has led us to watch /
its progress with greater attention than
we perhaps otherwise would have done. |
1t speaks we'll of the intelligence and
thrift of community to establish and
sustain good schools. A tour of inspec- /
ton and inquiry into the methods OF
work will fully repay any person inter-
ested and sustain the high opinion we
have formed. The efficient corps of
teachers. from the principal OF the
High School to the teachers of the |
Primary department, always courteous
though hard at work, are thoroughly
awake to the duties of their positions
and have the love and respect of their
pupils, which is a potent influence, II
genuine and successful work is to be
achieved. The course of study now
pursued compares favorably with the
best in the state, and readily admits to
the State University. County Superin-
tendent Harper thinks it could easily be
gotten on the accredited list of High
Schools. During the last four years
there has been increasing thoroughness
in all departments, and especially with
the graduating class. Each grade of
the whole school is SO arranged that
each is one year in advance of its pre-
decessor. Future classes in the High
School, as we understand, will have the
advantage of previous drill which is
far superior to that enjoyed by the
present and past High School classes.
Four years ago there were seventeen
grades and they were by no means dis
trnct. In fact, it was almost impossible
to find out the classification OF the High
School. At the close of the present
year there win be only twelve, and they
are classified with fair degree of even
ness. Looking over recent files of the
HERALD, figures showing the progress
of the school under the present princi-
pal are significant. For the first half
of the spring term of 1888 the cases
of hardness in the whole school num-
bered 1874; for the same time this year
the number was 81. Order and deport-
ment have constantly improved, and
were never better than now.
| An experienced teacher recently visit
ed all the departments and expressed
as his opinion that not another school
of the state of similar size has more
uniform order. Another spoke of the
Improvement and enthusiastically says
she was delighted with the SCHOOL,
Another fact that greatly interested
us was the genuine interest in the work
on the part of the students, but it is
substantiated by figures. When Prof.
Wood assumed charge of the school
the enrolment at the middle of the
spring term of 1882 was 277, and dur
ling the same time in 1886 it was 337.
Many of the students were behind in
the course four years ago. Now all in
the High School are up with the course.
The progress our schools have made
during she last four years is secure.
, Next tor the wise and conservative
Board of Education, Prof. Wood, the
principal. deserves especial credit for
his faithful and energetic efforts to put
our schools on a solid graded basis,
and how well he has succeeded is best
shown by the large graduating class
this year, which is the largest since
1879. A hard student himself, he has
been faithful and successful principal
and undoubtedly the best one the Lam
| caster schools ever had, and the district
D is to be congratulated on the excellent
condition of the schools at the close O
the year.