Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-11-22

On motion of Mr.. Campbell the re-
port was adopted and the accompany
ing orders and certificates destroyed
by burning in the presence of the
board.
The time having arrived for the
board to visit the County Farm, the
chairman declared a recess until 5
O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
5P. N. Minutes of yesterdays SEES
sion read and approved.
Special committee on petition of A.
Macarthur reported as follows:
To the Board of Supervisors of Iowa Co.
Your committee to whom was referred
the petition of A. Nc Arthur, herewith
return the same, and recommend its in
definite postponement Respectfully,
SAM'L- SwINEHART,
JAMES JACKSON,
JoSEPH Frost,
Noy. II, 1899. Committee.
Adopted.
Committee on County Clerks ac-
counts submitted the following:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Iowa county, WIS,
Your committee appointed to settle
with the County Clerk, would hereby
report, that we have carefully examined
the accounts of said clerk by compar-
ing the vouchers on file in his office with
the books, and find his report to be
true and correct in every particular,
leaving a balance i'll his hands of two
hundred ninety-three dollars twenty
four cents, 1928. "a which amount was
produced by the Clerk, counted by Us,
and found to be correct.
Ole SrEENsLAND.
PETER ]. DoLAN,
Committee.
On motion of Mr. Campbell the re-
port was adopted.
The following is the report of County
superintendent of Schools:
To the honorable County Board of Iowa county:
| herewith submit to you my report of the
educational matters of the county.
The same number of districts remain as at
my last report. New buildings have been built
during the year as follows: JOINT district No.
2, of Highland, erected a neat frame structure;
district No. > of Waldwck, after the loss of
their building during the winter, erected very
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better place District No. Is, Ridgeway. added
another room to their school house, and district
No. , of the same town, have q two story
building nearly completed, which with Barne-
weld school adds two more graded schools. Dis
trict No. Mitt1in, repaired and re-seated their
building, hus making the building almost new.
Many school-rooms have been re-seated the
past year with patent seats, and in many dis
tricts new apparatus has been put IN the school
rooms.
At present good ventilation is sadly neglected,
and in crowded rooms the children are com
PEELED to breathe an atmosphere not conducive
to good health. Serious results often follow
poor ventilation, and it is good hygiene to look
first to the quality of the air our children
breathe.
My former suggestions respecting the sanitary
conditions OF the school houses have resulted
in good; yet some school houses are still without
the necessary out-houSeS.
Many districts have supplied a long felt want,
viz, well on the school-house premises.
Our school buildings should have all the con-
veniences we are able to procure SO as to make
the surroundings of the children as nearly home
like possible, for of all places besides home
the school house should be home-like.
/ have made I40 visits during the year, be-
sides attending to examinations and teachers
meetings.
An institute of one week was held in the city of
Dodgeville conducted by Profs A. J. Hutton and
j. A. James, at which lA teachers were enrolled,
and an average attendance of l05 was had, and
much good was gotten in the space of one week
l trust that in hiring teachers the boards give
a preference everything else being eQuaD to
those who make practice OF attending these
educational meetings.
l contemplate holding two two-day institutes
during the coming winter. and ask that teach
ers be allowed one day to attend the nearest
point at which an institute is held. The au-
thority for so doing may be found in section 459
of school code.
Linden village, after having complied with
the educational requirements were allowed to
institute a high school, much to the advantage
of the attending pupils.
l would call the attention of your honorable
board to the law relating TO the retention of the
10 cents per capita; said fund 10 be used in the
purchase of suitable reading for the use OF
schools and patrons.
This law has not been complied with except
in one town, and speak of it in this connection
because the law has been decided to be manda-
tory by the attorney general of the state, and
town treasurerS are personally liable If they fail
o keep back the 10 cents per capita.
There seems TO be strong desire to adopt the
latest series OF text books, thus placing the best
instruments in the childS hands to aid them III
acquiring knowledge, as well as to give the
, teacher more time TO concentrate her work.
have endeayored to keep the standard of my
teaching force up by being strict in examin
atoms and in my markings.
That errors will not happen in this line will
not deny. but by the best of my supervision
trust no unworthy candidate will receive papers
that may be instrumental in putting them into
the school-room to do the Children positive
harm.
Owing to sickness in my family l have thus
far this fall been unable to do any visiting, bu
l trust that in a few weeks l shall be able &c
again begin work.
Hoping the coming year may be one of greater
educational progress, am yours respectfully,
BRADFORD W. GILLETT, Co. Supt
Report adopted and ordered pub,
liShed.
Mr.. Taylor gave notice that to-mor-
row he proposed offering resolution
in regard to making provision for a
suitable monument, to the memory OF
the soldiers OF Iowa county, who died
in the defence OF their country.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell the
board adjourned.