Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
OUR HIGH SCHOOL.

/ OS!1 tEflEl OCtGCOLI
The Howe High School opened III
this city last Monday with full corps
Of teachers in charge. All Of last years
teachers are again with us, except Miss
Ellen Minahan and Miss Buckley. The
place of the former is filed this year
by Miss Neatle Knowles and of the
latter by Miss Mary McFadden.
All Of the old teachers are tried, and
We know them to be fitted for their
positions. And the new ones come to
US highly recommended. Miss
Knowles is a graduate of the River
Falls Normal School and was hired
upon the recommendation Of President
J. 0. Emery, so we'll known in this city.
Miss McFadden has equally satisfactory
recommendation from President Albee
of the Oshkosh Normal School, from
which she graduated last June. The
Board of Education congratulate them
selves upon being able so satisfactorily
to fill the vacant places.
We said that all Of our former teach
ers were with us but Misses Minahan
and Buckley. That is scarcely true for
Uncle "Billy" Bell is no longer on the
| force. And many an one, now in the
school or who has passed through, will
agree with us in the assertion that few
of our teachers have taught the youth
of Grand Rapids more or better life
lessons than Uncle Billy. From 1876
until June last, with scarcely an
interruption, he was janitor of the
High School. And more cleanly,
orderly, faithful and conscientious
janitor, no school ever had His
example and daily life among the
pupils taught lessons in virtue and
honor too often, it is feared, in many
places left untaught. The Board Of
Education felt sorely the loss of Mr..
Bell, but think they have in his success
or, Mr. Minnehan, a man who will
satisfactorily fill the vacancy.
1t is yet too early in the term to &C
curately estimate what the attendance
will be, but the indications are shat it
will exceed that of last year. The en-
rollment already shows several pupils
from families that have moved into the
city since last June.
The following is a fair estimate of the
attendance for the opening week:
| High School Department. nt......................G3 G3
Grammar ....................."..40
2nd intermediate 20 ......... .,... ... .... 40
! lst
| 2nd Primary ...............................G0
| 1st - d" ......,....., 80
| One other fact is worthy of mention,
and that is, that more nonresident pu-
pills are enrolled than at any tine be-
! fore, since the schools of Centralia took
their present high standing. Formerly
many came from that city to our school.
| Now we have very few from there, but
pupils from the surrounding towns and
villages are coming here to school more
than heretofore. IF this indicates any
thing it is that our school is held in high
esteem in the surrounding towns. And
well it may be, for there are few schools
in the state, in places of the size of
Grand Rapids, that are equal to our
High School.
Last year we considerably extended
the course of study, practically dividing
the instruction into two courses. One
of these admits the graduate to the Gen
eral Science and Engineering courses of
the University, while the other enables
the graduate to enter the English
course of that institution. This is an
advantage to our pupils, as it enables
them while here to practically begin to
specialize in the direction of the work
that they intend to take up later in life.
The present ga" Glass, when it grad
yates next June, will have covered con-
siderably more field of study than any
of its predecessors. 1t begins its years
work considerably in advance of any
previous class, so that no trouble is ex-
pected in covering the work laid out for
it by the new course Of study.
Ali things considered our schools were
never in better condition, or opened
with more favorable outlook for good
years work
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