Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-22

All Oh WillCn Is Respectfully SuOnllttpu.
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Committee.
On motion, the report was adopted.
Mr.. Pearce introduced the following
resolution:
Whereas the city of Dodgevillc has at great
expense put III system of water works
which is II great protection to the county
property, therefore, be Ii resolved that the
county hereby appropriate the sum of five
hundred dollars towards the cost, thereof,
Which shall he in full for all special AS
sessmcnts for laying of mains and for the
use of water in the buildings for the space OF
fine years from date.
Laid over under the rules.
Mr.. Taylor moved that the action of
the board in reference to the bills of
the village of Avoca and city of Min
eral Point, for the care of tramps, be
reconsidered. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Mess, the bills
were allowed in full.
By unanimous consent, the COM
mittee on equalization and assessment
was given until two o'clock to make
its report
The following report of the county
superintendent of schools was then
read, and ordered published and
placed on file:
To ,he Honorable Board OF Supervisors of
In pursuance of law have the honor tosub-
NIT the following report of the common
schools of Iowa county;
a steady progress has been made during
the year in educational work. Never before
has the condition of the schools been equal
in all respects to the present. The buildings
are better and more conveniently and
efficiently equipped with seating aud the
essential apparatus for doingctiectual work,
Active steps were necessary to secure these
results. Twelve school houscs were com
demned and four of this number have beer
replaced by new buildings and nearly all of
the rest have been greatly improved so that
the buildings with few exceptions are in eN-
celent conditson. Nearly $1,000 were en-
pended for building and repairing and over
Occasionally good judgement is not exhibited
in the purchasing Of srhool supplies, School
boards through ignorance or indifference
and the persistent solicitation of agents
often disregard the best iEterest 81 the
school by securing high priced charts and
other devices when suitable blackhoards,
dictionaries and other reference books and
maps are wanting. lt has been an important
part of tlse duty OF the superintendent TO
make knoEn to the school officers what
lacking in the equipment Of the schools and
to uecOmnend the purchase of what seemed
necessary and practical.
school VISITATION.
ThoFe.are PA districts under thu supcrvi
sion of ttle county superintendent. Five Of
these contain High schools and seven graded
scheOlsGf two departments. Ansarnest and
faithful effort itsls been nadc to inspect each
school. In all 33o official visits were made.
All but thirteer schools were visited once,
amdanhe large number twice. and To some
schools three and four visits were made, Be
tOre'tin close of the year eac h-chool in the
county will hove been visited at least twice,
daring the present term OF superintcndenCy.
The visitation of schools is one of the most
tmpontant duties of the office. The real con
ditiOn and need of the schoolsiand the char
acter.of the work done by the teachers and
IL Is a nII fvTEt lItft Ipl
visit DO the school and district, No report
cam ~ rye the same purpose
EXAMINATIONS AND CERTIFICATES
During the year ten public and six private
examinations woredleld at which 300 appli-
cauts were examined for teachers ccrtlh-
Gates. or this number twelve received LIST
grades, sixteen I'd grades. and 165 Bird grades
107 ,or more than y of the applicants were
refused certificates. As stated in the last
report no limited Bird grade certificates were
to he issued and the standard of Bird certif
Gates was raised considerably above that OF
previous years. The teachers are rapidly
imprOying3n the charaGter.and efficiency OF
theE work. The time is not far distant when
those who havelnot the ambition to make
some previous preparation for, and c0ntinu-
al advanGementin their work, but who are
satisfied with a Bird grade certificate, will
find themselves unable to teach in the con-
mon schools of Wisconsin. it Is encouraging
TO note that already many of our school
boards will not hire teacher unless cNper
fenced, successful and holding at least n
certificate, This n a step in the right direct
len. Thctoachcr. Of the comfy viii faynr
ably compare with those q other cOuutic.
Teachers generally show a desire for i'm
prolpmGnt- They have beer eager to attend
the summer schools, institute and teachers
meetings, which have been strong forces and
have eNerted an encouraging influence ~
our educational system.
TEACHERS iNSTiTI"TE,
The annual teachers institute was held al
DodGeNilet comm"rrIh@ AUG, - ana con
tendance making il ono Of the largest iRsti- |
tutcS ;n the state THIS WIS IA Increase ~