Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-28
THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

| date are as follows:
| For PRINCIPAL Mr.. Guy S. Ford at a
salary of $ll00.
Miss Ellen Minahan will continue in
the Grammar department at $50 per
month.
Miss Josie Barker, Grammar, SIS.
w. Curtis Green, of Plainfeld, Iowa,
| intermediate work at S45.
Miss Effie E. Lindsay, graduate of
Hamline College, Minnesota, accepts
grade position at SIS.
Miss Laura Reeves, 1st Primary, $40.
Miss Ella Perry, 2nd Primary, $40.
Mrs. H. H. Voss, salary $40, depart
ment not decided until regarding is
completed
Mr.. Geo. P. Hambrecht is probably
the only one of the present assistants
| who will return. He has been rendered
place of first assistant at $50 per month,
owing to declination of Theo. W.
BraZeau.
The contract has not been let for the
new Ward school but it is hoped to get
started on it by the middle of June.
Two teachers will be required here.
This year has been most successful
one at the High School and improve
ments have been numerous. 1t seems
to us, however that there is one lack in
the course provided and that is, no
course in Latin is offered. Hardly a
High School in the state fails to include
at least two years and our children
should at least be given the chance Of
preparing i'll this important branch.
Again its omission shuts our graduates
out from the popular course at the
University, the Civic Historic, which
now requires Latin for admission.
COMMENCEMENT PREPARATIONS.
These are busy days for seven young
folks at the Howe High School for they
are making preparations to round out a
four years course by the presentation of
an interesting Commencement program.
AS it is to be wide departure from the
stereotyped plan of orations the sue
cess of the experiment depends upon
the diligence aud interest of the class.
This they realize and in interviews
with old citizens, letters to former re-
sidents, researches among the dusty
| files of old newspapers they have
sought to gather and preserve all that
| is of interest in the past history of their
oit i+,
Papers have been prepared on the
following subjects:
| Introductory Paper with History of Journalism
| in Twin CltleS....-...........JameS Gogglns.
| Early SawMills on WiscOnsin...M Mabel Drager.
Historical Sketch ofSchool System.
Emmett Carey.
Rafting on the Wisconsin,. Wilbur Ward.
Disasters in Grand Rapids. Chas. Pomainville.
Politics in Local History. Paul Menzel.
| Early outes and Methods of Transportation.
Celia Burr
The graduating class will give this
program with the usual musical numbers
on June 18th at Opera House. Com
| mittees on class colors, motto, printing,
| decoration, ETC., are busy making the
necessary arrangements. The class is
very desirous of leaving to the school
some memorial or gift that they as
members of the class of '96 may point
to with pride in after years. For this
purpose it has been suggested that a
small admission fee of ten or fifteen
cents be charged, an innovation here
but practice common with many High
Schools. However, this matter is not
definitely decided.
CENTRALIA HIGH SCHOOL.
A few changes will be made in the
corps of instructors next year at the
Centralia schools, and a number Of
teachers who have been doing ex-
ceptionally good work have been
rendered invitations to return al
salaries increased S. per month. The
list of teachers invited who have
accepted up to date are as follows:
| Miss Franklin will take charge of the
Grammar room at salary Of $500 pei
month, the same as she received this
year.
Miss Addie Hood has again accepted
the intermediate dep artment at $40, ar
increase Of S..
Miss Bridget Byr1e will preside il
the First Primary at High School fo1
$40 per month, an in crease of s..
Miss Ella Hood ha taken the Firs
Primary, Ward school, another year a
| $40 per month.
Miss Hansberry accepted charge o
the Second Primary, Ward school anC
will receive $40, a. raise of s. pc
month.
Miss Rice has bee II invited to return
to the Second PJ im.ary department
High School, at So larry of $40, an in
crease of s., but is yet undecided a
she contemplates. attending The
Oshkosh Normal fo another year.
The school boa I'd have in view ;
principal and a ssistant now at th'
Oshkosh Norma who have yer.
promising recon- mendations. Definite
word is pending, but they hope to b.
able TO secure the I'm.
As soon as sch Dol is closed Mr.. Chas
Lemley Sr., carl ,enter, will commenc'
operations at he Ward building ant
finish the uppe story into two schoo
rooms. One II pom at least will be pu
into use imme' liately at the opening G
school next September and possibl
| both This will REQUIRE anOthe