Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02
Monday, Sept. 8.


will open Monday next. Parents
should impress upon their children
the importance of being on hand the
first day. AS every hour counts in
school work and a limited time only
is expected to be given for grading
and classification it is essential to the
best progress Of scholars that they
report to the teachers at the very
start. Terms Of school in Grand Rap
ids are to be divided little differently
this year than usual. There will be
three terms Of twelve weeks each, as
follows:
The first, or fall term, will end Nov.
&c. The winter term will commence
on the following Monday, Nov. 20, and
with the usual holiday vacations out,
will end March 4. The spring term
opens March II and will end June -.
The purpose Of this arrangemement
and the advantage to be gained by
having an exact number Of weeks in
each term is that courses Of study can
better be divided and adapted to such
system of time. The school board
has made a number of necessary re-
pairs to school buildings this summer,
among them being a hardwood floor
placed in the primary room at the
High school. All rooms in this build
ing will be fitted up with new slate
blackboards within few days. Many
of the teachers are in the city to as
sumo their charges and all is in readi-
ness to start the wheel of education
in successful motion for another year.
The force of teachers engaged in
Grand Rapids, together with compen-
satiOn Of each is as follows:
Guy S. Ford, principal, 81, 100 per
year; Geo. p. Hambrecht, 1st assist
ant, $500; Effie E. Lindsey, End assist
ant, $3.50; Josie L. Barker, grammar,
$405; W. G. Green, intermediate, $405:
Laura Walters, intermediate, $500;
Ella Perry, End and 3rd year work,
1850; Mrs. H. II. VOss, primary, 1850.
Mr.. Geo. Minehen is janitor at the
High school to receive $40 per month.
Ward SchOol-TheO. w. BraZeau,
grammar, $500; Anna e. Hannifn,
End and 3rd year work, 1850. Laura
Reeves, primary, $3.50. Dave KAN
meran has been re-engaged as janitOr
at the ward building, salary S25 per
month.
1t will be noticed that there are
only two new teachers from the corps
of last year, viz: t. w. Brazeau and
Miss Anna e. Hannifin. The latter's
home is Kilbourn city, but she has
taught school during the last three or
four years at Medford.
The school board hopes little later
to be able to issue a catalogue show
ing courses of study, rules, list of
graduates and other matters of i'm
pOrtance and interest to the patrons
of the Howe High school.
CENIIALlAs
School opens in Centralia Oh Monday
next, Sept. 6. Following is a list of
teachers who have engaged to teach in
that city the coming year, together with
salaries they are to receive:
Sherman NJ. Kyes, principal, $1,000
per year; Kate McKercher, LIST assist
ant, $40; Bertha H. Preuss, End assist
ant, $495; Mary Franklin, grammar
room, S405; Sylvia Hansberry, inter-
mediate, $500; Sarah A. Rich of Osh-
kosh, first year here, intermediate, $3.50;
May Belle Kay of Depere, 4th and 9TH
grade, $3.50; Clara L. Rice, End primary,
$3.50; Genevieve G. Doyle of Oshkosh,
LIST primary, $3.50; Katherine NJ Reed,
LIST primary, $3.50; Marion Ellison,
teacher at South Centralia, $3l5.