Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-08
SET THEE TO SCHOOL NOW
LARGE ATTENDANCE ON OPENING DAY,
Public Educational Departments in Grand
Rapids and Centraia Are at Work.
The framing Ship Launches with
816 Scholars Aboard,

+ mischief making to accept the more
serious task of preparation fer promi
t nent place III the big, wide world O
the future. With light hearts anC
/ earnest resolve the boys and the maid
7 ems trip along i'll response to the ringing
!, school bell and take their accustomed
seats once again beside their associates
in the scholastic institution. The cap,
tains and the generals of another day
are making ready fer great campaign
on civilization. 80, and is all forgot:
All school-days' friendship. childIess
Work at the Howe High school in
Grand Rapids opened with q much
larger attendance than anticipated,
especially IN the higher grades. Extra
seats had TO be placed in the high room
on Monday noon so as to accommodate
all students. The Howe High school is
now accredited at the State University
for the Scientific, English, Pharmacy,
Engineering and Agricultural courses.
After 1899 its graduates, by electing the
proper high school course may enter
the Modern-C Classical and Civic Historic
courses at the University. Its graduates
are admitted to any of the State Nor
mails, where they can complete the full
course i'll two years. Admittance to
other schools may be arranged should
pupils so desire. The system of study
courses is perfectly arranged according
| Ii.
in all the essentials of progressive and
modern instruction our local school is
we'll to the front and one that graduates
can refer 10 with particular pride.
Needed changes aud improvements in
the ward and main buildings were
literally made during vacation. The
teaching force at the head of the several
grades this year has been chosen with
great care as to qualifications, and each
and every teacher assumes duty with
recorded attainments justly famed for
bringing forth undoubted scholarship
and undoubted worth
TEACHERS FOR YEAR 1S9S-99
City superintendent P. Ham
brecht with Office at High school build
ing.
| MAIN BUILDING.
High School-PrincipaI, Geo. I.
Blvnd of Weyauwega, graduate state
university, class of '97, taught last year
as assistant principal in Prairie du CHEN
high school.
Senior Assistant-Isaac n. Betten of
Milwaukee, second year here.
Junior assistant-Addie NJ. Loeper of
| Prairie du ChiCu, graduate state uni
versity, '9S.
Enrolment in High room on Monday
was y, increase of ten over last year at
same time.
Second Grammar Departmental. l..
Pease of Cumberland, Wis, graduate
Stevens Point Normal, '9S. En- rolled :,
43.
First rmediate-Florenc Pray of
Stevens Point, graduate Normal school
in that city, '97. Enrolled 80.
Second Primary Ella Perry of
Tomah, fifth year here. Enrolled, So.
Second Primary-Matte l.. Larl1in of
Plalnfeld, Iowa. Attended Winona
Normal school and taught in Plainheld
primary schools. Enrolled, 10.
First Primary-Mrs. H. H. Voss,
fourth year. Enrolled, ~.
WARD SCHOOL.
Second Grammar - Josephine L.
Barker, fourth year. Enrolled, 81.
Second ermediate-Eck c. Roberts
Of Plainfcld, Iowa. High school grad
uate with county certificate counter
signed by Supt. Hambrecht. Enrolled,
so.
First Intermedlate-M Mary B. Thomp-
son Of Whitewater, graduate Normal
school of that city, class of '9S. En-
rolled, 36.
First Primary-Laura Reeves of
Grand Rapids, fifth year. Enrolled, IS.
Total scholars in Grand Rapids public
schools, 41O.
The senior class this year contains
nine prospective graduates. There are
eleven tuition or nonresident pupils
entered at the Howe High school.
Athletics and physical culture will
receive due attention as in past years
A meeting to organize Il football team
was held Tuesday evening and fifteen
of the boys announced their intention
to try for place on the eleven. While
nearly all of last seasons champion"
team graduated with '9S, promising new
material is at hand and it is thought the
honors Of the scarlet and white will be
ably sustained on the gridiron this fall.
p. L. Pease, who played quarterback on
the Stevens Point Normal first eleven
last year and was considered one Of
their best players, has been chosen
director of football. Paul Love was
elected captain.
IN CENTRALIA.
Public schools opened auspiciously
Monday morning with an efficient force
of teachers in charge. Much Of what
has been said above in reference to
instructors, systematized courses and
progressive methods is applicable here.
j. j. Hayden, the new principal, has
started lis classes in 4 manner showing
him to be thoroughly conversant with
and perfect master of the work in hand.
Heis genial gentleman whose acquaInt-
ance we are pleased to cultivate.
A three story addition was erected at
the high school building during Il e
summer, the upper story has been fin
ished and now divided into two recita-
ton rooms for the high school. The
former recitation room is used for sec
ond intermediate scholars, new de-
partment formed this year requiring
the addition of an extra teacher to the
s force. Other improvements are evident
! to the casual observer. The corps OF
l instructors and number of scholars is
as follows:
> MAIN BUILDING.
Y Pr1ncipal-J +. HAYDEN of BYRON