Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-31
HOWE HIGH SCHOOL.
Work Renewed Next Monday at the
Institution on the Hill.


The several departments of the
Grand Rapids public schools will open
for work Monday morning. Sept. t, at
8 O'Clock. All pupils must bring their
promotion cards to be properly graded.
The Ith and Sth grades will be in
the main building, the 5th and 9Th
grades will be in their respective
departments at the ward school. The
3rd and 4th grades will be. divided as
nearly equally as possible. and a per-
the frSt week of school, For the
present, pupils living in the 1st and
End wards, who belong to either the
3rd or 4th grade, will report at the
ward school. Those living in the 3rd
and 4th wards, and belonging to these
grades. report at the main building.
Owing to the greater facilities for
accommodating the 1St and End grades
in the main building, it will be pos
Sible to place the boundary line for
these grades farther north than here
tofOre, SO those of the 1st. and md
grades living south of Baker street
the street running in front of court
house, will report for work at the
main building. Those of the 1st and
2nd ogradeS living north of Baker
street will report at the ward build
ing.
Owing to the crowded condition of
the schools it will be possible, this
year, to have but one kindergarten
This department. will be in charge of
a thoroughly competent kindergartner
and will be held in the main building.
Arrangements for dividing this depart
ment into sections cannot be made
until the work is started. All
children, between the ages of four
and six, residing in the district, are
eligible to the kindergarten. 1t is
hoped that all who have children
eligible tOattend will avail themselves
of this splendid part of our school
system. -..-as.. ..-... ...- ~ 49,.
Tie following teachers viii have
charge Of the several departments as
follows: -'9 Il ..- 81"
Superintendent-Geo.P. .Hambrecht.
High School Department-Geo. T.
Blynd, principal, Weyauwega; assist
ants, Kate McKercher, Centralia,
Addie W. Loeper, Prairie du CHEN.
Eighth and Seventh GradeS-Wil
liam Bradford, Stevens Point.
Sixth Grade-Archie Bennett, Wey-
auwega, principal ward school.
Fifth Grade-Wi1liam B. Fuller,
Hancock, graduate of Stevens Point
Normal. .A.-
Fourth and Third GradeS-Emma
Whitcomb, Portage, graduate Oshkosh
Normal; AntOinette Foogman. Milwau-
kee, graduate Milwaukee Normal.
Second Grade-Ella Perry, Tomah.
Second and First Grades Matte L.
Larkin. -@E =.-.>'* ~ = ...s'".
First Grade H. IT. Voss, Grand
Rapids. ~, b., $50, s... E- ... g.,
kindergarten Elizabeth Hughes,
Madison, graduate Wylie Kindergarten
school, class of '9S; assistant, Matilda
Bunge, Grand Rapids. ....
The superintendent will be at the
main building all day Friday and Sat
urday to confer with pupils about to
enter for the first time. and to issue
permits to nonresident pupils to
attend school. The following is the
rate of tuition fixed by. the board of
education for pupils whose parents
live outside of the school district:
High school, $500 per term: 9th, 7th
and Sth grades, $500 per term; 4th
and 5th grades, 1925 per term; 1st,
End and 3rd grades, $500 per term. r..
These amounts are all payable in
advance. GEO. p. HAMBRECHT.,
ri ,...-. r. Superintendent.