Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-12-28
Total S214 10 1914 10
ReceiptS for above are on,file.


Receipts for above ontile.
INSTITUTES AND TEACHER MEETINes:-Last spring
two days institute held Mashed with an enroll
ment of 81 In July two weeks institute was held at
bea Wa w NEW an n of &c. In this nstue
tute sectoned and regular class exercises were con-
fetal as it compelled one to do the work more usng
from the interest shown and the better work in the schools
institute the of fifteen dollars raised the bene
tit OF the New Richmond schools Several of the teachers
attended the Northwestern Wisconsin Teachers
citation held at Stevens Point last spring. planned
for series of teachers meetings to be held this fall
winter but have had no means with which to have mate
rial printed for the have already paid s23
OUT u P pr int gs etc
districts We're organized;-Jont No. TO- of Grand
and s, town of Wood and No. 5, town of Rock. The
school houses built being built in these districts are
Remg6n built e new School hous h vage OF
Mex oosa built large, three addition at of
teacher; and the city OF Marshteld has built high
present eightySx districts and nnetytwo school houses
There are only two log schooholses in county, in
Saratoga District No. in the Sigel is the only
one that still has the od-fashoned made board
mens made this last summer grounds have been stumped
and graded schoohouses have been painted whewashed
and cleaned and most the decorating their
rooms SO That they are very attractive Many districts
built wood sheds and the double ouhouses which are
public nuisances at their BEST are being replaced by
separate ones SO that there is in nearly all the districts
left tumbed down buildings with scarcely any partitions
between the two apartments and which disgrace to
any community. | have written to talked with the
officers in whose districts these nusances and unless
there IS provision made to remedy this evil shall be
compelled TO condemn them have already done with
some of the ones.
cab In order that the teacher do efficient work the
school should be furnished with the appliances
maps backboards etcfor illustrating and exemplifyng
purchased but instead school boards have spent large
sums and paid outrageous prices to agents for charts
JJ nave nOthng to commend them but their varicgated
coors and conglomeration of pictures and names
COMMON SCHOOL GRADU ATOM Examinations
graduation from the common school, Fifteen passed the
examination and received diplomas, whereas there was
attending higher schools this year. while are con-
tnoIng in their home districts This is placing the rural
and pupils to do better work and is keeping the pupils
ARBoR AND BIRD DAY AND MEMORIAL DAY:-Fifty-
nine schools observed Arbor and Bird Day Two hundred
yfour trees were planted and the yards gven pretty
thorough cleaning Only thiryfve schools observed
Memorial Day with appropriate exercises great
were not in session at that time
CHILDREN INCAPACITATED ATTENDING COMMON
SCHooL:-Ihere are at present three blind children of
age IN the county and two of these attending the
state school for the blind at GAINESVILLE There two
deaf mutes neither Of whom attendng state school
for the deaf at Delavan One latter is five years of
age and therefore not old enough for under eight
these children have been sent to the superntendents of
the foregoing schools required by Sec 461 K R. s. of
CONCLUSION: For the past ten and one half months L
nave put all my time and energy into the work The
teacher-neVer ended When all else is done there
still schools to be visited
invested for children than in furnishing them with
Portable SchoOrOoms good books faithful capable teachers
and an opportunity and encouragement the
tages given to secure practical education
which will fit them for the active duties of life.
see the need of and urge the cooperation of pupils
teachers, parents and officers thai year may
back upon satisfactory work than
that of previous We cannot remain stationary
We must either forward or backward Which shall it
be?
Dated Nov II, 1899. Respectfully submitted,
O. ]. LEU Co. Supt
Moved and seconded that report be accented and
spread upon the minutes Motion carried
Supervisor ". E. Wheelan read the following report:
We the undersigned, committee on public property to
which was referred the following proposition at the last
meeting of your Honorable Body, towit:
Moved that the committee public property at the
next meeting of the county board report on the
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