The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-04-19
WILLIAMS NAMED.
the Old Chairman of the Board OF
Education is Elected for An
other Year.
sUPr. MCDOWELL REELECTED

BY Acclamatton the Board Name Him as
! superintendent for His Fifth Consecutive
Year.-cause for Congratulation by all
the People of the City.-o1d Board Takes
UP the New Building in It's Dying Hours,
But No Action is Taken.
The Board of Education met in ad-
iourned session at the City Hall Tues
| day night and, as it was the last meet
ing of the old board and the inaugur-
alton of the new, quite crowd had
gathered in the lobby to watch the
ceremonies attending the seating of
the new board.
Before the new board was called to
order the old board held meeting to
close up the work of the year. After
the reading of the minutes the build
ing committee reported that the
plumbing had not as yet been COM
pleted at the Eighth ward school and
the matter was laid over to the new
| board.
The committee on claims reported
the bill of Jorgenson & Larson back to
the board, but the board refused to
allow the contractors the SIS which
had been stricken out on account of
delay in the completion of the mason
work on the building. After allowing
a number of bills the board adjourned
sine die.
The new board was at once called to
order by Superintendent Mcdowell
| Tn1o elected tenn
porary chairman. The new members
seated were Commissioners Sullivan,
| Hack1ey, Woodwork, Larsen, Keith,
Mayer, K1eist and eraser.
| The board then proceeded to take a
ballot for chairman of the board and
John Williams received twelve of the
votes cast. The ballot was declared
| formal and Mr.. Williams declared duly
elected president of the board, Some
| of the >chairman's friends presented
| him with a beautiful boquet of flowers.
In accepting the office Mr.. Williams
| thanked the board for the honor and
paid a tribute to the splendid work Of
| the board during the past year. He
asked the members of the new board
to give their hearty cooperation and
make the schools of Kenosha the best
schools in the state.
| On motion of Commissioner Burg
| Superintendent Mcdowell was named
for Superintendent by reclamation.
1 In nominating Mr.. Mcdowell Mr..
Burg said that he thought that he
voiced the sentiment of the entire
board in asking that the superintend-
ent be elected by reclamation.
The entire city is to be congratulated
on the election of the superintendent.
For five years Mr.. Mcdowell has stood
at the head of the city schools and
under his direction a steady growth
has been nanifested. The newspaper
| intendent has the entire confidence
and respect of every teacher and
scholar in the city and under his guild
ance the city schools are assured an
other year of prosperity and advance
ment.
After the selection of the superin-
tendent the board adjourned to meet
on next Tuesday night, at which time
| the chairman will announce his COM
| rnittees for the year.
The members of the new board ali
took a lively interest in the meeting
last evening and all seem to be deeply
interested ( in the work of the city
schools. Under their direction the
board should have a pleasant year and
one that will follow the declaration of
Commissioner Williams to place the
schools in Kenosha at the head of all
schools in the state.