The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05
FIRST WARD DECLARES
UNEQUlV0CALLY FOR A
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

The voters of the First ward at the
school meeting unanimously declared in
favor of "A central city high school to
supplant the present three Independent
high schools and appointed committee
10 appear i'll person leeore the common
council at its next meeting to urge inn
mediate steps looking toward a unifica-
tion of the school system of the city
The committee was instructed to confer
with the school boards and committees
of the other two school districts OF the
city to secure uniformity of action The
committee appointed consists of c. &.
Schmidt, Mrs. f. S Luhman and Hugo
Richter.
Not since the meeting called to consid-
er the last addition tothe school building
was as mu h interest manifested by the
patrons of the school. The question Of
a central high school for the city had
been talked over for some time and it
was known that the subject would be
brought up at the meeting. The meet
ing was opened by Mayor Rahr who
A tax of So 800 for teachers salaries
and other expenses was voted and IA com
mittee consisting of Principal Albert
Guttman, Joseph Biegel and Judge
Cratic appointed to destroy the vouchers
of the treasurer. Emil Teitgen was de
feated for reelection of treasurer by
Ernst Wagner The discussion on IL
central high school was brought on by
the following resolution:
Resolved That School District No. ,
is in favor of Il city system of schools
and herewith respectfully petitions the
common council of Manitowoc to take
proper steps to establish this system.
This resolution is to be presented to
the council ut its next meeting
DR.. Luhman Urges Plan.
DR.. L. S. Luhman, former director of
the School board, stated that up to four
years ago he had bitterly opposed cen
trail high school, believing it would re
duce the number of students who would
avail themselves of high school course
Subsequent investigation had convinced
him that this was an error Facts show
that Manitowoc students at the state
university are at great disadvantage,
especially during the earlier portion of
their course compared with students
from cities having central high schools
and harder to keep up in their studies
than students from other portions of the
state and the fact many of them have
done SO well was due only to their own
splendid enthusiasm and tenacity. II
was unfair to Manitowoc boys and girls
to deprive them Of advantages others en-
joyed. The deficiency of this citvs
graduates III many studies was not due
topoor teaching, Dr. Luhman contended,
but to the scattering of energy among
three separate and distinct high schools.
Much of the time consumed by the three
principals in supervising the lower rooms
properly belonged to the high school
and The students We're the sufferers A
principal devoting halt his time to class
es III algebra, physics or literature and
the other half to the lower grades could
scarcely make u success of either and
was not to be blamed if he didn't. None
OF the three high schools can afford more
than three CT four assistants in the high
school and this small corps of teachers
We're expected to teach each and every
branch in the high school. An assist
ant teaching three branches cannot be
expected to be proficient in all of these
and his students We're the loosers. In a
central high school an expert could be
engaged for each branch and the instruc
tion would become thorough and sys-
tematic.