Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-07-04


ers, moneys and properties belong
ing to said district. respectfully re-
port, that we have carefully exam
ined the books of the treasurer and
clerk Of this district. and also the re-
port Of the treasurer and clerk. and
find that all orders made by the
School Board have been duly paid, as
appears from the vouchers presented
and on file
That we found the accounts proper
ly balanced, and the balance Of the
several funds are on deposit in the
Meyer-Showalter State Bank of this
city as follows:
Graded School Fund 1920 50
High School Fund 299 90
S25l9 50
In addition to these funds, we find
the fund known as the Mills fund
has been duly invested in bond Of
the village Of Montfort. which fund
is 70 the amount of three hundred
dollars ($300.o0)
HERMAN BUCHNER,
&. II. BAsFoRD.
d. ScHREINER.
PRIN. cLARKE's REPORT.
To the School Board OF District No. 3,
Dr.. S E. Has ell. CLERK:
GENTLEMEN: / present herewith
the annual report OF the schools i
this district ior the year 19Q0-1901.
The schools opened on Monday.
Sept 3rd, 1900, and closed FRIDAY,
May Slst, 1901 Besides the usual
vacations the schools at North Side
were crossed two weeks and at the
South Side one week by quarantine.
This interruption Of the work, and
the even more serious one due to the
detention OF many pupils at home
after the reopening OF the schools.
has interfered with the progress Of
the work. In fact the most serious
obstacle to the progress of the pupils
in all departments of our schools is
irregular attendance. When parents
and pupils become thoroughly i'm
pressed with the Importance of regu-
lar attendance at school the progress
OF the pupils viii be much more near
" what it should be.
The enrolment for the year has
been in the
(fFVF~ TrTAT
Grades rs 259 ... .,....... Isl
High Sch'l 5s.......,.... %. 49,. la4
In all. PSI. $50 ..... 81
Days attendance, boys, 3i,405; girls,
Al. PCS; total 1850 for l65 days at
the North Side and 10 at the South
Side There were Is nonresident
pupils in attendance in the High
school and 6 in the grades, total, -.
At the commencement, May 31st,
a class Of 16 girls and 4 boys was
given diplomas.
On January 25th the third annual
contest for the Judge Mills prize was
held. eleven members Of the senior
class participating The judges
awarded the first, or Mills prize to
Oscar w. Wright, and the second, or
Board prize to Arthur J Smith. A
small admission was charged the re-
ceipts amounting to S44 %. After
deducting the travelling and hotel ex-
penses Of the judges, IS. and print
ing. $3.50, the balance Of $3.50 was
placed in the library fund
This with the balance from the cor
test 81 the previous year Of S5o.77
has all been expended for additions to
tie High School library To these
sums should be added $40 . obtained
by exchanging some text books. no
longer required, for miscellaneous
books and S293 for some special
books and we have a total Of 5000
expended. upon the library beside,
the purchases Of the Town Clerk
under the general laws.
The reading tables as heretofore
have been well supplied with the best
magazines and papers by contribu-
lions IF teachers aud pupils.
The rental. S25s.17; sales. 1884;
and tines 10 for text books shows re-
ceipts Of cash $267.6l. other books \
exchange S20. p OF total Of 1862 90.
Owing to the danger from possible
contagi5n through transfer Of books.
all books q any kind used by families
which might cause troable were de-