The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-20
Board of Education Forced to Provide
for the Education of the South
Side Children.
WEISK0PF SCHOOL is ACCEPTED.
New Building Is Now Complete and It's
Cost Was $22.OOO-Increase in Salaries
of Teachers Is Granted.

The Board of Education is facing a
serious problem in the lack of ac-
commodations for the schooling of the
children of the South side and at the
meeting of the board last evening a
movement was started which will prob
ably result in the old Durkee building
being torn down and new modern
building erected in its place.
The Durkee building is not only too
small to accommodate the children Of
the neighborhood but it is so poorly
arranged and ventilated that it is unfit
for the occupancy of the children. Tie
members of the board seem to be III
favor of building an eight-room build
ing on the site of the Durkee school at
once, and it is probab bic that some plan
to secure the completion of the school
before the opening of another school
year will be made this winter.
The board is now out of debt and
while no appropriation has been made
for the building of new school it is
probable that this can be arranged for
and the money secured without cramp-
ing the city.
The building is now an actual me-
cessity and it must be built and the
sooner the board gets to work the
sooner the school will be ready for the
use Of the children.
At the meeting last evening the
Weiskopf building was accepted and
final settlement was made with the
contractors, The reports on the build
ing shows that it cost about $22, O9O.
This is cheaper per room than any
school that has been erected in the
city in years and the Weiskopf build
ing is certainly the finest school build
ing in the city with the exception of
the Central building.
The board made some changes in
salaries Of the teachers in the different
buildings and the teachers committee
recommended the following changes:
That the salary of Mr.. Dickie be in
creased to $3.50; that Miss Nellie Adam
son be increased to $48 a month; that
Miss Mile Rahr be allowed a salary
Baker be employed to teach in the
Durkee school for the remainder of the
year.
The report of the committee was
adopted by unanimous vote of the
board.
The boys of the High school pre-
sented petition asking that the board
take some action to provide a gym
nasium for their use and the High
school committee was ordered to make
an effort to secure some building that
can be fitted up for the use of the
students. This will probably be done
as soon as possible in order to make it
possible for the boys of the High
school to arrange for contests with
other schools during the year.
The coal supply of the different
schools for the year did not give entire
satisfaction to some of the mem ers of
the board and the supply committee
was ordered to investigate it and re-
port if any changes had been made
from the supply of last year. q
The superintendent and principal of
the schools were ordered to maks some
arrangements for proper ceremonies,
to attend the dedication of the Weis
kopf building and public dedicatory
service will be held before the close of
the year.
A large number of bills were allowed
and the usual routine work transacted
after which the board adjourned.