The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-19
WITH THE SCHOOLS,
School Board Holds Semi-AnnuaI
Meeting.
PARENTS MEETING is HELD.
Monday Was Decidedly Busy in School
Matters, the School Board Having Met
in the Afternoon, and Parents
Meeting in the Evening

in the Afternoon and a Parents'
Meeting in the Evening.
The semi-annual meeting of the
School Board occurred sinsathis city
Monday, and all members were pres
ent. The board as constituted and
as it met, is as9follows:
President: L. A. uSimonson, dis
trict number@one.
A. ?. Melstrand,aa vicespresiden t,
district number two.
]. A. Sheridan, sSecretary.
Third district: iNelsssNelson.
Fourth district: w. H.sSmith.
Fifth district: Louis whitman.
Sixth district: INITIATES.
Seventh district: Robert Schroth.
Eighth district: Carl Hirsch.
The Board reviewed the work. of
the Executive Board which has been
in charge Of school affairs for the
past six months, and expressed ap-
proval with what has been done.
The following estimate of the cost
of conducting the schools for the
coming year was submit ed by
secretary Sheridan of the School
Board
Teachers wages, 81 teachers and
principal 100000
Janitors wages 2,412. 90
Fuel 100000
To build add furnish two
schools 100000
Repairs in present schools 100000
School Library $4,000
Text books 10000
Incidentals 1928. 90.
Total 25. 600. 90
The Board decided to ask for an
appropriation at the annual town
meeting of ST. 900, which together
with the county and state school
tax will likely cover the estimates.
Some of the members remained af-
ter the meeting and attended the
Parents Meeting in the evening,
while all of them took occasion to
visit the Manual Training depart
ment, and to in vestigate conditions
of the schools.
The Parents Meeting in the even
ing, held in the High School build
ing was largely attended, and the
visitors crowded every part of avail
able space in the building. The
Manual Training department seemed
to gather most attention from the
visitors, and there were many ex-
pressions of astonishment at what
the pupils have been able to accom-
plish in the comparatively short
time that the department. has been
in operation. The program of the
evening was carried out practically
as previously announced, there be-
ing only slight alterations. Secre
tary Sheridan gave some very inter-
esting figures as to the cost of the
schools. which will be of interest to
the public.
Figuring the enrolment of the
High School the average cost for
maintaining that depar tment, in
Guiding the Manual Training depart
ment, is $50 per pupil.
The basis of Mr.. Sheridan S
figures on cost of maintaining the
departments is the expense of the
teachers, fuel. janitors, repairs, etc.
Outside of the High School the aver
age cost per pupil in the yillrge, ac-
cording to the enrolment, is $1450
each, and for the average attendance
it runs up to ST. for each pupil.
The cost.on the same basis, and
figuring on the enrolment, for coun-
try schools, is $32 for each pupil
The total cost for all schools in the
township outside of the High School,
and including every expense such as
the purchase Of the Pioneer School
building. the new boiler room at the
Walker, and all other improvements
has been $25 per pupil enrolled for
the year
! In addition to these interesting
facts presented by Mr.. Sheridan at
the meeting he has kindly furnished
us with the following additional
facts.
The total enrolment in the village
schools is 924 pupils. in the rural
districts 256 pupils; parocial school,
$40, and IN the high school ~ pupils