River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-17


Teachers Association as well as five local
meetings were also held. considerable
association work has been carried on IN
this county for years, and most or our
teachers deserve great credlt LOT the pro
fessional spirit shown in their attendance
and participation at these meetings A
large delegation of our teachers also at
tended the North Western Wisconsin
Teachers Association at Chippewa Falls
last month. Last May Prof. J. F. Sims
and 1 spent a week visiting schools to-
gether and holding evenings meetings at
VIII oh the question of the consolidation OF
schools and the transportation or pupils
was discussed.
COUNTY SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
AND DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
A large number of our boys and girls
never completed the Common School
Course of Study and many of those who
do complete it go to no other school.
Most of these will probably remain upon
the farm and should therefore have some
training in agriculture and domestic econ
omy. Our state legislature has provided
for the establishment of county schools
of agriculture and domestic economy and
the state pays two-th1rdS OF their running
expenses. AS one of those schools is now
in successful operation at Menomonie.
Dunn County, but few miles from here,
I would suggest that the members of this
Board visit it with a view to establishing
similar school in this county. An OBJ
convincing than any arguments that l
might advance in favor of such a school.
Should a sufficient number of you gentle
men manifest your desire to go on such
trip, I will gladly accompany you and
arrange all Of the details.
SUPERVISION.
During the past school year I visited
146 different departments, all but four in
the county, and made in all 1T visits.
osf had n
latter half of the school year, when 1t
does the least good. In order to be of
the greatest aid to the teachers and to
the schools, the visits should be made
shortly after the opening of the schools,
so the superintendent may assist the
teachers in organizing and classifying
their schools; yet, owing TO the great
amount of office work in the matter of
examinations, correspondence in getting
schools supplied with teachers, and vari-
Gus other matters, 1t Is almost impossible
to get time to visit schools during the
fall. The legislature Is constantly i'm
posing new duties on the County Super
intendent, and hence his work has become
largely clerical instead Of supervisory, as
the law originally intended. / highly ap-
preciate what your honorable body has
done by granting me some aid, but owing
to the difficulty in getting competent help
for so short time, l have used but $3o
of the $50 appropriated. A faithful per-
Torrance of the duties of this office, as
prescribed by law, requires at least twice
as much time as there is at the disposal
Of the Superintendent. would therefore
earnestly ask your honorable body to ap-
propriate a sufficient amount so COM
petent deputy may be appointed Tn
appropriation would be but ga drop in the
bucket" yet I will guarantee that 1t
would double the efficiency of the work
of supervision. There are several other
important matters which I should Ike to
discuss in this report but / feel that I
have already taken too much Of your
time.
In conclusion / wish to thank your
honorable body for the many courtesies
extended to me during the past five years,
and I hope that my conduct Of the office
in the future may merit continuance OF
that to us, largely, is intrusted the edu-
cationa1 welfare of our 5000 future citi-
zens of Pierce County. Great, indeed, is
the responsibility.
Respectfully submitted,
ANTHONY J. INGLI
Superintendent Of Schools.
On motion of Supervisor Kay the
election to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of w. L. Gilman, Su-
pervisor of Assessment, was indefinite
ly postponed.
Motion to adjourn until O'Clock to-
morrow morning prevailed and the
Board adjourned.
An invitation having been extended to
the County Board by the Business Men
of Ellsworth to unite with them in 1T
ting celebration of the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the Organization of Pierce Coun-
ty, the supervisors met with their hosts
at the Lane hotel on Friday evening,
November 18th. for this purpose.
A fine supper having been served at
nine o'clock p. M, the remainder of the
evening was devoted to speeches COM
memorative of the occasion. DR.. Han
cock, the presiding officer of the evening.
calling out the following speakers to dis
cuss the subjects mentioned, viz:
George Thompson. ESQ.,, District Attor-
ney, subject, 1.-THE Business Men Of ELS
WORTH
E. J. Fitzgerald, Chairman of the Coun-
ty Board, 1.-THE County Board of Pierce
County,"
Allen P. Weld. County Judge, pierce
DR.. Woodwork. to whom had been as
signed, ''The Former Members of the
County Board being absent his response
was read by DR.. Hancock.
The effect of the meeting was evidently
to give to all present clearer conception
of the great advances made by the Coun-
ty since the year 1853 when the first meet
ing of the Board was held at private
house in Prescott, Wisconsin, at which
time few highways pierced the almost in
terminasle forest which covered most OF
the lands Of the county at that time.
From a population of Ito in 1855. it has
increased to nearly 24000 at the present
day and from a total vote of 10 to 5000
From a very few scattered school houses,
all of whom were district school houses,
the coutny advanced to four high schools,
one Normal school and several district
houses of more than one department.
The value of land having increased in
like proportion. The war record of Pierce
County shows that though young and
sparseIy settled few, If any in the state.
could show a larger roster of volunteers
proportionately than 1t.
In her advancement in political, agricul
tural, educational and religious interests.
she has kept in the van with other locali-
ties.
SATURDAY, NOV. 14TH.
The Board met at 9 o'clock A. M.
Roll called All members answered
to CALL Minutes of previous meeting
read and approved.
The following resolution was on mo-
ton accepted and adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That the County Agent be
and Is hereby instructed to replace the
old sidewalk on the south side of the
county lots with cement walk
Offered by Supervisor Moody.
On motion the following resolution
was accented an. adopted: