Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-09-13

botany with application to agriculture
in the study of roots, rusts, etc. The
botanical laboratory is now equipped
with eight compound, and twenty
dissecting microscopes, as we'll a.
other necessary apparatus.
Instruction in music and drawing
is now offered to all high schoo
students.
Gymnastics and Athletics.
Regular instruction will be given il
gymnastics in all grades in the public
schools. In the Lincoln building
gymnasium work is required of all
eighth grade and first year pupils
All boys take this work on Monday
Wednesday, and Friday of each week,
and girls on Tuesday and Thursday
from 2:4O to 400. The work is under
the direction of high school teachers.
This aim of the modern high school
is to prepare the pupil for the practical
duties of life as we'll as to give them
that mental training and the know
ledge necessary as preparation for
college. The one by no means ex-
cludes the other.
The outlook for first class foot
ball team is unusually bright. The
boys are doing faithful work and may
be depended on to give a'good account
of themselves. Games with neigh
boring schools will be arranged soon.
The basket ball season will open
about the end of the fall term. Both
boys and girls teams will be main
tanned.
New Features.
Sewing will be introduced from the
third to the eighth grades inclusive.
The work will be under the super
vision of the supervisor of drawing.
Two lessons each week will be given
to all pupils in the third and fourth
grades and to all girls in grades five,
six and seven. It will probably be
possible to equip a sewing room in the
Lincoln building for sewing for eighth
grade girls. The room. will probably
be equipped with sewing, and draft
ing tables, and few sewing machines.
Boys in grades five and six will be
given knife work in wood, while the
girls are taking sewing. Boys in the
seventh grade will go to the shop in
the Lincoln building twice each week
for bench work in wood.
The schools will receive the state
aid of s25O.OO per year, given to High
schools Offering manual training
courses. This will probably be used
to equip the work in sewing and to
add to the shop equipment. 1t is
necessary to extend the equipment
fol- manual training in order to con-
tinue to secure the state aid for
manual training.
Kindereartens.
The city now supports four kinder
gartens, one in the Lincoln, Irving,
Lowell, and Sixth ward kindergarten
building respectively. They are under
the direction Of trained and ex-
perienced undergraduates. 1t is
earnestly urged that all parents
having children of kindergarten age
will avail themselves OF the advant-
ages of the kindergartens.
Old Time Studies.
1t should not be forgotten that
while the schools of today endeavor
offer to every child in the city, the
advantages of many sided education,
the traditional studies, Reading,
Geography, Language,
Writing, Spelling, are and ever must
be the heart of school work. These
studies are emphasized accordingly.
The liberal support which the city
gives to the public schools is rapidly
placing Grand Rapids in the front
rank among the cities in Wisconsin in
the educational opportunities afforded
to the children of this city. 1t is the
aim of the school authorities to make
the best possible use of these advant-