The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-07-08
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.
The Attendance Small but Proceedings
Harmonious

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four people, six Of those women, present
at the annual school meeting which was
held at the high school building Tuesday
evening. The lack OF interest and small
attendance is pretty sure indication
that the people of Edgerton have i'm
plicit confidence in the school board,
which has at its disposal the expendi,
ture of money fully as large as that
other branch, of city government-the
common council. The meeting was or
ganized by electing L. G. Whlttet chair
man, the district clerk, W. Ell. Clarke,
acting as secretary. Minutes of last an
nual meeting read and approved.
The annual report of the school board
was read as herewith given:
To the annual school meeting of Joint
District No.S of the City OF Edgerton
and Town of Fulton.
The School Board respectfully report
to you as follows:
The school year just closed has, Or the
whole, been satisfactory and prosper
Gus one for the Edgerton public schools.
The new building was occupied dur
congested condition in the main build
ing and adding to the comfort and ETH
cheney of all departments, especially the
high school which was thereby given
much needed laboratory, library and
recitation room. The new building is a
model of comfort and convenience, and
was completed at a. cost OF S8,727.4a,
which is considerably below the usual
cost of buildings OF that size. .
The i structional work of the schools
was carried on tremendously and eff
GENTLY throughout the year.
So gratified was the board with the
work Of the individual teachers that the
entire force was re elected, and as far as
possible retained, the only changes being
in the high school, where Miss Mamie
Bartram will succeed Miss Alice Kelley,
resigned, as teacher of Latin and Ger
man; Miss Lucy Case will succeed Miss
Clara Hargraves, resigned; Miss Beat
rice Casson was promoted to lst assist
ant.
To retain the entire force Of grade
teachers necessitated an increase in sal
ary. but ia view of the fact that there
has been marked and general increase
in teachers salaries during the past year,
it was necessary to 10 this in order to
maintain the present efficiency OF the
teaching force and ittwas deemed un-
wise to retrench in this particular item
of expenditure.
The enrolment of the past year was
GIT the greatest increase being in the
high school where the enrolment 10 1904
was 90, to Is in 1903 A conservative es-
innate places the high school enrolment
for next year at more than lOO, which
will tax to the utmost the seating capac-
ity OF the assembly room. The character
OF the work of the high school is such
that it now stands in the highest class
on the accredited list Of the State Uni
versity.
Over 800 worth of books have been
added to the high school and grade IL
braries which will hereafter be housed
in suitable room instead of being in an
open hallway, thus adding to the useful
ness Of the school libraries.
The establishment of pu blic kinder
garten in connection with the school
system involves considerable additional
expenditure, but we believe it to be
wise one.
Under the laws of Wisconsin which
compel the public schools to take in
children at the tender age of four years,
d kindergarten is not luxury, but a
necessity. Something had to be done tn
relieve the over-crowded primary de-
partmeDts and this was the rational So
luton of the difficulty.
This step alone marks an epoch in the
history Of the schools of Edgerton and
places them Il long ways towards the
front rank of school systems in the state
The enforcement Of the compulsory at
tendance law has been neglected by the
Board of Education. We give you the
assurance, however, that greater efforts
will be put forth to enforce this law.
The financial affairs of the District are
as follows: