The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-15
Board Of Education Names a Spe-
cial Committee With Power to
Buy Sites for New Buildings
PLANS FOR CENTRAL SCHOOL
Board Is Urged to Spend $4,000 to
Give Better Facilities for Children
in Central Part of City Teachers
Employed, Janitors Retained

immediate steps are to be taken to !
secure sites for. the erection of two
new school buildings in Kenosha, and |
atthe meeting of the board of educa-
ton last night a special committee, |
headed by Attorney James Cavanagh,
was appointed to act in this matter.
The EWo sites under discussion, and |;
.which will probably be bought, are
located on Elizabeth street and on
Grand avenue. The price of the two
sites IS placed at So, 500. The one site |
offered by the Kenosha Realty CONF !
pany is at the corner of Edwards and |
Elizabeth street. 1t is tract of land
Zo4 teetgon Elizabeth by 204 on Charles
street, and is offered at 81, 500. The
other site is a piece of the old Balm
farm, and is located at the southeast
corner of the old baseball park. The
price demanded for this site is 81, 900.
Added to the immediate purchase
of these sites, the committee on build
ings and grounds was instructed to at
once have preliminary sketches pre-
pared for an enlargement of the Gem
trial school building. This building,
which was erected in 1890, is no longer
large enough to accommodate the
High school pupils and the grade pu-
pills in the district tributary to it, and
an enlargement is necessary. The
committee in it's report to the board
recommended an expenditure of SIS
900 IN the enlargement of this build
ing. Such an expenditure would make
it possible to add three rooms for the
use of grade pupils and an enlarge
ment Of the assembly room, SO that it
would accommodate the 400 High
school students. 1t is expected that
the preliminary sketches for the work
will be presented to the board at the
next meeting, to be held in about two
weeks.
The. committee on buildings and
grounds also recommended that bids
be. secured for a new system of closets
in the Central building at an estimated
cost Of $1,000. It is the intention of
the committee to carry out all of these
plans before the close of the present
summer.
All of the janitors now in the en-
ploysof the board were employed for
another year at the same salaries as
last year, with the exception of M. A.
Werwie, who has charge of the Gil1ett
school, who will receive a salary Of
$40 month for the next year. This
is an increase of SIS month.
Many New Teachers.
The only other important business
of the meeting was the employment of
seven new teachers to fill vacancies
IN the High school and grade forces.
d. p. Frank was employed to teach
Latin in the High school at salary
of 5000. Mr.. Frank was a former
teacher at Racine college, and comes
to Kenosha highly recommended. He
is just completing his post graduate
work at the University Of Chicago.
Miss Frances e. Yeomans, a teacher
of eight years experience, and a |
graduate of the University of Chicago,
was employed to have charge of the de-
partment Of history at a salary of $500
a year. Miss Yeomans has taught in
a number of the leading schools of
the state and has splendid creden-
tials. Another University of Chicago
graduate, Miss Nellie E. Merriam, was
employed as an English teacher in
the High school at salary Of 500
year. Miss Merriam is also a gradu-
ate of one of the Wisconsin normals,
and. has had several years experience
as a teacher.
The new grade teachers were Miss
Anna Adams OF Salem, Miss Eva
Riley of Kenosha, Miss Eleanor
Northrup, graduate of the Milwau-
kee normal this year, and Miss Mayme
Fair of the P1attevi1le normal. The
teachers will be assigned to places in |
the grades by superintendent Zim- |
mers. The matter of the employment
of one more grade teacher was left to |
the superintendent with power to act.
This completes the list of teachers
for the coming year, and they will be |
assigned to the different buildings
Heaf1y in September. Joseph M. Jacoby
wal employed BY the board to take
the annual school census at the rate
set by the state law.
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