The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-07
Annual School Meeting


The annual meeting of the electors of
Joint School Dist. No. s, City Of Edger-
ton and Town of Fulton, occurred at the
school house in Edgerton on the evening
OF July I'd and organized by electing l..
y. Whlttet as chairman, the district clerk
acting as secretary. The minutes of last
annual meeting were read and approved.
The annual report of the school beard
was read as herewith given.
The school board of Joint School Dist.
NO. ) OF the city of Edgerton and town
of Fulton respectfully report to annual
meeting of said district as follows:
The schools have been in operation for
the entire nine months without any in
terruption, with most gratifying results.
The total number of pupils enrolled was
COY, of that number 1O5 were in the high
school. A conservative estimate for the
coming year in the high room will be
from lis to 100, an increase of from 10
to To- Your board after much consider
alton deemed it necessary to add one
more assistant to the high school force.
A brief review of the unprecedented
growth of the past few years will make
1T clear that nothing less could be done
and keep the schools up to their present
high standard, for by this addition to
the teaching force the grades will be
benefited even more than the high
school. The last year of Mr.. Rosa's
prlncipalship and the first year of Mr..
Clarks the principal was obliged to
teach seven out of the eight periods in
the day, and each of the two assistants
every period. 1t is insisted upon by both
the university and state department that
no teacher in the high school should
teach more than six periods in the day,
so, at the urgent request of the state in
spector, third assistant was added the
second year of Mr.. Clark's principalship.
This relieved the situation for the time
being, and gave the principal much
needed time for supervision of the grades.
But meantime the enrolment of the high
school has more than doubled over what
it was five years ago, making it necessary
to section the first year classes, which
number more than forty pupils, in alge-
bra, physical geography and English,
thus creating three extra classes. Be-
sides this, in the last two years. it has
been necessary to add to the work in the
high school a year of history and year
of English calling for two more recita-
tions per day.
Again, when formerly thirty and thirty
five minute periods were accepted by
the authorities, it is now required that
no period in the high school be less than
forty minutes in length. This makes it
impossible to get in more than seven
periods per day and have any time for
general exercises and music.
In view of the above facts it was sim
ply question of en- ploying another
teacher in the high school or of requir.
ing excessive work of the teachers and
combining the principal entirely to the
high school and thus depriving the
grades of much needed supervision. To
employ man at high salary to super
wise the work of our schools and then
confine hin to teachers desk all day
would be short sighted policy and de-
prive them of that supervision which is
needed to make the work of the whole
system consecutive. unified and effective.
An innovation which has been intro
duced by Prof Clark, which involves no
additional expense and promises excel
lent results, is the plan of semi annual
promotions, which was introduced into
the first six grades this year and which
Mr. Clark hopes will be given fair trial
in the the other grades as it reaches
them. InlS mas resulted IN more rapid
progress of pupils in all the grades in
volved, especially in the primary grades,
and thus the overcrowded condition of
the primary grades which formerly ex-
listed has been relieved and the upper
grades are filling up rapidly.
Little mention need be made of the
kindergarten, for under the skillful d.
rection of Miss Kelley, we believe it has
justified itself in the eyes of all. Estab-
lished at comparative small expense, it
has done and will do work that no
other school can do. The attendance
next year will necessitate both forenoon
and afternoon sessions, but one less as
sistant will be employed than formerly.
In Mr.. Rothe we have secured man
who has made careful and thorough pre-
paration for his work, who has splen-
did reputation as a teacher and organ
izer, and under his direction we believe
the work of our schools will go forward
with most excellent results.
The financial affairs of the district are:
Balance on hand at last meeting .....S 5412 SO
Received from State High School fund 400 q