River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-14

ture, Spelling. Use of Text Books, Busy
Work and Teachers Training.
| The benefit that the teachers derive
from these meetings cannot be overesti-
mated and l believe that every enthusi-
| astic teacher will attend at least two OF
/ the meetings during the year.
! About thirty of our teachers attended
! the Northwestern Wisconsin Teachers
! Association at Chippewa Falls last
month. Many others had planned T. at
! tend but were prevented from so doing
| by the prevailing snow storm
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Balance on hand June 3d. 1904 IS q, 6S6. rs
Total amount received from all
sources ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 100, S13. AZ
Paid out for building and repair
ing Observation-Disclosures. 24,517. 70
Paid out for apparatus. ........... S49.7S
g" service of male
teachers ....................... 1918. u
Paid out for service of female
teachers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 44,s6S. 10
| Paid out for old Indebtedness. 1851. n
- school furniture. $50. 81
services of district
| clerks ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81. 80
! Paid out for all other purposes. 1904. 2S
Total paid out. Observation-Disclosures. 103, 553 as
/ Balance on hand June 80, 1885,. p, 500. SO
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Number of school districts in the
Number of separate departments. lag
Number of teachers required. ...... 157
Number of pupils between and
20; male 4,O73, female S,922......... 1896
Number of pupils between Z and
IA ........ .................,.. 4,03S
Number of pupils between and
IA who attended public or private
schools 20 weeks or more. ........ 1924
Total number of pupils enrolled in
public schools Observation-Disclosures. 6,101
Total number of pupils enrolled in
private schools ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1923
, Total number days attendance. :. .625, 029A
Average daily attendance. ......... S,5SO12
Number of pupils school houses
will accommodate. ................. 1855
Cash value of school houses and
sites .1S0,075
Cash value of school apparatus -. 1S,4sS
Number of districts having free
text DOCKS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 50
My record of school visitations for Sept.
and Oct. shows So visits in AZ different
districts. L spent as much time as pos
sible in the schools during those two
months because 1 believe that teachers
can be helped much more during the first
part of the year than later on and this
is especially true in case of inexperienced
teachers. Nearly all of the the schools I
have visited are in the hands of compe-
tent teachers, though a few of the teach
ers show the need of special training for
their work The majority of the districts
are we'll supplied with apparatus and up
to-date text books but 1 have found six
districts LnaL are SClll using the Ola SWIM
ton or Columbian series of books.
In conclusion | wish to say that in
tend to do my very best to advance the
educational interests of the county and
hope that 1 may have the cooperation Of
every member of the board here as
sembled
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. w. WELDON,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
Sup. Bailey moved that the Board
proceed to the election of Supervisor
of Assessment Motion carried.
On motion of Sup. Fitzgerald the
first ballot was made an informal, with
the following result:
Charles Eastman received IA votes.
L. H. Place received 10 votes.
And blanks
On motion of Sup. Mcdonald the in
formal ballot was made formal and
Charles Eastman was declared elected
Supervisor of Assessment of Pierce
County to fill vacancy in said Office,
for the unexpired term ending on the
first Monday in January, 1908.
On motion Board adjourned until 9
o'clock tomorrow morning.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 81.
Board was called to order at o'clock
in the forenoon All members pres
ent
Journal read and approved.
On motion the following resolution
was on motion accepted and adopted:
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CoUN.
TY. CLERK ITO ISSUE TAX DEEDS
UPON CERTAIN TAX CERTIFI-
GATES HELD BY THE
COUNTY.
Resolved. that the County Clerk is
hereby directed to issue Tax Deeds to the
County of Pierce upon all lands for which
the county has held tax certificates I'M
redeemed for five years or more.
A. F. BLIESNER,
j. McNASSAR,
JOHN FINN,
Committee on Illegal Taxation.
The report of the committee to set
tie with the Poor Agents was read and
referred back to said committee, to re-
port at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Sup. Chinook moved that all claims
against the county shall be filed with
the County Clerk before O'Clock this
afternoon Motion prevailed.
On motion of Sup. Moody the Board
adjourned till o'clock this afternoon.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
A 2 o'clock P. M. the Board was call
ed to order All members answered to
roll call except Sup Murphy who had
been excused
Journal read and approved.
The Committee on Roads and
Bridges reported on the petition to
discontinue highway in town of Mar
tell, as follows: