The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-16
WILL FURNISH MACHINERY.
Com mittee is Appointed to Take up the
Matter With Mr.. Jeffery and His
Offer Will Probably Be Accept
ed by the School Board.

the board before the election and
when the board meets again some OF
the familiar faces will be missing.
After the usual routine business
had been transacted Superintendent
A1mmers sprung a pleasant surprise
on the members of the board by read
ing communication which he had re-
Gently received from Thos. B. JefferY
IN reference to the plans of the board
to establish manual training in the
public schools. The letter of Mr.. JEFF
ferry is short and to the point and is as
follows:
March 9, 1905.
Mr.. P. J. zimmers,
Kenosha, Wis.
Dear Sir:-I remember an article
which appeared in the "EvEN1NG
NEWS" of last November, indicating
your desire to introduce a system of
manual training in the Kenosha
schools.
| would like to know what you have
done, and what you think could be
done, and whether could help you in
any way in its introduction, which 1
think would be of immense benefit to
the young men growing up in Keno
sha.
believe that if the city would furn-
ish an instructor and suitable room, I
would be quite willing to supply the
necessary tools and material needed
for beginning.
Yours very truly,
THOS. B. JEFFERY.
At the request of the members of
the board Mr.. Zimmers read the reply
made by him to Mr.. Jeffrey, which
was as follows:
Kenosha, Wis, March 10, 1905.
Mr.. Thos. B. Jeffrey,
Kenosha, Wis.
Dear Sir:-Your kind letter of
March 9th at hand and l am greatly
gratified with it's contents.
For some time I have had in mind
the introduction of Manual Training
into the Kenosha schools but lack of
funds was an impeachment. now be-
1ieve that your splendid offer will
bring about the desired result.
shall bring your letter to the no
tice of the Board of Education at its
next meeting.
| believe that the schools of today
are educating children to obtain 1iv-
ing without working. Manual train
ing not only trains but teaches the
American scholar wholesome re-
spect for honest labor Government
statistics show that % per cent of
those who graduate from schools
make their living by manual labor.
Hence the great need of this kind of
training.
Yours very truly,
p. J. ZIMMERS.
It is needless to say that the mem
bers of the board we're greatly de-
lighted with the interest shown by
Mr.. Jeffrey in the schools and it is be
ieved that the action of the we'll
known manufacturer will enable the
board to esta b1ish manual training
school in this city. A special COM
mittee of four was appointed by the
chair "to investigate manual training
in accordance with the spirit of Mr..
JeffSry's letter." This committee
consists of Commissioners Fou1ke,
Theirs, Craney, and Threinen and it
was instructed by the board to go over
the whole subject of manual training
in the Kenosha schools with Mr..
Jeffery and be ready to report at the
next meeting of the board. Supt.
Linmers is ex-officio also a mem
Der of this committee. No attempt
will be made to start the school dur
ing the present school year but if all
goes we'll course in manual training
will be added to the curriculum of the
schools next fall. Two of the rooms
in the new Durkee school were de-
signed with special reference to
manual training school so that quart
ers are already provided for and if
Mr.. Jeffery provides the necessary
machinery the sole expense to the
city in connection with the school
will be the salary of the instructor.
The members of the board are al
most unanimously of the opinion that
a manual training department will
add greatly to the efficiency of the
schools and that this is golden op-
portunty to get ore and they propose
to take advantage of it If it is posi-
bic thing.
Letters were received by the board
from Senator Johnson and Assembly
man Curtiss, in reply to the resolution
passed by the board at its last meet
ing in opposition to the bill recently
introduced in the Legislature giving
mayors Of cities veto power over the
actions of the school boards IN cities
of the second, third and fourth class.
Both of the represe ntatives Of this
county promised to vote and work
against the bill.
| After allowing the usual number Of
bills the board adjourned.