Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-02-01

the principal to the board shows that
the total enrichment for the past year
was SO though the active enrolment
was At all times kept down to about
40. Twenty-Five of the class were
graduated. The alumni roll now
numbers AZ, Of these 81 are teaching
in the schools of this county, three
are teaching 10 other counties, two
others have moved from the county,
three have given up the profession,
two are married. Since the school
opened in September the county
superintendent has seen the work of
30 of these graduates and finds that
the large majority of them are doing
the work of veterans. This does not
mean that the others are failures but
is simply a recognition OF the fact
that there are degrees of excellence
among them. These teachers have
learned how TO plan for their work, to
secure conditions favorable for work,
to assign work so that pupils know
what is expected of them, to demand
of the pupils that the work be done
and in this way they secure the good
will and respect of the pupils and the
government of the school becomes an
easy matter. They are doing what
they were taught to do and are Sc
curing good results in the schools.
The value of the work done by these
trained teachers can not he over esti-
mated. The training school is grow
ing in popularity. The training school
principal and his assistant are visit
ing their pupils in the country schools
and are seeing what their pupils are
doing. This also enables them to
bring the work Of the training school
nearer to the needs of the rural school
than that of any other school can
possibly be.
The attendance for the currant year
is most encouraging. The average
age of the pupils is higher than in
previous years. The number of
applications for entrance is greater.
Fifty have been admitted and the
present active roll is 43. This number
is as large as the present quarters will
conveniently accommodate. We have
been oblidged this year to refuse
admittance to about Is applicants.
The number of graduates this year
will be somewhat larger than last
year and the prospects for a good
attendance next year are excellent.
Respectfully submitted,
f. P. ARPIN, president
w. ID. Common, treasurer
ROBERT MORRIS, secretary
Training school board.
Moved by Mr.. Pors that the report
of the training school board be ac-
cepted and spread upon the minutes,
Carried.
Mr.. Brown moved that committee
of three be appointed by the chair to
distribute agricultural diplomas,
Carried
The chair appointed as such COM
mite G. w. Brown, P. N. Christen-
sen, Simon Worlund.
To the Honorable board of super
visors of Wood County, Wisconsin,.
Ger tlemen:-
l have The honor of submitting for
your consideration and approval my
third annual report.
The following is a statement in part
of the statistics from the annual
report TO- the state department for
the year ending June Both, 1905. And
is from the county not Including the
cities OF Grand Rapids and Marshfield.
The number Of children over four
and under twenty years of age in the
district under my supervision is 1916.
The gain over last year is 80. The
number Of children who have attended
public school during the past year is
1899. A gain of 1873, while the gain In
numbers is SO, this shows an increas
in the percentage of attendance.
There are within the district 364S
persons between the ages of and IA,
of these 1856 have attended school
twenty weeks or more.
Common school diplomas were
issued to AZ pupils during the past
year, The number of deaf mutes of
school age in the county is six, of
blind }, of feeble minded 3, much can
be done by the members of this board
TO aid in placing these unfortunates
where they can best prepare for use
fulness In life.
During the past year 1875 teachers
were employed, of these Is were males
and los females.