Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-05
FACTS ABOUT OUR COUNTY SCHOOLS
Cuttings from the Superintendenfs Re-
port TO the County Board.

| county, an increase OF one over last
year; that 1913 schools are maintained;
| that it requires 202 teachers to operate
the country schools; that wages of male
| teachers in rural school sewerage $37. 80,
lady teachers $30.S0; average salaries
of male teachers in graded and high
| schools $50. 3S; average for females in
| high and graded work S42. "a. There
are school children between the ages OF
A and 20 years in the county 10, 206, num-
| Der between 4 and 20 who attended
school past year 1913, number of chill
! dren between and 20 in county 4, ,7S6,
and of this number 2, ,558attended school
/ 20 weeks or more. Number of high
schools in county 4, and the number of
| graduates from the common and graded
schools was 1873.
Financially, the superintendent says
| there were taxes levied for school pur-
| poses at the annual meeting in the
| county S37, ,377.02, and that the total
amounts received from all sources was
| S1l0, ,99l. 81. There was paid out for
| buildings and repairs Sc, ,99l. 20; for ap-
aratus 1899. rs; for services of male
teachers $12, 991. II; for female teachers
| $45, 1855. Expended for school furni-
nIture $763. Go; an old indebtedness 49,
491 80; amount paid for services of dis
trict clerks 81, 1853. q; paid for all other
purposes SIG, ,0l0. IL. Total amount ex
pended for all purposes $87, III. so, and
that there was at the close of the school
year balance of $26, ,220. 04 in the sew
eral district treasures of the county.
| Who says that is not fine financial
program for our educational affairs?
Superintendent Gardner says I'VE
have much to encourage us when we
| compare our present schools with those
of few years ago. The Coon Valley
district built new school room which
gives them a graded school of two de-
partments District No. 6 in the same
| town build a new house. Joint Dis
trict No. 3, town of Franklin, must also
| be credited with comfortable 81, 200
| house La Fargo village changed from
! a state grade to regular high school
! making the fourth high school in the
county. In order to relieve the con-
! gested condition of the lower rooms an
! other school had to be added to the Vi
roqua grades, making a total of tel.
IONS with twelve teachers below the
! nigh school, The manual training de
| partment here added is of great benefit,
! equipped with the necessary tools of.
modern use. A special instructor is.
employed to give the boys and girls
| regular work in that department. -
! Continuing the superintendent says.
eff your school grounds are not roomy
and your houses kept neat and attract
| i've. | want you members of the county
board to go homo and take the matter
, in hand. First, if possible, surround
| the house with an acre of land, free
from stones and slumps; se' out some
| trees for summer shade; mt some
! shrubs, and if the teacher and pupils in
the district fail the next year to have a
clean lawn and pretty flower beds it
! will be an unusual case. Just start
| that movement and see how far the
boys and girls will go to meet you in
| the enterprise.
Mr.. Gardner reports that the new
! spsteYa just inaugurated for holding
school board conventions has proven of
much benefit. He held two during last.
wintcr. For the coming conventions.
= De held this winter, the superinten-
| dent says he will endeavor to have
educators of ability present to give in
formation and make the meetings Of
practical value.
Superintendent Gardner's report is.
| too lengthy to review all the many
valuable and practical s'Igges lions
pie generally. On the whole it is
wholesome report, and one which,, will
be well to carefully study and profit by.
New and nobby dress skirts just ar
rived at the Fair Saving Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Nuzum are visit
ing their daughter and family at Plain
| field.
Our china counter will help you in.
selecting Xmas presents.
i Tate Mercantile Co.
-Chas. Waterman is assisting at the
local express office during the busy sea-
| son.
Millinery bargains All trimmed
hats at one-half price. Fair Savings
| Store.
| L. Sandsmark has severed his con-
nection with the Vernon County Land
company.
Mrs. August Smith arrived home
| from La Crosse, Friday evening, great
| ly relieved by the operation to which
| she submitted.
L. Sandsmark has purchased from
C. ]. Smith the 80-acre farm known as
the Edwards farm, LOCATED one-half
mile west of town.
-Chas. S. Slack & Co. have some
fine heaters for small rooms; also sec
ond hand soft coal heaters and wood
heaters very cheap.
Among the CENsoR's callers, yes
terday, were Edward Smith of La
Fargo, C. C. johnson of Genoa, and 0.
A. Kalvestrand of Readstown.
a'iss Myrtle Shanks went to Madi-
son 20 accept temporary position ten
de. her as stenographer and type
writer in the Office of Labor Commission
~ Beck
Examine our stock of notions when
ouying presents: Hand bags, pures,
fancy toilet articles, pictures, albums. ),
neckwear, fancy belts and jewelry.
Tate Mercantile Co.
Anton Griswold, a. patient at the
county asylum, died lasc Thursday He
was native of Ashlai d county In
terment occurred in the city cemetery
on Sunday.
Gas lighting plants of the pattern
for " ! B. c. Brown is agent, have
just been installed in he Relief Corps
hall and the CENSOR Of ice. F. NJ. Tow
ner also lately placed a similar plant in
his store.
At the home of her daughter, Mrs.