Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-03
SCHOOL MEETING.
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Number Of children over 20 male /: fe-
male, 0.
Total number of different children
taught in district, male 284; Female 34S.
The whole number of days attendance
Of different puSas was as follows: grades
below high school 66666; high school
263S7; graded school and high school
93O53
The average daily attendance in the
graded school was 376 in graded school
| Including high school $685.
During the year So volumes were added
to the school library making the number
Of volumes now in the library 1461. The
| estimated value of the library is $3.50. CO.
The average age of pupils entering the
| high school in September was as follows
males. l5.5; females, l59. The average
age of pupils graduating from the high
school iii June was: males 1874; females
us.
The number of tuition pupils IN the high
school this year was 43 and the amount
due for their tuition is S704 so. These
pupils who enter the city schools from the
courtry schools, while good students,
are not quite so faE advanced as the city
childrea, To accommodate them and
TO place ehem where they COULD work most
favorable it has been found. advisable TO
maintain, separate classes for them es-
pecially iu algebra and English.
The anraal Judge Mills contest was
given and tfse seven contestants did their
parts with c1sr3it; the attendance showed.
that there is goSd interest in the contest.
During the fall, the teachers gave re-
ception to the public which was well at
tended and we believe served 80 bring
teachers and parents into better ac-
guaintance.
The Board had tAe improvements made
that were suggested at the last aanual.
meeting. The walls Of the North school
were tinted new closets were installed,
and at the south schnel new floors were
laid and the high school roGm was re
painted; electr5e lights we're placed in the
main building These improvements
have done much to makes the work OF the
school pleasant and effective. Ihe cleo
trio lights have made it possible To- get
moie use from the high school building.
The number of children in the middle
grades and in the IGgh schOOhWOuleA seem
to make it necessary to provid@ additional
teachers, one for the high school and. one
the Sfth and sixth grades. In. fact, to
comply With legal requirements, these
teachers will have to be provided.
There was an increased interest in the
work IL. singing this year Miss, Warren
did regular work in the roofas on t he south
side sac taught the children manY OF
the best songs fer childzen and in the high
school the teachers elzaeavored 10 give.
training to those who wished it, IN the
north sci1ool. the teachers of she different
rooms had regular singing. exercises. 1t
is to be hoped that the time is. not far
distant When the people Of Lancaster may
feel that they can afford te,make provision
for regula g instrlc tGpn in singing and also
in drawing
Text books were rented. IL al grades,
above the fourth AID were furnished free
in the first four grades. Below Is an
account of the receipts anal expenditures
OF the text book fund and also an accouat'
OF the expenditures by the principal
The urgent necessity Of additional
school roona was discussed at length
and a committee consisting OF
Messrs. 3. B. ShOwals8s, E. Ne:
Lowry, L. d. Eastman, j. Z. Webb
and Miss SchreineD was named to
look into the naattenof q new school,
house to- report at an adjourned
meeting. 70 be held on the and Tues
day of january next
The recommendation Of the
board received a harmonious assent
in ur animous vote, as follows:
The liabilities for. which we must prs
vide to meet the requirements of..the, enz
suing year are as follows:
Prin. high school. 81 10000
Five assistants H s.. $4,000