River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-12-12

quate means for heating and ventilation
and hope to see part of these install
Ventlat1ng systems before next June.
Pierce county holds first place in the
state IN this important matter by wide
margin ST. Croix county holds second
place.
New chimneys, twelve by twelve inches
inside measurement were built in nearly
All districts where Manuel-Smith or
waterbury systems were installed
During the school year ending June 30,
iofty-tWo districts purchased-card cata-
IoSueS Tor their libraries, several changed
part or all of their text books purchased
supplementary readers, dictionaries mans
and other needed apparatus Since July
l. nearly all of the remaining districts
purchased card catalogs and apparatus
needed to meet the requirements Of Chan
toned. -
Last year I stated that teachers should
| not be expected to set very good results
| working under the urfavorable condi
| lions and with the limited supplv of an
paratus that many of them found in
| their schools These unfavorabIe $3.50
| tions have been eliminated in most dis
Irlcts and teachers will have little cause
for complaint hereafter
NEW BUILDINGS.
Four new buildings were built during
| the year. A splendid ten thousand dollar
brlcS building was erected at Maiden
Rock village which the people of that
| village have just reasons to be proud of
Inspector ". III. Hunt stated in his re-
| port that it was one of the very best
four-room buildings in the state. 1t is
heated by steam and fitted with new
| single seats throughout
neat looking, substantial foor-room
building was built of cement blocks at
Bay City, at cost of less than five
| thousand. This demonstrates that good
building can be built of cement blocks
| at a very moderate cost. Considering the
! valuation of the district, the people nave
! spirit
Chapter 666 strikes primary election day
off the list of legal school holidays.
good brick building was built in Dis
| trlct No. 3, Town of Rock Elm. They
| installed q good basement furnace and
had they built their chimney larger acA
cording to directions they would have
| received nifty dollars year extra state
aid for the next three years.
District No. 2, Town of Trimbelle,
erected a fine, commodious frame build
ing costing about seventeen hundred dol
| lars, on 2 new and more desirable site
than that on which the old building
! stood. They installed a Manuel-Smith
plant of the largest size and antique fin
Many districts built new woodsheds in
accordance with the suggestions in my
circular letter sent out before the annual
| meeting.
The school building in District NO. O.
| Town OF Rock Elm (EXile SCHOOL,, was
| struck by lightning at four A. M. Septem-
| Der IS, and burned, together with all
books, apparatus. and new initiating
system EN- They eI will finish the y, ar's work
in Mike Sagstetter's old house. They
held a special meeting October TO- and
voted to raise fifteen hundred dollars to
| build next year
A special meeting was held Nov % Il,
| the Shellito district in Salem at which
they voted to raise two thousand dollars
to build build an up-to-date square brick
| building. In the Bennett district in
Trenton they have voted to raise eight
! hundred fifty dollars to build an addition
to their building
IMPORTANT SCHOOL LAWS PASSED
IN 1907
Chapter 600, being of most Importance
| to rural schools should be mentioned first
/ This law provides that districts that
maintain an efficient school for eight
| months, provide, suitable buildings, out
| buildings and equipment, and install an
| approved heating and ventilating system
shall receive fifty dollars extra state aid
each year for three years. The money
| distributed in accordance With this law is
| taken from the school fund before the
annual distribution is made so that dur
| ing the next three years districts that
are willing to improve their conditions
to meet the standard fixed by the state
will receive much larger share of the
school fund than districts that are not
| inclined to do much for themselves.
| Section $50 of this law reads as fol-
lows: "The state superintendent shall
| inform the county or district superin-
tendent as to what shall be considered
| needful apparatus and proper equipment
and an improved system of heating and
| ventilation for rural schools; and in case
| of a disagreement between the district
| and the county superintendent, his (the
/ superintendent Judgment shall be final.'
l The state superintendent has designated
i the following as needful apparatus: sup
Elementary primers, first, second and
third readers, at least as many copies Of
! each as there are members in the class.
| These are to be furnished by the districts
| and not purchased by pupils.
/ One Webster's international Dictionary
in good disable condition and supplied
| with suitable rest or holder. The
1 Bartlett holder, at a cost Of $685. is best
| for rural schools.
Not less than one Websters Academic
middle and upper forms. These are pub
lished by. the, American Book Co. and
| sci at $1.20 each.
| A case Of eight maps in spring roller
! case.
A good globe not less than eight inches
! in diameter.
blackboard, the front board to be not
over twenty-eight inches from the floor.
| A suitable book case.
/ Desks Of the same size to be placed in
/ the same row and so that the back edge
| of the desk overlaps the front edge of
| the seat back of it by from one to two
| inches. Single seats are preferable.
Recitation seats to accommodate the
/ largest class.
! Proper curtains for the windows
| good substantial card catalogue case.
The woodwork and floors should be
| cleaned at least three times a year and
] during cold weather air must not be al
| lowed to circulate under the school
! room floor
| Chapter II authorizes the electors to
| vote a salary to the treasurer and di-
rector, at the annual meeting, such
salary to be mott less than five or more
| than ten dollars.
| Chapter 232 provides that the school
| board must provide two suitable and con-
| venient outhouses, which shall be at
| least thirty feet apart, separated by a
board fence seven feet high, and doors
| must be properly screened. The build
| ings must be kept in sanitary condition
and the boys building must be supplied
with urinal
The part Of the law requiring the seven
foot fence works an unnecessary hard
ship in some districts and Supt. Cary has
recently ruled that where buildings were
on opposite sides Of the school ground,
the fence is unnecessary.
This law applies to every school dis
trict in the state and should be complied
with this fall.
Chapter 30 provides that joint school
districts shall not be equalized hereafter