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should be a tenth grade added for the
benefit of pupils who complete the
ninth grade work. We believe that
the time will soon come when there
will be a full,fiedged high school add
ed to our present system, but the time
is not yet ripe for hat.
Time Not Ripe for kindergarten.
AS requested at the last meeting of
the electors, held May Z, 1906, that the
matter of a manual training school be
looked into by the board, that subject
has been given a great deal of thought,
but the board does not believe that
this is an opportune time for the addi.
ton OF either a manual training school
or a kindergarten. The addition of
the tenth grade would make it impera-
tive that we have more room, and the
board has come to the conclusion that
the best interest of the district would
be served by erecting another school
building, consisting of three or four
rooms, situated in the First ward. said
building to be SO arranged that there
could be an addition built on when nee
essary. This would cost about $10,O 900.
II this was done, there would be two
or three rooms vacated il t. e East
Side school, which would give us ad.
ditional room for the Tenth grade, and
also for an ungraded room. The addi-
ton of a mixed grade, under the in
struction of a thoroughly competent
teacher, would be of great service, be-
particular study, and in the ungraded
room, and when pupils instructed in
this manner should gain sufficiently,
they could go back in their respective
grades. Without doubt, this method
of grading would be of great service
to many pupils; it would be a stimu-
liant to many to continue their school
work. 1t is often the case, that when
pupils fall behind in their school work,
they become discouraged, and finally
drop out altogether, and this is what
we wish to prevent as far as possible,
and no doubt, We could accomplish
much in this direction, in the ungraded
room.
Hatchery Patrons Well Satisfied.
The patrons of the fish hatchery
school to be well satisfied with
the arrangement of bringing scholars
into the city schools. In this onnec
ton, l would say, while at Wheatland
recently, the question came up, as to
the best mode of bringing the pupils
from the country to a town school.
The board at Wheatland has pur-
chased six wagons, and established six
routes, the fartherest point being ev-
en- miles, and they bring into school
ITO pupils daily, and they would not,
under any consideration return to the
old principle Of a country school house.
This arrangement brings far better re-
suits, and they claim that the pupils
are brighter, as the incentive is great
er to keep them in school; they have
a greater interest, and consequently
attain a higher education.
School House Not Built.
At the meeting of May T., 1906, there
was voted $500, to erect a schoolhouse
in the Hutton grove district, but the
board was unable to get the patrons of
that school to agree upon a site for
the building, therefore, we did not
deem it advisable to erect a building
that would not be occupied.
The Maynard school was closed af-
ter being in session three months,
there being but two scholars in at
tendance.
Expenditures for Year.
During the past year, we have ex-
pended $4,5S1.16 more than during the
previous year. This is accounted for,
mainly by repairs n alterations
made in the East Side school building,
consisting Of changing the heating sys-
tenn, cementing and putting in a new
floor in the basement, amounting to
$4,373.14, leaving $2OS.O2 for actual
repairs.
The board has concluded that the
most preferable way to raise the $1O,-
900 for the erection of a new school
building, would be to Slightly increase
the special tax. Three thousand dol
lars could be paid this year, leaving a
balance of $1,000 which could be raised
by a note of the district at 6 per cent
interest, which could be paid at the rate
of $4,000 per year., and at the end Of
three years the district would have
paid in full for the school building, and
the increase of the special tax would
be very small.
Bond Issue Not Advisable.
Considering a bond issue, bonds
could not be f1oated for less than on a
5 per cent basis, payable in ten years,
and If the bonds ran ten years we
would have to pay $1,000 interest, be-
ing one half of the original amount of