The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23
DEMANDS BIC SUM
Board Of Education Asks Council
to Appropriate $54,957 for
School Purposes
MANY NEW TEACHERS CHOSEN
Vacancies in the High School Filled BY
the Election of Misses Nett1e. M.
Cook and Leila B. Kelsey
Other Business of Board

The annual estimate of the Board
Of Education of the amount of money
to be raise for the support Of the
schools for the coming year was made
public at the meeting of the Board on
Tuesday evening and in keeping with
the estimate the city Of Kenosha will
be asked to raise $54,957 for the
schools for the coming year. The en-
tire receipts Of the Board of Education
for the new year are estimated at
$81, 707. Of this amount the state pays
$4,000, the county $4,000, the state
for manual training and high school
funds $3.50, and the Pleasant Prairie
Joint School District $1,000. The ex-
penditures as estimated include the US
ual amounts for the operation Of the
schools, $4,000 for teachers, $4,000
for new building in the Third ward.
In connection it was stated by the
members Of the financial committee
that it was planned to get the new
building started next year and extend
the payment for it over two years at
least.
The committee on teachers recon-
mended the election Of Miss Nettie Nc.
Cook Of Llgin, Ill, as a teacher Of
science in the High school. Miss Cook
is a graduate of the University of Wis
consin and has been teaching science
for the last four years. She comes to
the city highly recommended. The
Board also recommended the employ
ment of Miss Leila B. Kelsey of Har-
ward, ILL.,, as teacher of English. Miss
Kelsey is a graduate Of the University
of Chicago and has been teaching at
Harvard, i'll. For grade teachers the
committee recommended the election of
Misses Louise M. Kelley, Nettie Nit
chell, Marjorie Toner, Dagmar Jorgen-
sen, Mildred Albee, Ella G. Moran and
Margaret Carson. The committee rec
commended changes in the salary list
as follows; Miss Heating $40 per
month, Miss Northup $40, Miss Wash
burn $75, Miss Murdoch $75, Mrs. VIII
liams $67 and Mrs. T. E. Mckenzie a
salary of $500 for the school year. All
of the recommendations Of the commit
tee were accepted. With the opening
of the meeting an effort was made to
secure a reconsideration on the part of
the Board of the increase in the salaries
of the high school teachers, but no
action was taken on the matter, the
majority of the members being in
favor of leaving the salaries as placed
under the schedule adopted at the
former meeting of the board.
The committee on grounds and build
ings reported in favor Of opening a
basement room at the Balm school and
the opening of one grade room in the
auditorium Of tie Durkee building and
Il is thought that this arrangement will
provide plenty of room for the the new
school year The High School Assoeia-
ton asked for an appropriation Of $194
to be used in equipping the High school
with tables and stoves to be- used at
the times banquets are given and the
appropriation was made.
a large number of minor repairs
were ordered for the different build
ings in the city ard the contract for
10 tons Of coal was let to the Peter
Fisher Company at price of 1918
per ton. The salary of janitor Of the Balm
school was increased by S. a month.
The members of the Woman % A 11ianoo
|of the Unitarian church were given per-
mission to use the play ground of the
Frank school as play ground for the
children during the summer months
After the usual routine business the
Board adjourned