Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30
Report of A. f. Smith. principal of
county training school. read.

Wisconsin:
Following is a brief report concern
ing the progress of the Vernon county
training school:
in pursuance TO action taken by your
honorable body in 1906. the school was
opened the first Monday in September.
1907. The first days attendance was
80 students. which number was in
creased in a few weeks TO 80. which
constituted cur first years enrolment.
/ Several students withdrew to teach
during the year. which made cur av-
erage AZ.
Before the first year was concluded
applications for the present school
year began to come in and continued
coming until we were compelled TO an
nounce that we could not accommo-
date a larger number of studt nts in
our present quarters. A total Of 81
we're enrolled for the present year and
more than 30 were disappointed. The
people Of Vernon county have an
swered the question of demand for
such. school in numbers, for where
there were about As applicants the
first year there were 100 the next. and
this latter figure in face of announce
ments that the school was over
crowded. Such condition is unprece-
dented in the history of teachers
training schools in Wisconsin.
At the close of the first year small
class of qualified students was gradu-
ated-seven in number All Of these
are at present practicing their profess
sion, and reports concerning their
success are very encouraging. Next
June our first regular class will gradu-
ate with a membership Of about -.
The purpose of the training school
is to supply trained teachers 10 help
make up a deficiency in Vernon county
Of about 81 which the high schools can
not supply There is no competition
with other schools and cannot be- for
the other institutions have never hcen
able 10 supply more than one-fourth
of the demand for teachers in the
county.
Our relations with the schools in
Viroqua have been very pleasant in
deed. The school authorities have
upon every occasion been helpful to
the infant institution, and ! wish to ex-
press our gratitude TO them
The close of the first quarter of the
second year finds our school in very
prosperous condition; one which gives
us satisfaction. and, I hope. merits
your consideration.
A. f. Smith,
Principal.
On No on of J. II. Tate the Board
adjourned till 2 p. IN.
Afternoon Session, Monday Nov. 18th.
Board called to order at p. m. by
! Chairman Tate.
Roll called. All members present.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved
Petition of J. W. Adler read and re-
ferred to committee on Roads and
Bridges.
| Report of committee on Roads and
Bridges read and adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Supervis
ors of Vernon County:
Gentlemen We, your committee on
Roads and Bridges, to whom was re
ferred the petition presented by Mr.
Isaiah Guist, beg leave 10 report as fol
lows: That we had the said petition
under consideration and found that
law relating to county aid on bridges
section 1919, r. s., as amended had
not been in all respects complied with
We therefore most respectfully refer
the said petition back to your honor.
able body without any recommended
/ ton.
Motion of Mr. Root, to allow the
petition of Mr. Guist, lost. all voting
mo" except Guist. Cunningham and
McVey. VII &c and city members not
voting.
/ Report IF committee on Roads and
/ Bridges, accompanied by an ordinance,
read. The report was adopted and the
ordinance passed all voting in the at,
frmative,
To the Honorable Board OF suDervis-
ors of Vernon County.
/ Gentlemen. We. YOUR committee on
! Roads and Bridges. to whom was re-
ferred the petition presented by Mr.. J.
/ W. Adler. asking aid from the county
/ for building the bridge SPECIFIED in the
1 petition, beg leave to make the fol
! lowing report That we had the same
under consideration and respectfully
I recommend that if, the prayers Of the
/ petitioners. be granted.
i Dated this 14th day Of November,
/ 1908.
The Board Of Supervisors of the
county Of Vernon do ordain as follows:
That there be and is hereby levied
upon all the taxable property Of the
county of Vernon. except such cities
and villages as maintain their own
bridges, the sum of $275.0O, being half
/ the cost Of a steel bridge across a
branch Of Webster creek near the s.
/ W. corner of section - in the town Of
Whitestown. the said town having pro.
vided for the other half Of the cost Of
said bridge