Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

more desirable place TO live In and en-
hance the value of property within
your city. The money spent for
schools remains here for the most
part because nearly all the salary of
the teachers is spent in your city.
I'D, Witter Manual Training School.
The completion of the j. d. Witter
Manual Training school marks a very
important point in the history of the
schools of this city.
This building will provide for all
phases of manual training and domeS-
tic science usually offered in modern
nigh school. The full course in high
school manual training US ualiy
includes bench work in woo d
and mechanical drawing 10 the
first year, the work and pattern max
ing together with mechanical drawing
in the second year, forge work 10 the
third year. machine shop work in the
fourth year.
The high school course in domestic
science usually includes course in
cooking pursued at least year with
training in the proper serving of
meals. 1t includes training in fur
niShiDg suitable meals at a given cost,
it includes study of the chemistry
of FOODS. it includes some training in
the hygiene of the SICK room, as well
As instruction in some forms of
emergency nursing. The work in
d nestle science includes thorough
course in sewing and dressmaking.
AL the giils in the grades from the
fourth 10 the eighth bave regular in
structioH in sewing. A year of this
work in the high school under proper
direction ought TO secure excellent
results. Along with the work iii
dreSSmaking, training is given in the
Sc lect ion Of suitable material both tdS
to cutor, design and quality, and also
the designing Of becoming costumes.
a study of house furnishing both as
To economy and artistic effect is also a
part OF this course.
On the first floor of the new j. d.
Witter Manual Training school build
ing is room for lathe work, one for
pattern making, one for forge work,
and large room for a machine shop.
This floor also includes dry kiln for
driving lumber, a room for storing
lumber as we'll as wash and toilet
rooms.
On the second floor is provided a
large room for bench work in wood, a
room for Mechanical drawing, room
for free hand drawing, a room for art
metal work, a room for exhibit pur-
poses, as we'll as rooms for storing
material, for finishing wood work, for
making blue prints and an Office.
The third floor is devoted to domes-
tic science A room is provided for
cooking, adjoining this is dining
room. also pantry and laundry. At
the north side of the building on this
floor is room for sewing and dress
making. room for emergency train
ing, and a recitation room.
The attic is finished for work in
music and rhetoricaiS. The high
school assem- y room cannot be used
for glee Clue, chorus work, or class
work in music during school hours.
There is no room in the Lincoln build
ing suitable for this work in music.
This is an important part of modern
high school training which can be
carried on much more effectively on
account of this room in the Witter
building. Besides this, High school
literary and debating societies have
no suitable place now in which to hold
meetings. This room will be valuable
for these meetings. 1t will be valu-
able on many other occasions in
school work.
1t is the intention to connect the
third floor of the j. D. Witter school
with the Lincoln School Assembly
room by covered passage way. This
will make it possible for pupils to pass
directly from the high school assembly
room in the Lincoln building to the
Witter building. The girls will take
domestic science on this third floor of
the Witter building. Those who take
music will pass up but one flight OF
stairs. Boys who take manual train
ing will pass down to the lower floors.
This passage way will be great saw
ing of time, it will minimize the
climbing of stairs, it will prevent
students from being exposed to the
danger of colds in passing from one
building to the other. 1t will really
unite both buildings in one efficient
and thoroughly modern high school
building.
Grand Rapids is one of very few
cities in Wisconsin to enjoy special
educational advantages made possible
by the large generosity of public
spirited citizen, Mr.. j. D. Witter.
No finer monument could be erected
to any man. Here for many years
boys and girls will gain by this act of
generosity, an education which makes
them more useful citizens. The edu-
cation they get here will place them
IN a position to become more expert
workmen, to earn larger salary, to
maintain their families in greater
comfort, to give their children more
and better EDUCATION, and other ad-
vantages. A force is here set in
motion which will in time uplift a
great many lives. 1t is located here
in this city where the good work it is
doing may be seen by all.
1t is natural to think of the added
expense it will entail.
While it will mean some increase in
the expenses for school purposes, the
increase will not be as large as may at
first be assumed We already have a
manual training instructor, an in