The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-14
BOARD HIRES new TEACHERS
Frank NJ. Karnes to Have General Sup
ervision over Manual Training in all
Of the schools-Will Have Two New
Kindergartens.

The School Board held it regular
July meeting on Tuesday evening. Ac-
ton was taken in regard to several
matters of interest to the patrons Of
the schools.
The report Of the special committee
on manual training and domestic
science recommending the establishment
Of a new manual training center at the
Columbus school was adopted. The
committee also favored the organiza-
ton Of a domestic science and art de-
partment for the teaching of cooking
and sewing, but there are no rooms
available for that purpose and the mat
ter must wait until enlarged school fa-
cilities shall free the Central school
building from the grades now obliged
to find school home there. While
this arrangement gives the boys advan-
tages not shared by the girls it is
hoped that the sewing work begun last
year and done in the school rooms may
be more fully organized and supervised
and start made towards the better
day when the girls of the Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth grades and High
School may have an equally excellent
opportunity to gain the rudiments Of
the fundamental handicrafts Of women
and to have the needed training that
results from such hand work.
Frank NJ Karnes was elected to take
charge of the manual training center
at the Columbus school and to be dir
eetor Yin the manual training work III
all grades of the public schools. His
duties will cover the supervision Of
hand work appropriate for the grades
from the first grade on. In taking
this action the School Board has made
distinct progress towards the unifying
and Strengthening Of this form Of school
activity already SO well started in Ke-
nosha. Mr.. Karnes is finely prepared
for the position He is a graduate of
state training schools for teachers of
manual training, department of Osh-
kosh Normal school, and has taken
work at the famous Stout institute at
Menominie to qualify him for the more
advanced phases of his profession. He
has had practical experience in install
ing manual training in the public
schools of Wanwatosa where he taught
for two years and in establishing the
department in ST.. John S Academy at
Deerfeld, Wis.,, where he has been en-
gagged during the past year.
The Board also adopted the recon-
mendation Of the teachers committee
that new kindergarten be established
at the Weiskopf and Balm schools.
These will be equipped this summer
anu be ready for occupation in septem-
Der The teachers in these new de-
partments are graduates of the Chicago
kindergarten Institute. The recon-
mendation of the teacher S committee
for more primary rooms was also acted
upon favorably. Two new rooms win
be opened in the basement at the Col
umbus and one in the basement Of the
Durkee school. This is shown to be
I necessary by the large number of prim-
airy pupils already registered in these
districts and by the increases shown
BY the school census now being taken.
Miss Lulu Sutton was transferred
from the Seventh to the Eighth grade
of the Durkee school and the vacancy
thus created will be filed by Miss
Clara Phillips Of South Kaukauna. Miss
Phillips is a graduate of the Oshkosh
Normal and teacher Of five wear s
experience in grade schools. Miss
Kroncke will also be transferred from
the Seventh to the Eighth grade at the
Balm school and tn, Seventh grade
position will be taken By Miss Alice
stapleton who is graduate of the
River Falls Normal and who IS now
attending summer school at Madison.
She has had seven years experience in
teaching two Of which have been in
graded schools Both Miss Phillips
and Miss stapleton come very highly
recommended. The selection Of these
teachers occupied most Of the time Of
the session Of the board but the board
found time to order few slight
changes made in some Of the building
designed to improve the sanitary CON
ditions. The board also decided to use
better grade Of coal in the schools
next year.
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