The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-31
PRAISES FUNDAMENTAL WORK
Declares That the Local Schools are
Giving the Students the Right Kind
of Start and Takes Hand in Teach
ing Glasses.

Inc SIduSu oCuOolS VI Inc CITY VI
Kenosha are in splendid shape and
they show evidence of splendid super
vision am greatly pleased with
the manner in which the schools of
Kenosha are teaching the fundamen-
tails and I consider this great
recommendation to the supervisor and
the teaching force of the schools. 1t
has given me great pleasure to spend
day in schools like you have in
Kenosha and [ know that they are
working along the right lines and that
Che children are being given just what
they need. !"
This was the statement of the Hon.
&c. P. Cary, superintendent of public
instruction in Wisconsin and he made
it after he had spent a strenuous day
visiting in the graded schools of the
city. The state superintendent is
improving the graded schools of the
state and for this reason he is taking
a special interest in the work that is
being done in these departments in
the various cities.
Superintendent Cary dropped into
Kenosha early Thursday morning and
he came without his visit being
heralded. He wanted to get chance
to see the school teachers and the stu
dents in action and when he went to
the various rooms many of the teach
ers did not know that they were en-
PERTAINING the head of the department
of education in the state. His in
spection of the Kenosha schools was
a thorough one and accompanied by
Superintendent Zimmers he visited
every graded school room in the city.
He not only visited the rooms but in
many of them he took the place Of
the teacher and for a minute or two
taught the classes thus getting a per-
senal line on the work being done.
Superintendent Cary is strong on the
fundamentals "reading, writing and
arithmetic and he took particular
pains to examine the students in men
tai arithemetic.
His stay at the high school was a
decidedly short one, lasting less than
half an hour and he declared that he
had not come to look into the high
school work, but the work being done
in the grades.
Superintendent Zimmers when seen
this morning said: Superintendent
Cary paid us high honor by coming
for personal inspection Of the graded
schools of the city and this is the first
time in many years that the head of
the state department has spent day
in the schools of Kenosha. He> de-
clared to me that the. schools were do
ing good work and was especially pleas
ed with the work that was being done
in the lower grades" Mr.. Cary
spent a half an hour inspecting the
new Columbus school and declared that
it was one of the best school build
ings that he had ever seen.
The plans for the opening of this
building are still indefinite and it is
possible that the building will not be
completed for several weeks. There
is still lot of work to be done, but
the members of the board of education
and the superintendent are still hope
full that the building will be opened
this year. There is one thing certain
and that is that the regular Easter
vacation will not begin until a week
later than usual and Superintendent
Zimmers announced that school will be
held next week. If there is a chance
to have the new building in another
week it will be opened Immediately
after the short spring vacation.