The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-02-03


emit from the school fund income and
also from the tax upon the town levied
by the supervisors; provided that the
children between and IA years of age
attending the school outside the home
district shall comply with the require
ments of the compulsory attendance
law.
School Library.
That part of the school library law
pertaining to the payment of postage
and express charges is amended by
Chap. 1874, Laws of 1909, to read as
follows: The express charges and post
age on books purchased under the pro-
visions of this act shall be paid by the
town, village or city receiving them.
Certifcation of Teachers.
A new law pertaining to the certif-
cation of teachers was passed by the
last legislature. This law goes into eff
feet July LIST, 1910. Under the new
law in addition to passing examinations
in the required branches, the applicant
shall have attended a professional
school for teachers for at least six
weeks and shall have received in such
school standings in school management
and in the methods of teaching, read
ing, and language, arithmetic and geo
graphy;- provided that the provisions
of this section relative to attendance
at professional schools for teachers
shall not apply to persons who have
taught successfully in the public schools
for at least eight months prior to July
LIST, 1910. s
Union Free High Schools.
With the advice and consent of the
state superintendent, a free high school
to be known as Union Free High
School may be established and main
tanned in any tract of contiguous ter
ritory with an area Of not less than
thirtysix square miles, such territory
to be bounded by section lines or by
lines bounding in part an existing free
high school district.
The union free high school differs
from the township free high school in
that it is not bounded by township
lines while the latter must be.
Meeting of District CLERKS.
Chap. .322, Laws of 1907 cit shall
be the duty. Of the town clerks to fix a
time and place for meeting of the
clerks Of the school DISTRICTS, the school
houses of which are in his town, said
meeting to be held on or before the if
teenth day of July in each year for the
purpose Of enabling the town clerk and
the district clerks to perfect their an
nual reports.
No prosecutions were made under
the. compulsory law during the past year
but notices were served in number of
cases and these notice. resulted in a
number of children being brought into
school who had heretofore been delin-
quent. -e,
Most parents are interested in the
welfare of their children and willingly
send them to school. A few parents are
negligent in this matter and it becomes
the duty of the state, through its pro-
per officers to see that the law is en-
forced and those children placed in at
tendance at school. If we all do our
duty there will be no cause for action
Teachers Institute.
The annual summer institute was
held at Wilmot beginning Aug. 16 and
closing Aug. Goth. The total enroll
ment was 70 and the average daily at
tendance was SO. Of those in attend.
anee held First Grade certificates, Is
held Second Grade and 26 held Third
Grade. The average age of the mem
bers was 81 years. The average ex'
perience in teaching of the actual teach.
ers was 81 months. The number of
those in attendance at this institute
who attended colleges and universities
was IL, normal schools Is, high schools
As and common schools was 8.
Two short institutes besides number
of teachers meetings were held during
the year. These meetings were all well
attended and were productive of much
good.
Three teachers examinations were
held during the year, 100 applicants
wrote for certificates and 65 were sue
eessful. Three received first grade, %
received second grade, 81 received third
grade certificates and "A failed to pass.
During the year two diploma exam
nations were held at which 1873 pupils
wrote, 81 received diplomas-40 boys
and AZ girls. Most of those boys and
girls are now in attendance at high
schools or college. In these days of
close competition and business push,
greater preparation for life is neces-
sary in the way of broader and more
thorough training such as is furnished
by our higher Institutions of learning.
The annual school board convention
was held in the high school building in