Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-31

the matter might be considered by
them as a body; yet they do easily
arrive at a mutual understandings in
other little matters as though organ
lied locally, and the matter of medi-
cal inspection will possibly, in the i'm
mediate future, receive their worthy
attention in the same way. Probably
a better way to gain Medical Inspec-
ton would be for the Board of Edu-
cation to proceed to appoint a Medt
cal Inspector and thereby settle the
matter at once.
improvements
During the past year $69S664 were
paid out for repairs permanent fur
nishings, and new building expenses.
This amount includes $3.50 paid on
the construction of the boiler house
at the Lincoln school and the price
paid for the school site in the Eighth
Ward. The major improvements to
buildings and school grounds that
were made the past year may be sum
married. a sfollows:
Lincoln School:-Ali the seats and
desks were repainted, "a desks for
Commercial Room and apparatus for
Chemistry and Physics purchased,
cork mating and stair treads for
upper hallway provided and a COM
plete change was made in a portion
of one of the boys toilet rooms as
necessitated.
Witter School:-A cement walk was
built from the front of the building
in a curved line to Lincoln street,
lawn surrounding building filled i'm
and graded, the floors in rooms and
Railways oiled, and rubber mating
provided for the lower and third
| floor Railways. The Witter building
committee completed the equipment o;
1.-THE machine room which now ranks
among the best in the country in
quality and equipment.
| HuweSchool: ALI rooms and hall
| ways were rekalsomined, cement
floor laid in a portion of the base
ment, the desks mad seats in four
rooms repainted, and the board walk
along Seventh street renewed.
Irving .School:-All rooms and hall
| ways Were re-kalsomined, all the
seats and desks repainted, the three
grade rooms provided with slate black
boards, a hot water coil and tank in
stalled, and the Innings and CRATES
i'm the furnaces renewed throughout.
| Garrison School:-New outbuilding
were put UP, board walks constructed
to the school house, a storm shield
built, and a number of minor improve
ments were instituted.
| Emerson School: All the rooms and
Railways were reka1somined the seats
and desks repainted, a hot water
coil and tank installed, and a cement
walk constructed from the front of
schoolhouse to the street.
Lowell School: the rooms and
Railways were rekalsomined the seats
and desks in four rooms repainted,
a cement floor laid in the basement,
a coal bin constructed, and a hot
water coil and tank were installed.
Introduction of Chemistry.
| A course in chemistry was added tl
the Curriculum of the High School.
| Such a course was found desirable
because of the assistance that a
knowledge of chemistry is in Domes-
tic Science. Primarily Elementary
Chemistry was introduced for the
students in Domestic Science, but
the courses of study have been
so arranged that Chmeistry may
| be substituted for Physics or
taken as an elective. The re.
ception this course received from
the students was greater than was
anticipated, 25 enrolling in the course
altho there is at present ample room
| for only 20 in the Laboratory.
| r1-roJ1,ooo+ o1d 1000