The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-06-01
kERW|N SEES GREAT NEED NOW
OTHER Counties in the State Seeking
School With State Aid Assigned to
This County and Board Must Show
Willingness to Act

Petitions are in circulation asking
that special meeting Of the county
board be called for June 10Th at which
time the board will be, asked to take
some definite action on the plans for
the establishment of county train
ing school for teachers in the county.
The petitions are being circulated by
County Superintendent John J. Ker-
win of Silver Lake and while he ap-
preclates the fact that it will be i'm
possible to make any appropriation for
the building of the school this year he
desires to know what is going to be
done by the board. Superintendent
KerWln declares that the need for the
school is being badly felt in the county
and that it is all but impossible to get
a sufficient number of trained teachers
to take care of the demands of the
county at this time.
The county board at its last session
decided on the opening of such a school
but none of the detailed plans for the
building and maintenance of the school
were worked out. 1t is the desire Of
the county superintendent to get the
school opened just as soon as possible.
The legislature made provision for state
aid for twelve of these schools and
the application Of the kenosha county
board was the last to be considered
by State Superintendent Cary. Since
he announced his sanction for the loca-
tion of a school in this county two
other county boards in the state have
made applications for the schools and
it is the plan of the state department
to make provisions for one of these
counties if there is any hitch in the
Kenosha boards plans. This would
mean that Kenosha county would have
to wait for at least two years before
it could secure training school as the
present session of the legislature has
made no provision for additional schools
with state aid and it is not expected
that any action will be taken along
these lines in the closing session of the
legislature.
Already several of the villages in
the county are seeking to secure the
location of the school, but a majority of
the members of the county board seem
to believe that if the school is built
it should be located in Kenosha. This
is the view of the members of the board
from the rural districts and no action
has been suggested by the members
from the city. 1t is estimated that
the cost Of opening the school will be
in the neighborhood of $4,000. This
cost must be borne by the county, but
a portion Of the cost of maintenance
will be paid by the state. Many of
the supervisors are favorable to the
plan and they are urging the special
session of the hoard. At this session
it is proposed to have the plans for
the building ordered and definitely
agree ON the location of the school.
This will make possible the starting of
the work with the understanding that
the broad will make an appropriation
to pay the bills when it meets for the
annual November session. 1t is not
expected that there will be any great
contest on the question of the building
of the school, but the settlement of the
details will probably bring contest.
With the matter settled by the first
Of July it is certain that the state will
carry out it's contract to award the
school to this county. It is probable
that if the matter is left open until
the November session and other coun-
ties are ready to act at this time that
the school will be sent to some other
county.