The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-13
Seventh Ward School Com
missiOnerNamedP President
of the School Board
HAAG WINS OFFICE OF CLERK
Board Orders Committee to Provide
Boom to Take Care of the Big In
fux of Pupils After the Easter
Vacation


w. J. Threinen, school commissioner
from the Seventh ward, was elected
president of the board of education
with the reorganization of the board
on Tuesday evening. Mr.. Threinen
was the Democratic caucus selection
and he received eleven Of the sixteen
votes of the board, the other five be-
inc cast for G. Fl. Curtis of the Fourth
ward, also a Democrat, but who was
the non-partison candidate for the
leading office on the board. Michael j.
Donahuo of the Sixth ward, who has
served the board in q very satisfactory
manner in the Office of clerk for the
past two years, failed Of reelection
and John Haag, new member OF the
board from the Fifth ward, was elect
ed to this office. Haag was the caucus
choice and his selection came on the
first formal ballot when he secured
ten votes to six cast for Commission
er DOnahue.
In accepting the Office of president
of the board Mr.. Threinen thanked
the members for the honor they had
bestowed upon him and expressed a
desire that the board work together
TO make the year now opening the
best in the history of the schools Of
the city. There was no excitement in
connection with the election of the
new members of the board. The Dem
ocrats were iii the saddle and the eau
Gus nominees were elected without any
trouble whatever.
There was humorous little incident
in connection with the election. Retir
ing Chairman Curtis had been named
as president pro tenn of the board anc
after the election of Mr.. Threinen as
president he failed to call the new
president to the chair. Amidst the
smiles of the other members of the
board President Threinen himself call
ed the attention of the absent-minded
chairman to the omission and he was
at once seated in the place of honor.
The board adjourned for a week in
order to give the new president 6
chance to make up his list of commit
tees and at this adjourned meeting
the organization of the board will be
completed.
The first action of the new boarC
was to take steps to provide more room
for the children of the city. Tt was
announced that there would not be
room enough to take care of the pupil;
who would want to enter the schools
after the Easter vacation and com
mittee consisting of Commissioners
Burke, Craney and Wallis, was named
with the superintendent, in securing
such quarters as are necessary to talk,
care Of the new pupils. The commit
tee was given power to act in the mat
ter. The president and superintendent
were named as committee to confe
with the city council in regard to Sc
curing quarters in the new city hal
for offices for the superintendent.
AT the last session Of the old board
the time was given over to closing III
the work in hand The committee il
charge of the opening of the new out
door school reported that the schoo
was now ready for the reception o.
pupils and that it would be opened
on next Monday. The school has beer
erected at cost of $3.50 and it i
expected that it will have thirty stu
dents when it opens.
The committee on finances rendered
report covering the period from Jan
uary l to April 5, which showed tina
the total receipts of the board for thu
period were $S9,75Sl1 and the new
board now has on hand $46,311.4O.
The report of the clerk showed tina
the damage to the school buildings O
the city as result of the recent ex
plcsicn at Pleasant Prairie totale,
$593.65 The damage has all been re
paired and the bills for the work hay,
been sent to the officials of the pow
der company for payment. Member
Of the board have been given assur
ance that the claim will be paid.
Architect Howard Hahn, who mad
the plans for the addition to th
Frank school, was allowed $500 Of
his contract with the board with tn
understanding that the remainder 0
his claim would be paid at the tim
the board asked for bids on the plans
Retiring Commissioner Rowell max