The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
MAY YET SECURE THE SCHOOL
Dodge County Has Been Given PERMITS
sion to Erect One of the Twerty-six
Schools But County Board May Not
Follow Out Plan.


Supervisors to secure the opening OF
training school for teachers in this
county with portion Of the mainten-
ance paid by the state may result in
a failure as letter received from
State superintendent of Schools. Cary
on Thursday shows that Rock county
has nosed out Kenosha county in max
ing an application for one of the
schools and at the present time apph-
cations for twenty-six schools, the full
number provided for in the special act
of the legislature have been approved.
If Kenosha is to have a training school
for her teachers with a portion OF the
expense paid by the state one of the
twenty-six counties in the state that
have already applied for the schools
must fail to perform its portion of the
contract. This is possibility as
Dodge county which asked for one OF
the schools more than a year ago has
failed to make any provision for the
opening of the school and if the board
there withdraws. its application it will
be possible for the State Superinten-
dent to approve the application of the
Kenosha county board.
The teachers of Kenosha county had
been rejoicing greatly over the action
of the board and the communication
from the State Superintendent will
come as rude awakening to the teach
ers. The conditions are fully outlined
in the letter of the state official adj
dressed to chairman A. J. Burg of the
county board which is as follows:
Madison, Wis, Jan. II, 1911.
Mr.. A. j. Burg,
Chairman County Board Kenosha
County, Kenosha, Wisconsin:
Dear Sir:
Your letter of January z, 1911, set
ting forth the resolution passed by the
County Board Of Supervisors for Ken
osha county on January 6, 1911, re-
questing that this department enter
tain an application for county training
school for Kenosha County, Wisconsin
at hand.
This letter was not mailed until JAN
uary 8, and was not received at this
office until January 10. On January 9
we received notification that the coun-
ty beard of Supervisors of Rock coun-
ty did on January pass a resolution
asking for permission to establish a
county training school for the teachers
Of that county. The application was
approved and notice forwarded to the
county clerk of that county on Jan
uary 8.
Inasmuch as the legislature has made
provision for only twentysix training
schools, and inasmuch as applications
have been received and granted for
twenty-six schools, / can not at this
time entertain the application from
Kenosha county.
One of this number was an applica-
tion made in 1909 by Dodge county. I
have not been informed as to the final
action Of the county board of that
county, in respect to putting of the
school into operation, and it is possible
that the board may not wish to main
tain the school. / have written to the
County Superintendent of Dodge coun-
ty, asking him to inform me as to the
exact status of affairs. If Dodge coun-
ty does not wish to proceed with the
organization and maintenance of the
school, your application will be the
next in order to be approved. As soon
as | hear from Supt. Kelley [ will in
form you Of your chances for securing
a school.
Yours truly,
G. P. Cary,