The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-15
MAY CHANGE SCHOOL SESSIONS
supt. Mary D. Bradford Makes Inter
esting Report Of Work Done in the
Schools During First Semester Of the
Year-Much Routine Business,

Tae vacuum cleaning system won bv
Kenosha in the recent sale Of red cross
seals is to be installed in the Central
school building. This was decided by
the board of. education. at its regular
meeting at the city hall on Tuesday
evening. Claims of other schools were
advanced, but it was declared by the
members of the board that the Central
building was the largest in the city
and a building which eventually of
fered educational advantages for prac-
ticaliy all Of the school children and
for this reason it was selected. The
manufacturers and donors of the clean
ing system have notified the local COM
mittee that they are ready to proceed
with the installation Of the prize clean
er and the work Will be started Just
as soon as the plans and specifications
for the building are furnished.
The board heard many complaints in
regard to the delay in the completion
Of the Frank school and the plumbers
and other builders were given orders
to proceed at once to complete the
building.
An important question as to school
hours came before the board. 1t was
a petition from number of the high
school teachers asking that the hours
for school be changed. The new
schedule provided for sessions from 8
a. m. to noon and from l:30 .. m. TO
8 p. m. The members Of the board
held that the school patrons are the
most interested parties in the propos-
ed changes and the matter will be sub
mitted to the parents of the children
between now and the next meeting Of
the board.
There was an unusual large amount
of routine work for the board to dis
pose of. Mrs. Mary d. Bradford, SUI
perintendent Of the schools, gave
very interesting report Of the work Of
the semester just closed. The report
in, full follows:
Board Of Education,
Gentlemen-A summary Of the most
important facts regarding attendance
in the elementary schools is as follows:
September enrolment ........, 1858
Enrolment at end of semester. 3O47
Increase since September ...... 1874
Average attendance for semester $3.50
Number of permanent with
drawals -. ................. 101.
Percentage of attendance for
semester, 94.7 per cent.
The statistics for this semester com
pared with those Of the first semester
of 1911 show the following increases:
Increase in total enrolment in
grades s................ 1876
Increase in average attendance
Increase in percentage Of at
tendance, 1.3 per cent.
The facts regarding the high school
are as follows:
September enrolment ......... 529
Enrolment at end of semester. $50
Increase since September ..... 10
Number of permanent withdraw
ais .................. 43
Number belonging at end of
semester .............. 296
Average attendance ........... 81
Percentage of attendance ...... 81
Causes Of Withdrawals. BY means
of the new card system, T have been
able to account for all children en-
rolled for a longer or shorter period,
in the schools last semester
The causes of Withdrawals are
found to be as follows:
Moved away from Kenosha $3.50. 81
To go to work 90
To enter parochial school or BUSH
ness coll. -. ................. is
Died -. ............ ......A
On account of failure in high
school studies ............... II
On account of i'll health ........ II
Total Ia
The teachers employed in the Keno
sha schools during the past semester
have been as follows:
High school including principal IS. Is
Kindergarten directors and assist
ants - !. : I.
Grade teachers first to eighth -. 81
principals --....... 4
Ungraded room .............. I
Open air ssAeel ................. !