The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-03
CONTINUATION SCHOOLS GROW
Many Cities in the State Have Adopted
the New Plan Of Education Of the
Working Glasses and Larger Appro-
priations for Work are Being Made.

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state of Wisconsin, has given out a
Very interesting report Of the work
that has been done along these lines
1 in the state as relating to continuation
schools. The report is decidedly inter
esting to Kenosha on account of the
fact that it shows Kenosha as one of
| the leaders in the state in adopting
this new idea in education. The re-
port follows:
On assuming the function of general
supervisor Of continuation schools
June /, 1912, the records of this office
indicated that the regular boards Of ed
ucation in only very few cases had APP
pointed local board of industrial edu-
cation. The first direction was to visit
all cities of the state having a popula-
tion Of 5000 or more and secure the
organization of local industrial boards
under the provisions of the law of 1911.
On November IL, 1912, we were able
to report the organization Of industrial
boards in the following cities: Apple
ton, Ashland, Beaver Dam, Beloit, Chip
pewa Falls, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac,
Grand Rapids, Green Bay, GAINESVILLE,
Kenosha, La Crosse, Madison, Mani
towoc, Marinette, Marshfeld, Menasha,
Menomonie, Milwaukee, Neenah, Osh-
kosh, Portage, Racine, Sheboygan,
South Milwaukee, Stevens Point, Su-
perior, Two Rivers, WatertoWn, Wau-
kesha, Wausau, West Allis.
The law provides for only thirty
schools. There are thirty-nine cities in
the state having over 5000 population.
Manifestly, it was desirable to discour-
age some cities in attempting to organ
ize boards and schools. Amigo, Baraboo,
Merrill, Oconto, Rhinelander, therefore
did not name industrial boards.
The levy of one-half mill provided
for in the law is to be made before
Sept. LIST of each year. The levies for
the year closing June 80, 1911, are as
follows: Beaver Dam, $1,700; Beloit,
/ $4,000; Chippewa Falls, $3.50; Eau
Claire, $4,000; Fond du Lac, $4,000;
Green Bay, $4,000; GAINESVILLE, $4,000;
Kenosha, $4,000; La Crosse, $4,000;
| Madison, $500; Manitowoc, $4,000;
Marinette, $1,000; Menasha, 1880;
Milwaukee, $4,000; Oshkosh, $4,000;
Racine, $4,000; Sheboygan, $4,000;
South Milwaukee, $1,000; Stevens
Point, $1,000; Superior, $4,000; Two
Rivers, $3.50; Wausau, $4,000; West
Allis, $4,000; the toal sum levied
amounted to $174,600. Since the law
of 1911 carried an appropriation Of
only $4,000 with which to reimburse
one-half of the expenditures for main
tanning these schools, the following
cities were discouraged in the matter of
making levy: Amigo, Appleton, Ash
land, Baraboo, Grand Rapids, Marsh
field, Menomonie, Merrill, Neenah,
oeonto, Portage, Rhinelander, Water
town and Waukesha.
The estimated state aid needed for
i disbursement on July 1, 1913, is $685.
600. This amount is provided for in
a bill now pending in the legislature.
The total expenditures, including the
1 $4,000, on the part Of all local indus
trial boards is estimated at $250000
The Continuation schools serve four
groups Of people:
/ First, the apprentice who has con
tract filed with the industrial commits
sion;
i Second, the permit pupil IA to is
wears Of age who is employed for
wages;
Third, the temporary unemployed
| who attend all-day industrial school six
hours per day;
Fourth, evening schools for all per-
sons over Is years of age;
Beaver Dam serves seventy pupils in
permit and all-day industrial schools;
4 Beloit serves 40 apprentices, so per-
nit pupils, 20 all-day industrial and
400 persons in evening activity;
Chippewa Falls serves so permit and
alI-day industrial pupils and 200 in
evening schools;
Eau Claire serves six apprentices, so
permit pupils and 20 all-day industrial
pupils and 100 in evening activity;
/ Fond du Lac serves 40 permit and
all-day industrial pupils I'D 500 in
levening schools;
| Green Bay serves a75 in evening
schools;
GAINESVILLE serves so permit and all
day industrial pupils and $50 in even
| ing schools;
Kenosha serves TO apprentices, 25o
| in permit and all-day industrial schools
and 400 in evening school;
| La Crosse serves u apprentices, 200
in permit and all-day industrial schools
Aand 400 IN evening schools;