Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27

Lnat maximum credit Of four units
be allowed this years graduates of
your high school for the satisfactory
completion of all the subjects in man
uaI training now offered, and approx
ed, for the school year, 1928. Those
Of your graduates in the class of
1913 who have completed only a part
Of the subjects now offered will re-
/ ceiVe proportional credit.
! Professor Crawshaw's letter re-
lating to your manual training work
/ is sent you herewith.
/ Very truly yours,
(Stgned) A. w. Tressler,
Secretary of the Committee.
University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Committee on, Accredited Schools,
January IS, 1913.
Mr.. c. w Schwede, Superintendent
of Schools, Grand Rapids, Wis.
My Dear Mr.. Schwede:
AS a result ofmy inspection of your
/ high school manual arts made on De-
ember 18th, [ offer the following com
ments and sUggestiCns:
I am glad to be able to say that
| Grand Rapids has, in it's manual arts
equipment, one of the greatest oppor.
tunities of any city in the state to
! give instruction in. the different lines
Of drawing and shop work. I believe
too, = is taking advantage of it's
opportunity. However, it would seen
to me possible that in addition to
what is being done, mu h is possible
in the way of direct industrial edu-
cational work and. with such an e
quipment as you have, there should
be every opportunity afforded both
for the Individual who is to complete
high school course and for one who
would go to high school if possible
to specialize.
In mechanical drawing l feel that
there is a great opportunity Of redUc
! ing the element of formality without
! injury to your present course. To
my mind, it's place is as a prelimin-,
airy to an applied problem. In this
sense all exercise work which may.
! be regarded as abstract should be
considered as supplementary rather
than as regular work I speak of this
particularly because l should like to
see Grand Rapids with its fine OPP
portunity develop still further, cours-
es which will make use of the prob EN-
most vital in the community and
take advantage of the very best com
merciaI practice at every possible
point. Since my first visit 1 have
seen a certain development in this
direction, and I believe it will con-
tinue.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) F. D. Crawshaw,
University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Committee on Accredited Schools,
February 1, 1913.
Mr.. H. F. Kell, Principal High
School, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
My Dear Mr.. Kell:
Our Committee has recommended
that the maximum credit of four
units be allowed this years gradu-
-ates of, your high school for the sat
isfactory completion Of all the sub
jects in commercial work now Offered
ed and approved, for the school year.
in the class of 1913 who have com
pIeted only part of the subjects now
offered Will receive proportional cred
it.
Mr.. TreIeven's letter relating to
your commercial work is sent you
herewith
Very truly yours,
(Signed) Wayland J. Chase,
Acting Secretary.
February 1, 1913.
Mr.. H. F. Kell, Principal, High
School, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
My Dear Mr.. Kell: It is a pleas
ure to me to let you know that to
judge by present standards of bust
ness education, there is much to
praise and little to criticize adverse
4 1y in the conduct of the commercial
department of the Grand Rapids
High school. 1t is rarely indeed that
/ one sees better work in stenography
and typeWriting than is being done
| in your school. The attention being
given to spelling and penmnaship is
also commendabIe. Although your
present course in bookkeeping is by
no means weak, better results would
probably be secured if somewhat more
attention were paid to recitation,
drill, and class instruction. Mr..
Schwede. Miss Snow, ana talked
at such length regarding the tech
nique of teaching commercial Dran-
ches that I think it unnecessary Is
touch on that phase OF the problem
at this time.
It is, of course, no news to you to
be told that the work of the depart
Iment has grown to such proportions
that you must very soon provide adj
ditfonal assistance if the present
standard of the department is to be
maintained. Your recent Introductory
Of penmanship drill for tn neeiret high
school forces you to consider this
problem at an earlier dste than wosld
have been necessary otherwise, It
is my idea that if further assistance
is provided al any time, the teacher
secured should handle bookkeeping,
commercial law, geography and arith
metic. The plan would result IN
closer correlation of the work of the
department.
! Honine indeed TO have the Meas