The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-10

| ScnOOl rooms. Inc greatest NUMBER OF
| pupils in attendance in our grades was
during the month Of November last,
when 2900 pupils attended school,
The greatest number in our high school
was during the month Of February
when 36I attended, showing that we
are having an attendance Of over 5000
at all times.
In regard to the teachers but little
need be said / believe that our teach
ing force is not excelled anywhere in
the state and they are certainly ac-
complishing results.
The unfortunate condition of the
high school building has disturbed and
changed our plans to a great extent,
but | believe that even these changes
will work to the ultimate betterment
Of our already good school system.
During the past two years the over
draft Of the board of education has
been reduced from approximately
! $50, 100000 to $4,000 90.
| The board has prohibited the levy
ing of any special assessments, and
have ordered that no special assess
ments be levied in the future, except
for such material as a student would
want to take home or sell, in connec-
tion with the manual training or do
mestic science work.
! We equipped the Weiskopf school
with manual training department
and further equipped the high school
manual training department. eve re-
ceive from the state $3.50 yearly for
the maintenance Of our manual train
ing department).
We installed the domestic science
course in our schools, equipping the
high school, Frank, Durkee and Weis-
kopf schools. This was done at prac-
tically no cost to the city as the sup
erintendent of schools received a gift
to be used for this purpose. r. n.
Kimball donated the gas range and con-
nections for the high school, We now
receive $3.50 yearly from the state for
the maintenance of this department..
We equipped a chemistry depart
ment and placed this necessary course
in our high school.
We equipped our schools, where nee
ossary, with electric lights and BY the
use Of proper clauses in our insurance
forms have secured reduction of
from twenty to thirty per cent in the
insurance rates.
h we ordered all school houses opened
for social center purposes and they
are now at the disposal of the tax
payers.
The rules prohibiting the school
children from using the school grounds
for Fairgrounds purposes have been
eliminated and the school grounds
may now be used at all times.
A salary schedule has been adopted
for all grade teachers.
The rules and regulations have been
completely revised
An additional kindergarten was es-
tablished in the Balm school district,
and an ungraded room opened at the
Columbus.
Property to the east Of the Frank
school was purchased for the sum Of
So ,164
Property to the south and east Of
the Durkee school has been purchased
for the sum of $3.50, property being
in size 75x190 feet.
A new school site to the south has
been purchased at a cost of $500, the
approximate size being 264x475 feet,
with house on same. We have since
been offered for lot purposes $1,000
more than we paid for this property.
The open air school has been re-
opened; the rent Of the building be-
| ing used for that purpose is now paid
by the anti-tuberculosis association.
An eight room addition has been
ordered built on the Balm school at
an appointment cost Of $4,000.
Defects in the construction Of the
| CioI,, m h,C coboSI voro d;coouoroJ o,l
remedied and defects in the construc-
tion of the high school building were
also discovered by reason of which it
was found necessary to close the au-
ditorium. Plans for repair work on
this building are now under way.
Plans have been ordered for new
high school building, one-third of
which is to be built as soon as posi-
BILE to the north Of the present build
ing. 1t is planned to build the second
one-third to the south Of the present
! building in about three years and the
! remaining one-third about three years
after completing the second one-third.
This will distribute the cost of the
building over a period of about seven
years.
The building of any new school to
the south has been indefinitely post
poned. "
Mrs. Sophia Insomnia was brought
before Judge Randall this morning
charged with larceny. 1t was alleged