The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-13


Dated WatertOwn, Wis, June 4th, 1918.
The following resolution was adopted,
all voting in the Affirmative:
Resolved: That the sum OF two hum
dred and fifty dollars ($25O.) be and the
same is hereby appropriated to Carl R.
Field, Clerk OF the Board OF Education,
for taking the annual school census for
1913, such sum to include all assistants
and statistical reports.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed, all voting in the affirmative:
Resolvedi That permission be granted
to the Watertown Military Band to hold
weekly concerts on the high school lot,
said permission to continue until re-
pealed by the Board of Education. The
members OF the band to be held respon-
sible individually and collectively for
any damage that may be done to pro-
perty of the school.
Resolved: That the Superintendent of
Schools be authorized to loan to the
Military Band sufficient number of
chairs to seat the members of the Band
during their weekly concerts, providing
that the movement of the chairs out
from and back into the school building
shall be done without cost to the board
of Education, and provided that the
Band Boys shall be held responsible to
the Superintendent for the return of all
chairs in the same condition as when
loaned, and provided that no chairs
shall be taken outside Of the school pro-
perty.
The following resolution by Mr.. Gile
was adopted, all voting in the affirma-
tive:
Resolved: That the Board of Educa-
ton thru its Finance Committee, with
such other members as the President Of
the Board sees fit to appoint, make the
following presentation to our City Coun-
Gil, with the recommendation that they
give immediate consideration to the
same as pressing need of WatertOwn.
1. Our high school building is wholly
inadequate even for present needs. We
are attempting to seat 800 pupils where
the room was built for less than 200
This condition is not in accord with the
principle Of health or comfort of our
High School children.
2. Our class room facilities are
equally Overcrowded. The typewriting
section Of the Commercial Department
is crowded into narrow hallway which
is not over four feet wide, and the Man
nual Training into space which is too
small, and which is poorly heated, light
ed and ventilated.
3. That WATERFOWL is in urgent need
Of new high school building, and that
this opinion is sustained by the reports
of OUT superintendent, MIR. Berto, the
teachers In the present high school
building many of our tax payers, and
also by the state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, Mr.. Cary.
@f' 1udt III UuiluiAS, uUb OuEy Vile
present needs should be considered, but
the probable growth of the city for at
leastshalf century to come. We be-
lieyeshat at the present rate Of growth
in the high school. it appears censerva-
tive to say that we should build to &C.
commodate 900 pupils.
5. To build and equip such a build
ing, exclusive of site, as will meet mod
sern high school requirements, sum Of
$4,000. 90 must be raised. We there
fore recommend that steps be taken by
the city council to carry out the inten-
tion of this resolutinn.
Durant c.. Gle,
Comm'r 10th Ward.
WATERFOWL, Wis. June 4, 1913
Sealed proposals for publishing the
proceedings of the Board of Education
for the ensuing year were received. The
contract was awarded to the Watertown
Weekly Leader. the lowest bidder. at %
cents per folio, all voting in the affirma
tive.
The matter of calling for sealed pro-
posais for coal and wood for the ensuing
year was re-referred to the Committee
on Supplies with authority to act at
once.
Adjournment.