The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16
FARTHER THAN LAW DEMANDS
Large Number of Young Men and
Women Have Been Given Instruction
in Continuation Schools Of Kenosha
and Work Is Given High Praise.

State Superintendent G. P. Cary has
sent out a report on the work done by
the continuation schools of Kenosha
during the past year which is highly
complimentary to the work of the To-
cal industrial board of education. In
his report he says:
"Kenosha has total assessed valua-
tion of property July l, 1914, of $780,,
063,615. The maximum levy of the To-
cal industrial board for 1914-1915 may
be $1,000. The population in 1910
was 21,371. Last year one person in
eighty of the population was eligible
for the continuation school. Dividing
1871 by 80 gives 267 persons IA to
16 years of age, estimated number
eligible for continuation school. It is
estimated that one person in 400 is
eligible for industrial school. Dividing
81 by 400 gives SO, estimated num-
Der of apprentices or learners between
|16 and 81 years of age, estimated eli
gible for day industrial school.
The report shows that no industrial
school for day apprentices or learners
was maintained on account of the sen
timent of the employers on the written
apprenticeship system. In lieu of this
apprentice school, evening classes were
maintained, serving GA persons, 295
women and $40 men. Of these persons,
10 were employed in machine drawing,
5 machinists, 246 textile workers, so
electricians, gasoline engine practice,
u carpenters, 40 household economies,
Is dressmakers, 20 homemakers, 81 mer-
chants, AZ accountants, 25 stenogra
pliers, 20 teachers, 33 clerks, / cashier
and 81 laborers.
The day continuation school served
BAT persons, IFS boys, and 172 girls.
School was in session s months, 5 hours
per week. Of these, 5 attended %
weeks, and 100 for "a weeks, PIP less
than "a weeks. Of these persons, 134
were classified in about the 9th grade,
122 in about the 7th, II in about the
Sth and IA in about high school. 80
were employed in department. stores, 8
in messenger service, $50 in factories
and mills, 40 in homework, millinery,
6 telephone service, the rest miscella-
neous. They were employed by large
number of employers, 1875 by the OK.
Hosiery Co., So by Simmons Mfg. Co.,
% by Cooper Underwear Co.
The all day industrial activity serv-
ed 81 persons. The total expense for
the continuation school was $5,997 40,
cost per capita, 1929, total expense
for all day industrial school, $3379.55,
cost per capita, 5000, total expense
for evening classes, $599s.6o, cost per
capita, 1917, general per capita cost,
$3.50.
Total disbursements are $15,37553.
State aid is based upon continuation
activity, evening activity and indus
trial activity. The aid asked for in
dustrial activity is $16S9.77, for con-
tination activity, $299s.70, for evening
activity, $2999.30, making total Of
$7687.77.
Kenosha had the responsibility of
serving approximately 267 persons in
continuation school, So persons in in
dustrial and commercial activities and
providing evening classes. 1t served
instead, a47 persons in continuation
school, 81 persons in all day activities
and GA persons in evening classes. 1t
had tax levy of $4,000, 1t may have
tax levy of $13,o31. In view of these
facts, ther afore, it is becoming to COM
pliment Kenosha on its effort to foster
the activities contemplated under the
law and to commend the industrial
board for making an extension of the
services of these schools during the
coming year. -