Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-23
Respectfully submitted,
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Respectfully submitted,
ALEX RISTOW, High Com.
Report of agricultural committee
presented by Mr. Morgan 1t was adop-
ted on motion of Mr. Haugh
| GENTLEMEN: Your committee APP
pointed at the last session of the coun-
ty board for the purpose of securing
the establishment of an agricultural
school, voted for at the last session,
pursuant to the provisions of chapter
I'll, laws of 1913. The committee APP
pointed was Albert Solverson, W., p.
Morgan, John N. Dorner, w. G. Will
liams aud j. Scott Warren. The COM
mittee met Immediately after the adj
| journment of the said meeting, on No
Iyember %, and elected Albert Solver.
son, chairman, and w. C. Williams,
secretary
An application of Vernon county, to
be favored with the location of one of
the three schools to be established in
1914, was prepared by the district at
torney and the county clerk, and for
warded on November 26, TO the Hon.
orable II. l.. Russell, dean of the ag-
ricultural college. and c. p. Cary,
superintendent of public instruction.
Some time later request was receiv-
ed from Mr. Russell stating that it
would be necessary to furnish the com
mission with information relative TO
the matter of the locations which were
to be considered. The committee met
on December p. All members pres
emit. They looked over the different
sites offered one Dy Hetland Brothers
of four acres: one by Col. Butt of three
acres. Also Joint eight acres by Col
Butt, Howard Smith and C. w. Moore.
Plats of these locations were submit
ted to the state authorities. SJJa al
ter there was some correspondence
asking If there were any other loca-
tions available, The reply was that
others were on the market. At that
time Mr. Russell said that they would
come at future date or send depu-
ty to consider the different sites, but
none appeared until April Ii, 1914,
when State Superintendent Cary came
and viewed the different sites men,
toned and expressed himself as well
pleased, and congratulated Vernon
county and the people here generally
on their very desirable locations, and
that it was his opinion that if any ag-
ricultural schools should be establish
ed this year one of them would be in
Vernon County Mr. Cary said that on
his return to Madison he would take
the matter up with Dean Russell and
the attorney general ana notify the
committee of their decision. The COM
mittee has received no later commu-
nication from them.
ALBERT SoLvERSoN w 2 MORGAN
JOHN N DoRNER w G WILLIAMS
Committee
REPORT OF co. BOARD OF EDUCATION
Gentlemen: Pursuant to chapter Isl,
laws of 1913, county board of educa-
tion for Vernon county was elected at
the regular election held on Tuesday.
April |, 1914. The members of the
board there elected met on the fifth
day of May at the court house in the
city of Viroqua and duly qualified, and
Immediately thereafter determined
the number of years the term of each
member. The result was as follows:
DR. John Schee of Westby, one year;
William Dolen, Clinton, two years: G
e Davenport, Sterling, three years:W
c Williams, Franklin, four years; Frank
r Emo, Forest, five years.
William Doler was elected president
of the board, and w c Williams, sec
rotary.
A personal application was received
at that time, from resident of the
town of Christiana. requesting an al
teration in the boundries of a joint
school district situated partly in the
town Christiana, Vernon county. and
partly in the town of Portland, Monroe
county. BY recommendation Of the
state superintendent request was
presented to the president ofthe coun-
" hoard of educ-ti0r ny thes uperVis-
ors Of the town Of Christians, and lat