The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-03
O|vIDEOT|hE FOR SOMEGRADES
Big Increase Is Shown in Attendance
at the High School With Opening of
the New Year-Little Confusion Re-
suits From First Day of the Term.

Tie total enrolment in the first day
of school was 3,147 in the grade, and
400 in the high school. The number in
the grades is 80 more than enrolled
the first day in 1913, and 435 more
than in 1872.
The high school enrolment in the
first day last year was 800, or 81 less
than this year.
With the nine additional rooms
furnished by the portable buildings,
the settlement of the elementary schools
was made more easily done this year
than last But room is still lacking
and it has been found necessary in the
Durkee school to put the first grade on
part time schedule, one division com
ing in the morning and the other in the
afternoon. At the Columbus a very
large l B grade has been divided into
two classes and each put on half time.
The upper grades are not so crowded
More doubling up may be necessary
when the full enrolment is in. The
eight kindergaftens enrolled 4S4 child
rem yesterday, the Balm school leading
with one hundred.
Those who, as expressed in yester-
days Evening News feel themselves
deprived of a week of vacation be-
cause Of the early START will take
comfort from the thought that the
schools will close week earlier next
June. This was the only way to fix
the school calendar in order that there
might be the full weeks at Christmas
time and full week in the spring.
Last year to avoid the late closing in
June, the spring vacation was reduc-
ed to two days and this was found un-
satisfactory. The phenomenally early
start about which so much has been
said is two days earlier than it was
last year, when school opened Tuesday,
September 2.
There is evidence Of the increasing
appreciation on the part Of parents CT
the Importance of prompt enrolment.
Every day counts, even in the lowest
grade, for every day in every grade
has its work carefully planned by the
teachers aid as soon as organization is
over the work moves steadily on.
1t is best for children to be in the
school train when it starts. Catching
up, after the school is started is not
an easy thing for child to do
There have been many complaints on
account of dividing of time among the
smaller children at the different schools
and Superintendent Bradford in dis
cussing this matter this morning said:
If there is any possible way to find
room and teachers we are going to
Siake arrangements to give these lit
4le children the full time schooling, but
il should be understood by the parents
that two teachers are assigned to the
schools where the children are dividing
time and these teachers are giving a
lot of personal work to aid the child
den. In The Balm school last year we
were forced to divide time with one
OF the rooms and we found that the
children lost nothing by the change.
The element of personal service on the
part of the teacher was emphasized to
such an extent that the children showed
great advancement. We hope to be
able to take care of all the children
later in the year. The possibility of
renting other rooms for children of a
higher grade has been suggested and
this matter will be laid before the
members of the board of education at
an early meeting. 1t is the desire of
the members of the board and we who
are directly in charge, to make the
conditions the best possible for all of
the children of the city"