Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-12-30


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attendance av
Rural schools 80. . 1922 SIG
State graded schools. 42476 PAP
Grades below high sch'l 28573 I57
High school 49,. -. 1915 33x
Parochial school -. $500 SO
1866 1874
The average attendance, 784, is over
68 per cent (.683x) of the total en-
rollment, This low percent is caused
by many children moving out from
| Arbor Vitae and Lac du Flam beau.
These percentages another year will
probably be little more uniform as
there will be more settled popula-
ton. During the past year there has
been 1863 public gatherings in the
schools of the county They were as
follows: rural schools 108; state grad
ed schools 81; high schools TO-
Seventy-one children were neither
absent nor tardv during the year
OF this number 20 were in rural
schools. SO in-state graded schools and
4 in high school, No child was re-
ported as attending less than the re-
quired number of days by teachers,
without a legitimate excuse Twenty
days were lost in all schools on ac-
count of close of school for contagious
diseases
The school houses Will at present
accommodate 1865 pupils so that a
crowded condition is the exception in
any school. Free text books are fur
nished in all the nine districts of the
county transportation is furnished
in four districts. The average month
ly cost of transportation rigs varies
from $50 to $50 per month. Trans
portation saved starting six new
schools last year About SO children
were transported to some school.
Five additional schools were started
in September and October of the pres
ent year, giving schools to children
living too far from any school to
transport AT present there are the
fewest children out of school that we
have had for some years.
The schools are all in good running
order at the present time. Two
changes have had to be ma lie in the
teaching force since school began in
September. There may have to be
other changes during the year. There
are more beginners teaching in the
county than in any year of the past
ten. This can be remedied by the
local boards hiring The teachers ear
lier in the year.
Some of the schools are doing very
practical and creditab bic work in prac-
teal agriculture, domestic science
and manual training This work is
encouraged by the state department
and an additional state aid is given
Tor such work.
Six prizes were received by Villas
county children at the state fair.
About twenty other prizes were given
it additional by private individuals,
teachers and by myself The object
is to encourage better work generally.
On the whole am expecting very
prosperous year in OUT schools.
Very respectfully,
Grant Cook,
County Supt. Villas Co. Schools.
On motion the report of the county
board of education was adopted all
members voting aye.
The report of the highway commits
sioner was presented aud read.
Eagle River, Wis, Dec. l, 1914.
To the honora BILE board of supervisors
Villas county. Wis
Gentlemen: herewith submit my
report as highway commissioner OF
Villas coanty for the year ending Dec
/, 1911.
g H jackson.
Highway commissioner
SUMMARY OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Eagle River to Woodruff Road
1% miles graded OF which l mile
was top surfaced. Total cost -. "
Estimate to finish SO. 100000
eagle River to State Line Road
Amount available d iooo-z 20
From stake No. 80 to stake No. 40
complete all of which is top sur
faced and completed; also from
stake No O-30 TO stake No. 10
1O4 complete, of which amount .,o,,
state and county expended go. Sl,5f2.oo
The rest of the work was done
nv the town of State Line 80,
Estimate to connect up road be- 80
tween Conover and State Line. -.-.s1,ooo
anon, a1aiIabIe 81 orc. "a
Lrom stake No 0 to stake No III
complete Cleared and stumped
from station No. PIP to No. 24S
fall a, .. = . :
p.iance . 1868 %
,,.;,,,.,t 70 cost Of completing ....Sl0. 10000
plum Lake Road
Amount available ...-....-.-..... .sl,ooo-ou
plans No 564 sheet No. j complete
from stake No. to stake No: A.
and from stake No. north 70
lake Top surfaced. No yards -, -
1880: cost S233. 10. Total cost. ai-Soo.oo
naacit .. $500. 90