The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
MaR0NEY DRAWS LONG TERM
County Is Divided Into Inspection Dis
tricts to Facilitate Work Of Board
Meetings to be Held in June and oc-
tober and on Call Of Board President

A. g. Pacey of Wilmot, who led all
Candidates in the vote for the Office of
member of the county board Of educa-
ton, was elected president of the
board at the organization meeting held
at the county court house on Tuesday
afternoon. Raymond G. Powell of
Bristol, was elected permanent clerk
OF the board.
The board met on the call sent out
by County Clerk Jones and County
Superintendent John J. Kerwin Of
Silver Lake, was present at the first
session and aided in the organization
OF the board Frank Shuart Of Bristol,
was named as temporary secretary of
the board and the county superintend-
ent served as temporary clerk.
With the organization the first bust
ness to be taken up was the lottery of
selecting the terms for the commission
ers. Under the law provision was made
that the commissioners should draw
lots to determine the length of the
term of each The terms ranged from
one to FIVE years Frank Shuart of
Bristol, was the unlucky man of the
quintette and he drew the one year
term, the two year term went to
President Paeey, Clerk Powell drew
the three year term, P. NJ. Anderson
the four year term and George =. Ma
honcv Of Pheasant Prairie picked the
real prize by winning the FIVE year
term In the future the one member
of the board elected annually will be
elected for term of five years.
With the lottery over the board pro-
eeeded to form permanent organiza-
ton. Mr., Pacey was the unanimous
choice Of the members of the board
for the Office of president. In taking
the chair Mr.. Pacey declared that the
board would have to seek its own
paths as the law was singularly lacking
in detail as to the organization and
work of the board. He held that the
one problem that was to be solved by
the new county organization was the
problem of giving to the county of
Kenosha the best possible schools. He
declared that to do this every mem
Der of the board must give to the
work his best effort He urged the
members of the board to show a per-
sonal interest in all matters relating
to the management of the schools and
to advise themselves just as soon as
possible as to conditions in the county.
He urged strongly the inspection of
schools by the members of the county
board of education and acting on his
suggestion the members of the board
later decided to divide the county in
to FIVE inspection districts. One of
these districts will be assigned to each
member of the board and under the
law he must spend two days each year
visiting the schools in this district
1t is expected that a much longer time
viii he required for the members to
visit the schools in Kenosha county.
Under the arrangement made each of
the commissioners will have thirteen
schools to inspect.
The next regular meeting of the
board will be held on the last Friday
in October, but meetings of the board
may be called by the president at any
time he sees fit.
The members did not discuss the lack
of money to pay their salaries or ex-
pcnses and it was decided to continue
with the work regardless of the fact
that no appropriation had been made
TO pay the expenses of the board,