Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-07-08
DOMESTIC SCIENCE
& MANUAL TRAINING
To Be Hereafter Taught in the:
Lancaster Schools
So Decided at the Annual School
Meeting by Two to One Vote
Monday Evening

The annual school meeting for this
| joint school district-the city of Ian
caster and portions of the towns Of
North Lancaster and South Lancaster,
was held in the high school room of
the south school building, Monday
evening and the attendance was some
what larger than usual, upward of
SO being present. The ladies were
very much in evidence; in fact 1t
was their presence and their influence
and their votes which brought about
the most important thing decided
upon at the meeting-tha of placing
course in Domestic Science for the
girls and Manual training for the
boys, in our schools. This was done
by vote of 80 to 16.
The meeting was called to order
by the director, Mrs. F. E. Tenant.
who was elected chairman of the.
meeting, and w. j. Brennan was APP
pointed secretary of the meeting. The,
report of the treasurer for the year s;
receipts and expenses, bearing the,
, o K of the auditing committee, was
read and adopted. (For lack Of space
the publication of this report is
omitted this week and will be printed
in full in The Herald next week. j
The report showed cash balance of
S637. "a on hand in the high school,
fund, and it was estimated that $500
will be received for this fund in state.
aid, making a total of $1O37. "a.
The expense will be $1,000 for
principals salary and 81 555 for six
assistants, leaving total of 81, 817.-
rs to be raised by taxation.
In the graded school and general
fund there is a cash balance of,
$3939.71 on hand and estim ated
receipts from state and county aid of
So, 200, a total of 81, 139 II.
The estimated expense for the COM
ing yearin these funds is $13, 905,
made up of the following items
Superintendency 5000; teachers SO,
4O5; two janitors 81, 100; fuel
lights and water rent $1,000; pay,
ment of bond No. 5, 81, 900; interest
on Sc, 900, $500; repairs $40; in,
cidentals $500.
Deducting from this ST, 500 voted
last year for the purchase of play
ground for boys, but which it was
voted at this meeting to cover back
into the treasury because it was not
and could not be used for the purpose
voted, leaves a total in these funds
of S., 265 20 to be raised, or total
for high school, grades and general
fund of $40, O83.O5. This the meet
, ing voted to raise.
The meeting having voted to add
domestic science and manual training,
a resolution was adopted by vote
of 26 yes to 10 no to raise for this
purpose So, 500, which will provide.
for rent of d suitable building.
equipment and teacher for each for
one year. This brings the total to-
be raised for all purposes up to $13,
583, O5 about 1865 less than last year.
The fight for these new features,
. WHICH oil VI uP-IO-OoOC oOhOOA0s
are now adopting, was led by the.
members of the Woman's Club. The
chairman appointed as special COM
mittee to investigate cost and to ar
range for a suitable building and
equipment, Mrs. ]. H. Fowler, Mrs
A. G. Knapp and Geo. B. Clement
son. They will work in conjunction
with the school board.
DIR. Hassell, who has very capably
served the district for "a years con-
tinuously as clerk of the school board.
declined to serve in that capacity
longer and w. J. Brennan was elected
as his successor, he receiving % votes
to DIR. J. H. Fowler's "a. A rising
vote of confidence and thanks to Dr.
Hassell for his long and meritorious
service was given.
A j. Wiedenbeck was appointed
by the chairman as member of the
auditing committee, the other two
members being c.. H. Basford and
Miss Bessie McNair.