The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
HONOR mrs. A. HEIDERSDORF
Paris Teacher Is Named With A. G..
Pacey and frank shuart as Members
Of Committee to superintend County
School Work.

/ A woman is to have hand in the
directing of the schools Of Kenosha
county as this morning John p Spartz,
| OF Paris, Chairman Of the County
Board, named his school committee I'M
der the new law. The committee is com
posed of A. G. Pacey of Wilmot, Frank
lShuart of Bristol and Mrs. Alice Held
ersdorf of the town of Paris This new
committee in keeping with the provis-
IONS OF the statute will meet on next
Tuesday for organization. The law
| provides that the committee shall choose
It's own President and Secretary.
| Both Mr.. Pacey and Mr.. Shuart have
served as members Of the County Board
OF Education since the new board was
originated. Mr.. Pacey has been Chair
man OF the Board and he has proven
most efficient man to have at the
head OF the school work in the county.
Mr. Shuart has been leader in school
work and during long service on the
county board of supervisors he was one
! OF the most ardent supporters of the
plan to build a training school for
teachers in Kenosha county.
Featured in the appointments of
Chairman Spartz is the naming of Mrs.
Heidersdorf and she swill have the
honor of being the first woman to hold
official position in connection with the
management Of the schools Of the coun-
ty. Mrs. Heidersdorf is the wife of
William Heidersdorf, one of the best
known farmers of the town of Paris.
and she has had wide experience in
school work. AS Alice Murray she was
a teacher in the schools Of the county
for more than twenty years and she has
always taken the greatest interest in
the development of the rural schools.
She was strongly urged for appoint
ment on the new school, committee by
school teachers and school patrons in
| all parts of the county. ~ am naming
Mrs. Heidersdorf as a member of the
committee because 7 believe that the
women of the county should have some
| part in the management of the schools
of the county In Racine county two
women have been named as members
of the new school committee and I am
glad to have the privilege of naming
woman SO fully qualified for this service
as Mrs. Heidersdorf. Suggestion had
been made that Miss Edith Murdoch
be named on the board but one appoint
ment had already been decided on from
| the town Of Bristol and it seemed wise
to me to have this committee as repre-
sentative of the entire county as was
possible. Later on the Board must elect
a supervising teacher to have charge Of
work and this place might prove an ex-
cellent opening for another woman of
| the county,
! The new school committee after or
ganization will take over the complete
management of the rural schools with
the exception of the naming of the
County Superintendent and fixing Of
his salary. This will again be placed
in the hands Of the County Board mem
bers.
| The members of the committee ap-
pointed by Chairman Spartz will serve
only until the November meeting of the
county board at which time the new
members of the Board must elect three
members of the committee
Many Of the members Of the bard
in the city today expressed themselves
as well satisfied with the choice made
/ by the Chairman.