The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
WALLIS HEADS BUILDING BOARD
Mrs Welles Named Chairman of Impor-
tant Committee in Charge of Employ
ment of Teachers-New Board Looks
Over Collins Street School Plans.

The reorganization Of the board of
education was completed at a meeting
OF the board at the council chamber in
the city hall on Tuesday evening at
which time William J. Threinen, the
new president of the board, announced
his appointment of standing commit
tees. The appointments made by the
president were decidedly satisfactory
to the members of the board
George Wallis, who has served the
city with distinction as the head of the
committee on buildings and grounds
was named as head of this committee
for another year Mrs. Welles was
named to the important post of chair
man of the committee on teachers, and
Orman Yule was named as first mem
Der of the important committee in
charge of the wider use of school prop
erty. Leadership of the finance com
mittee, which promises to be one of
the busiest committees of the board
during the coming year, was entrusted
to Commissioner Balm of the Ninth
ward. The list of committee appoint,
ments was confirmed without debate
by an unanimous vote of the board
After the confirmation Of the commit.
tees, President Threinen addressed the
board. He said in part:
las the different committees have
been appointed and approved by this
board, [ will say there has not been a
time in all the years that I have served
on this board that have had more
conservative lot of men before me than
at this time. You will be expected to
do your part for the best interest OF
the schools as you promised when you
took your oath of office. No matter
what previous boards have done, what
counts at the present time is what you
are going to do. We are going te
build new school during the coming
year and it is your duty as member
of this board to see that we get the
best school possible for the money and
receive value for the expenditure made
Every member of this board will be
expected to take an active interest il
this new building-m make frequent Wis
its to the new building and when yor
see something that is not right make
complaint to the building committee
Tho committee will be glad to have
your assistance. Attend the meeting;
Of the board regularly and make it {
point to be here at eight CLOCK 81
that the meetings may be started OF
time.
Do your work in the committe,
meetings and when you come to the
regular meetings of the board it vii
take but short time to do the bust
ness. Be conscientious in your worl
and feel free to express your own view,
on matters before the board BY do
ing this you will contribute to the sue
cess of the work Of the board. wan
to say word to the finance committee
You must provide funds needed by TIL,
board for the coming year. Go int
the matter carefully and then see tt
it that the committees stay within
their appropriations.
The members of the board did no
take up any regular business on Tues
dav evening more than to refer mat
tiers left over from the old board tt
| the new committees. There was an in
| formal discussion of the plans for til,
new Collins street school and the boart
reached an early adjournment.
The full list of standing committee
for the year as named by Presiden
Threinen and confirmed by the board
| follows:
Finance Balm, Sullivan, Celander
Hammond, Whitbeck.
Teachers Mrs. Welles, Flad, Ham
mond, Yule, Wallis.
Buildings and Grounds-W Wallis, Pc
fail, Whitbeck, Yule, Fi1bin.
Supplies Sullivan, Joerndt, F1ad
Hooking, Brown.
High School Celander, Balm, Hill.
Text Books-Hammond, Hill, Brown
Hooking, Milhaupt.
Claims-Joerndt, Hill, Fi1bin, Mrs
Welles.
Rules and Regulations Flad, Hook
ing, Leuck.
Printing Brown, Milhaupt, Leuck
Hooking.
Wider Use-Yule, Pofahl, Joerndt
Mrs. Welles.
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