The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-03-04

hitting TO you my annual report of the
schools of IKenosha County in accord
ance with law.
Since rendering my last report have
made two hundred eighteen official Wis.
its to the schools under my supervision
On these visits / examine and inquire
into the work of the school, observe
the work of the teacher aud pupils and
offer suggestions and directions for the
improvement of the school Work and
school conditions.
| The school property is also carefully
examined and school officers are mott.
| fed of any needed improvements and
repairs
i Rules were officially adopted by the
Stats Board of Health on Jan. Doth
1913, concerning school conditions.
/ Rule %. Proper ventilation must be
provided in all school rooms and when
ventilation ducts do not exist CT are
inadequate, it shall be the duty of the
teacher to flood the school room with
fresh air by opening windows and
doors at recess and noon time and also
whenever the air becomes close and
foul
Rule est shall be unlawful for
any school board board of school di-
rectors, board of education, or other
school officials, in Wisconsin, to use a
common heating stove for the purpose
of heating any school room unless each
such stove shall be enclosed within a
shield or jacket made of galvanized
iron or other suitable material and of
such height and so placed as to protect
all pupils While seated at their desks
from direct rays of heat
The physical, mental and moral
health of the child should receive our
most careful attention. To this end
/ the school house should be pleasant,
comfortable and inviting This school
house should be properly heated, ven
tilated and thoroughly cleaned at fire.
quent intervals. The law requires that
the school room shall be scrubbed and
thoroughly cleaned at least every three
months.
This law is not complied with in all
cases and yet no parent would think
of allowing a room in the house to
go more than week without a thor
ough cleaning
How much more necessary it is that
the school room in which so many chill
dren are assembled should receive care
full attention.
p4ring the past year the twelve
schools in which no special provision
for heating and ventilation was to be
found installed heating and yentila-
ton plants with the exception of two
or three and these have promised that
this defect shall be remedied before
another year has passed.
During the past year five short insti
tutes were held. These institutes fur
nish much light and inspiration for our
teachers. School boards should insist
that their teachers attend these inSti-
tutes The work of these institutes is
planned to meet the needs of the teach
ers and the work is presented to th
teachers i'll these Institutes by tho.
who are thoroughly prepared to do TIN
work in live, earnest and inspiration
al manner,
-Four teachers examinations were
held during the past year at which
seventy four applicants for teachers
certificates were examined. OF these,
thirty-three received second grade,
tWenty-eight received third grade, one
received a special limited certificate,
and twelve failed to pass.
Two diploma examinations were hello
during the year. One hundred sixty
pupils wrote at these examinations and
one hundred eight were successful in
earning diplomas.
This was the largest as well a. the
most mature class that was ever grad
uated in this county.
Central graduation exercises were
held at Paddock's Lake, June 10th, aEu~
were largely attended by the people OF
the county A literary and musical
program was furnished by the grad
yates, an address was made to the
class and the diplomas were conferred
by the county superintendent.
The annual School Board COnyen
ton was held in the City Hall in Ke-
nosha, Nov. Goth, 1913 1t was well
attended by school officers and teach
ers.
State Superintendent c. 2. Cary and
State Rural School Inspector w. f.
Larson. were with us and offered much
valuable advice to school officers and
teachers on the work pertaining to
their duties.
This was the first convention in this
county in which school officers and
teachers met together under an enact
ment of the law legislature. The re.
suits of this convention proved the Law
| providing for the joint meeting Of
school officers and teachers to be
! wise one. The duties and responsible
ity of each In the administering Of
/ successful school were pointed ont DI.l