Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-12-29

high schools. and 80 in the high schools. L
we average the eprollmen. >. different school.
we md the average enrolment for each teach
er In rural school is - for a state graded
school teacher 50. for teacher in a grade be
low the high school 81, and for each high
school teacher 10.
NEw SCHOOL LAws-A committee of three
known as the committee on common schools
shall be elected by the county board of super.
Slsors one for one year. one for two years and
one Tor three yearS;then annually thereafter,
one member to be elected each year The
county clerk shall furnish the committee at
the expense Of thu county, all necessary re-
cord books stationery and postage needed for
the proper discharge of its duties some al
the duties OF this committee is to pass upon
AL appeals from decisions OF the town and viii
age boards IN regard to creating new school
districts or changing boundaries OF existing
districts. The board shall with the assistance
ahC direction OF the county superintendent
make map OF the county showing the bound.
aries OF school districts The committee
shall receive s. per day and all necessary ex-
penSeS nut not more than fifteen DAYS can be.
charged Tor IN any one year. The committee
sadii meet al the beginning of each school
year and appoint two supervising fesrhers
from an eligible list of six recommended In,
the SUPERINTENDENT The principal duty Of
inc supervising teacher is TO visit schools and
dsslst the teacher IN grading and better or
g9nl1lng her work. The salary and ,axpenses
81 the supervising teacher are paid bv tht.
state. Special state aid IS offered 10 fearh-
same school. II q teacher teaches slccesSflll-
~ the second year in The same school the
state VIII pay her 3 per month extra: for the
lhifo year. - per month, and for the fourth
Year, > per month. THIS special aid is riyer,
not only to encourage teachers To renain
more than one year Ia the same school but TO
encourage them &c do their best IL was mon
the intention OF the Legislature 10 nav a rre-
MUM on the continual services of A teacher
unless ME-, she Is doing good work.
Inc time Tor holding the annual meeting is
hereafter mi. #ert., s
be held on the first Monday IN Jply / think
change should be made in the manner Of
noialng diploma examination. Our present
system IS 10 have three or four teachers com
blne ana hold an examination and mark the
papers great many complaints are fnade
TO me every year about carelessness or unfair
ness that are allowed al these examinations.
would. therefore. recommend that a change
be made and special examiners be apDointe9
by the county superintendent 70 hold these
cxaminations and mark papers. This method
Is now used in many counties throughout me
Stase ana according 10 reports. il works sue
cessf ally. The cost would be about $3.50
In conclusion. wish TO express my appre-
citation for the hearty cooperation given bv
teachers. school boards and others during the
past year, This honorable body has my sin
cere thanks for its hearty support in helping
me ADVANCE the educational interests Of the
county H. l.. GARDNER, Co. Supt
REPORT OF TRAINING SCHOOL BOARD
Your training school board take pleasure in
submitting for your consideration this, our
SIN annual report; We can again say without
lear Of contradiction that we have had a sue
eesstul scnool year. notwithstanding the
handicap OF lack OF room and other inconYen-
fences under which our teachers and students
are iaboring. The enrolment was 81 Of which
g finished the course and were granted diplo-
mas. This is the second largest class that We
have had
OF the i4f one-room rural schools in the eoun.
~, y are taught by graduates from training
schools, BY normal school graduates and
60 by graduates and students from all other
schools. who took and passed the teachers
examinations. AT least half or more OF our
rural school teachers are training school pro-
ducts IN addition 10 the rural schools quite
a number OF training school graduates teach
IN the grades of the towns and villages, II
would appear therefore that II the training
schools were dispensed with that tbere would
be material shortage Of teachers. not only
In TINS county but In the state. some persons
say the training school graduates are crowd
ing out the graduates from other schools. but
The facts DO not warrant such a statement
because practically all graduates from other
sen eois VINO desire TO teach, ana are otherwise
qua trcu. can and do take the teachers ex-
ami atoms and get certificates. But the real
Tact 5 that each year less per cent of our
nigh school graduates desire TO teach in the
c0un .ry al least. and a greater per cent 90 TO
norm n schools ana colleges. While this is a
worthy ambition and one that we would not
discourage. yet these young people never. re-
turn 10 the country schools to teach. but pre-
Ter % go 70 The CITY or village where wages
are higher and opportunities for advancement
are better, thus the rural schools lose one
source Of its supply for teachers.
For .Ie future the rural schools must ma
tura.ls look TO a training school or a training
depaT tInent Of high school for the greater
part 81 their teachers We believe therefore,
mat training school, or a training depart
MEM IN nigh school Is practically necessity
~ thAs county. We also believe that the hnan-
Gal as well as the educational interests OF the
county would he promoted by having better
and more suitable quarters in which TO main
tain training school We therefore recon-
mend Tor your consideration the erecting OF a
training school building al this time
Following is the financial report OF the
training school for year ending June 30, 1915
RECEIPTS
BAL on hand year ending June 30.igi4 e Il So
From state per Chap. 264 laws 1909 -. suoa 90
GO TAX levied by board OF supervisors i200 %
REM OF DOCKS. .-.. .-...-. -. .......... 90 %