The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-27

furnished by the graduates in the af-
ternoon, an address was made 90 the
class and diplomas were conferred by
the county superintendent.
The annual School Board convention
was held in Kenosha in November 1t
was well attended by teachers and
school officers. Many valuable sugges-
tions and directions were given those
in attendance on matters pertaining
to their duties.
These School Board conventions have
done much to give school officers
better understanding of their duties
and responsibility toward the success
of the school.
1t has been made the duty of the
county superintendent to select the
! library books for the schools of the
county and in compliance with the
law. 1 have selected books to the value
of $4,000 and directed that the books
be shipped to the town clerks by whom
they are distributed among the schools
of their respective towns. Literature
is the store house of great ideas and
an inspiration to better things.
The whole number of children of
school age in the county is 1920.
Number of children seven years of
age and under fourteen years is 1905.
Number between fourteen and sixteen
years is 46S.
Whole number of children enrolled
in the public schools of the county the
past year was 2,207 and the whole
number of days attendance by all
pupils was 272,O37.
The enrolment in the schools was as
follows: Number of schools enrolling
less than 10 pupils was one; from IL
| to 10 was seven; from 10 to 20 was
| eight; from 81 to 25 was nine; from
| 20 to 80 was ten; from 81 to 80 was
eight; from Al to 40 was five; from
46 to so was five; from 81 to So was
four; from Sc to 60 was one; number
enrolled in high school was 5, and the
whole number of days attendance at
high school by all pupils was 1857.
An average daily attendance of 46.
Number of children between the
ages of Z and IA who attended school
the required number (12O) days was
| 1853.
The total number of volumes in the
school libraries is 12,421. Number of
volumes purchased last year was $40.
Number of pupils enrolled in school
| for the first time was 1914 and the num-
Der who had received diploma some
previous year was &c. Number of
| pupil IS school houses will accommo-
date using the present number of
seats is 2,508.
Financial.
The whole amount Of money receive
ed for school purposes during the past
year was $86,178.21. This money was
received from the following sources:
From money on hand at date of last
report, $23, 34022; from money Dor
rowed, $7,808.02; from sale of school
| property, 1924; from state school
apportionment, $10,635.91; from taxes
levied by county supervisors, O,473.77;
from special state aid, $2,788.37; from
district taxes, 500, 992.48; from tuition
received, $33840; from sale or rent of
text books, $3.50; from interest on
school funds, $26.76; from other re-
ceipts, $751.15.
The expenditures for the same time
were as follows: For land and build
ings, $3,595.23; for salaries of male
teachers, $2,429; for salaries of women
teachers, $34,3354O; for teachers pen.
sion fund, $264.77; for loans, payment
Of $4,540.92; for equipment, $1,942.92;
for interest on loans and school ORDERS
$22208; for services of school officers
$1,030.60; for text books, $513.25; for
stationery and supplies used in in
struction, $483.83; for janitor service
and supplies, $1,5967O; for fuel and
light, $2,884.08; for repairs, $2,258.06
for insurance, $357.00; for tuition to
other districts, $500; for other pay
ments, $1,73579; total expenditures,
$58, 2O763, leaving a balance on hand
June 3Oth, 1915, of $27,97O.58.
The consolidation of two or three
districts was attempted in three diff
ferent localities in the county during
the past year by the people of those
localities, but in every case consolida-
ton was defeated in the elections that
followed. While do not believe that
we are ready for the formation Of ex-
tremely large school districts, owing
to the present condition of the roads
at certain seasons of the year, be-
lieve that in many cases great good
would result from uniting two or three
of these small schools and organizing
good state graded school for the
community.
Any business can be improved in
only one or both of two ways. Either
by reducing the cost of production
without decrease in the production
or by increasing the production with
out much additional cost to the bust
ness.