Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-03-23

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Total AGA
Number individuals enrolled 321.
The following major improvements
year:
A new furnace was installed in the
Irving School,
The furnace in the Emerson School
was overhauled and thoroughly re-
paired, and the fan from the Howe
School installed in the Emerson. The
Howe school was fitted with an foot
fan in place of the foot fan installed
in the Emerson school.
The power in the Lincoln High
School was changed from steam to e.
lectric. 1t is expected that consider
able saving will result from this
change.
Two boilers in the Lincoln School
were thoroughly overhauled, They
were reftted with new tubes.
A much needed coal bunker was con-
structed for the Howe school.
A store room was built in the base
ment of the Lincoln School so that
supplies may be kept better guarded
The Emerson school was provided
with fire escape to allow of addi-
tional safety for the pupils.
A sidewalk was built along the EN-
erson school grounds on Fourth Ave-
The roof of the Lowell school was
thoroughly overhauled and repaired
A Botany laboratory was finished
on the fourth floor Of the Lincoln high
school.
In all undertakings the Board of
Education has always been as econ
omical as the needs of the institution
demanded. There are none who have
been as careful regarding the expendi-
ture of public moneys as the members
Of the various committees who are
held mainly responsible
The new school on the corner of
18th and Grand AYES, known as the
Edison school, has been delayed in the
process of construction, but it is hop
ed that the school will be ready for the
opening of school next fall
Before closing I desire to call the
attention of the meeting to the value
of Medical Inspection in the schools.
it is not necessary for US to look a.
bout much in order to be convinced of
its benefits.
Amigo has had to close it's schools
for some time on account of contag-
ious diseases. Grand Rapids has not
merely been fortunate in not having
to contend with contagious diseases as
many other places have, but rather is
to be commended on the wisdom of
instituting Medical Inspection for the
schools.
In closing I wish to thank the Board
of Education, the School Committee of
the Women's Clubs, and loyal and
enthusiastic corps of teachers for their
consistent support in making our
schools serve the best interest of the
community.
Respectfully submitted.
| C. w. SCHWEDE.
The following petition signed by L.
A. DeGuere, Roland R. Baldwin, Mrs.
A. NJ. Wilson, and 115 others, was pre-
scented:
Grand Rapids, Wis, Oct 9th, 1914.
To the Honorable, the Members of the
Board of Education of the City of
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
Ladies and Sirs: We, the under
signed, citizens of said city, being
deeply interested in the welfare, sue
cess and accomplishments of our ex-
cellent schools, firmly believing that
the surroundings have a potent infu-
ence upon the minds of the children
attending our schools, and believing
that the identifying of our school
grounds would be an influence for the
uplifting of the minds of the children
there attending, would therefore re-
specially request and petition your
Honorable Body to take the necessary
steps for causing the grounds around
the Lincoln High School to be parked
and beautifed.
Should you deem it not possible at
this time to completely park the said
grounds, we would urge you to at
least take the necessary steps for the
ultimate beautifying and parking of
said grounds and do each year, at
least some work along that line.
After discussion and remarks by
Messrs. W. H. Reeves, T. A. Taylor,
Jacob Searls, l. P. Witter, and Mrs
Earle Pease, the petition was, on mo-
ton, referred back to the Board of
| Education for consideration.
Mr.. T. A. Taylor, Chairman of the
| Committee appointed at the last An
nual Meeting, March IA, 1914, to pre-
sent the matter Of the acquisition of
the cold Fair Ground" property by the |
Board of Education for Educational |
purposes, to the Common Council, re-
ported that the matter was under con-