Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-12-23

county of Iron IS.
Ne hereby certify that the foregoing
I'D attached statement and report is
.rna and correct and as made from the
oords and files of our respective off,
" D. Tyler, County Clerk
Iuella Trier, County Treasurer
tJnrIey. Wis. Nov. End, 1916.
Moved by Goodman and supported by
simon. that the report of the clerk and
trsasurer of Iron county for the fiscal
,oor ending October 31st, 1916, be and
= hereby approved and accepted. Mo
ton carried.
Annual Report of Committee on Com
man Schools for Iron County
The Hon. The County Board of Su-
nervisors. Iron County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen:-The Committee on Com
r,on Schools for Iron County, Wiscon-
sin. begs leave to report it's proceedings
for the year ending Oct. 81, 1916, as fol-
lows
Number of meetings held. two, to-wit:
Dec Z. 1915 and July 18th, 1916.
During said period no school districts
have been created, dissolved, CONSOLE
dated or altered by the committee.
The expense of the members of the
Committee during said period are as
follows:
John T. Kendrigan, per diem, two
meetings ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 500
Travelling expenses ........... 496
$1O96
Mary E Rogers. per diem, two
meetings ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 600
Travelling expenses ............. So
SOS
A. L. Ruggles. per diem, two
meetings ........,............ GOO
The committee further reports that at
its meeting held on the 18th day of
July. 1916, Miss Agnes BoyingtOn was
appointed as supervising teacher for
the ensuing school year at a salary of
seventy-ave dollars per month, for ten
calendar months
Dated at Hurley, Wisconsin, Nov. l.
1916.
Respectfully submitted,
Committee on Common Schools. Iron
County, Wisconsin.
by A. L. Ruggles, Secretary.
Annual Report of County Superin-
tendent of Schools. Iron County. Wis
consin, 19I5-19l6
The Honorable County Board of Su
pervisors of Iron County:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen:-In
compliance with the law, l take pleasure
in presenting to you my second annual
report of the schools of Iron County.
l feel that the general condition of
the schools of Iron County is one of
progress since there has been such
willing response on the part of school
board members patrons and teachers to
comply with all suggestions.
Almost without exception the equip
ment and supplies as required by law
and recommended by the supervising
teacher and myself have been pur-
chased and installed In consequence
of this the schools are doing more ef-
fective work.
Improvements.
The two new one-room schools in the
Emerson District No. l have been com
pIeted and are fully equipped as re-
outred by law. The district expects to
receive state aid to the amount of $50
Tor each school.
The curriculum of the state graded
school at Mercer District No. l as been
extended from two year to a three
year high school course and an extra
teacher added to the faculty this year.
This school last year received state ala
to the amount of $500.
The rural school at Defer in the
Carey District No. 6 has been repaired
and more fully equipped, thus more Iul-
ly meeting the requirements of the law
A new one-room school was erected
IN the Kimball District No. in what IS
known as the LaJoice District and
school opened on February l, 1916, with
an attendance Of five pupils
In the Saxon District No. /, the ruFai
schools were repaired and the state
graded school added manual training
and Domestic science to the course Oh
study. They will be considered Tor
the special state aid of 500 this year
This school received the general state
aid of $500 last year upon recommends
ton Of the state school inspector.
In Quincy District No. /, the graded
school received the special state aid OF
3100, having introduced manual tram
ing and domestic science which met iHe
approval of the state inspector Inc
two rural schools in this district were
repaired during the summer vacation
1 recommended state aid of $50 for
each of these schools.
In the joint District No. 2 Of oHa
and Vaughn the state graded school re-
ceived the regular state aid having
been satisfactorily examined by the|
state inspector I recommended state
aid for the two one-room schools in this
district.
The two rural schools in the Ander-
son District No l met all requirements
for first class rural schools and Were
recommended for state aid.
In the knight District No !. the WORK
OF manual training and domestic science
has been extended and this school hopes
to receive the special state aid this
year. This district has this year intro
duced the transportation of pupils from
the locations to the high school in Iron
Belt by means of school wagons. Three
wagons are in daily use.
In Joint District NO. ! o. the towns
Of Vaughn, Carey and Montreal an az
preparation has been made for the en-