Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

schools presented her report; also the report
of the training school board. The reports.
were referred OF the committee finance and
the .,,s committee mn on ways and means
I To the Honorable Board of Supervisors OF YER
non County:
Gentlemen 81 accordance with the require
nents OF law, submit the following report
for the school year ending June 80. 1917. City
] of Viroqua not inciudesl.
GENERAL STATISTICS
No. school districts in the county 1856; No.
| {, acheTs 209 40. children between the ages
Of 4 and 20 residing in the county the Both
cay Of June, 1871 99s5 No, OF children be-
tween axes Of 4 and 20 attending public school
ENROLMENT AND ATTENDANCE
Enrolment Daily Ave. Attendance
Rural schools .......... 1858. ...........26 1854
| State Graded schools. -. 77s............ 62s
/ Grades below II. S...... 735............ $50
Total .............6726. .41s4
| Number of children present every DAY the
schools were in session: Rural schools TT,
state graded IS, high school ana grades 81,
| total ~.
Number Of children between the ages of
| and il years enrolled in schools. Compulsory
attendance agel. RURAL schools 1855. State
| Graded 90. GRADES below II. S. sos, High
/ school 10 total l025. Number of these who
/ have attended less than 120 days, 2I24.
/ Cne of the most serious prObles1s Of the
| raj school Is that Of making attendance con-
| tlnuous for full school year. Village and
/ aLstte gId1eG SCHOOLS 60 flucn betLcf IN TINS re-
spect. Due 10 the great scarcity OF farm help,
many children have been kept at home TO work.
| In the present war crisis it is not presumed
| that there VIII be any decrease in attendance
| in the elementary schools. Should the war
| continue for scfne time, the best service which
| could be rendered the nation would be the run
/ ming Of these schools on full time and to the
| very limit Of their capacity.
ENROLMENT OF oNE-RooM RURAL
| SCHOOLS
| Member OF schools with an enrolment of
/ TO 10 children / II TO 10 children, 8 16 to
20 children, 10 81 10 25 children. SO: &c to 80
children, 80 81 to 35 children, Is: Sc to 40
children 70; Il to DO children, s. 1t to 80
ENROLMENT IN GRADED SCHOOLS
| Number of schools with enrolment of 65 or
less 8 IS and less than so, 81 so and less than
ENROLMENT IN HIGH SCHOOLS
Number of schools with enrolment of 80 or
| less, l 20 and less than 100 3.
| ENROLMENT IN GRADES BELOW
HIGH SCHOOL
Number of schools with enrolment Of 140
or less, l ; l40 and less than 200, l; 200 and
NUMBER OF GRADUATES
| Number graduated from rural schools 1876.
| state graded schools %, grades below the high
schools 81 high schools 81. Total 306.
THE TEACHING FORCE
The educational and professional training
especially of the rural teachers, does not on the
whole compare favorable with the average ed
| ucationai qualifications Of rural teachers
/ the educational qualifications of the l43 rural
| school teachers is given below:
| Eighth grade only 2; attended high school
| IL graduates Of high school Is graduate of
| high school, TIC : attended CTS. 6 grad
uate of county training school Go graduate
Of HIS. and CTS. 10 attended normal seho d.
| E. or X. c. graduate of Is, E. or r. C.12;
| attended MS, HIS. graduate course s gradu-
| ate Of normal school, full course 2 attended
| u. or college ? graduate of U. or college
| none; graduate of special school l (; total 143.
Another means Of checking up the education
| al qualifications, particularly of country school
teachers, is to note the number of third grade
| certificates. Daring the last school year only
| 20 teachers held third grade certificates as
| third grade certificate is becoming extinct as
| a teaching qualification in Wisconsin schools.
| SALARIES OF TEACHERS
No one will contradict the statement that all
| teachers are underpad. However, there is a
| marked increase,due to the minimum wage law
| TEACHERS SALARIES CLASSIFIED
Rural State Grades High