The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15

The long expected fight to secure free
text books in the schools of Kenosha
was inaugurated at the meeting of the
Board of Education when a resolution
providing that the city furnish text
books for all children in the schools was
introduced by Commissioner Adolph
Rode Of the ninth ward.
No action was taken in the matter
and it was laid over until the next regu
lar meeting of the board For some
time members of the board have been
expecting Just such a resolution and it
is recognized as one of the most i'm
portant problems in connection with
the management Of the schools, IN. the.
next mo1th statistics are to be pre-
pared showing the action taken by 9th
er cities in the furnishing of books to
children. Tt is admitted that the adop-
tion of the plan will largely increase
the expense of maintaining the school
System of the city, but it is known that
the plan is favored by many of the best
known educators in the city. The an
nual bill Of Kenosha people for text
books mounts into the thousands of dol
lars and it is possible that a plan can
be worked out where part of this cost
will be eliminated without committing
the board to the free text book plan:
Plans for the building of the new
school on the north side of the city are
rl M Of
the board all architects who have asked
in regard to the plans were invited to
submit competitive sketches. The pro-
posed sketches are expected to be in the
hands Of the building committee be-
fore the March meeting to be held on
the second Tuesday in the month,
Il. r. Schroeder was given the con
tract for the erection of two new port
able schools on the Balm grounds at a
cost of $645 each.
Many Changes in Teachers.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board brought many changes in the
teaching force of the schools.
Miss Nina Weston, for the past ten
years teacher of Latin in the Kenosha
High School and one of the most popu-
lar teachers connected with the local
force, presented her resignation with
the understanding that it is to be effec-
tive on February %. Miss Weston has
been very active in the work of the
schools of Kenosha and her retirement
is greatly regretted by the members of
the Board of Education. Miss Ruth
Swan of Cromwell, Conn, has been en-
poyed to fill the vacancy and she will
teach both Latin and Spanish in the
High School. She has had wide exper-
fence as teacher. Miss Celia Weed
Of the commercial department of the
High School has resigned her position
to accept a similar position in the
schools of Madison and she is to be
succeeded at once by Miss Elise Whit
ford of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Frank e. Lancer of River Falls has
been employed as teacher of science
In the Frank Junior High School.
The board employed Miss Florence
White of Baraboo and Mrs. Alice T.
Stanhope as teachers in the grade
schools.
A petition from seventeen teachers
and more than two hundred of the stu
dents of the High School asked for a
new schedule for school sessions for the
remainder Of the year, suggesting that
the sessions start at eight O'Clock in
the morning and close at three in the
afternoon. The board referred the mat
ter to the High School committee with
instructions to report at the next meet
ing of the board.
The meeting was an extended one.