The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-18
WANT TO START
new SCHOOLS
Continued from page l.

word is forward, so let US march with it.
The people of Kenosha at the last
election voted us the right to ask the
City Council to raise 100000 for the
erection of two new school buildings,
one on the north side of the city and
one on the west side of the city, and /
wish to state emphatically that / stand
for the erection of these two schools
Immediately. AS to the best possible
way tie handle such large business
proposition, shall not take the liberty
to make any recommendations at this
time, but shall leave it to the entire
board to decide. The housing of the
children has grown to be a great prob
lem in the city, and we should not
leave anything undone to relieve the
situation as everyday it is becom-
ing worse.
I hope that during the year before
us there will be feeling of cordiality
and unity of feeling between the
Common Council and this board. With
the large projects before US it will be
necessary for both bodies to work in
harmony with each other, as neither
will be able to succeed without CO.
operation from the other. 1t is just as
much of an object to the Common
Council to see that we have the proper
school facilities as it is the duty OF,
this board, and [ know from coming
into personal contact with the different
members of the council and the Mayor
| that they have the interests of the
/ schools at heart.
believe at this time that this board
must 90 on record as to the raising OF
our salary schedule IS the problem OF
keeping good teachers and filling the
positions which are open, cannot be
taken care of if we do not raise our
salary schedule. School teachers are
the same as everybody else who are
earning their way through The world.
Under present living conditions the
average teacher can hardly make ends
meet and like every other patriotic
citizen is called upon to give and sacri-
| fee at this time from salary which IS
barely enough to live decently on under
normal conditions. There is nothing
| for the teachers of today to look for
ward to except hand to mouth ex-
istence which is driving them out OF
the teaching profession into business
and work. The ranks of the teaching
profession are being depleted by these
/ 4ho CrNU n
ment is calling them by the hundreds.
Manufacturing concerns have their
arms open to receive them and the con-
dition is becoming worse every day and
if we, as the Board of Education, are
going to give the children of the city
of Kenosha the rigst kind of schooling
we must have good teachers. I hope
sincerely that this will be attended to
Immediately so that our superintendent
and teachers committee can act ac-
cordingly in the hiring of teachers for
the coming year.
T hope that before this year has
ended that this board will take an adj
vance step in the government OF the
city requesting the proper authority to
find way and means of eliminating
the present system of electing eighteen
members to this board. All advanced
citv governments are coming to the five
or seven member Boards of Education
elected by the people at large. They
are all eliminating the larger boards
for the good of the schools of this
country and our city should follow
| along. The reasons for doing it are
MANY and when this board is ready to
take up this question, which / hope
will be soon, I will be ready to pre-
sent the many reasons for a small
err school board.
| Another matter which should receive
our attention before the present year
closes, is the question of committees
as constituted at the present time. 1t
is my opinion that the work of all the
committees of this board can be better
taken care of by three committees IN
stead of nine composed as follows:
Teachers, High School, Text Books
and Wider Use.
Buildings and Grounds, Supplies and
Finance.
Rules and Regulations, Printing and
Health and Sanitation.
I wish to say to the committee which
has charge Of the high school, that
conditions will come UP for considera-
ton looking towards greater and
stronger high school, and I sincerely
hope that in the deliberation Of your
committee meeting. You will remem-
Der that the high school will possibly
be the next big problem which this
board will have to take up. Keep
your mind looking to the future, and
lay your plans accordingly.
| The committee on finance will have
the handling of over 100000 during
the year, and many large and knotty
problems to work out, and that you
will also cooperate with the committee
ON buildings and teachers so there viii
| not be anything which will hinder
| +ha yx7ork before us