Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-18

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Supervisor Mcugh moved that the report be adopted Motion
carried.
Annual Report of The County Superintendent of Schools
November T. 1917.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors Rusk County,
Chairman Gentlemen:-
In accordance with provision Statute pleasure
of submitting you for your consideration approval
Sixth Report the condition and of the schools
of Rusk County
school population coupled with the improving public
sentiment all matters pertaining to the education of the child
youth necestae enlarged and improved school facilities
The MODERN comfortable school buildings in the county
testify to the excellent sentiment and beray of the patrons and
ak payers.
There are in county thirty three such
buildings twenty-five of them built during the last three years
Of them provided with full Easements and furnace heat
Such Easements used for keeping fuel good condition
and convenent aso for play and uncg rooms for the children
during ntermons Wood houses thus dispensed WITH leav
ing the yard free for other
libraries useful apparatus and supplies such
Babock Milk Tester large pendant globes bubber drinking
fountains sweeping compound improved adjustable window
shades single adjustable steel DESKS slate blackboards large and
sanitary ououses we'll screened good wells in most dr
playground apparatuhese of the improvements
have labored for and secured during the last six years
Feeling children schools entitled the best
of equipment efficient Instruction. and having great
the further endorsement and support of the citizens and
teachers county, expecting still better conditions and
results in the schools in the next few years.
puts the minimum salary for teachers at S45
month"; month that of previous
Teachers retained the school
second YEAR receive from the state an additional
per month"; the third year retained four dollars and
years tight dollars month This
to hs and tho schools ara areadv heine mnroved nv This in
districts teachers have additional incentive for doing
their best in the conduct of their schools The law which
provided annual aomen of fifty dollars state aid for in
stalng satisfactory heating plant rural Schools
superseded which makes this aid at
per the requirements laid down by the state
the state board healt are
teaching DONE
of districts the county ten of these
graded and four high schools During the
year held three teachers Institutes and several teachers
meetings conferences at which practically teacher the
county enrolled
On the 9th and 10th instant days institute held in
Iadysmh joint with the city of Ladsmh. The aten
excellent and the session of the best in the
history of the county was assisted in the work by H. Cheever
Normal F. S. Hyer of Stevens Point Normal Sup
Ladysmh schools Principal B. M Dresden of our training
school and Miss Archie Dickson of Chicago.
9Th shall hold Library Institute for lettering our
library work. and for the information of the teachers who have not
had the opportunity for thorough preparation nhe work Mr.
Miss Bertha Begod of Madison will be with to assist
December 18th the County School Board Convention will be
held the Courthouse Thompson Rural School Inspector
Each fall at County we'll represented by
work performed by pupils fall regarded
far shown. Additional booths used this fall
which enable better display the articles The rural schools
are each year doing closely following
the graded school pupils in the variety and excellence the work
Teachers Examinations
Regular held three times during the at
Ladysmh and certificates follows issued:
First Grade l. Second Csrade2O Third Grade------26
Last years qualifications follows:
First Second Grade3
Grade -----2O Limited third------3
University College graduates teaching-1
State Normal graduates ---25
Training School graduates DO
only one-fourh of the teachers held lower
than second grade certificate.
held last April and May and
issued O5 girls and 40 boys less
than onehaf boys completed the rural course as there
were girls so doing the same little better
showing the boys graduating from other schools The girls
without question: leading in the matter of scholarship at least
o far az numbers are concerned Girls take