The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-18
GLERUM ADDRESSES BOARD
New President Delivers Annual Address
Urging Service as Watchword Of New
Year = Standing Committees of
the Board Are Named.

An immediate start on the construc-
ton of the two new school buildings
was forecasted at the meeting of the
Board of Education on Tuesday even
ing when after the board had completed
it's organization and listened to the
annual address of the chairman, it was
unanimously decided to ask the council
to provide at once the funds voted by
the, people for the erection of new
school buildings In addition to this
a special meeting will be held on next
Tuesday night at which time the ques-
tion of the new buildings will be taken
up. It is possible that the council will
act on the request for funds at the
special meeting set for Friday evening.
Chairman Jay Glerum Of the board,
sounded the keynote for the year S
work in his address to the board.
He said:
Gentlemen
Having been chosen by Your Honor
able Body to preside as president dur
ing the ensuing year, to me it is more
than pleasure to be called upon to
act in this capacity. 1t is with feel
ing of great responsibility to be asked
to preside over this body, in directing
| the affairs of the schools to which I
owe what education ] have received
during my life. ] have not only a per-
sonal interest in the schools of Kenosha
| but heart interest as well.
To the members Of this board, ] wish
to bring home to you a few of the
| things which I feel we should set our
minds to accomplish during the year.
In the first place, in order to do all
Of the work before us this coming year
we must have harmony and it should be
our watchword. We must sacrifice our
own personal interests for the further
| advancement of education in Kenosha.
Use your own Judgment in every ct
and be independent in any matter you
may be called upon to vote on.
You were elected by a majority of the
voters of your respective wards to a
seat on this board, not merely for the
honor there is in holding the Office, but
that you may give Of your time and
labor to attend every meeting of the
board regularly and to attend all
committee meetings.
This is expected of you by the people
who elected you, and the children who
| Ioo 14oI 4bair In
cation, and they have not only the
right to expect it but demand it.
Tt is a heavy burden and serious
obligation which the men on this board
are called upon to undertake, and it is
no easy task by any means. We must
have courage and foresight. We must
be open minded in the handling of
these large school affairs. We must be
honest, gentlemen, in all of our labor,
true to the things that are right, and
do everything not from a selfish stand
point, but for the best interests of the
schools of Kenosha. We must be hon
est in our business, fair towards our
teachers and school patrons, and must
oppose all politics and other influences
which will retard our work and lose us
the confidence of the people in our
city. We must have the confidence of
the people and if by any action of our
own we should lose it, it would mean
the breaking up and the downfall of
our entire school system.
| When the administrative force of
the school system ceases to stimulate
or becomes controlled by politics or
other considerations, you will find that
the individual and the public will
become antagonistic to the admins
trating forces Of the system.
Bv keeping these thoughts in our
minds I feel we will accomplish great
things this coming year. That we viii
be worthy Of the confidence of the
people of our city.
As president of this board, I wish to
call your attention to the actual work
before US the coming year, and some
of the things that ought to be done for
the advancement of the education of
the children and the building up Of a
greater and larger school system in our
city. The city of Kenosha has many
things to be proud of as a municipality
so let us, gentlemen, place our schools
on such a basis that they will stand
above all else in our city, for without
good school facilities city retards and
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