The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-14

Judge Taylor appeared before the
Board and addressed them relative to
the procedure of work done in the
County Court.
| District Attorney Peter Fisher, Jr.,
appeared before the Board and gave
a summary of his duties and the work
accomplished by mis- office
Supervisor Zerfas moves to adjourn
until 1:3o O'Clock p. m.
! Motion carried and Board adjourned.
r. FL. Jones,
County Clerk.
| Afternoon Session.
November 23rd, 1917.
Board was called to order by Chair
man Spartz.
Roll was called and all members
present.
The following resolution was offered
by Supervisor Burg, who moves its
adoption:
/ RESOLVED by the Board of Super
visors of the County of Kenosha that
it adopt the provisions of Chapter 254
of the laws of 1917, known as Section
663, Subsection 2, providing:
"That at the election to be held in
each city and village and at the an
nual town meeting held on the first
Tuesday of April following the adop-
tion of this resolution, such supervisor
shall be elected for a term of three
years"
Voted as follows: Ayes, Supervisors
spartz, Dowse, Fleming, Kersting,
Burg, Strangberg, Link, Roders, Elsen;
Noes, Supervisors Martin, Bacon, Ter
fas, Barrows, Priddis, Scott, Henschen
and Connery.
Resolution carried.
County Superintendent of Schools R.
L. Cundy appeared before the Board
and rendered his report as county sup
erintendent, requested the board con-
slider the purchase of the following of
flee furniture: Roll top typewriter
desk, filing cabinet and requests per
mission to use the Circuit Court Room,
December 18th, 1917, for the School
Board Convention.
Supervisor Link moves to grant the
use of the Circuit Court Room on De-
cember 18th for the School Board Con
vention, provided it does not inter
fere with Circuit Court.
Motion carried.
Supervisor Connery moves to accept
the report of the County Superintend-
emit and that it be spread upon the
minutes of this Board.
Motion carried.
Report.
Salem, Wisconsin.
November 23rd, 1917.
To the Kenosha County Board of Sup
ervisors:
Gentlemen:
It gives me great pleasure to sub
NIT for your consideration my first
annual report of the schools of Keno
sha County.
I am glad to inform you that the
following improvements have been
made in the various rural schools of
Kenosha County: Two school build
ings have been erected in the Town
of Pleasant Prairie, District Number
Three and Five These buildings will
be the model rural schools when they
are properly equipped. The county may
feel justly proud to have such excel
lent school buildings within its bound
aries Many Of the rural schools have
been painted and steel adjustable desks
are supplanting the double ones. Slate
black boards in preference to the old
stained walls Adjustable shades adorn
our windows. Lighting in many
schools from the left and rear of left
and many more considering the change.
Adequate heating and ventilating
plants are being installed while others
are making marked changes of improve
ments. Bubbler Or sanitary drinking
fountains are gradually being intro
duced and besides other improvements
too numerous to mention.
But these are not all the noteworthy
comments. Various boys and girls
agricultural clubs, warm lunches, hand
work, play ground apparatus, parent
teacher associations, school fairs, com
munity picnic, reading circles and many
more. Our teachers should be com
mended for their faithful work along
these lines The patrons and friends
of our schools have taken hearty in
terest in making the rural schools bet
ter.
During the short time of my super
intendency in your county one exami-
nation has been held for the teachers,
two one-day institutes were held at
which the teaching force was well rep
resented. A school board convention is
to be conducted on December 18th.
One more, one-day institute, besides a
special state graded meeting, is to be
planned in the near future. [ have
visited so far fifty-nine schools at
least once, some twice and a few three
times. Needed improvements are sug-
gested and reports of such visitations