The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-14
BOARD DELAYS ITS ACTION
Many Teachers Are Named to Fill Up
Teaching Force at Meeting of Board
of Education Held on Tuesday Ev-
ening-Call for Special Meeting.

Bonney Hame, purchased by the
Board of Education as future site
for a great Kenosha High School plant
may be utilized in new and unexpect-
ed manner Agricultural Agent Griffith
Richards appeared before the Board of
Education at its regular meeting on
Thursday evening and suggested. at some
length that the splendid piece Of prop
erty out on West Grand Avenue be
used for a county agricultural school
with the understanding that an ex-
detrimental farm would be maintained
in connection with it.
So far as is known the plan sug-
gested has no official support but the
County Solons will be asked to con-
slider the plan later. Mr. Richards
presented his suggestion to the Board
at the meeting on Tuesday night in
order to get an expression from the
members as to how just such sug-
gestion would BE received. The Board
members took no action on the matter
but it is expected that it will be SER
iously considered at special meeting
of the board to be held week from
next Tuesday at which time the board
viii. consider the final disposition of
Bonney Hame and the erection of new
schools for the city.
Bonney Hame is Ideally located for
use as a County Agricultural school
and while the thirty acres now owned
by the city would probably be insult
fcient for a model experimental farm
| it is thought that other land could be
purchased to- take care of every pos
sible demand of such an Institution.
Many counties in Wisconsin have al
ready built county agricultural schools
but this is the first time that the plan
has been given any impetus in Keno
sha county. 1t is known that many
members of the board are interested
in the proposed plan. These membrs
hold that Bonny Hame is not properly
located for use as central high school
plant and they would probably be will
ling to dispose of the property to the
county at a price which would amount
to no more than the original cost and
the carrying charges. These men ap-
preciate that any effort to use this
property for high school site is going
to meet with a lot of opposition,
Some of the members of the board
are still convinced that the property
will make wonderful site for the pro-
posed future high school of Kenosha
and many educational experts have giy-
en- support to this idea.
No plans have been outlined to Sc
cure any other site for the proposed
new school building but it is possible
| that at the special meeting of the
beard two weeks from now some plan
will be suggested.
/ Taking care of vacancies caused by
the resignation of teachers and making
provisions for the enlargement of the
teaching force took up a considerable
of the session on Tuesday evening.
David R. Fogwell, in charge of the
recreational activities of the school
was voted an indefinite leave Of alb
sence that he may give service to the
army as member of the forces of the
4 Y. M. G. A. No one was named to
take the place of Mr.. Fogwell the COM
mittee being Of the opinion that di-
vision of work among other teachers
could be arranged so as to make the
employment of another teacher in this
line unnecessary until the opening of
new school year and Mr.. FogWeH
may be back in Kenosha by this time.
He expects to leave for Camp Nc
Arthur about the first of March.
Miss Marjorie Bailey was named as
teacher in the Kindergarten depart
ment, Miss Alice Brady for primary
work and the Misses Wilma Martin,
Gayle Skate, Ethel Heindel, Lillian
Fair, Ann McQuillan and Pearl Aszmus
as grade teachers to fill vacancies and
to provide for further extension of the
school work. Misses Kyrren Kittleson
/ ana Josephine }0oHln VINO nave Deen
teaching at the Columbus school were
transferred to the Frank Junior High
School to fill vacancies caused by re-
cent designations from the teaching
force of this school. The election Of a
/ teacher of typewriting for the Com
mercial High school was left in the
/ hands of the committee for future
| action.