The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-03-06

was on duty only one-ha1f time. A
Model Department in charge OF che of
the assistants had been organized in
September, 1917, enrolling "a children
and doing work in the first six grades
of the elementary school. The Train
ing School was using, without expense
to the county, two rooms in the new
Union Free High School building and
one room in the State Graded School
building at Union Grove, because of
the large enrolment and cramped
quarters, the Training School Board
had also been forced to rent an extra
room in the village for class purposes.
In view Of the excellent showing
made by the Racine County Training
School up to the time Of the establish
ment of the Joint Training School, and
! the tremendous disadvantages under
which the faculty was working in hold
ing school in such widely separated
places, your honorable bodies each APP
pointed a committee the members of
which were instructed to investigate
and recommend a. necessary and suit
able site on which Training School
building might be erected and to OBJ
tain suitable plans and specifications
for the construction of such building.
These committee acting in conjunction
with your Joint Training School Board
have SO far performed their work that
the new Training School building will
ho roadv fo1. ooc,.,,opo,r boforo
Of the Al students enrolled when the
Joint Training School was established
just a year ago, 33 were in the Senior
Glass and 8 were in the Junior Glass.
The Senior Glass was composed Of 81
High School graduates and IL students
who had entered the Training School
Two Year Course the previous year be-
fore completing High School. The
Junior Class was composed Of eighth
grade graduates, who had partially
completed High School and graduates
of the Rochester Agricultural School
Graduating exercises were held at
Union Grove in the evening Of June ID.
Twenty eight young ladies were grad
uated, Is of them receiving fve-year
certificates from the one year course to
High School graduates and 10 receiv-
ing three year certificates from the two
year course offered those who have not
graduates of this school are teaching
in Racine and Kenosha Counties during
the present year, Is having contracted
| in Kenosha County and 81 in Racine
County. Tits the universal opinion Of
the School Supervisors in both counties,
that these young ladies enter the teach
ting work with greater enthusiasm and
more definite idea of how to organize
and handle a rural school than do those
who have not had similar training. We
can account for these things in no other
way than to credit them to the work
of your Teachers Training School. 1t
is the raising of the standard Of teach
ing done in yournrural schools which
justifes your most liberal support to
this institution.
| During the past summer, your Joint
| Training School offered it's first annual
Summer Session to rural teachers. The
session continued for six weeks begin
ming June "a and closing August 2. It
was in charge of Principal A. J. Smith
and Miss Lorette Clarke, two of our
regular instructors, and Miss Bessie
Penoyar of the Sank County Training
School. Twenty eight teachers were
enrolled, Is from Racine County and
Is from Kenosha County. Since the
state refunds the entire cost of instruc-
tion for this session, the total net cost
to the two counties was less than $500
half of which was expended for books
and other materials which become per-
manent disable property of the school.
Those attending were able to take work
on advanced certificates and to improve.
themselves professionally through such
subjects as Reading Methods, Theory of
Teaching and School Management
School opened for the current year
On Monday, September 9, with an en-
rollment of 81, 90 seniors and IL juniors.
Sixteen are residents of Racine County
and Is of Kenosha County. Two are
from other counties.
Judging from comments of School
Supervisors in both counties and from
observations made during visits by
members Of the Training School Facu1-
ty, the Model Department for Observa-
ton and Teaching has Lad tre-
mendous influence in impressing prop
er methods on the student teach
ers. That this influence viii be still
further increased when that depart
ment is working under the same roof as
the Training Department, goes without
saying. To make this department more
and more efficient from year to year
will be the aim Of Jour School Board
and Faculty.
Another field in which this institu-
ton can be of service to the schools of
both counties is that of extension work
among, the teachers already FL the
| teaching work. In line with this idea
tire Training School, in conjunction with
the two County Superintenden5s is is
suing this year at stated intervals an