The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-06-10
SCHOOLS BATTLE
REAL HANDICAP
State Inspectors Find High
School Below Stand
ard Of the State.
WORK IS EXTENDED

That the high school of the city Of
Kenosha is falling below the standard
set for such schools in Wisconsin on
account of lack of facilities to proper
" carry out its work, was shown by
the report Of the state school inspec.
tors presented to the board of educa.
tion at the meeting on Tuesday night
The report was no reflection on tbs
teachers or leaders at the school who
were given high praise for the stand.
ard they were maintaining under the
great handicaps, but the state inspec.
tors feel that Kenosha should provide
for better facilities for high school
training.
1t was suggested that provisions be
made for the teaching of the meta
trades in the manual training depart.
ment and plans are now being work out
for the installation Of such course
as part of the curriculum.
Want More Attention to Training.
Suggestion has been made thai
further attention be given to physi
cal training in the Junior High school:
of the city and Recommendation has
been made that both man and womer
be employed for service in physica.
training at each eff these schools. 1t il
probable that the suggestion viii b,
followed and the instructors employed
before the opening of the new schoo
year.
The board voted to try out the plaT
of having a school dentist to take care
of the teeth Of the children and give
some advice to the parents along thi:
line. The plan will be tried out fol
period of three months with tbs
opening of the new school term.
Report Progress on Buildings.
The building committee reported
that progress was being made in the
new buildings and it is expected thai
the Washington school will be ready
for the final inspection within a weel
or ten days. 1t is certain that it will
be equipped and ready for the open
ing of the fall term.
Plans for the summer school to star
on July 9Th were completed. Both the
High school and the Durkee school will
be opened for summer sessions, the
work being under the direction Of
Principal Tremper of the High schools
1t will offer both High school and ele
mentary work and a sufficient number
Of teachers employed to take care OF
all demands made upon the school.
New Teachers Employed.
The resignation Of Miss Margaret
Cavanagh, teacher of children with de
fective speech, was reported to tn,
board and as it has been found impos
sible to properly organize this depart
ment on account of lack of room, The
vacancy will not be filled this year.
Miss Gertrude Senne, librarian al
the Balm school, was granted years
leave of absence to attend the library
school at the University of Wisconsin
The following teachers were elected
Marie L. Lamereux and Alice M. Quinn
for domestic science; John II. Bruce
and Vaughh Hofiich for manual train
ing; Thelma Jones for biology in the
Senior High school; Mrs. Ailsie Heine
man, general science in the Junior
High school; Alice B. Coleord, as prin
cipal Of the Opportunity school; ant
the following elementary teachers
Celia Biegler, Mabel L. Anderson
Olive Hawtrey, Trina Smallenberg, Bes
sic Gordon, Helen Petersen, Leone
Meyer, Agnes G. Holdahl, Margare
Preston, Myrtle Clark, Julia Kelly.
To Superintendent Park Work.
j. R. Redstrom one of the teachers
employed for work in the new Wash.
ington school was named to superin
tend the Lincoln Park playground foi
the summer and he is to begin his
work at once. Miss Cecile Barnet
was named as his assistant and sht
will begin her work after the close o:
the schools and have charge of acti
vities for girls and women afternoon.
and evenings.