The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-09-17
The City Schools.

The first day of school is red letter
day to all teachers and pupils, and all
parents look upon it as an important
milestone on the road travelled by their
children. The opening of the school
year is, moreover, one of the most i'm
portant events in the years effort of
the community. The institution where
the art of life is taught, where the
knowledge and the skill of citizenship
are impaired, where the child is nodded
by the training of its intellect, will and
feeling into definite character, where
their physical growth, their health of
body, the efficiency of their senses are
so largely developed, plays more vital
role in the community than any other.
It's success or failure determines the
future of so large a portion of the
members of a community that the an
nual resumption of it's activities is an
event to merit more than perfunctory
notice. The responsibility of the teach
ers of our schools, their fitness for the
profession, their experience and skill,
their character and habits are of the
greatest interest to all in the commun-
ity, because it touches so intimately
every home where there are children
of school age. To obtain the best re-
suits of the efforts of the schools dur
ing the coming year the citizens of Ed
gerton have large duty to perform in
the support, appreciation and broad
sympathies which they owe the schools,
the teachers and students. The mu-
tuality of the interests of the teachers
and parents should bring them together
in close relationship in order that to-
gether they may solve the problems of
the training of the children and youth.
Mr.. Fred Holt was busy at his desk
last Monday until late hour. He said
that the enrolment in the grades the
first day was 312. In the high school
assembly room every seat was taken,
and the enrolment will not reach it's
maximum for another couple weeks,
due to the busy season on the farms.
He stated tina there are three new teach
ers, Miss j. Lois Green, who has taught
under Mr.. Holt at Oconomowoc during
the past two years. She is an artistic
singer and plays the flute and piano.
She will be in charge of the music, d.
rector of the orchestra and leader of
the glee clubs. Miss Gladys Wheaton
is graduate from the three year
physical training course in the Lacrosse
normal, and has had years expert
ence teaching in New York state. She
is physical training director. MIR.
Earle Stocum comes from Oshkosh.
He teaches manual training and is di-
rector of athletics. Seven of the teach
ers in the high school have college de-
grees The other members of the
teaching staff have reappointments
The enrolment in the high school,
senior and junior, on the first day was
238, which is equal to the total enroll
ment last year. The junior high school
numbered 105. The school societies
will be organized as it becomes con-
venient to do so. The football candi-
dates-62 Of them-were out the first
day of school. Some husky fellows
have enrolled, and the prospects of
having strong team are bright. The
night school, which had an enrolment
last year of $50, will be organized
later This phase of the public school
activity should receive cordial support.