The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-09-23

William J. Threinen, prominent
member of the Board of Education,
promises to qualify for the title of
Father of the New High School" He
started an offensive today to get some
immediate action on the part Of the
Board of Education for the erection of
a high school building. He is sug-
costing that the building be erected
on the "Bonny Hame" property on
Grand avenue which was bought by the
school board several years ago and the
holding Of which has been something
of a storm center in discussions be-
tween the board and the members of
the common ciuncil. In starting the
offensive for the new building, School
Commissioner Threinen gave out a
signed state in which he said:
II believe the time has come, when
the school board should provide for
high school to relieve the present con-
ditions in the schools. 1t will take
pretty nearly year to get plans and
specifications for a high school which
will meet the demands of city the
size of Kenosha. The city now has as
fine a site for the school as could be
found anywhere in this part of the
country They bought this site five
years ago. 1t is composed of thirty-fve
acres located on Grand avenue just
west Of the tracks of the Chicago, North
Shore and Milwaukee Electric Railway"
Declares Site Is Ideal.
"The fact that this is an ideal site
must appeal to any one who studies
the situation. Just thing of what it
will mean to the future development
of Kenosha young people to have a
schol site where it will be possible for
them to have all of their athletic
sports right on the school grounds.
There is ample room to put on these
grounds, tennis courts, baseball dia-
monds, running tracks, football fields
and still have an abundance of room
for the development of a high school
which would meet the demands of
city Of more than hundred thousand
people. With the movement started
now it will require no less than four
years to get the building ready for oc-
cupancy The thing that is most per-
tinent now is what are we going to do
with the children in the years it is
going to take to complete the work
of planning and building"
Big Grounds Advisable.
"Of course I know that some people
are going to say that this site is too
large but if they will just look at the
trend Of the times they will see that
all leading educators are urging that
school buildings be built on sites which
will give the children plenty of room
for play grounds and as we'll to pro-
vide for future developments, Two
Rivers has just purchased tract of
twenty acres as site for school
and it is located outside the limits of
the city. Manltowoc has bought six
teen acres just adjoining the city.
Both Of these pieces of property were
bought as high school sites. There is
no reason why Kenosha should not
have a large tract of land as place
for its high school, 1t is going to
mean something to parents to know
that after school is over the children
can remain on properly improved
school ground and be under right con-
ditions. School grounds must provide
the right kind of recreation in order
to make possible the right kind of
physical development"
Would Unite Organizations.
"Such plant in Kenosha," continues
Mr.. Threinen, would form common
meeting place for organizations like
the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts and
other organizations which have as their
purpose the general uplift of the boys
and girls. If the plant is made sui
fciently attractive it is going to aid
materially in keeping the boys and
girls in school. Activities of this sort
are of greatest value in making school
life interesting and if you can interest
the boys and girls they are going to
stay right at the desks until their
school work is finished The modern
school provides for the education of
the mind and the physical development
of the body. Both are essential"
Can Use Old High School.
"Some people are worried as to what