Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-06-16
THE EDUCATIONAL DEPT.
CONDUCTED BY COUNTY SUPT.
GEO. E. SANFORD

The school board of Tewalt School
near West Prairie inspected the Cook
school house recently with the county
superintendent, to get ideas for the
new school building which is to be
built in that district this summer.
The present Tewalt building was or
iginally put up about seventy years
| ago and added to about fifty years
ago, so it is timsnthat something more
modern be furnished to house the
school children of this community.
| We believe this will be one of the first
new buildings for school purposes this
year.
Members of the Fairview School,
district No. %, town of Webster. in
spected the Cook School house in COM
pany with Rural School Inspector, A.
A. Thompson and the county super
intendent, recently. This board plans
for the erection of an up-to-date build
ling TO house their young people. The
building now used in this district is
la disgrace to the district, but the new
one, when complete. will be an exam
! pie and credit to the entire county.
The people of this district are to be
congratulated upon having a board
with the foresight and push of theirs.
| We believe that the Fairview School
house will be the model school house
of the county from present indica-
tions.
The Retreat school board show a
Iprogressiveness not eXcelled by any.
They are planning for new modern
school house, but also show a willing
ness to consolidate with one or more
other districts with view of erecting
la two or three department state grad
ed school, with view of leading to
something still better in a few years.
| The people of this community appear
| to be seeing the light and heeds of
the present, so far as schools are con-
Icerned, with clearer vision than is
shown most anyplace else in the coun-
ty.
The twon boards of Forest and
Whitestown recently dissolved Chyen-
ne School district No. town of For
est and attached its territory to that
of the adjoining districts of Salem,
Fairview, Pepper and Eastman. This
was a small district, cotaining only
four sections of territory, and it was
claimed by the petitioners burden
some for them to maintain the school.
Some of the heavy taxpayers took the
opposite view and wanted the school
retained, as the enrolment for the
past year was around fifteen The
average daily attendance was about
seven.
1t is reported that the Wakefield
| School patrons attendance during the
past year was three) will vote to
close their school the coming year
and send the three pupils to the near
by schools of their choice.
The teacher situation has been more
active during the past week, than of
any time this spring. Some of the
recent locations are:
Retreat, Sterling, Mrs. Haskell Sey
mour (nee Vera Haverley), $l25.00
Fairview, Webster, Mrs. Bertha Poste,
$1,000; Bishop, Sterling, Anna Hau-
gen, $I12.50; Gilbertson, Viroqua,
Clara Void, $1O5,00; Liberty Pole,
Franklin, Ruby Silbough, $500; Lys-
ter, Viroqua, Garnet Silbough, $4,000
Most graded school salaries are
$4,000 or better.
The possible shortage is showing
up stronger now, calls are coming in
for teachers each day. The best thing
to do now is to select a good teacher
at once. 1t is reported that already
some boards are contracting with in
Inexperienced and unqualified persons
who are later to secure special lie
ences. Suuch contracts are null and
void. Special licences can be issued
only after all regularly qualified teach
ers are engaged, and then only with
the permission of the state superin-
tendent If it is. found that regular
| ly qualified teachers are being driven
out of the county by engaging ahead
of time, special licenced teachers, the
department will refuse to grant the
special licences at all. There are still
a great many regularly qualified
teachers, so no special license teacher
should look for a school. Her chance
comes later. There is no question but
that there will be a shortage, but
special licenses can be issued only
when the shortage actually occurs.
The ruling from the state department
| is, to then give preference to high
school graduates, or better, who have
attended six weeks summer school this
summer. All who expect to ask for
special licenses should, therefore, at
tend six weeks summer school this
summer. Besides that, it is necessary
to take at least the third grade ex-