Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-12
Big COUNTY SCHOOL
BOARD CONVENTION


An ideal day, favorable roads and
a desire to bring about county adopt
ion of uniform textbooks, made pos
sible the largest school board conven-
ton in the history of the county, Mon
school officers from all parts of the
county assembled at the Court House
in annual convention.
A goodly number of teachers was
also present, and the court room ca
pacity was taxed to its utmost to
accommodate, seated and standing,
ton here to a fact worthy of mention,
that Viroqua needs badly, large au-
ditorium in which to hold various
county conventions and other large as
semblages.)
The convention was called to order
by County Superintendent Geo. E.
Sanford, who gave talk upon 1.-The
Schools of Vernon County" calling
attention to the number of district. ),
officers, school children, the enroll
ment, the teachers, and the import
ance of the business of educating the
boys and girls of our county. He
plead for the same business like at
tention to improvement in buildings,
equipment, and teaching service. for
the boys and girls of our schools that
is shown in conducting the dairy and
creamery affairs of this county. He
spoke of the splendid up-to-date, san
tary, and efficiently conducted cream
cries in localities where schools were
still maintained in unfit and unsani-
tary surroundings. He gave as pos
sible reasons for such conditions, that
the creameries bring present results
and individual gain; while the schools
bring future results, and community
and state gain.
State Inspector A. A. Thomson gave
very instructive talk on the Essen
tials of a First Glass Rural School,
clearly picturing to those present, the
conditions necessary for an up-to-date
one room school, such as nine months
school, modern buildings and equip
ment, and an efficient teacher. Mr.
Thomson answered various questions
of board members relative to heating
lighting and ventilating one and sew
eral room buildings.
As the big feature of this conven-
ton was the vote upon county adopt
ion of uniform textbooks, opportunity
was given for anyone to ask any ques-
tions regarding the law and its APP
plication. The number of board mem
bers asked such questions as would
help to clear up any lack of informa-
ton or Misunderstanding in regard
to the application and working of the
uniform textbook law.
As it was now noon, and county
Superintendent Sanford had no de-
sire to rush the vote, the meeting ad-
journed until 1890 Upon re-assemb-
ling the vote was taken as provided
by law, and resulted as follows: 105
for county adoption, % against coun-
ty adoption The announcement OF
the result of the vote met with de-
cided applause of appreciation. The
school board convention then proceed
ed to elect Tire textbook committee or
county board of education as it is
called under the law. There were but
five nominations each being seconded
and elected without dissenting vote.
Following is personnel of the commit
tee in order of election: Geo E.Sanford
Matte R. Jackson, Robert H. Pepper
A. w. Zellmer, Lulu Cushing. This
committee serves for five years. YER
non county made forward step when
it decided for county uniformity of
textbooks.
Supervising Teacher Matte Rack
son gave a talk upon the duties and
purpose of supervising teachers. II
is clear from her talk that these help
ing teachers are busy people, and have
much to do in helping the county SUI
perintendent to organize, classify, sys-
tematize and develop the schools and
educational affairs of the county
Miss. Jackson's pleasing personality
and six years experience as super
vising teacher, assures her a warm
reception whenever she appears on a
program.
This was followed by a talk on
school attendance by State Inspector
A. A. Thomson, and explanation of
some of the new laws by Supt. Geo. E
Sanford.
On account of che great distance
which many school board members
had to go, the convention adjourned
at four o'clock, and thus passed into
history the largest convention ever
held in the county. Not only that
but in voting county adoption of uni
form text books, a move was made
that counts not only for uniformity
but progress, system and economy.
Following is a list of school officers
who attended:
TOWN OF BERGEN
Riverside-John Mcdonald. Stod-
dard State Graded-Wm. Wehling
Hilltop-Carl A. Hoff, Anton o. Mel.
son. Oak Ridge-M. 7. Hunder, Ju-
Illus Bjorge.
TOWN OF CHRISTIANA
Unseth-E. d. Unseth. Homstad--
VIM. A. Homstad, P. p. 0vergard
Westby High school,. T. Hage
Lium-Arnt Olson, Elben E. Rude
Rongstad-Christ Overgard, Jos. A
Frydenlund. Lium-Edwin Jothen
Ingval Oium Westby Public School
Mrs. J. w. Christensen. Eid--Antor
Bekkum, Ludwig Larson, Albert Stor
bakken.
TOWN OF CLINTON
Gallagher-Ed. Quinn. Luke c
Beaver. Clinton Center-Emil Erick
son, VIM. Job. Dell--Homer Marshall
S. E. DANES, II. Major Knapp-Ed
Hanson. Clinton-E. f. Larson, II
Conrad. Upper Weister-Amer Clark
Harry Maxwell Sugar Grove St CIR
Lawrence Cole Bloomingdale St. CIR
VIM. Pierce. o. NJ. Larson.
TOWN OF COON
Nerison - J. NJ. Rudie, HiImal
Lindevig, Chris Sagmoen. North Nat
wick-Gustav Sund, n. C. Nerison
Spring Coulee-Tillie Dauve. Erickson
II. G. Bakkestuen, E. w. Thompson
ID II ILL., Toov NoIiax, c. r.