The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-09-08
H. E. Wilkins Accepts
School Superintendency
EXPECTS TO ARRIVE HERE
ON FRIDAY
Hired by Board Wednesday
Noon at Salary of $4,000 and
Expenses. Schools Expect
ed to Open Monday.

At special meeting Of the Board
Of Education held on Tuesday after
noon Howard e. Wilkins Of Cio-
quet. MINI. was hired for the Super
intendency cs the WashLurn Public
schools for the coming year at q
salary Of $4,000 per year and: ex-
penses, totaling about $4,000. The
expenses sre expected to cover the
moving Of the new superintendent
81 this city.
Mr.. Wilkins appeared before the
Board in person and talked matters
over with the Board, and promised
his decision OF acceptance or re5ec-
ton by telephone the same evening.
and last night advises were received
by Clerk George A. White to the
effect that Mr.. Wilkins had accept
cd the position and would arrive in
the city ONE tine Friday to take
up the duties Of the Office.
Last week at meeting the Board
offered the position to former Super
intendent C. &. Hulten Tor the one
year term, and q telegram to this
effect was seat to Mr.. Hultel at
Madison and the following day ..
reply ~s. received in which it was
stated that if the Board would honor
the three year contract made by 3
former board that Mr.. Hulten would
coma and open the schools. The
Board declined to accept the pro-
position and this left the Board With
Qua an acting Superintendent. An
effort was then. made to hire sn-s
other Superintendent and Mr.. VII,
kin's application was considered and
he arrived in the city Tuesday even
ing and conferred with the Board and
at meeting held at 2 P. n. yester-
day was hired for the position.
For the past week the teachers un-
der contract with the Board have
been in the city, ready to take, Up
their duties. but haze been unable to
do so until the schools were open.
It Is expected that the Board viii
have to, pay the services Of these
teachers for the time they have been
here.
Mr. Wilkins comes to Washburn
with fine recommendations. He Is
Q graduate Of Lawrence college and
took advanced work at Carroll college
at Waukesha. From 1908 TO IL he
had charge Of grade and high school
work, and from Il to Is was Prin-
cipal Of the Eaton, Ind. High schools.
from IS to IL he was principal Of the
High school ct Cloquet, MIMI. and
from IL to 10 taught history In the
North Side High school at Minnea-
polls. From 10 to FL he was su-
perintsndent Of the schools at Grainte
Talls, MINI. He holds life certi-
Hcate In Wisconsin and Minnesota.
It is hoped that the hiring Of Mr..
wilkins and the opening Of the city
schools will end the present troubles
Of the school board, but this can hard
" be i'm face Of the situation Great
ed through the council Offering to
levy but SOC with which to run
the schoOls during the coming year.
To the present time the amount
necessary tc pay teachers and
janitors 70 rthe year who are under
contract amounts to $SS, ,202.00. There
are seven yacanies in the teaching
force yet to be filled, and IL these
places can be filed at q basis Of
$1,000 per year for each teacher it
will increase. the amount to $40,2O2.
This does not take into consideration
fuel supplies. text books, repairs,
etc. which will be necessary I'M
less the council leyies additional
funds above the amount already
levied the present Board can hardly
expect to run through the school year
without q heavy deficit, unless the
schools are closed when the present
funds already levied are exhausted.
The following teachers now hold
contracts with the school board:
s. ". Alberchtson, Manual train
ing
Inga Walmm, Domestic Science
w. r. Phillips, Principal
Ethel Casey
J. w. Wiseman. Agricultural
Pearl BIanding, Teachers training
Emily Cripps
Treds X. Deitzler