The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-02-10
Interest Taken in
Parent-Teacher Meeting
FINE PROGRAM HELD AT
WALKER HIGH SCHOOL

Those in Attendance Given il
Sight Into the Running of the
Schools With Tables of Com
parisOn With Other Schools.
The PARENT Teachers meeting al
the Walker High School of Friday
evening of last week was attended
by nearly three hundred people ano
indicated the interest taken by oul
citizens in our schools.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. Harry Fahrig, President Of
Walker School Parent Teachers As
sociation, and the program carried
out consisted of musical numbers
papers, talks, etc. followed by g
light luncheon prepared by the
Domestic Science Department anC
Teachers assisted by members of the
organization.
One of the noticeable features OF
esmeeting was the large number OF
fathers and mothers in attendance
at the meeting and the interest
which they took was very keen and
indicated their desire for knowledge
of the running of our schools.
The meeting opened with music
by Ladies' Quartette, composed by
Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. w. T. Phillips
Mrs. John Gibson and Mrs. Harry
Fahrig.
Papers were then distributed
among the people in attendance Civ
ing "study of school costs in
Eighteen Wisconsin cities," the cities
being picked at random from
all parts of Wisconsin, having about
the same population as Washburn
figures for the following items be-
ing given: Population, Assessed val
uation, enrolment 1914-1915 and
also 1919-1920, percentage of en-
rollment to population, amount spent
for schools per pupil enrolled,
amount of salaries of teachers and
supervising officers per pupil enroll
ed, total amount spent for schools,
amount spent for salaries of teach
ers and supervising officers, che
towns in which comparison was
made being Baraboo, Beaver Dam,
Berlin, Burlington, Edgerton, Kau-
kauna, Marshfield, Rice Lake, Men
asha, Menomonie, Merrill, Neenah
Portage, Rhinelander, Stoughton
Two Rivers, Washburn and Water
town. One point brought out by
the report was the fact that Wash
barn has a much lower valuation
than any of the other seventeen
cities, yet our percentage of children
enrolled in the schools is consider
ably over the average, there being
but three cities in the list having 2
larger school enrolment, while the
cost per pupil in Washburn is less
than in any city, of the eighteen, ex-
cepting Berlin and Merrill.
President F. T. Beers of the Board
OF Education gave a very fine talk
on the school problems with which
this city is confronted and sub
stantialed his remarks with facts and
figures. In 1919 the valuation OF
the city of Washburn was $2,525, ,00C
and the rate was $50 of which the
schools of the city received fiftee1
and one half mills, while IN 1920 the
assessed valuation of the city was
$2,424,O00 with a tax rate of 4.3O
of which the school budget as
finally adopted by the Council gave
to the schools II mills, an increase
of one and one half mills over 1919
while the increase in the tax rate
was eight mills. Mr.. Beers gave
these figures to the meeting to cor
rect any impression which may have
gone out to the effect that the
schools of Washburn were respon
sible for the additional city levy o.
8 mills.
Mr.. Beers talk was followed by /;
tenor solo by Mr.. M. Carlson which
was very fine and was much ap
preciated.
Secretary P. W. Picklesmier O.
the Y. M. C. read very fine papel
on the "Gang Spirit among Young
sters" which proved to, be highi!
interesting and Indicated that MI
Picklesmier understands boys;
was one Of the first papers OF tn
kind ever given in the city and CAV
fathers and mothers much food TO
thought in the training of boy
in the teen years.
Mr.. w. Gum Smith entertaine
the audience with two humorou
musical selections which were de
Iivered in a pleasing manner. Tn
meeting ended with number b.
the Ladies Quarteete.
Upon TIE close of the program
bo+ ooffoo sandwiches and cak