Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-06
HARMONY MAKES SESSION
MODEL OF COMPLETE
COOPERATION


Tuesday night at which the outstand-
ing feature was harmony. No wrang-
les developed during long period of
discussion, continuing until eleven
o'clock. The council granted the re-
quest of the school board for $450O
for the erection of barrack adjacent
to the high school, accepted with graf
itude the $4,000 pledged by represen-
tative business men for the municipal
barn and voted to ask bids for such q
structure.
Moral Board
A moral board of women was elect
ed, Mrs. John Lull to serve for term
of five years, Mrs. A. Wilterding for
four years, Mrs. z. c. Gauer for three
yeas, Mrs. ], W. Laut for two years
and Mrs. Edw. Bondowski for one
year. Several ballots were taken to
determine the number of years each
of the five ladies elected should serve.
The primary matter of interest be-
fore the council was the appropriation
of $4500 for barracks to house the
high school classes. w. w. Albers,
president of the board of education,
was given the floor and proceeded to
explain the necessity.
House 0ne-Twentieth
What we are here for tonight is to
ask for more money" he said by way
of introduction. I'VE are housing to-
day in the high school one-twentieth
of the population of the city of Wau-
sau. To accommodate the surplus we
need two room wooden barracks,
which would be located east of the
present high school building and
which would be connected with the
main building by roof. The struc-
ture would be 72x24 feet" This space,
Mr.. Albers added, would be adequate
for two years in all probability. The
board of education obtaining bids for
the construction of such a temporary
building, found that the cost would be
approximately $4,000, which will in
clude 100 new lockers for hats and
coats, blackboards and desks for the
new class rooms.
Mr.. Albers stated that he consider
ed such a temporary structure feas-
ible because of the experience Of other
cities. In Indiana and Illinois, he
stated, such barracks are frequently
found and in Kenosha they were used
last year with success. 1t was Sug-
gested by ore of the councilmen that
the gymnasium, 42x72 feet, be used
for class room purposes but he was
Informed that il could not be properly
ventilated. Later Supt. Tobey ex-
planned that it was already being used
for that purpose on occasions.
Want Property
The board of education also re-
quested through Mr.. Albers that
enough money be included in the
bonds for the barracks to permit the
purchase of property adjacent to the
Central school building so that in the
near future the city can commence an
addition to that structure.
Many questions about the schools
were fired at Mr.. Albers and were
Flatter interrupted to say: II would
suggest that all men of the council
visit the schools to inform themselves
of the conditions as they exist"
Alderman Luedtke asked about the
proposed schol in the Sixth ward,
where some pupils are now walking
mile to tn Grant building Mr.. AL
bers said that when it became cold
these children would be transported
to school every morning and that he
deemed this cheaper than the erec-
tion of school at present. 1--WE have
learned, too, that small schools are
not as efficient as large Ones" he
added.
Graduates to College
| When The question was asked as to
how many or what percentage of the
graduates of the high school go away
to college, Mr.. Albers yielded to Supt.
Tobey who took the floor. when sew
eral years ago we sent in report that
sixty per cent Of our high school
graduates go away to higher inetitu-
tions of learning, the report was re-
turned to us as they believed that per
cent to lie incorrect. Yet 1t is true
that in the past welve TO fifteen years
we have sent that average away" Mr.
Tobey emphasized the fact that this
m-ai- the spending of $4,000 outside
of the city for educational purposes
The question was asked as a result
of Mr.. Alber's assertion that the Jun
ior College bill, vetoed by Inc govern
or, would probably later be passed
again and that Wausau ought 20 be
prepared to have one of these insti-
ltutions here.
1--WE cannot balance dollars against
education" Supt. Tobey continued
telling of the tremendous shortage OF
space in city schools. There isn't q
man of you that wouldn't be with us,
Of that I'm dead sure, if you knew how
overcrowded the schools are"
The New Spirit
Councilmen indicated their desire
to comply with the wishes of the
board OF education and both Mr.. AL
bers and Supt. Tobey were given their
earnest attention. Conditions in the
high school were fully explained. "If
any of you can suggest the better use
Of available space we shall be glad
to receive your suggestions" Mr..
Tobey told them. "If you can but
show us where to get the money to
build more schools with, we will well
come the information" Alderman
Paul Zielsdorf told the superintend-
ent. you should have been present
when the board of equalization was