The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-22
School Board Convention
Starts B0mbardment
- for Betterment.
BRISTOL MAY LEAD
Plan for New Township High
School in Bristol to Be Taken
Up at Meeting Tonight.

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A bombardment for better rural
schools in Kenosha county was inau-
gurated today at the annual school
board convention held at the court
house and it is the plan of state and
county school officials to make the
bombardment so strong that it will
break down old conditions in Kenosha
county and bring up to date methods
in the handling of school problems. 1t
is expected that the big. movement will
bring consolidation of school districts,
the building of modern school build
ings for the use of the grade students
and the immediate building of at least
one new township high school in the
county. 1t is expected that the new
township high school will be built in
the village of Bristol and that it will
be for the use of the older students in
this and the surrounding towns. It
was admitted that the movement for
the building of real high school in
Bristol township is well under way and
that it has been given hearty support
by the people of the township. 1t is
expected that the building and etquip-
ment of this new high school will cest
over 100000 and it is declared that
the people of Bristol have so awakened
to the need of better education that
the figures are in no way Staggering"
them. A great mass meeting is to be
held at Bristol this evening at which
some definite action to promote the
erection of the high school is expect
ed to be taken. ls -g ~
See Grave Need of Better Schools.
More than two hundred men and
women representing school districts in
all parts of the county attended the
meeting at the court house today and
speakers drove straight from the
shoulder in discussing the problems of
better schools. County superintendent
John j. Kerwin presided at the SEES
sions, both morning and afternoon and
in half hour talk he showed just
what conditions are existing in the
school districts in Kenosha today and
he made a strong plea for improved
conditions. He did not urge just a
little fixing up of old buildings and
just a little patching up of old cur
riculums, but he declared that if Keno
sha county boys and girls were to
have the education the state was
pledged to give them that old build
ings must be torn down and new ones
built and that general feeling IN
favor of real education in the rural
districts must be brought about.
State Inspector a Speaker.
George S. Dick, inspector of rural
schools came from Madison to speak
at the convention and at the meeting
at Bristol this evening. This morning
he discussed The new legislation eff
fecting schools and brought out the
duties of members of school boards I'M
der the new laws. He showed that the
new laws opened the way for action
along lines which would bring better
schools for the rural districts. He
pointed out the obligations which
these new laws placed upon the
shoulders of the members of these dis
trict boards. This afternoon Inspec-
tor Dick discussed over age conditions
and consolidation of school districts
strongly urging the consolidation of
districts with the purpose of getting
all that is possible to be secured in
education for the money expended by
the districts. He spoke especially Of
the need of high schools for the child
rem of the county and pointed out the
fact that the drift from the farm t
the city was largely drift brought
by fathers and mothers who believe
in education seeking better advant-
ages for their children. t-@' .,'i''
Smith Urges New High School.
Prof. A. ]. Smith, head of the Joint
Training School for Teachers at Union
Grove, pertinently pointed out the fact
that there were but two high schools
in Kenosha county-one at Wilmct and
the other at Kenosha. He showed the
great stretch of territory between. these
two schools and urged that, the plan
for the Bristol school be carried for
ward just as rapidly as possible He
made a strong plea for the education
of the boys and girls in High schools
and pointed lout the opening which.
such an education opened for the
boys and girls to get into the. teach
ing profession. .e ~
It is expected that following the con-
vention meetings will be held every
district in the county with view Of
urging better schools and consolida.
tion of schools wherever such consOtie
dation could be worked out