The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
School Board Orders Five New Buildings Built
and Five Others Moved to the Salem
Avenue Site at Once.
Many TEACHERS HAVE RESIGNED
Score of New Teachers Are Named at the Meeting
on Tuesday Evening and Provisions Are
Made for Repairs on Buildings.

Ten portable school buildings are to
available with the opening of the
wv school year to aid in solving the
roblem Of getting Kenosha children
schools and these buildings will be
Gated on the Tully property on Salem
venue. This plan was decided on by
lie board Of education at its regular
une meeting on Tuesday evening and
ne work of erecting the new portable
uildings will be started at once. 1t is
damned to erect five new portable
'chools and FIVE others will be moved
o the Salem avenue site from other
school grounds lin the city. 1t is also
damned to erect portable building on
he grounds of the high school to be
Used for the housing of certain
mechanical departments of the manual
raining work.
The erection of the new portable
buildings along with repairs and all
creations which the building commit
zee has decided upon, will cost the city
twenty-five thousand dollars and the
finance committee of the board has
been directed to provide funds for such
extensions. Changes will be made in
many of the buildings. with view OF
making possible the utilization of every
possible room for grade purposes.
Modern improvements Planned.
1t is planned to make the new port
able buildings as near modern school
buildings as is possible and special at
tention will be given to the plans for
the heating and ventilating of these
buildings. 1t is possible that heating
systems which will be a decided i'm
provement over the ones now used in
such buildings will be used and special
ventilating systems will be installed.
All of the buildings will be built under
a contract and it is planned to have
them completed in plenty of time for
the opening of the new school year.
The final settlement of contracts on
the Mckinley school was ordered
by the board.
Janitors Reelected.
The janitors of the various schools
were reelected for the coming year
in keeping with the provisions of the
report of the buildings and grounds
committee. The following were named
at the salaries indicated: R. w. Wag-
ner, Deming school, $1,000; Edward
Greenwald, Durkee school, $1,000;
George McGill, Lincoln school, $4,750;
Matt Berries, Balm school, $4,000; C. j.
Jacoby, high school, $4,000; Charles
Upham, Washington school, $500; A.
f. Miner, Mckinley school, $500;
G. Krautsch was reelected as super
lsor of janitors at salary of $4,000
it should be understood that the sal
aries named for the janitors at the
various schools includes the employ
ment Of extra help to properly take
care of the buildings. Janitors for
Weiskopf and Gillett schools are to
be named later.
Many Changes in Teachers.
Many changes in teachers were re-
ported by the teachers committee of
the board. Of interest was the fact
that the board gave a unanimous vote
of thanks to Mrs. Mary D. Bradford
who is retiring as superintendent of
the schools at the end of the year. 1t
is announced that later on Mrs. Brad
ford will be given a reception by the
Teachers club of the schools at which
time due tribute will be paid to her
for the high service she has rendered