The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-01-27
GOOD SCHOOL
WEEK SUMMARY
Nov. 1920, 1920.


ties were reported at the time by
local papers and made good reading.
Each locality seemed to do better
than the other. We congratulate
Bayfield, county on the interest taken
and on the energy put forth to make
the week success. Laymen, lawyers,
doctors, preachers, school board
members and teachers all joined, to
"Boost for the schools" We desire
to keep up this interest throughout
the year and to this end give a
summary of the "Good School Week.
activities.
The schools held an "At Home"
week. Displays of school handwork
and class work, the solicitation of
visitors, etc., with an occasional num-
Der on the public programs was their
contribution. To be counted a
visitor one had to be seated and lis
ten to at least one recitation. There
was much good-natural rivalry as
to which school should have the
greater number of visitors. Many
who had not entered school since
childhood, were persuaded to visit
and they enjoyed the experience.
The county was divided into eleven
districts with committee to plan and
direct the activities, on call. The
School Board members or the town
chairman were expected to take
the initiative but the Committee was
supposed to help in any way pos
sible and to start activities if local
people did not. Teachers were sup
posed to cooperate in every way but
were not expected to bear the bur-
den; however the success of the
week was largely due to their efforts.
Mrs. Carberry, U. Extension work
er gave nine .addresses. Pres. Nc
Caskill of the Superior Normal
school gave four and Senator G. HI.
Werden, one. They were the only
outside speakers.
Z Ten Parent Teachers Associations,
one Adult Reading Circle and one
Community Club were organized.
The Press, the pulpit, and the doc
tors are entitled to special mention
for assistance during the week.
Tabulation of reports, follows. The
city of Washburn is not included.
No. of rural school Tin session at
time) ------,..-..----.-------.--..-..-..-- 6S
No. of rural schools reporting ac-
u tivitieS .......-.-.-.-.---.--..--...-- 65
No. of city & state graded schools IA
No. of City and State Grade schools
reported ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 13
No. of visitors, Rural schools PIT
No. of visitors City and State grad
ed Al
Total day school visitors -t-.-....-. 688
Number who attended public meet
ings:
Rural schools: Men 31S. Women
297. Children 800.
City and State Graded school: Men
AIT. Women 6S6. Children $40.
Total at public meetings .---..,. Eats
Omitting children from the count
we have 2,4O6 people who got or+
to help make a success of the week.
Speakers:
No. of speakers not directly in
school work %
No. of talks by these .........---.-...--. So
No. of speakers connected with
No. of talks by these. ..........-....- 85
Material giving statistics on cost,
attendance, equipment, etc., of the
schools with suggestions for progress
was mailed to several people in each
Community, the week before the
meetings. They were also publish
ed in the county papers. These and
Community singing formed the basis
for general exercises. In nearly
every place one or more special talks
were given. Joint meetings were
held in some schools.
The survey revealed that our
schools are well equipped, compound
is used when sweeping is done. About
seven SCHOOLS are badly overcrowded
and plans must be made for more
room.
Hot lunch, or at least a hot drink,
is served in about one third of the
schools.
Very little playground equipment
is provided and beautifying Of school
grounds is at the zero mark. Many
yards are not even sturnped and
graded. Very few shrubs and trees
are foand even in well sodded yards.
Not many schools are "First Class"
rural schools.
A large district with scattered
schools and widely separated school
board members is not conducive to
good schools. Distance to polling
place al Annual meeting, prohibits
attendance and interest dies.
A general long pull and a strong