Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-05-11
BOARD ALLOWS
CHURCH COURSES
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS AT
MEETING MONDAY
EVENING

upon the request OF N1teen ministers
and priests of .Wausau churches, the
board of education at its meeting last
Monday night passed resolution
making possible week day religious
instruction for children in co-opera-
ton with public schools. There was
but one dissenting vote, that of Fred
Schmidt
81 voted against the resolution be-
cause l do not believe the public
schools should have anything to do
with religion" declared Mr.. Schmidt.
'1This is likely to create friction and
that is something we want to avoid" :"
Out of School Time
The communication recommended
to the board a minimum instruction Of
one hour per week of school time to
each child in grades three to eight
inclusive, whose paren requests re-
quests him or her to attend a designat-
ed church school The letter declared: !:
'sThe Importance of religious instruc-
ton both to the individual and to the
country is generally recognized. By
common consent however, the free
public school system of our country
cannot teach religion. The response
biIity for such instruction must rest
upon the home and the church. But
the public school can cooperate with
the home and the church to the end
that the greatest number of boys and
girls may receive effective religious
instruction"
w. w. Albers Talks
The old board first convened, all
members save Oscar Ringle being
present W. W. Albers in retiring
made brief talk, calling attention
to the need for school sites in the
northeast and southwest parts of the
city, the necessity of completing the
Central school and he thanked the
board for its courtesies and co-opera-
tion, urging that the members continue
their effort to maintain high standards
and to improve the opportunities for
public education. He also declared
that the children should be taken out
OF the Humboldt school as quickly as
possible and given better quarters.
Mr.. Albers urged the necessity of the
purchase of the entire Humboldt
school block The site occupied by the
Humboldt school, he felt, is needed for
playground purposes. At present 1881
children use the small space about
that building for playground purposes
and are consequently forced into the
street
Supt Tobey was authorized to pro-
cure a speaker for commencement
and the board authorized the high
school to send the three persons who
won the commercial contest recently
to Whitewater to participate in the
state contest. J. H. Johannes, chair
man of the committee on fuel. an
nounced the purchase of 1903 cords
of wood for $7,3STS4
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting, following the
convening of the new board, was pre-
sided over by HI. j. Evans. William
A Taege was elected president and
Fowler P Stone, vice president A
committee consisting of Mrs. G. B.
Bird, H. J. Evans and F. p. Stone was
appointed to draft resolutions ex-
pressing appreciation for the services
of w. w. Albers as president, and Os-
car Ringle, as a member of the school
board. A committee of five consist
ing, of H. ]. Evans, Miss Nell Dunbar.
T.. P. Stone, DR.. J. H. Kolter and l.. III.
Cock was appointed to ascertain what
can be done at the high school to i'm
prove conditions. Adolph Holub, j. H
Johannes and F. A. Schmidt will in
vestigate conditions at the Humboldt
school and report at the next meeting
of the board.
Supt. Tebey was unanimously re-
elected tC serve as superintendent Of
the public schools for a period of
three years.
The board, in adopting the commu-
.s,.4 A.
city, approved the following resolu-
ton:
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved That up
on an approved application from any
established religious body or society
incorporated under the laws of the
state of Wisconsin,. the board of edu
cation cooperate in this work of re-
ligious instruction by excusing prpils
for such instruction subject to tie
following provisions:
al. Pupils shall be excused for re-
ligious instruction upon the written
request of parents or guardians only
+2. The religious body desiring to
give such instruction shall file with
the board of education a written appli-
cation stating the length of the course,
the name and qualification of the in
strdctors, and the location and nature
OF the facilities that have been pro-
vided for this instruction. 1t shall
furthermore, furnish such reports of
attendance and progress of pupils as
the board of education may require"
Signing the communication were
the following:
The Revs. Richard Evans, VIM. C.
Way. F. w. Eastwood, E. G. Grauer,
n. II. Kattmann, VIM. Spiegel, Geo.
Beckmann, w. F. Elske. VIM. j. Tay-
Tor, c. NJ. Knapp, Art F. Perkins, ].
4. Worrell, and the Rev. Frs. Edw.
=. P. O'Toole, J. B. Hauck,and T. S.
Woiak
The seventy-fifth anniversary of the
founding of the Missouri Synod of Lu-
theran churches will be observed by