Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-09-01
CITY SCHOOLS OPEN NEXT
TUESDAY

Wauwatosa city schools win open
Tuesday, September 5, at $3.50.
Every student who expects to en-
roll in school should be present the
first day, and should not be absent a
single day except on account of sick
ness.
Our annual report shows that Wau-
watosa's average daily absence from
school during the past year was near
~ 200 That is record for our proud
city to be ashamed of. Fathers and
mothers, cannot You help US to cut
that figure down at least fifty per-
cent
Much building is being done and
many repairs have been made during
the summer. In the Junior High
School (the old Central Grade) two
new toilets are being constructed on
the first floor. These are to be
equipped with modern appliances and
have terrazza floors. This work will
not be completed by September 5, but
the old toilets viii be used until the
new ones are completed. Two rooms
in this building have been decorated.
Every room ON the first floor of the
Senior High School has been newly
painted. The heating system has been
entirely overhauied and connected with
the vacuum pump system Experts
claim that this win greatly improve
the efficiency of the plant and reduce
the amount of fuel consumed. The
dressing rooms and showers have been
entirely remodeled. The boys show
ers have been increased to six; a new
shower room with five showers has
been provided for. the girls, with
twelve dressing booths. There will be
moderl arrangements now for the
girls to take showers. There are also
new doors with panic locks being
placed at the east and south entrances.
Additional book shelves have been
placed IN the library, and the entire
interior has been decorated. This
building viii be ready for work next
Tuesday.
The addition to the Lincoln School
is not completed and will not be for
two or three weeks. However, we
hope to have two rooms fit for occu-
patton for the sixth grades. One Of
the fifth grades win be housed tempo
rarily in the Junior High School and
one in the lunch room of the Lincoln
school. This viii mean more or less
confusion and considerable inconven-
fence to teachers and scholars; but we
hope it win not last longer than two
weeks.
The board of education has taken
over the sale of text books to students.
This will mean saving of cost to the
parents of about 25 per cent. Students
who request new books will be able 70
purchase them on the morning of Ia
Dor day in their various schools. There
is almost new list of books for stu
dents of the Junior High School. The
following is the list to be purchased:
Seventh Grade
Jr. High School English, Sandwich,
Book I-55c.
Jr. High School Mathematics, Hart,
Book I--62c.
Jr. High School Literature, Elson,
Book I--$1.10.
Eighth Grade
Jr. High School English, Sandwich,
Book II-62c.
Jr. High School Mathematics, Hart,
Book II--65c.
Jr. High School Literature, Elson,
Book u-$1.10.
The only change in the grades below
the seventh is the Physiology. The old
Krohn is replaced by Conn and Holt.
Students who have second hand
books for sale should erase &ll pencil
marks, put their names, grade in
school, name of book and price at
which it is to be sold, on a slip of
paper inside the cover, and bring them
with them on Tuesday morning.
Our teaching force this year num-
bers sixty-one, and it is essential that
these teachers be comfortably housed.
Amy persons who can accommodate
teachers with room or board or both,
viii please telephone the superintend-
ent's office to this effect. The tele-
phone number is Wauwatosa 1908.