The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-06
MANY CHILDREN
FINISH COURSE
Many Local Children Com
plete Work in State
Reading Circle.
1876 BOOKS READ
(Jane E. Vermont


during the last school year.
According to the state reading circle
plan, any child reading and reporting
on five books prescribed by the read
ing lists of the board is entitled to a
diploma-those reading five other books
and reporting on them receive seal,
and ten books, read and reported on,
beyond the diploma, earn a special
honor seal. In the junior high school,
six books must be read instead of five.
Last year, there were 1920 books
read from reading circles lists by mem
bers of the state reading circle. This
1875 books were read, or an increase
of 4,156 books. This years records 827
new members in the Kenosha branch
of the state reading circle.
This excellent showing is due to the
energetic work of the reading circle
chairmen in the various schools, the
fine cooperation of principals and
teachers and the assistance of the IL
brarians of the public library, who
have lent every service and courtesy in
their extension service, in the schools,
and at the various library centers.
Balm School in Lead.
The Edward Balm school leads in the
number of books read by members of
the reading circle, having 1880 books
recorded as read, reported on, and for
which awards were granted. Here,
librarian is in charge of this work,
which is regular part of the schools
program. This department is inval-
liable as an educational agency in this
foreign center. Five primary read
ing certificates were granted to mem
bers in the first and second grades
in this school.
The Columbus school follows with
2775 books read, reported on and for
which awards were granted This
school leads in the number of new
members, having 2O7 children who
earned diplomas, this year. Here, read
ing circle clubs were formed in the
various grades, each club having a
name1 and badge. This lent interest
to the reading plan.
The Grant school, near the Mac
Whyte factory, and far removed from
| library centers, began it's reading cir
Gle work with twenty-eight new mem
bers, which is fine showing.
Many With Good Records.
1t is impossible to publish the names
of all children having good reading
records. Those who have read fifteen
books or over are as follows:
Balm School-Mary Bellotti, Josep-
hine Belotti, Rose Salerno, Elenor VOL
Ter, Justina Tavella, Irene Palm, Sophie
Niccolozzi, Robert Ruffalo, Frank Mon
temurro, Bella Kalinsky, Stanley Selin-
ski, Ernestine Niccalozzi
! Columbus School-Dorothy Baum,
Gordon Thompson, Richard thinner
man, Norman Greening, Pearl Long,
Madgalene lLeurs, Katherine MontmurI
no, Raymond Johnson, Russell Larsen,
Robert Hansen, George Layton, Mar
garet Huck, Omar Junker, Roscoe Fink
! Deming School-Viola Madsen.
| Durkee School-Edward Oberst, Ele-
amor Wilcox, Marian Greenwald, Hugh
Hamilton, Harold Wells, Mary Muir
dock, Virginia Raiman, Richard Mahl-
sted, Hilda Kessler, Howard HIM,
Laurence Metesen, Martin Greenwald,
Ferrin Afford, Eleanor Landgren, Rose
mary Madden, Edward Slovinski, Ruth
Van Westrienen, Ariel Schmidt, Con-
| cetta Noto Char1as Schandf
Frank School-Aaron Hartman, Mike
Rizzo, Ruth Tabachnick, Asher Leben-
sohn, Eunice Ruella.
Lincoln School-Alicia McGill, Bur-
ton Watring.
Mckinley School-Edward Steumke.
Salem Ave.-Wm. Josephson, VIM.
Trihonen, Carl Palmer, Walter John
son, Clar~nce Hansen, Clarence Zim-
norman, Nrnold Wiech, and Josep-
hine Nelh
washings. Ychool-Bessie Jacobsen,
Joe Urban, florence Johnson, Harvey
Kluender, Joseph Kneipper, Carl Lueb-
Ike, Wilhelmina Lynch, Wilmo Schacht,
Evarose White,
Weiskopf School-Frances Znamanek,
Annie Mocnik, Florence Hof, Bernice
Holderness, Pearl Leiberman, Mollie
Marensek, Frank Odar, Stanley Wem-
Der, Annie Chraomcek, Theodore Noel
ler,s VIM. Kraft Mariana Massari, Pater
Saula, Stella Yanel, Pearl Oribiletti,
Paul Oribiletti, Bernard MoczuIewski,
Isadore Austin, Louis Marensek.
The children here listed have read
fifteen books or over. There are many
more excellent records showing from
ten to fifteen books read, but the list
is too long to publish. CHANGING over
the names, one can see what a large
proportion of the children are foreign
The influence Of this reading circle
work as an agency in Americanization,
the learning of our customs, our ma
tional history, our language, our ideals
as American citizens, can not be over
estimated. It is important that all
should "get the reading habit" early
and with it, taste for the best that
books have to offer.
A Sunday school class of older boys