The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
SCHOOL BELLS
OPEN NEW YEAR
Kenosha Schools Receive
Over 10000 School Chill
dren Today.
TEACHERS ARE READY

More than 10000 boys and girls,
Young men and young women, are re-
turning to school today after the sum-
mer vacation. All of the schools OF
the city are opening again for the
1923-24 school year which promises TO
be n banner one for Kenosha in point
of attendance and progress.
It is estimated that between f,oOO
and 5000 students will return to the
city schools, with another 800 enroll
ing for work in the Vocational schools,
and about 1900 pupils in the parochial
schools of the various churches In the
CITY. All of the school buildings OF
the city have been placed in readl-
ness to receive this influx and In sew
eral cases preparations have been
made to receive the expected usual
average increase of students Inc
work on the new st. James school
building is progressing rapidly but
xviii not be ready for occupancy as yet,
and additional room has been proyld-
ed for the children of that school.
| Speed Work on New High School.
| Work is being pushed with all speed
on the plans for the new Senior High
school. plans for which are now well
under way, and it is hoped by the
school authorities that contracts will
be let and the ground will be broken
before the close of the present build
ing season. At that rate, it will take
at least two years to construct the
buildings, and the problem of housing
the high school students in the mean
| time is seriouss one, lightened only
by the bright prospect of the future.
! During the past year it has been
possible to provide every child with
all-day schooling and to do this it was
necessary to erect several portable
! buildings. Such plan will be con-
tinued according to the plans of the
superintendent of schools, G. F.
| LOOMS.
Teachers Hold Conferences.
Yesterday there were held in the
city several conferences of all the
teachers of the city. In the morning
at the Washington school, Superin-
tendent Loomis gave out his annual
instructions to the entire city school
faculty assembled in the auditorium
there. He outlined the work that is
4 expected from each teacher for the
coming year, and all principals were
instructed in the details of their SUI
pervisory capacities
In the afternoon ALI teachers met
with their principals in the various
grade schools, junior highs and the
senior high school for instructions
from them. Each teacher was told the
amount of work that was to be COW
cred for the year,
l. Inf in bo rt1ro1 Districts nrpn0r-
atoms have been made for the OPEN
ing the school houses. The nation
wide effort of educators to do away
with one-room schools of rural COM
munitieseis progressing. In Kenosha
county several of them have been
discontinued and new and modern
brick buildings erected, with modern
facilities.
There are still 6,400 representatives
of the little red schoolhouse" in the
state. There are $50 state graded
schools, 458 high schools and about
80 city schools. While educators say
that the one-room school is bad for
advancement of children. the mass Of
parents who send children to such
4 places of instruction think differently
and the picturesque small buildings
scattered throughout the countryside
probably will be visible many years
to come The State Normal schools
will open Sept. TO-
And with the opening of schools to-
day both students and teachers begir
another year toward that higher goa
that is accomplished by the power OF
knowledge.