River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

Report of Special Committee on
Agriculture, was read and referred
to the Committee on Education.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE
To the Honorable Board OF Supervisors of
Pierce County, Wis
Gentlemen:
The Special Committee on Agriculture
takes pleasure in reporting to you the
work of the County Agent and on the sup
port of that work.
The work OF the county agent was started
five years ago last August, through the ac-
ton of the County Board,
The Committee Supervising this work con-
sists of the Chairman of the County Board,
Mr.. a. Younggren, MIR, George Wild, Mr..
hrst Howe ana the County Superintendent
Of Schools.
The committee held one meeting this year
on the 31st of October.
The major projects for the past year We're:
l. Sweet Glover Pastures.
g. Alfalfa for hay.
g. Boys and Girls Club Work
A. Poultry. Egg and Butter Marketing,
The minor protests Were
J. Live stock.
2. Home Economics work.
s. Orchard work,
a.. Poultry.
The following projects were outlined foi
the coming year:
l. Lime, alfalfa and sweet clover.
?. Boys & Girls Club Work.
3. Continue educational work in egg
poultry and butter marketing,
4. Forestry.
5. Womens work,
6. Complete I, Il. sign up for Ares
Test.
Z. Spraying orchards
| The report of the County Agent was read
and approved.
The committee recommends to the Count!
| Board the continuance of County Agen
work for period Of two years and tht
appropriation of the, sum of $4,000 foi
| County and pACF
| of two years
| Respectfully submitted this 18th day Of
| November 1925.
T. J. MEALEY, Sec'y.
Special Committee on Agriculture
Report of T. J. Mealey, County
Superintendent of Schools, was reac
and referred to Committee on Educa
ton.
REPORT OF COUNTY sUPERIN-
TENDENT
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors o
| Pierce County, wis.
Mr. Chairman, Gentlemen:
| l hereby submit my annual report for TIN
| year ending October 81, 1925.
During the year, 102 rural, 4 graded anC
| s high schools were maintained.
| The rural schools employed 102, the grad
/ ted schools IL teachers and the high school
and grades below sc, making a total o
! 159 teachers in the schools of Pierce County
| The school census 5970, six less thar
| last year
| The number of children between and IA
boys, 1891 girls, 1868; total of 2724.
One rural school was closed and tn
pupils were transported to graded and higl
| schools
The rural schools graduated 1871, tn
| graded schools 81 and the high schools i00
| Five schools enrolled fewer than 10 pu
| pills, while one enrolled 50. The smales
enrolment was three. The average en-
| rollment was %.
twenty-five districts maintained a
months school, 3 maintained Sia month
! school and "a an s months school
| All rural schools had literary societies
| the main purpose of which was 70 teacl
| the rudiments of parliamentary law.
| Fifty-one rural schools served hot lunches
| three graded and one high school.
| Fifteen schools maintained Parent-Teach
ers Associations. Eight districts ha,
mothers clubs.
| Handwork was done in practically all tn
| schools and sixteen districts had some pla
| ground apparatus.
All teachers teaching In the County al
! Reading Circle Work. There were 202
seals and diplomas granted in the county
In several schools all pupils did Readin
Circle work receiving 100 per cent diplOm
| for the school.
Five sectional meetings have been he'll
during the year.
The teachers held certificates as follows
"A State certificates.
GO First grade.
rs Second grade.
J 1 Third grade
1 Special limited.
Zoe 10 Rural Normal Certificates.