The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
ORGANIZE NEW
.R. HIGH SCHOOL
Enrolment of 1000 De-
mands Addition to
School Facilities.
USE OLD HIGH SCHOOL
Present Senior High School
Building to Be Made the
Central Junior High.

A new junior high school will be
organized in the present senior high
school building as soon as the trans
fer of students from the old building
to the new high school on Sheridan
road is completed. That was the an
nouncement that came today from G.
F. LOOMS, superintendent of schools
following an arrangement which he has
drawn up following authorization by
the board of education.
Actual work of organization, selec-
ton of teachers and equipment and
other details is now going on under
the direction of the superintendent.
D. T. John, at present principal OF
the Mckinley Junior high school has
been chosen principal of the new
school, and j. R. Redstron,, head of the
department of science at the Wash
ington school, will succeed Principal
John at the Mckinley school.
Both Are Well Qualified.
John is now in his third year with
the Kenosha schools, coming here
from Hudson, Wis, where he acted in
the capacity of superintendent o.
schools. Redstrom has had five years
of training in school administration
work in Kenosha and has had specia
study work at the Universities of Wis
consin and Chicago, and is well quail
flied for the able administration Of {
junior high school.
The demand for new facilities fol
junior high school students is pre-
senting itself most forcefully to the
school officials and to the board Of
education at this time. The enroll
ment in these schools alone now mum.
Der 1882 students.
Old High School Was Problem.
The disposition of the present high
school building was considered OF
length by the school board and it was
finally decided that for the present al
least the premises could be utilized
without considerable changes for the
reception of junior high school stu
dents. Supt. LOOMS plan calls for
the utilization of shops and kitchens
and the auditorium in the new high
school building by the junior high
school pupils, and this work will be Sc
arranged as not to interfere with the
senior high school program.
The boundaries set arbitrarily by
Mr.. Loomis will effect large number
of students now going to junior high
schools from long distances.
Announces Arbitrary Boundaries.
The north limit of the new junior
high school district will be on Middle
street to the Northwestern tracks
then south along the tracks to Grand
avenue and thence east to the lake
The east limit will be Lake Michigan
The south line will be Elizabeth street
extended to Lake Michigan; on streets
not intersected by Elizabeth street the
number 528 has been established as
the dividing point and residents Of
this number or numbers below 52S
will attend the new school while others
above that number on north and south
streets will attend the Lincoln junior
high school as at present. The west
limit of the new school jurisdiction is
made the North Shore tracks. What.
ever streets are designated the middle
of the road is used as the boundary
line.
Will Remedy Serious Conditions.
The new school will be opened fo1
instruction work as soon as the pres
ent school is vacated by the high school
students early in February. The school
will be organized for the second SEM
ester in such a way as to allow the
transfer with a minimum disturbance
of work.
The organization of the new school
it is hoped, will make it possible to
do away with some portables for ele'
mentary grades at the Mckinley school
and allow the Washington school pu.
pills now housed at the Grant to be
returned to their own school, accord
ing to Supt. LOOMS.
To Take Care of Large Increase.
Every effort will be made to develop
strong school in the new location
which will be temporarily designated
as the Central junior high school.
The enrolment in the several jun.
Tor high schools under the new plan tc
become effective after the first of the
year will be approximately as follows
Mr.. LOOMS estimates: Central junior
high school, ETA pupils; Lincoln junior
high school, 551 pupils; Mckinley
junior high school, 357 pupils, and
Washington junior high school, SOC
pupils; total 1882 pupils.
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