The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
HIGH SCHOOL UP
TO THIRD FLOOR
New Senior High School
Building Construction
Work Progressing.
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

Progress in the construction work
on the new senior high school building
is going on rapidly, according to the
report of Construction Engineer Ar
thur Kehl to the board of education
at their meeting in the administration
building on Thursday evening. The
third floor will be completed Within
ten days, weather conditions permit
ting, declared Kehl, and during the
past week the concrete work for the
second floor was completed. Construc-
ton material is arriving on the site
at the rate Of car "a day, and this
Is placed into position as soon as re-
ceived.
The school board discussed other
routine matters during the session.
The report of G. F. LOOMS, superin-
tendent of schools, showed fairly salts
factory housing conditions in the var
ious schools of the city following the
annual rush of incoming students at
the beginning of the semester last
Monday. In several schools, however,
knotty situations have arisen that are
taxing every facility of the superin-
tendent and the school board for solu-
ton. The large number Of pupils
graduating from the junior high
schools and entering the senior high
school-158-wi the comparatively
small number graduating 9S-makes
the situation there uncomfortable
crowded, reported Supt. LOOMS.
Gives Financial Report.
Superintendent LOOMS presented in
his report the financial report for the
operation and maintenance of the city
schools for the month ending Dec.
81, 1924, just compiled. The report
shows that the total operating expen-
SEES for the month of December alone
in 1924 amounted to $50, 150.89 as com
pared to $5s,068.18 for December, 1923.
This represents an increase of 1.86
per cent over the 1923 figures. Inc
biggest single item is for instruction
which in December, 1924, amounted to
total of S47, 6s6.73. This is an in
crease over the same period for 1873
of $2,540.S5.
The report also analyses figures for
the entire year ending Dec, 81, 1879.
The total operating expenses for this
period were 1893, 1924. For the year
1928 the total was S672,547Sl, or
decrease of 1924 over 1923 of BOT per
cent. Of the 1924 figures the total OF
S519, 95e.O4 went for instruction pur-
poses, including the payment Of teach-
ers, principals, supervisors, ETC.
Shows Per Capita Decrease.
An interesting part of the financial
report shows that, in spite of the large
increase of enrolment in the city
schools there has been noticeable oe-
crease in per capita cost per pupil
The average enrolment for the month
increased from 7,461 pupils in 1923 TO
1894 in 1924. The unit expense for
each pupil, however, decreased from
s1O1.53 in 1923 to S97.7s in 1924, or
8. SO per cent. This decrease was made
possible, it was pointed out, through
several changes in policy and through
the effective operation of several rec
concentrations of the superintendent
of schools adopted by the school board.
The board went into executive ses-
sion and voted to offer G. F. Loomii
superintendent of schools, contract
for another year with no increase in
salary. A three-year contract with
Loomis exp res on July l.
Upon the suggestion of Commission
err Fred F. Joerndt the school board
will organize into bowling teams for
tournament following each meeting
and a series of games will be played
off for the championship of the school
board"