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A brief historical review of some selected negotiations procedures between the personnel committee of the Board of Education, La Crosse City Public School District No. 5, et al., and the bargaining committee of the La Crosse Education Association, 1963-19

Creator:

Dyar, Harold

Description:

It was the purpose of this study (1) to outline briefly the history of some selected negotiations procedures between the Negotiating Committee of the La Crosse Education Association and the Personnel Committee of the Board of Education, La Crosse City Public School District No. 5, et al, 1963-1968, (2) to describe some of the problems relating to the procedures of negotiations, (3) to make recommendations for improving negotiation procedures. In investigating this problem, the minutes of meetings between 1963-1968 of the (1) Salary Committee, (2) the Classroom Teachers Negotiating Committee and the Personnel Committee of the Board of Education, and (3) the Executive Committee of the La Crosse Education Association were reviewed. This was followed by a study of the literature on teacher's salary negotiations obtained from (1) the Wisconsin Education Association, (2) the National Education Association, and (3) the American Federation of Teachers. A search for material related to the topic was conducted in the Wisconsin State University at La Crosse and La Crosse Public Libraries, and from the files of the La Crosse Tribune. There were some legal procedures, but not specific practices, that could be used to establish a set of rules for negotiations. There were too many differences in communities, leadership, and school board-teacher relationships which necessitate different practices in different local situations. At the date (July, 1968) of the conclusion of this paper, negotiations remained deadlocked between the board of education and the education association of the city of La Crosse. Nevertheless, it was the opinion of the researcher, that the representatives of the two bodies made good progress in organizing and making their start in negotiations.
UW-L Seminar Paper

Brief history of the Citizens Education Committee of La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1961-1968

Creator:

Kritchman, Ruth Bires

Description:

Statement of the problem. The purpose of this paper was to describe the activities and accomplishments of the Citizens Education Committee of La Crosse, Wisconsin from its origin in 1961 to 1968 and establish its influence on the educational policies of the La Crosse Public Schools. Method and procedure used. The primary source of information for this paper was the records kept by the secretaries of the Citizens Education Committee. Newspaper articles relating to the subject were checked on microfilmed copies of the La Crosse Tribune at the La Crosse Public Library. Books used in the preparation of this paper were obtained from the Murphy Library at Wisconsin State University-La Crosse and La Crosse Public Library. Telephone calls were made to ten members of the Citizens Education Committee who had been consistently active in the organization to seek their cooperation in answering questionnaires. Information secured from the questionnaires was used directly or indirectly in the preparation of this paper. Summary of the findings. The Citizens Education Committee began as a study group concerned about public education in La Crosse. The members invested much time and study into identifying educational problems in the schools and working toward solutions. Due to their public relations work, the community became more aware of the school situation. Political pressures by the Citizens Education Committee helped provide qualified candidates for the Common Council as well as the school board. The change from a school board selected by the Common Council to one elected by the voters is the single contribution of the Citizens Education Committee which establishes their influence on the policies of the La Crosse Public Schools.
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A Brief History of the La Crosse County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy

Creator:

William C. Merwin

Description:

A Brief History of the La Crosse County School of Agriculture and Domestic Science is a seminar paper written as partial fulfillment of the requirements for a masters degree at Wisconsin State University at La Crosse between the summer of 1964 and the summer of 1965. The La Crosse County School of Agriculture and Domestic Science located in Onalaska, Wisconsin, was opened in 1909 and closed in 1925. The school was the fifth of its kind in the state of Wisconsin. Special instruction in agriculture and domestic science aimed at educating young men and women for Intelligent and profitable living was the primary objective of the school. A number of courses including a two-year course, a four-year course, a one-year course and several special short courses and extension work were provided to accomplish these objectivos. A total of two hundred and sixty-nine students graduated during the sixteen year history. Tuition was free to all La Crosse County residents. Six regular teachers and one principal made up the entire school faculty. The number of students ranged from one hundred and fifty-seven during the first year to a low of forty-nine during the 197-1-918 school year. A failure to enroll a sufficient number of students was the primary reason for closing in 1925. This is the first written history of the institution. Through an investigation of school publications, county newspapers and microfilm, County Board Proceedings, in addition to personal interviews with former students of the school this brief history was written.

Brief history of the Vernon County Teachers Training School, 1907-1920

Creator:

Weber, O. Audrey

Description:

Statement of the problem. It was the purpose of this paper to report on the establishment and first thirteen years of a teacher training institution, the Vernon County Teachers Training School, located at Viroqua, Wisconsin. Method and procedure used. Microfilmed copies of the two local newspapers, The Viroqua Republican and The Vernon County Censor, provided by the Wisconsin State Historical Society through the Main Public Library in La Crosse, proved to be the most plentiful source of information for this paper. Interviews with Mr. August E. Smith, the principal of the Vernon County Teachers Training School during 1907-1920, corroborated information obtained through the newspapers. Additional information was obtained through interviews and correspondence with seven graduates of the school's first thirteen-year period. Summary of the findings. The need for some agency to train teachers for the rural elementary schools of Vernon County became increasingly evident after 1900. The Vernon County Teachers Training School, located in Viroqua, Wisconsin, opened in September, 1907. The purpose of the institution was to prepare teachers for working in the rural elementary schools of the county. During its first thirteen years of operation 338 students were graduated; there were not more than four faculty members at one time. The school was guided through those first thirteen years by one principal, Mr. August E. Smith. To accommodate the increasing number of applicants within this period, a new building was constructed. The citizens of three Vernon County villages, Westby, La Farge, and Viola expressed their desire to have the school located in their village. It is the opinion of this researcher that this desire stemmed from the convenience and prestige factors rather than from a hope of economic gain. This controversy existed for ten years until the members of the county board of supervisors voted unanimously to locate the school in Viroqua, the centrally located County seat of Vernon County. It is the opinion of this researcher that the Vernon County Teachers Training School served the specific function for which it was intended; that is, to train teachers for working in the rural elementary schools of Vernon County. It is not to be assumed that graduates of the school confined their work to rural elementary schools of Vernon County.
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A Brief History of the Wisconsin Business University, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Creator:

Richard A. Rodgers

Description:

Brief History of the Wisconsin Business University La Crosse, Wisconsin, is a seminar paper written as partial fulfillment of requirements for a masters degree at Wisconsin State University of La Crosse between the fall semester of 1966 and the summer session of 1967. The Wisconsin Business University, founded in 1892 by Frank J. Toland, grew with the city and prospered with it, drawing thousands of students from the tri-state area. Throughout the 48 years of existence under the Toland family the Wisconsin Business University graduated over 10,000 students. However, enrollments began to decline in the late 1930's, and the school was forced to close in September of 1941. The school was operated on the second and third floors of the building at the northeast corner of Third and Main Streets, and at times utilized the old Keefe and Cone Business School quarters on the second floor of the building located on Fourth and Pearl when enrollments could not be accommodated at the Main Street facilities. During its existence six members of the Toland family played a major role in the history of the school. The founder's three sons, Leigh, Ralph, and Hewitt, his granddaughter Patricia, and his brother Bernard Toland were full or part-time instructors or administrative personnel.

A Chronological History of the Development of the Campus School of Wisconsin State University at La Crosse, 1871-1970

Creator:

Seielstad, Mary Emmert

Description:

The study was concerned with the development of the Campus School of the Wisconsin State University at La Crosse, from 1871 to 1970. It was the purpose of this study to: (1) describe the establishment of the Campus School; (2) explain the function and philosophy of the Campus School; (3) recount some of the challenges that were met in building a new school; (4) describe some changes made in the curriculum through the years; (5) describe a few of the extra-curricular activities; and (6) describe events at the time of writing this paper concerning the possible closing of the school. Information for this paper was gathered from both primary and secondary sources. The primary source materials included unpublished papers of the late Emery W. Leamer, director of the school from 1925 to 1952; an interview with Alice Drake, a member of the college faculty from 1931 to 1932; interviews with Elmer Lysaker, Margaret Linfeld Annett, and Barbara Emmert Tyznik, former pupils in the Campus School; and unpublished copies of the health program established in the Campus School. Other sources included copies of the La Crosse Tribune, bulletins and catalogues of Wisconsin State University at La Crosse, and clippings from various sources which were available in the La Crosse Public Library and the archives of the Murphy Library of WSU at La Crosse. The director of the Campus School, Richard E. Rasmussen, allowed the researcher to examine copies of annual reports and other papers in his files. The laboratory schools have been an integral part of the teacher-training institutions since the first normal school was built in the United States in 1823. The Campus School of the Wisconsin State University at La Crosse was established in conjunction with the college in 1909, and was located on the first floor of the one college building. The primary purpose for its establishment, as stated in 1909, was to educate children. Its other purposes were to serve as a model school and to give student teachers a place to observe teaching demonstrations, as well as an opportunity to teach. The philosophy of the Campus School was to develop happy, well-adjusted children.
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Early schools of La Crosse County

Author:

Block Printing

Creator:

Bryhn, Estella

Description:

This comprehensive work provides for brief histories of all rural schools in La Crosse County in existence circa 1938. It includes newspaper clippings and photographs of the schools and students. The coverage includes all public schools in the townships of Bangor, Barre, Burns, Campbell, Farmington, Greenfield, Hamilton, Holland, Medary, Onalaska, Shelby, and Washington. Other schools in La Crosse County, such as State Graded Schools and Parochial and Religious, are also included. It does not include City of La Crosse Schools.

Historical development of public education in La Crosse, Wisconsin, up to and including the year 1925

Creator:

Hanson, Willard William

Description:

This work is a 200 page masterÃ¢Â€Â™s thesis by Willard William Hanson for his MA degree from the State University of Iowa in 1951. The thesis begins with the general development of the free school system in Wisconsin and La Crosse. It then goes into detail on the history of public elementary and secondary education in La Crosse from 1870-1925 and vocational schools from 1912-1927.

History of Hogan School

Author:

Hogan School P.T.A.

Creator:

Janice Snowberg
Richard Snowberg

Description:

printed booklet of the history of Hogan School; the La Crosse Public Archives also holds the archival manuscript collection that accompanies this booklet: Mss 111: Janice and Richard Snowberg Papers Relating to History of Hogan School, 1980-2000
OCLC: 8938793

History of Smith Valley School : known as District #4, Town of Campbell, until Town of Medary was established in 1953

Author:

Smith Valley School Restoration Committee

Creator:

Radcliffe, Irene H.

Description:

This 70 page pamphlet was written in 1987 by Irene H. Radcliffe for the centennial history of the Smith Valley School. The School was originally known as District #4, Town of Campbell, La Crosse County. This history was written by a member of the Smith Valley Restoration Committee, who used original school board records, and other primary sources. It includes photographs, a list of pupils who attended the school from 1879-1977, and reminiscences of former students and teachers.

A History of the Campus School at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse from 1909 to 1973

Creator:

Richter, Troy

Description:

File(s) 1988RICHTER.pdf (959.6Kb) Date 1988 Author Richter, Troy Metadata Show full item record The Campus School. Why would I choose to write my seminar paper on this subject? When I first attended classes in Morris Hall, I felt that the building was different in some way, yet I couldn't put my finger on it. Then a teacher told me that it once was a laboratory school for teacher education. The odd feeling about the building came back to me. I began to realize what was different about Morris Hall. It was the ankle--high bubblers, the small chairs in the library, and yes, even the urinals that didn't seem to be at the proper height. Now, images of small children racing through the hallways filled my mind. The visions of the children and my interest in education and history lead me to choose the Campus School as my subject. I could learn more about the building, the faculty, and an outdated mode of teacher education. The building that I attended classes in was about to come to life as I pursued my research. I included several means of research for this paper. I interviewed a former teacher from the Campus School, a former director of the Campus School, and a Chancellor of the university to gain insight and information on my subject. I read various newspaper articles, books, and a Masters thesis about the Campus School. Lastly, I searched through four boxes of Campus School material. Throughout my research, I continued to visualize the children attending classes. My research was interesting, however I did not find any startling information. What I did find was an excellent school and a proud faculty.
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A History of the Guidance Program of the La Crosse Public Schools under the Leadership of Miss Josephine Hintgen, 1920-1957

Creator:

Kosbab, Margaret K.

Description:

This study was a history of the first thirty-seven years of the guidance program in the public schools of La Crosse, Wisconsin. It recorded the development of the guidance program during the period 1920-1957 when Miss Josephine Hintgen was employed by the La Crosse Board of Education to direct the program. It was the purpose of this study: (1) to describe the informal guidance program which preceded the formal guidance program presently in the public schools of La Crosse, Wisconsin; (2) to explain the philosophy and goals underlying the present guidance program in the public schools of La Crosse, Wisconsin which originated under the leadership of Miss Josephine Hintgen; (3) to describe the activities associated with the guidance program; and (4) to explain the involvement of industrial leaders, civic groups, and law enforcement agencies in the development of the program.
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History Repeats Itself: School Boundaries

Author:

La Crosse Public Library

Creator:

La Crosse Tribune

Description:

Newspaper articles related to public school boundaries in La Crosse, Wisconsin, from 1949-2003. Changes in school boundaries have often sparked controversy among parents of school-aged children. Follow the changes since 1949, read about the beginning of the neighborhood school concept in 1971, the 1979 controversy of redrawing the line for high school attendance in the district, the progressive socio-economic balancing goals in 1991-1992, and the need again in 2002 to provide socio-economic balance and diversity among the elementary population.