Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-08-22 | Page 11 | Woman Head Milwaukee School Board Tells of Plan to Keep System Modern

WOMAN N HEAD MILWAUKEE SCHOOL BOARD TELLS OE or PLAN TO KEEP Kp SYSTEM MODERN MILWAUKEE Wis Aug 21 The The only politics that I have havo ever known In tho the school board were In Injected Injected injected In- In there b by the nonpartisans said saidI I Mrs Meta Ieta B Berger wife of ot Victor L. L Berger Delger first Socialist congressman and Milwaukee Socialist czar The newly elected president of the school board turned the gas low under the Jolly jell kettle In which bubbled 1 the tho rub ruby liquid which was soon to set sel selas as translucent currant Jelly In clear glasses on a shelf sacred to Itself and gave her aspirations In the wake e of the election eJection which for tor the first time timo in tho the history of an any American big city has placed a woman in that Important important important Im im- im- im position of or high responsibility ity My 1 aim as president of tine the board will be as It has been since m my election election election elec elec- tion six years ago to work for tho the greatest good to the greatest number number num num- ber to give ghe the tho best and broadest chance chanco for educational development of all aU the children of ot all lU tho the people I want Vant our boys bOR and amI girls to have every ery chance I believe that that Is tho the sole use or purpose of a n school board In order that the children shall have havo this chance I am open to conviction conviction con con- on nil all matters in connection with the school and education I I shall shaH watch with Interest the ro rotary rotary rotary ro- ro tary experiment which Mrs Ire Ella Flagg Young has Introduced In certain Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago caso schools and which I understand sho she proposes to extend still further It looks a I. I nano Isano sane and reasonable means of ot solving tho problem of overcrowding overcrowd overcrowd- ing ing- ingin in districts now no congested but likely to be depopulated In a few years cars carsby by the erection of factor factory buildings I have hao wanted anted to make a study stud of the tho Gary plan but have hove not yet been able to do BOTho BO so Tho Montessori system If It proves to be bo all aU that has been claimed for forIt forit forit it play may ma in time be bu talc taken en Into the public public pub pub- lic Hc schools It Is now really in its infancy and Its growth and development development develop develop- ment and possibilities ol for Cor usefulness s will be closely watched j Just Juat now there thero is 18 need for tor t M MRS RS META ETA BERGER elected president of the Iho Milwaukee 1 I board of education after being n a I member for six years ears I t MM l rt r yA a 1 4 J k tS is r I j lion sion on the tine part of or the school of trades trades' j i for girls not In the tho curriculum but out j tho lino matter of ul I u overcrowding There should bo be place for tor over overt every girl who wants to attend this school From time to time as the need arises more branches the curriculum curriculum ma may be added to lum Lunn as Is being done dono in n the school of trades for boys bos but so far tar It seems f to fill the requirements save In lack Jack of room Mrs rs Berger Derger before her marriage wa waa was wasn a n school teacher for three and a halt half years and her father Capt a civil war veteran Wa iv iva wal wall a n school dir director twenty-three twenty year rearS ago ngo when Mr Ir Borger Dorger was also a school school i master t