HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY.


architect of Milwaukee, at a cost of $20,000. The schools are
graded under a course that requires ten years to complete.
In the year 1879 the high school building on Doty avenue in
the wide grounds covering the end of the block was erected, and
took the place of our buildings then in use. "This is a fine
brick structure, and will cost, with furnace and equipment,
$25,000," says a contemporary. Dr. Barnett, then superintend-
ent of schools, makes a full report on every detail of this build-
ing. It has eight class rooms, and was 100 feet square. It is
heated by three hot air furnaces and the rooms are ventilated by
a system, I believe, as perfect as the present state of sanitary
science will admit it." The attendance and requirements of
modern education in a few years made this elegant building too
small. In 1907 it was arranged to build a new High School
building. The old location was made unpleasant, with the
Northwestern Railway line in front by which the exercises were
interrupted by the rumble of trains. Land was purchased on
Cedar street, now South Commercial, and under plans made by
Henry J. Van Ryne and Gerrit J. DeGelleke, architects of Mil-
waukee, a modern High School edifice is being erected to cost
$100,000.
Prof. E. N. Beeman is principal and has greatly assisted in per-
fecting the plans of this structure, which is regarded as the most
perfect school building ever constructed. The building has been
named the "Kimberly High School," in honor of the thirty years'
service of Mr. J. Alfred Kimberly on the school board. On the
completion of the new building the older high school will be
used by the primary departments. The old frame structure on
Forest avenue on the island gave place about ten years since
to a modern brick building of handsome architecture.
Mrs. J. Alfred Kimberly became interested several years ago
in introducing in the public schools economic education, both in
sewing, cooking and manual training. At first the work was
taken up by parlor meetings and subscriptions, and a teacher
provided and the range, dishes and tables furnished, by the
generosity of friends of the movement. In this manner domestic
science has been continued in the public school for many years.
Mrs. Kimberly has extended her favor in domestic science, fur-
nishing $5,000 of the $10,000 endowment of a chair in domestic
science at Downer College, inspired by her; and later furnish-
ing $500 of the $1,000 raised by the Federated Women's Clubs
of Wisconsin as a loan fund for assisting worthy girls in obtain-

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