This calendar is a synopsis of notes taken by Jack O. Holzhueter of the Historical Society's Research Division in 1967-1968.
Vol.
|
Page
|
Decision No.
|
Date
|
Headline
|
1 |
30 |
72 |
1850 March |
Language a Problem in Schools in 1850--German |
1 |
60 |
153 |
1850 June |
Corporal Punishment OK for Public Schools |
1 |
94 |
245 |
1850 Dec. 3 |
Bible in Schools is OK, Use up to the Local Board, Superintendent Says |
1 |
186 |
|
1851 May 5 |
Teacher's Moral Fiber Critical, Superintendent Says |
1 |
304 |
|
1851 June 2 |
Citizen Protests Bible, Hymns in Schools |
1 |
226 |
|
1851 July |
State Superintendent Backs Prayer, Religious Instruction in State's Public Schools |
1 |
240 |
|
1851 Aug. 28 |
Bible Permitted in Public Schools (Under Law) |
1 |
288 |
|
1852 Feb. 21 |
Root's Successor Backs Bible in Schools-But Not as a Textbook |
1 |
331 |
|
1852 July 8 |
Women Expected to be Poor Businessmen-It's Because of Their Nature |
1 |
333 |
|
1852 July |
Superintendent OK's Corporal Punishment; Cites “In Loco Parentis” |
1 |
379 |
|
1853 April 4 |
Schoolhouses Used for Religious Services |
1 |
399 |
|
1853 Nov. 15 |
Religious Books, But No Sectarian Books, Permitted in Schools |
1 |
403 |
|
1854 Jan.4 |
Prayer in School OK, But Not During Class or Regular School Time |
1 |
410 |
|
1854 Feb. 4 |
Prayer, Bible in Schools Become Controversial; Superintendent Urges Ban of them if Parent Demands It |
1 |
414 |
|
1854 Feb. 17 |
Public Schools Must Be Taught in English |
1 |
451 |
|
1854 June 10 |
Bible Lawful, But Not Wholly Desirable, School Book, Superintendent Says |
1 |
465 |
|
1854 Sept. 13 |
Prayer Not Part of Curriculum; Teacher's Religion of No Account |
2 |
314 |
|
1859 Nov. |
Sectarian History Book Upsets Wauwatosa |
2 |
143 |
|
1859 June 6 |
German in Schools Still a Problem, although Teaching Some Classes in It Is OK |
2 |
185 |
|
1859 July 19 |
Teachers Can Dance, But Only in Moderation-Morality in Schools |
2 |
329 |
|
1859 Dec. |
Scholar Must Choose between Chewing Tobacco or Going to School |
2 |
375 |
|
1860 Feb. |
School Board Attempts to Force Sectarian Instruction; Teacher Can't Live in School |
2 |
389 |
|
1860 Feb. |
Reading Douay Version of Bible OK in Public Schools; Teacher Is Over-Ruled |
3 |
137 |
574 |
1875 Sept. |
Religion an Issue in Establishing School District Lines |
3 |
153 |
592 |
1875 Nov. |
Public School Conducted by Nuns Over-Ruled, but Not for Religious Reasons |
3 |
172 |
598 |
1875-1876 |
Second Attempt to Have Waupaca Area Schoolhouse Turned Over to Catholics Is Set Aside by Superintendent |
3 |
260 |
634 |
1876 Oct. 2 |
School Redistricting Refused on Religious Grounds |
3 |
299 |
652 |
1877 |
Teacher's Morality Questioned; He Used Some Salty Examples |
3 |
446 |
446 |
1878 Nov. |
German Lutherans Accused of Altering School District for Parochial Reasons |
3 |
510 |
736 |
1879 Aug. |
State Superintendent Permits Sisters to Continue to Teach Public School |
4 |
148 |
1082 |
1891 Jan. |
Hymn-Singing Issue Dodged by State School Chief |