The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-16
Proceedings of the Meeting
of the Board of Education.
An accident to an Employee OF
R. Champion.
General City News Of the
Day.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
OFFICE OF BOARD OF DEDICATION
Rock ISLAND. Ills, May IA, 1881.

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| Rock ISLAND, Ills, May IA, 1881
Board met this 7:3O p M, pursuant to
call. Members present were: M. D. Mer-
rill. David Donaldson, F. M. Sinnet, j, NJ.
| Buford and Fl. G.. cleveland.
The minutes of the meeting held March
gath were read and approved.
The following bills were passed;
e w. Spencer, hardware. = 400
Field & Bros, papers. ......-.... so
Lewis Barlow, ink. ............ $50
Alex Steel 81 Son, hardware 4.0S
The question of more suitable rooms for
the office of the Board of Education COM
| ing up for consideration, Mr.. Donaldson
moved 'that if the foom examined for the
office of the Board of Education be fitted
up as designated by the committee, that
the Board viii lease said room for an Office
of the Board for a period of three years,
with the option of retaining said rooms for
longer period of time, if the Board so
elect, for the sum of ($125) one hundred
and twenty-five dollars per annum."
The President, Mr. Merrill, announced
to the Board that the election of a SUI
perintendent for the ensuing year would
now be in order, and offered the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, Prof. J. F. Everett for nine
consecutive years has filed ably and to the
full satisfaction of this Board, the impor-
tant and distinguished position of superin-
tendent of the public schools of Rock Isl
and, HIS; therefore be it
Resolved That we hereby tender to him
the same position again for the ensuing
year. commencing at and after the close of
the present school year.
This resolutions was adopted by an I'M
animous vote.
Superintendent Everett then with much
feeling made the following reply:
GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD OF EDUCA-
TToN:-Thanking you very cordially for
the renewal of your confidence in me as
your superintendent, and also for your I'M
divided support in the part in the admins
irritation of your schools, and hoping that
increased property may abound in the
future in all of the educational work of
your city; yet. on account of the necessity
of paying more particular attention to my
private business, and a WEAKNESS from a
long continuation in school work. | here
by tender my resignation, to take place at
the end of the present school year. Sin
cerely hoping that the same confidence and
support you have accorded me will be
given my successor, | remain
Yours respectfully.
J. f. EVERETT.
City Superintendent.
After quite lengthy discussion and
many friendly remarks on the part of each
member of the Board, and an
expression of gratitude towards
each and all of the Board by the superin
tendent On motion of Mr.. Donaldson, the
resignation of Mr.. Everett was accepted.
Mr.. Sinnet then moved that the Board
now proceed to elect by ballot a superin
tendent to fill the vacancy caused by the
e H. H. - =
ball, receiving a majority Of the votes of
the Board, was duly declared elected to the
office of superintendent of the Rock Island
city schools for the next ensuing year
The Board then adjourned.
J. F. EVERETT, Clerk