The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-30
EDUCATIONAL.
The Retirement of MIR. Everett
as Superintendent.
An account Of his connection with the
Schools.
Applicants for the vacancy that viii
exist.

The present school year which terminates
on the 31st of nextJuly is the last in
which the efficient superintendent of city
schools, Mr.. J. F. Everett, viii ofiiciate in
that capacitv. Mr.. Everett has already
rendered his resignation, which is to take
effect on the date given
In retiring from the position of superin-
tendcnt Mr.. Everett will have every rea-
son to feel that his long occupancy of that
most of trust and honor has been produc-
tive of much good to the public schools of
this city and by establishing fine educa-
tional Institutions in Rock Island. the in
t1uence for improvement has been felt be
yond the confines of the city in which his
Iabors were concentrated,
LONG SERVICE
MIR Everett was first selected as super
intendent of the Rock Island schools in
1872, and since that time he has given the
subject his careful attention and care. He
brought with him to his new position an
extensive and varied experience which rem
dered him from the first eminently well
qualified to conduct the most important
branch of the body polite. His course
during the period in which he has remain
ed has ever been to improve the schools in
every particular, and also to increase the
curriculum of studies taught in the differ
cnt grades. Now, on retiring from the po-
sition, he has the proud satisfaction of
Il, fnr ha nf oft af3i
cheney and perfection second to no city of
it's size in the state of Illinois.
FIRST REPORT.
AS showing the vast Improvement not
alone in attendance but also in the facili-
ties furnished at the present time, as COM
pared with the schools in 1872, the follow
ing figures are taken from the report sub
mtted at the end of the school year in
1868: At that time the city possessed five
school houses, one in each of the first four
four wards, in addition to a high school.
Twenty-three teachers were then the total
number engaged by the city to instruct the
scholars at the different schools. The
total number of ipupils aggregated 1920.
and were divided as follows: High school
3e2; First Ward 559; Second Ward 1853;
Third Ward 321; Fourth Ward III; night
school 100. The average number belong
ing was then 1853, while the average daily
attendance for entire year was 1000. This
gave the per cent, of the attendance as 81.
The total cost of conducting the schools
for that year was S1S, 1878
LAST REPORT
The report of the year 1880 which clos
ed on the Ait of June last, shows that the
buildings had been increased by the adj
dition of new school house while those
still in service had b9en enlarged and other
wise improved and rendered better adapted
for educational purposes. During the
latter term it required thirty three teach
ers to show the young idea how to shoot
in an intellectual manner.
The whole number enrolled footed up
2,166, of which number 1,066 were boys
and LOO girls The average number be-
longing was 1857. The total average
daily attendance was 1 1857, being Cd per
cent. Of the entire number then attending.
The expenditures were represented by
S24, 1863, As
A SUCCESSOR.
In view of the fact that Mr.. Everetts'
resignation will cause a vacancy which the
Board of Education is expected to fill at
the June meeting of that organization, a
number of applicants for the position have
already been filed, with more counties still
to hear from. The following are the APP
plicants:
J. II. Southwell, Milan.
l.. NJ. Hastings, Aurora.
B D. Compton, Keokuk, Iowa.
4 Geo. d. Wedgwood, Atlantic, Iowa.
Henry Regain, Durand, III.
E. J. Henshel, Charleston, Ill.
L. T. Regan, Morris, Ill.
w. BuZzell, Attica, Ill.
G. F. Kenaston, Ann Arbor, Mich
10 c. L. Howone, Shelbyville, Ill.
II w II. Burrell Kewannee.
12 L. A. Rose, Davenport.
ID s. S. Kemble, Rock Island.
II w. U. Smith. Des Moines.