Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-05
THE SCHOOLS.
The Book Question and the Dealers
Profits.
A Crowded Building.--The County
Teachers Miss Tr0w's Successor
---Manuaf Training.

Since the last meeting of the board o
education. at which the claim was pre-
sented of the local dealers to be Above,
TO charge more for books than the rate
fixed by the board, the subject has beef
discussed more or less and il may be in
teresting to know the position which th
board occupies as between publisher ant
dealer. and why it does and should stsnt
in such relationship. The board order
certain line of books to be used in tn,
public schools and in so ordering it pro
tects the parents of children by saying
to the dealer the price shall be so muci
for such books. Thus after having pre-
viously arranged with the publishers t.
put the books down to the dealer so tha
he may sell them at wholesale price tc
school children and reserve profit of al
least twenty per cent and some times
much higher, the publisher does no,
pay the dealers freight; but it does no,
amount to more than at the rate of hall
cent book unless he miscalculates as
to his demands, and is obliged to re-
plenish his stock by means of telegraph
ing and express package. These are the
facts. and they clearly demonstrate the
Importance of the boards attitude.
THE EIGHTH AT NO 6.
Principal Kirkpatrick, of No 6. has a
monstrous eighth grade this year, one so
large indeed, thai it has become necessary
to take the ninth grade out and to divide
1t between buildings 1 and 4. and leav-
ing the eighth the highest in his building
this season.
THE COUNTY TEACHERS.
A number of teachers. who reside in
this city, have taken charge of their
schools in the country. They are:
Dora Redecker. Rose Hill, Yuma town.
ship.
Mamie Long, Doxie school. Black
Hawk.
Mary Lannon. Wilson district, Rural.
Minnie Repins. Dora Newton and
Mary j. Case, South Rock Island,
Clara h. Piumrner. Black Hawk.
Lima Kane. Edgington.
Mrs. Mary Ricketts,, No. ?, Black
Hawk.
Flora Repine, No. 2. Bowling.
Mary McLay, No. 2, Buffalo Prairie.
Emma Henderson. Illinois City.
Kat Carnaghsn, East Buffalo school,
Buffalo Prairie.
Miss Amelia De Santo. recently of the
South Rock Island district, was TODAY
appointed temporarily to the vacancy at
No. 3, caused by Miss Trow's death,
and will probably be permanently
assigned to the room.
MANUAL TRAINING
citizen who favors the introduction
OF manual training in the public schools
of Rock Island has written to the
ARGUS suggesting that at least part of
the old high school building be converted
into work shop and used for that pur-
pose. The Davenport board has already
adopted such course of practical study
and workmanship and the Times thus
describes the orlshop:
The room is 41x5S feet and is well
lighted and ventilated. In one end will
be placed the teachers work bench and
Just IN front of it Il platform on which is
ranged twelve chairs for the pupils Mr.
ROBBINS VIII execute work and explain
1t to the students who will then 90 to the
drawing tables, of which there are two.
eighteen feet long and fitted with twelve
drawers each, where they will make their
working drawings. Then they will pass
to the work benches, where they will
proceed to work out their drawings.
The room is provided with six double
work benches, petition being raised in
me middle, where the tools are kept
Each half bench is provided with four
drawers where the pupils keep their
working Clothes, soap and towels. The
TOOLS Tor each bench are: One cross cut
saw, one hammer. one screw driver, one
OIL stone, four chisels, three gaugers, one
steel square, one tri square. one I'll
heveied guage. one pair compssses, one
marking gusge. one twO-foot rule, chalk
line and chalk, oil can. one jack plane,
one fore plane and one brush. Besides
these tools there are what are
called occasional tools for the use of the
sntlre class as their work demands.
These are one grindstone. one jointer
plane, two sets of braces and bits, two
tive screw drivers, six nail
one sash TOOL, six calipers, one
Jaw clamp, one twenty inch rip saw,
hree rabbet planes, one saw set, three
,il stone slips. Then oil, shellac. and
LePsge's prepared glue is also kept on
hand.
The cost of the material for the stus
tents will not average more than So to
81. 80 per year. The exercises will be,
gin Tuesday. when it is expected that the
-oom will he completed IN every detail.
have been made to have
len classes. Each class will have a half
lay each week. Tie course will include
three divisions:
First Preparatory-Drawin lines,
distances, using rip saw, plane,
cross cut saw, marking guage, etc.
SecOnd-PreparatDry and constructive;
making typical forms of construction. as
butt joint, mortise and lennon, inter.
etc.
Tbird-Purely constructive in which
the pupil will apply The knowledge gained
in the other two d visions by making
simple articles of value, which will be
useful in the home. the office the school
room or elsewhere. Among such articles
may be mentioned the combination foot
stool and work>box, lsp-board. dictionary
holder. small batten door, small single
panel door. chest of drawers, etc.
COnrf .latter