Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-24
TRAINERS OF TEACHERS.
The Northern Illinois County SUI
perintendents in Session.
A WelI-Attended Meeting ut Supt
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Experiences.

The annual convention of the North
ern Illinois association of county super.
intendents of schools assembled in Coun>
ty Supt. ]. II. Southwel's Office at 8
o'clock this morning. The association is
informal in its nature and in its proceed
ings. It has no officers. the state super
intendent of public instruction presiding
at all the meetings. There was no pre-
pared topics really and no formal speech
making. The superintendent compos-
ing The ASSOCIATION came together for in
terchange of views, and the proceedings
are. therefore, more of the order of a
conversational meeting than of debate.
They are rather experience meetings, the
superintendents believing that more of q
mutual advantage and advancement is
obtained by a free and easy discussion
than would come through the stiff form
alities of q deliberation where there is
often more preparation than good healthy
production. This morning the assocla>
ton confined itself largely to the express
sion of views and experiences on the
county supervision of schools, though
other subjects received attention. The
meeting continues this afternoon, and
will conclude its sessions before supper
time. County Supt. Southwell is ar
ranging for the entertainment of his
visitors in a pleasurabe way also, and
his programme will include visit to the
national arsenal on the island of Rock
Island, Davenport, Moline and other
places of interest hereabouts.
Richard Edwards, state superintendent
of public instruction. and his assistant,
). d. Benedick. are both in attendance.
Supt. Edwards presiding. the following
county superintendent being present:
Geo. B. Harrington. Beaurea; W. F.
johnson, Whiteside; r. T. Morgan. Du-
Page; c. j. Kinnie, Winnebsgo; w. r.
Chambers. 10 Davies; II. j. Sheriff..
Boone; p. q Silver. Stephenson; j. H
Sou hwell. Rock Island; Joshua Will
lians. Henry; p. NJ. James. Lee; A. D.
Curran. Kendall; Geo. w. Oifather.
Knox; Kenneth Whitman. Mercer; J. S.
Cannon, Warren.
Tomorrow afternoon the Northern II.
linois Teachers association assemblies,
and many of the county superintendent.
if not all, will remain over for it. There
will be informal meetings of the several
sections in the Rock Island high school
building. and at 4 80 the visitors will
come together in the assembly room
when Mayor McConochie will deiver an
address of welcome, to which President
Hall will reply. A preliminary business
session will follow. In the evening D
L. Kiehle, superintendent of public in
struction of Minnesota, will deliver an
address at the Central Presbyterian
church on The Educational Basis of
Our Civilization"
SCHOOL NOTES.
Flags will be flying from all the public
school buildings tomorrow in honor of
the Northern Illinois Teachers associa,
ton.
The start for Rock Island arsenal will
be made by the Teachers association at :
O'Clock Saturday morning, and Supt.
Kemble is DESTROYS that all available
vehicles be either at the Harper or Rock
Island house on time sharp.
i. A. eastman, superintendent of
the city schools of Decatur, and P. r.
Walker who occupies like position with
reference to the Rockford public schools,
arrived this morning to attend the North
ern Illinois Teachers association meet
ing. They put in today in visiting the
Rock Island city schools.
This afternoon at 80 O'Clock occurs
the flag presentations by citizens to pub.
lie school buildings 2, 8. 4, and Z, Nos.
l and having already received these
patriotic gifts. The presentations this
afternoon will be made by Rev. DR.. M.
A. Head at No. 2; Rev. G. w. Cue at
No 3; DR.. j. W. Stewart at No. 4;
Robert Bennett at No. 6 and s. w. Nc
Master at No. z.