Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-11
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Appointment of Teachers for the
Ensuing Year.
Last EVENINGS Meeting OF the board
of Education-Various Matters OF
Public Interest Acted Upon.

The board of education met in regular
monthly session last evening. President
Thomas and Directors Knowlton, Carter,
Barth and Durham, being present.
The annual report of Truant Officer
Kimball was read as follows:
To the Board of Education of Rock Island School
District:
report that / have investigated twen-
tv one cases of absence and have arrested
nine truants since my last report The
truants were disposed OF in the usual
manner either by being returned to school
or to their parents.
also submit a summary of truant off :
GERS work during the year just closed
caused to be enrolled and placed 10 school,
SO; cases of absence investigated. 29l /;
truants arrested and disposed of, 149; ar
rested and fined for not complying with
the law. 2. Respectfully submitted,
Fl. KIMBALL Truant Officer
Rock ISLAND. June z, 1890.
THE APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS
for the next school year was made and
salaries fixed as follows:
s s Kemble. superintendent. $1,75O
Geo r Housed. teacher of music, 500.
Robt Reuter-. Cahsthenics, 800.
HIGH SCHOOL.
James A Bishop, principal, 81 400;
Mrs Z l. Eastman, assistant, $50; Jose
phine V Williams. $75; M A B Witter,
S75; Mrs Agnes Nessensen, German and
drawing. S75.
BUILDING NO. 1.
Lie Dougherty, principal, 81 900; Jen-
ME Ray, SO; Sarah Johnston, $50; Hat
tie E Henderson. $50: Julia M Anderson,
$50; M Lula Carlton, $50; Emma Frichot,
S45; Sallie B Hitler, $50; Mile De Sam
to. $40; Anna Bennett, $45; Emily Frees
man. $55.
BUILDING NO. Q.
A Cooke. $50; Maggie Repine, S55.
BUILDING No 3.
Mrs l. M Copp, principal, $50; Anna
N johnson, $50; Jennie A Dolly, $50;
AIDA E Muse. $55.
BUILDING NO A
Mary Platt, principal, SIS; Lou. J.
Philip, sos; Lucy A Taylor. S55; odessa
Wakefield, $50; A Laura Hill, $50; Ella
B. Egan, $50.
BUILDING NO 5.
Eta Mcdonald. principal $40; Marie
) kenworthy, $50; Jennie A Kane, $50;
Mrs Jessie Liston. $50; Augusta Craw>
ford. $50; Mary Murphy, $35; Lucy S
Peetz, $50; Nora German, SIS.
BUILDING NO. 6.
Annie kirkpatrick. principal, S75;
Randeline Requa. $50; Nina G Bowen,
$50; Nora Witherspoon, $45: Mary l.
Carter. $50; Lulu Churchill, $55
BUILDING NO. z.
Maggie Wilson. principal. $50; Belle
DoonaD. $45; Daisy L Hardy, $50;
Maria E Simmon, $50.
Three important changes are made in
the high school corps. Mrs. Eastman is
promoted to the position of first assistant
principal in place of Miss G. NJ. Briggs,
resigned. while Miss Josephene V. vii
liams. of Iowa City. and Miss NJ. A B
Witter. of Marion, Iowa, are appointed
to positions in the high school. Both
come with highest recommendations.
Miss Jennie Ray, a successful teacher in
the Moline schools, was elected teacher
at No. l to succeed Mrs Nora c. Hamil-
ton, who resigned at the close of the school
year.
JANIT0Rs
were assigned as follows:
No. /. Chss Smith, 500; No. 2, John
Rogue. sac; No. 3. Marshal Shaw, S35;
No. 4. W Haley, sac SO; No. 5
No. 6. w ii Smiley, $42 SO; No. z.
Samuel Nelson. $35; High school, Mich
ael Culligan. $40.
The following bills we're allowed:
J E Spencer. Sc; Samuel Nelson,
1915: Cbas. Steel. S45; John Coyne,
So; M Cohn, 81 so; McCabe Bros.
sc 81; John Biehl, so; Gas Co..
S5 cents; Davis & Co., $127.40;. ID
Roy Bowlby, So; o A Barnhart, SO;
Henry Darts Sons, 1915; Henry Darts
Sons, $3.50; Har,z & Bshnson, S13.75;
& c Taylor, rs cents; S s Kemble, $33. sc;
W A Guthrie, SO; Will Gray. So; RI
Argus. $l3; ] A Bishop, $14 90; total.
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