Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-16
THE SCHOOL ELECTION
A Glance at the Candidates who Are
Being Talked Of for the Positions Of
Trust and Honor


Being Talked Of for the Positions OF
Trust and Honor.
One week from tomorrow occurs the
election for two members Of the board oil
education. The ARGUS has mentioned
the names of probable candidates as they
have been brought before the public by
their friends. They are the present mem
bers. President T. Fl. Thomas and Mr.
w. s. Knowlton, and also Maj. II. Z
Connolly. DR.. Carl Bernhard, Dr. G. B
Kinyon and Mr. j. w. WEIGH. Messrs
Thomas. Connolly, WEIGH and Knowltor
have all served on the school board and
their policy in school matters is wei
known. Mr.. Thomas has made a pro-
gressive and conservative member and sc
has Mr.. Kuowlton. Years ago Maj
Connolly was president of the board, and
it is because of the course he pursued
then that there is desire to see him re.
elected. Mr.. Welch likewise, is former
| director, and he made such an excellen,
one that his friends are determined the
public schools shall have the advantage
of more of his services.
DESTROYS of learning the views OF Drs
Bernhard and Kinyon as to what should
constitute the policy of member of the
board an ARGUS reporter sought inter.
tyia n
hardi stated that he was a cand date. and
when asked as to his views Of public
school system, he said: 81 am in full
sympathy with our public school laws; !
think thorough. practical education in
the English language should be cOmpul-
sorry, and with one or two other modifi
cations think the present law of Illinois
is all right" When asked as to the re-
| port that he sent his children to paro-
chial schools, the doctor replied:
Il have a daughter who will graduate
from our high school next year, and an
other graduated from our ninth grade
this year. This doesn't show any failure
on my part to appreciate our public
school system. does it2 have sent ali
my. children to the primary department
| of the German Lutheran school, but after
they get through the early branches
send them to the public schools. and am
glad that there are such excellent oppor.
tunities that they may take advantage
| Of"
DR.. Kinyon said: Il am not candi,
date for election to the school board.
have never given my consent to the use
of my name, but if my friends put me
forward and elect me l should consider
it an honor, of course"
In reply to An inquiry as to his opinion
of our present schools, DIR. Kinyon said
| 1--WE have a most excellent school system
in Rock Island | don't know of an i'm.
provement l could suggest in it. an
there being abundance of good timber
no dearth of candidates whatever i
can see no reason why | should give my
self any concern. and | certainly shall
not. as | am not q candidate, and would
not believe in going out and working fol
myself if | were: l must say, tn ough
that like the suggestion of the ARGU.
as to a non-psrtissn ticket. believe the
public schools should be kept aloof from
politics, and therefore deprecate any
thing that looks to giving any one party
control of the public schools. There i.
no room for it in this state or any 9TH
err"
In connection with his remarks upor
the American flag. with which he pro-
poses TO adorn his pulpit in his new
church, Rev. G. w. Cue spoke upon the
school election question in the rink yes
terday morning. He stated that time
there was when all churches had thei
parochial schools, but all of the protes-
tant denominations had given them up
and were supporting the public schools
entirely. He said furthermore that the
disposition of all the candidates TO
membership of the board of education
should be understood on this subject
tickets carefully scrutinized before voted
and none voted for who were not in full
accord with the sustenance of the publ,
school before the parochial school, ant
the incubation of patriotism in tn,
school room in advance of any spctariar
creed