Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-20
THE SCHOOL INTERESTS.
Important Meeting of the Board of
Education.
Final Assignment of Teachers for the
Ensuing Year-Other Matters OF
Public Concern.

The board of education met In ad.
iourned session last evaning. President
Barth presiding. and all the directors
present except Capt. Durham.
The teachers committee reported the
declination of Miss Mary L. Carter to &C
lcept the as sistant principalship of Builds
ing No. 4. and the resignation was ac>
cepted. and Miss Laura Hill appointed to
fill the vancacy at $50 per month. The
resignation of Mrs. Agnes Nessenson.
teacher of German and drawing at the
high school was presented and accepted,
and the appointment to fill the vacancy
deferred until Friday.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to secure quarters for the pupils
of Building No. 2. pending the comple>
ton of the new building. reported hav-
ing arranged for the temporary use of
the Widhake hose house. and the base
ment of the U. P. church, and the
report was approved.
The committee on insurance reported
having placed insurance of the new No.
2 in the agency of G. E Hodgson for So.
600. the Rockford company and 81 600
in the Ohio Farmers for five years
The president and clerk were author
lied to renew interest bearing orders to
the amount of 5000.
| The final assignment of teachers for
the ensuing school year was made as fol-
lows:
| BUILLING NO. |.
| l. G DoughertY, pIicipal, grade 8; Mary
E Enirikin, 8; Sarah Johnston, z: Hattie
Z Henderson, 6; Julia Nj Anderson, 8; Nj
Lulu Carlton, 4; Sallie b Hitler, and 3;
Anna Bennett, 3; Mile De Santo, q;
Mary Long, 2; Emily Freeman. 1.
BUILDING NO. 2.
Randeline Requa. principal grade A. 4
F Cooke. 8; Maggie Repine. and /.
| BUILDING NO. 3.
Mrs L Nj Copp, principal, grade 4;
Anna N Johnson. 8; Jennie A Dolly. q;
AIDA f Muse, l.
| BUILDING NO. 4.
Mary PIatt. grade 8; Lou Philip. O.;
Lucy A Taylor, 8; odessa Wakefield, Z;
Mary L Carter. 6, A Laura Hill, s, and
assistant principal.
BUILDING NO S.
| Eta Me Donald, principal. grade 8; nj
5 Kenworthy, z; Jennie A Kane. 6; Mrs
Jessie Lislon. 5; Augusta Crawford. 4;
Anna Olson, 3; Mary Murphy, 2; Nora
| German, /.
| BUILDING NO. 6.
| Annie kirkpatrick. principal, grade s;
Nina g Bowen, z; Nora Witherspoon. g.;
Lucy s Peetz. 8; Mrs Ida w Lundy,
and 3; Lulu Churchill, 3 and T.
| BUILDING NO. z.
| Maggie Wilson. principal, grade 8
and 2; Belle Doonan. and 5; Daisy l.
Hardy, 4 and 8; Maria Simmon, and 1.
| HIGH SCHOOL.
| James A Bishop, principal; Mrs G l.
Eastman. first assistant; NJ A B Witter.
Josephine V Williams. assistants.
G r Housed. teacher of music.
| Bills were allowed as follows:
Rock Island Lumber Co, S13 4S; A.
Nelson. 1917. 40; C. Z Hodgson. $l22 so;
Henry Darts Sons. So so.
The boundary lines of the new No. 2
district were fixed at from Tenth to Sew
enteenth streets and from First to Sixth
avenues for the first four grades. and the
superintendent instructed TO insist upon
the enforcement of these boundaries
1t was ordered that pupils failing of
promotion at the end of last year take
their denominations. il they desire such.
at their respective buildings instead of at
the office of the superintendent as here
tofore, and it was decided that children
entering the primary grades simply report
at the building in their district thus OBJ
waiting the necessity of a note from the
superintendent. Pupils of higher grades
requiring assignment to rooms are to call
at the office of the superintendent during
the forenoons this week and next.
Mrs. Nessenson, for many years in
structor in German and drawing at the
High school, resigned to accept posi-
ton in the public schools of St. Paul al
salary o. $500 per annum. Miss Mary
E. Entrikin, the new teacher at No. /.
lcomes from Geneseo and is highly recon-.
mended.