Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-10
TIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS


Iished-AetIon rs to Vaccination, etc
The board of education met in regular
monthly session last evening. President
Bsrth and Directors. Carter. Bernhard and
Sears being present.
The action of the teachers. committee
in employing Mr.. Southwell to hear three
classes daily In the High School at S45
per month was approved.
The report of Truant Officer Kimball
for the month of.November showed
the investigation of seventy-six cases of
absence, and arrested twentythree truants
who were returned school. Mr.. Kimbsll
also reported that several children that
should be attending theThirtyeighth street
school were absent BECAUSE OF failure to
comply with the lsw as to vaccination.
MIR. kimball was instructed to see that
the children were bick In school and that
they complied with the requirements
pertaining thereto. As the trusnt officers
duty is to see thst the children are in
school and as it is the order of the teacher
to decline to admit them,unless vaccinated
the question is likely to have speedy SOL
ution.
The clerk was instructed Ito apply to
the Holmes syndicate to permit the trusut
officer to ride free. he being clothed with
the power OF special police.
The board decided by unanimous vote
to respect the petition of the tri city
labor congress and tue wishes heretofore
expressed by representative citizens and
advocated by the ARGUS. and TO establish
free night school 10 Building No. 4
through the months OF January. Feb
ruary and March. In which shall be
taught reading. writing. spelling and
arithmetic. the school to be open to all
over fourteen years of age. who do not
nor cannot attend day school Persons
desiring to attend this school are request
ed to apply to the Superintendent at the
Office of the Board OF Education on FRI
day and Saturday evenings. Dec. 10 and
Is. from 2 to 8 o'clock. Unless q sun
cient number apply the board will infer
that the night school is not desired.
The board authorized the building COM
mittee to make srrangem ants for the
boards Offices in the future should the
present rooms be converted into the pubs
lie library as they are likely to be.
An additional insurance of $4,000 on
the new building. No. 9. was placed in
the agency OF Loosely & Knowlton and
the committee On furniture was author
lied 10 make provision for No 2. and al
so for painting, cleaning up. providing
necessary Accommodations. etc.
The board adopted as its sentiment that
all persons it employed must pay their
debts.
The finance committee was given an ex-
tension of time TO place bonds and in the
meantime TO make temporary provision
by borrowing what may be necessary TO
meet expenses.
The customary two weeks holiday vaca-
ton was ordered.
Bills were allowed as follows:
Henry Darts Sons. Sc. 65; Educational
| PublishingnCo ,S4S. as CHM & Co 1913. so
Cyclostyle Co.. 81. 90; Edward Fl. Guyer,
$50: R. I. Lumber Co.. $3.50; Henry
Reticker, sc 90; John T. Nofisker,
$40. 80: r. I Gas Co 81. 40: Clemann &
Salzmann, SIT 25; Sievera & Anderson
S52.7e; Charles Fiebig. S7.S5; S. 8. KEN
BILE. 80 As: Margaret Colligan. "a 80
Loosley s. Kuowlton. S49: d. G. Heath
q Co.. &1.44; William Don. S14.60; ].
| A. Bishop, $3.50.