Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-03
YOUNG FOR YOUNG.
New Guiding Star for the Pub
lie Schools.
BOARD OF QUOTATIONS SELECTION

BOARD OF Quotations SELECTION.
Montana Man Chosen From = Long Lat of
| Applicants at Saturday Evenings Meet
ing Which Also Elects Two Special
| Teachers.
Prof. RG.Young will. il he accepts,
guide the welfare of Rock Islands pub
lie schools hereafter. He comes from
Helena, Montans, where for seven
years he successfully filled the posi-
ton of superintendent. Prof. Young
was elected at meeting of the board
of education held Saturday evening.
He comes with the highest recon-
mendations as an educator and a
gentleman OF character. Prof.
Young is well known throughout the
northwest as an up-to date schoo!
man. Aud the Rock Island board is
to be congratulated on its selection.
1t was not case OF the man seeking
the position. He is such man as
school boards seek the services OF.
Prof Young heard OF the opening
here. He made an application and
that was all, leaving the board to
Judge him by his record. On this
h- stood. He was elected president
of the Montana State Normal school,
which had just been !erected for the
coming year, but somehow the leg
islature had failed tc make an ap-
preparation for its support; hence
Prof. Young sought new fields.
Record of the New Superintendent.
MIR. Young graduated in 1874 from
the Iowa university in the scientific
course, and in 1883 received the de-
gree of Ph. Il. from Cornell college,
Mt. Vernon, Iowa. He has q teach
er's life diploma in the states of Iowa
and Montana, which he has held
since 1887. For a number of years
before and after graduating he
taught in graded schools, then became
superintendent of the schools at New
ton. Iowa, where he served for five
years. In 1889 he was elected super
lntendcnt of the city schools at He
lena, Mont, remaining there seven
years.
| In 1888 Mr.. Young was elected
principal. of the normal department
of Drake university, Des Moines,
Iowa, but declined to accept, pre-
ferring to remain in public school
work. In 1898 he was appointed by
Gov. j. +. Richards to a place on the
state board of education and was re-
appoin,ed in 1895 for term Of four
Years. Mr.. Young was last January
elected president Of the Montan q
State Teachers association. He is
a member of the Northwestern
> Lecture bureau and has filled en-
gagcments in Iowa, Dakota. Mon
tana and Oregon, lecturing on edu'
cational and miscellaneous subjects.
Two Special Teachers.
Miss Rose Clark, of Findlay, Ohio
was elected to the position of in.
structor in English literature in the
High school at salary of $S5 pei
month. Miss Clark was for five
years teacher of English in the High
school of Findlay.
W. NJ. Chowning, of Aledo, n gradu
ate OF John Hopkins university. was
chosen science teacher of the High
school at Il salary OF 800 per month
All Of the elections were unanimous
4 full attendance Of the mt mber.
being present. j. F. Robinson wal
reelected treasurer of the board.
The salaries of the janitors wal
fixed thusly, the year beginnin.
Aug. 1: Building 1. 5000: 2. $3.50; 1
1860; 5, $3.50; 6. $4S0;7, $3.50; 8, $3.50
9. 1850. In the past the jsnitor.
have been paid by the month anc
when any work was to be done dur
ing vacation extra charges would b.
made. This was very annoying tc
. the board. So an annual salary wa
fixed, the ianitors to be at the dis
posal of the board the year roun,
and do any work in connection witt
the schools without extra pay.
Necessary changes for the accom-
mediation of pupils in the High schoo
and the grading of Building prop
erty were authorized.
The Coal Valley Mining compan,
was allowed the contract for furnish
ing coal at $l.75 per town for tn
year. the other bids being: Empir
: Coal company, $1.S5 per too: Twin
City Coal company, $l.93I per ton
The Rock Island Fuel company wa
, allowed the contract for supplying
wood at 81 50 per cord for rafting
and 1925 per load for dry factor,
cuttinCs