Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-14
MORE ROOM NEEDED
School Board Receives a Note
Of Warning.
BUILDINGS ARE ALL 0vERCRowDED

BUILDINGS ARE ALL OVERCROWDED
sapsri,ts.dsnt Yo.ns Believes That the
Ususi Index geiseviss The nossasys
VIII Necsssssase tn. Provida.s os In
creased Accommodations.
Superintendent Young sounded q
note Of warning to the school board
at its regular session last evening
Present indications have induced
him t. anticipate an increase in at
tendance after the holidays, which
will necessitate the board increasing
the present accommodations.
Every school building in the city
is taxed to its capacity now, accord
ing to the statistics OF the superin-
tendent. 1t was supposed tnst the
opening of the two unoccupied rooms
at Building would remedy matters
and ~hile il did relieve to some
extent the congested condition OF tn.
primary departments. the advanced
grades are no better of than they
were at the beginning OF the term
There are no more unoccupied rooms
in the ward buildings: hence the
directors are confronted with the
necessity of building or making such
improvements as will answer the
purpose temporarily.
The superintendent says there are
upwards Of fifty pupils in many OF
the rooms-a class Of too extensive
proportions for an Instructor to
handle aud produce expected results
Should the board he compelled To
provide more room, which IL has
every reason now will be the case. is
is supposed the deserted building
at the corner OF Nineteenth street
and Fifth avenue will be reopeued.
1t will require the expenditure Of
probably few thousand dollars to
put this building In shape. but this
seems to be the only resort now.
Poor After Books.s
The board is receiving an unusu-
ally large number Of calls for book.
from people unable to supply their
children this year. The superin-
tendent said that his supply was
about exhausted. The calls we're
becoming SO numerous" said Mr.
Young. ..that I was becoming frigat-
ened and felt that I had better re-
port the condition Of affairs TO the
board" President Robbins answered
that the poor had to be furnished With
books, and it was generally agreed
among the members that the prac-
tice OF former years be not deviatsd
from, even though the expense were
greater.
Miss Helen Copeland. OF Iowa City.
was elected teacher Of history ut the
High school. Misses Anna Mont
gomery and Mary Freeman were
elected teachers nj Building 4. the
latter in the primary department and
the former of grade 6. The increase
TO the corps Of instructors is in con-
sequence Of tha opening Of two nddi-
tioual rooms in that building.
The advisabili,y of a training class
for teachers was brought up by Supt
Young, who was authorized to 60
ahead with the plans as outlined in
the appended report. which he made
to the board:
'lnasmucb as it is the custom TO
employ rs teachers in the city schools
so many persons of limited expert
ence or none ut all. there is sug-
gested to me the desirability OF
establishing. for the benefit Of the
Rock leland public schools, q teach
ers' training class.
I'm such . department iuexperi.
enced applicants would have an op.
portunity to study the theory and
art OF teaching, to inspect the work
OF the various grades, to become &C.
quainted with the system Of reports
and the details in management pc.
culiar to the Rock Island system.
and the further opportunity Of hay
ing actual experience as teachers in
the schools when from illness or
other cause the regular teacher is
unable to be in her place.
Permit me to submit for your
consideration the following outline
OF course OF instruction to extend
through a period OF two years. the
completion of which or the equiva.
lent course received elsewhere, shall
be required Of all teachers before
they shall be eligible to an election
as regular teacher in the sch ools OF
this city.
Studsss Required.
"First year-One years work in
elementary Psychology, school meth
DDS and management, primary meth.
DDS. visitation, criticism, and prac.
tice.
Second fear-One years work in
history Of education. child study.
methods OF science teaching. vista
ton, criticism aud practice.
"Membcrship In said training class
should be open TO such teachers in
the present corps IS may wish 10
avail themselves Of its advantages,
to graduates OF the city High school
desiring to become teachers in the
city schools. and to such other per.
sons as the superintendent and board
NAV think wise to admit: providing