Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-22

PROF. Il. G.. YOUNG.
course of study for the coming year.
IL haven't the course completed
yet," Prof. Young said. "but mean to
before the school year is far advanced.
School work has been my life study,
and 1 en- Joy all that pertains to it, so
that YOU will see that while nv task
may be a somewhat arduous one,
coming so great distance a stranger
among you, yet it is not an unpleas.
ant one. The first thing, to my
mind. in the preparing Of the work
for the youthful mind is the compre-
hensive presentation of the com mon
essentials, such as arithmetic, read
ing, spelling and other rudimentary
studies. am getting my ideas in
shape and progressing, as l think,
nicely"
MIR. Young is much pleased with
what he has seen OF Rock Island, and
especially Of its school buildings in
which he is naturally principally in
terested. 1.-The school buildings
here should be the pride of the peo-
pie" he remarked enthusiastically.
Il have travelled considerably in my
lecture and educational work and the
buildings Of Rock Island compare IA
vorably, il they do not excel, those
OF any other city of equal size in the
country. They are splendidly de-
signed and admirably adapted and
equipped. The High school, while,
As am told, is not of capacity suf1i-
cient to accommodate the increased
number of pupils which will attend it
hereafter-and which fact, by the way.
is altogether complimentary to Rock
Islands a model of intelligent at
rangement, and can be very readily en-
larged to meet future requirements. :"
| A school Man Through and Through.
MIR. Young is man of exceedingly
pleasant address and winning man
ner. His earnestness of purpose is his
most apparent characteristic. He is
genial and entirely approachable.
such a man as will command the
confidence and esteem of all who are
brought in contact with him. He is
of medium height, rather dark com.
plec,ed; and for the first time in
many years is just now shorn of his
mustache, an experiment, as he says,
on his part, which he does not pro-
pose to further indulge in and which
alters his countenance considerable
fiom what it appeared en- his original
visit here prior to his election.
He is school man through and
through, and when he has not been
actively engaged in practical educa-
tional work he has been on the lee
ture platform under the auspices of
the Northwestern Lecture bureau,
his lecture on Shake .peare's wonder ful
creation "Othello, the Moor OF Ven
ice." being his masterpiece, and deliv-
cred throughout the northwest while
he was superintendent OF the
Helena schools. He is a man
who stands in the foremost rank
among the educators OF the day and
none can meet him with cut the con-
viction that Rock Island has made a
most fortunate selection in the head
Of it's school system.
Mr.. Young was born in England in
d 1852, but came to this country in
1856. After completing the studie.
usually pursued in the common
schools, he entered the Upper Iowa
university, from which institution
he graduated in 1874, aud entered
upon his life's work-teaching. His
first experience was in the district
schools of Iowa, from which he soon
fsdvanced to engage in city school
work. He was rapidly promoted tc
the SUPPLEMENTARY Of some of the
most important positions in his
adopted state, in which he gained q
wide reputation as q teacher and or.
lganizer. In 1888 he received the de.
gree of Pm. B. from Cornell college,
and about the same time as elected
to a professorship in Drake univer-
sity, but declined to accept, prefer.
ring to remain in public school,
work.
| In 1889 Supt. Young went to Mon
tana to take charge Of the city
schools OF Helena. In 1898 be was
appointed by Gov. j. E. Richards to
q position on the Montana state
board Of education, and in 1895 wal
reappointed for . term Of four years
and it was only because Of the Aboli
tion of the board that Rock Island
was honored with the opportunity te
engage his services.
Last January he was elected presi.
dent Of the Montana State Teachers