Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-11

Teachers Assigned for the Com.
ing Term.
ANNUAL TAX LEVY AUTHORIZED

ANNUAL TAX LEVY AUTHORIZED.
Instruetees Appoints d for BaIldiDg No. 3.
which - BsinK Rapidly Pushed - Gem
pistion-Prof. @. Il. Ho1ssl to Continus
- Aasieal supsrvlsor.
Teachers were assigned to the sew
eral public school buildings for the
coming term at last evenings meet
ing of the board of education, and 0
tax levy Of t76. 900 $50 200 for ed
ucational and $40. OCO for building
purposes-was authorized for she
ensuing year.
Prof. G Z. Housed vas retained
as supervisor or music. Tue re port
OF the teachers committee that the
following be elected instructors for
the coming school term was ap
pro 7ed, the assignments being as
follows:
Building No. IL c. Daugherty,
principal; Mary Z. Entrikin. grade
8; Harriet E. Henderson, Z; Julia NJ
Anderson, 6; Sarah B. Hitler. S;
Lucy Coy ne, A; Jessie B. Prick, 8;
Mary Pratt, 2; Stella johnson, Maude
Lucky and Emily Freeman. 1.
Building No. 2-Randaline Requa.
grade 4; A. F. Cooke. 8; Harriet Jen-
kius. 2; Margaret Repine. 1.
Building No. 3-Verna F. Young
principal; Emma Churchill, grade 2:
Bride NJ. Eagau, l.
Building No. 4-Mary Plat. prin-
cipal; Lou J Philip and odessa Wake
field. grade 8; Margaret j. Wilson
and Mary Carter, Z; Belle Doonan
aud Auna N. johnson, 6; Emma Rod.
erick, 5; L. M. Copp A; Bertha Will
liams. 8 and 4; Ella Freed. 8; Anna
T. Bromley. 2; Mary Freeman and
AIDA Muse, l.
Building No. 5-Sarah Johnston.
principal; Lucy A. Taylor. grade 6;
Dora Newton, 5; Frances o, valid, A.;
Marie SCHNEIDER. s; Natalie Thorn D.
son, 2; Minnie K. Martin and Mile
De Santo, 1.
Building No. 6-Anna Kirkpatrick,
principal; Nora Wi,herspoon, grade
6; Anna Bennett, 5; Kate Brennan, 4;
Elizabeth Stelk. 5; Emma Battles. 2;
Luella Huthmaker and Lottie Ken
worthy 1.
B.ilding No. Laura Hill. prin-
cipa!; Ida w. Lundy. grade z; Mary
Dewey. s; Lillian Fitzpatrick, +;
Jennie Dickman, 4 Lille Fu!singer.
5; Mary Murphy. 2; Minnie Brindle
and Jennie Wilcox. l.
Building No. S-Edith Noftsker.
grade l; Essie Burch, / aud 2; Mar.
tina Huesing. 2.
Building No. 9-Minnie Bowen.
principal; May Walker, grade 2 and
5; Dora Hsrtz and Bertha Bowman, l.
High SCHOOL, v. Robinson, prin.
cipal; Cora l. Eastman, assistant
principal; H. D. Smith, science; E.
G. Maui. mathematics; Rose Clark.
English; Alice Rush, biology; c. s
Wendell, history; Augusta Hellpen,
stell. German.
Natural Musio Course.
The board decided to abandon the
system of music heretofore taught
for the natural course. The resigna.
ton of Miss Anna Montgomery,
teacher at No. 4, was accepted. Mrs.
Eta Wakefield and Misses Edith
Noftsker, Martha Huesing, Berths
Williams and Ella Freed were elected
teachers to fill vacancies. Mrs.
Young, the principal of No. 8. is the
accomplished wife of Supt. R. G..
Young. She possesses hig Oh educa-
tional attainments, and no doubt
will prove a valuable acquisition to
Rock Islands public schools. Mrs.
Young has also been elected princi.
pal of the training school.
The annual report of Supt. r. G..
Young was submitted to the board.
The total enrolment in the public
schools is shown to have been 3 2S7,
while in the other institu lions OF
learning in the city it is shown to
have been as follows: Augustana
college. 256; st. Joseph's school. $50;
Roeseler's school, Is; German Luth.
eran school. no; St. Mary's school,
$50. According to the last census,
taken in 1896, there we're in this
district 1913 persons between the
ages of . and 81. In all probability
q census taken for the year 1897
would show an average increase OF
at least 800. thus showing a total
population Of 1913 for the next
school year. If this is correct, says
the superintendent, we then arrive
at the following result: School pop.
ulation of the district, 1918; persons
enrolled in the schools, 8. 94S; persons
OF school age not enrolled in any
place of learning in the district.
s, 655; or, in other words, 48. l Der
cent of the school population must
be classed as non-attendants. IL
know OF NO CITY," continues MIR.
Young. "whose school buildings are
more wisely distributed, more sub.
stantial in structure. graceful in
outline. or more completely and COM
fortably furnished than are the
school buildings of Rock Island. The
total advantage to be derived from
such structures does not lie wholly