Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-08
NAMES FOR SCHOOLS,
Educational journal Advocates
an Idea Of Timely In.
terest Now.
AFTER SENIOR soHooLxAsrER

a Case Of Recoenitsoa Of This Scr.
IN The New Order Of Tnings IN
Rsek Ilssd- State Superintendent 10.
bss. Of love, Cemisg-Othsr school
News.
Cambridge. Mass, has named a
schoolhouse for the senior school,
MASTER Of the city. II this 10 not the
6rst instance of the kind. tie others
should be made public. A few cities
have named buildings for the super
intcndent when he had retired from
service. but the tendency has been to
name them for mayors rather than
for school mon. In some cities the
schools arc merely mum inferred; in
others they hear the names OF poets
and patriots. This latter method is
by general agreement satisfactory,
but even then there is always an op.
portunity to honor the teacher of ex-
ceptionsl length OF service, az 10 the
case OF Benjamin W. Roberts, OF
Cambridge. with permanent place
In the educational system. The
greatest monument that can be
reared to q teacher Is . school build.
ing bearing his name. 1t is every
way appropriate, and IL due q man
like Mr.. Roberts, who can educate
more boys and girls than any other
teacher 10 the city, man more than
50 years Of age, who has taught 10
the city for more than 50 years. In
these days, when it is easier to bus
tie an old man ont OF the profession
than TO honor him in 1t. we are re-
ioiced to see q step taken in the
right direction"
The above is from the New Eng.
land Journsl ofEducstion. The sug
gestions are timely. There is notn-
ing more appropriate than to name
. school after man or woman who
has been for many years an instruc.
tor to the thousands OF children VINO
have come under his or her helpful
influence. 1t was this thought that
led to naming the No. 8 school after
Supt. kemb,e, who for SO many
years was the honored head OF the
schools of this city. Rock Island has
honored herself in thus IGNORING her
veteran superintendent.
G,nersi School N.ws.
State Supt. Henry Sabin, OF Iowa,
will lecture before the teachers OF
tho city nox: Friday night. His
subject will DO "Horsce Manu.
During the many years OF his ser.
vice Supt. Sabin was recognized a.
one OF the strongest state superin.
tendents in this country. lie wa.
chairman OF the committee of teach.
ers whose report 1T Milwaukee lasi
July on rural schools is recognized
as one Of tie greatest educational
papers ever prepared in this country.
Mr.. Sabin is great admirer Of Hor
ace Mann, and his lecture will b
earnest, inspiring and helpful.
Supt. Young returned Saturday
evening from Session Of the Illinoi.
Schoolmssters' club. which met al
Peoria. He reports the meeting nc
one Of the most interesting he has
ever attended. Tie Friday evening
session was devoted TO paper BY
Supt. Spoer. Of Chicago. On the
"Sptcr Number Work" and the Sat.
urdsy morning session to a valuable
paper BY Prof.. Hall, OF jacksonville,
on 1.-THE Arithmetic Taught Twenty
i've Years Ago. aud the Changes tina,
Have Been Effected Since that Time. y
This was pronounced by many as
being the finest paper on the subjec,
they had ever heard .ead.
Lincoln's and wsshingtou's birth.
days will be properly Celebrated By
the schools Of the CITY.