Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-12

Young Cites Gratifying Progress of the
Schools In the Annual Report-EIection
ofTeachers and Janitors Deferred.
At the first meeting of the new
board of education, held last night in
the Mitchell x Lynde building, organ
ization was perfected by the election
of August Helm beck as president, to
succeed F. f. Robbins, and X. A. Don
aldson as secretary, to succeed G. b.
Marshall.
There is no change in the makeup
of the board from last year, the MEM
bers being August Heimbeck. c. b.
Marshall. X. A. Donaldson, +. E. Rob-
bins and III. S. Bollman.
President Heimbeck announced
standing committees as follows:
Finance and Auditing and
Robbins.
Teachers and Text Marshall
and Donaldson.
Insurance, Janitors and Fuel-Don-
aldson and Bollman.
Supplies beck. and Robbins.
Buildings and Experimentation
bins and Helm beck.
Carl Helpenstell. cashier of the
Peoples National bank, was chosen
for treasurer of the board, to succeed
j. F. Robinson.
superintendent Annual Report.
In his annual report Super intend
ent Young said to the board:
Il herewith beg to place before you
my report of the schools of the city
for the school year beginning Sept. g,
1898, and closing June 6, 1899, this
being my third annual report and the
42d annual report of the schools of
the city. Without going at this time
into detail, will say that the work of
the gear has been. in spite of the ir-
regularity caused by the late opening
of the high school and the early clos
ing of the Hawthorne school, very
satisfactory. The discipline of the
schools has been excellent, the appli-
cation of the pupils good, the teach
ing and faithful attention to their
duty by the teachers all that could be
desired, and as logical and neces-
sary result the progress of the pupils
has been very satisfactory. The sta
tistics which are given below show
that the schools are steadily growing
and that the school spirit among pu-
pills and parents is steadily approach
i'm provement in the High school has
been marked. The enlarged building, |
and increased facilities, has relieved the !
stress that has been felt for mum Der |
of years and that have in no small |
provement has given the pupils a |
pride in their schools. This has re-
suited in n more manly and womanly
= he ioi
closer application to their studies, and
therefore to a higher degree of schol- |
arship.
The High school is rapidly taking a
high rank among the schools of the |
state by reason of it's excellent course |
of study, its appliances illustrating
all branches of study and the thor
ough and systematic instructions
given by it's efficient corps of instruc-
tors. l think 1 may say without be- |
ing at all extravagant that there are
very few, if any. cities in the state |
whose teachers in all grades are
more in earnest, more devoted to |
their work or more successful in in |
struciing their schools than are those |
of your city. Your attention is |
called 10 the statistics here given |
which will show in regular form the |
general condition and progress of the |
schools for the year Just closed. de
sire to take this opportunity to most
heartily thank the board of education
for the courtesies shown me during
the year, and the support and assist
ance that have been so impartially |
accorded in the pursuance of my du-
tiles: Number of days taught. 176;
enrolment for the year, 3.462; be-
longing last day of year, 1887;
average number belonging, 3,017;
average daily attendance, 1856;
per cent of attendance, 94.997; per
cent of punctuality, 99.949; days of
absence, 26 sos; cases of hardness.
sos; cases of truancy. 147; number of
$3.50; hardness of teachers,
So; number neither absent nor
tardy, S95; special promotions during
year, $50; regular promotions. 1923.
The attendance and punctuality by
buildings are as follows:
CIses Of Days a. |
Budding Enrichment Turbines Absence.
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