Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-02
INSTRUCTORS NAMED
But One Change in the Rock Is
land Public School Teach
ing Corps.
O. W. KENT SUCCEEDS G. O. ALBEE
Tax Levy Raised to $4,000 On
Account of Building Fund
Demands.

| Inc DoArQ OF education nelQ post
poned special meeting last night tc
appoint teachers for the coming school
term and to transact other urgent
business demanded by the near ap
proach of the date for the opening Of
the fall term.
The tax levy for next year was
raised to 500. 900 against $S5. 600 last
year. The increase was made neces-
sary by the increased demands of the
building fund. OF the sum levied
$50. 900 will be devoted to current ex-
penses and $50. 900 to the building &C.
count.
Supt. Hayden was given authority
to remove some of the pupils in the
east half of the city further east, oc-
cupying additional room in the Hor-
ace Mann school and vacating two
in the Lincoln building, which will be
used by the high school. President
Marshall and Mr.. Dsnkmann were
empowered to confer with the trus-
tees of the Broadway Presbyterian
church to see if last years arrange
ment for the use of the Sunday
school room for the high school pu-
pills could be renewed.
The bids for furnishing the schools
with coal were opened and the con-
tract awarded 80 the Coal Valley
Mining company as the most favor
able bidder. The committee on
janitors, fuel and lighting was in
structed to make choice of the grade
of coal to be used. The contract for
furnishing the schools with stationery
for the year wa5 awarded to the Hartz
Sc Bahnsen company for 1922. SO. The
clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids for the construction of sidewalks
to be laid for the most part at the
Horace Mann building.
Kent New High School Teacher.
There were no designations among
the teachers with the exception of
that of Prof. Albee, of the high school
corps. and his place was filed by the
appointment of Charles w. Kent as
instructor in science. All janitors.
with the exception of Michael Colli-
gan, the custodian of the high school.
were resppointed. On account of
the fact that there will be nothing for
him to do Mr.. Colligan will be laid
off for a year. The list of substitute
teachers was not acted upon. Fol-
lowing is the list Of regular teachers
chosen:
H. b. Hayden, superintendent,
81 100.
Abigail Dean, drawing, 1920 per
year.
L. l.. Philbrook, music. $3.50 per
year.
High School,. +. Darby, princi-
pal. 81. 500 per year; Cora L. Eastman,
latin, sos per month; Rose NJ. Clark,
English, 800; Alice Rush. biology, $50;
Charles w. Kent, science. $S5; G. a
Wendell, history, $S5; Augusta He'll
Psnstell, French and German, $S5;
II. L Brown, bookkeeping, $S5; E G.
Maui, English and algebra, SS5;
Charles j. Blymsn, mathematics. $S5.
Graded Schools-L c. Daugherty,
principal, $1,1OO per year; Mary
Z. Entrikin $40 per month; Har-
riet E. Henderson $50, JGlia NJ.
Anderson $50, Jessie b. Frick
$50, Sarah B Hitler $50. Eliza
beth Kennedy SIS, Louise Dart $40,
Lulu Harris $45, Mary A. Brennan
$40, Jennie q. johnson $40, Maude +
Luckey $50. Margaret Repine $55,
Marion j. Handing $50.
Emily Freeman, principal, 500,
Harriet jenkins $50. Belle F. Cooke
$50. Mary Mills $45.
Mrs. l.. M. Copp. principal, $40;
Mary. Walker $50, Belle McC0nochie
$50, Blanche B4rnhart $50, Nellie +.
Kellerstrass $45. AIDA f Muse $50.
Mary Platt, principal 81 900; Lou
j. Philip $75, odessa Wakefield SOS,
Mary l. Carter 500, Margaret j.
Wilson 500. Emma Roderick $50.
Mrs. Eta Wakefield $50. Bertha Will
liams $50, Ellen S. Freed $50. Natalie |
$50, Miriam Haverstick $45, |
Huesing $50. Birdie NJ. Egan
$50. Bertha +. Bowman $50.
Sarah Johnston. principal, $50; |
Lucy a. Taylor $50. Frances Oswald
$50. A. Lillian Fitzpatrick 500, Mabel |
Z Levey $50. Natalie Z Thompson
$50. Minnie Martin $50, Emelie H.
DeSanto sos.
Annie kirkpatrick, principal. $50; |
Leonora Witherspoon 500. Anna Ben
nett $50, Katherine Brennan $50, |
Elizabeth Stelck $50. Emma Battles
$50. Luella Huthmaker $50, Charlotte |
$55.
Mrs. Ida w. Lundy. principal, $S5;
Anna N. johnson $40, Mrs. Mary S.
Dewey $50. Julia II. Channon $50,
LILA M. Fulsinger $50, Minnie j.
frederick $40, Susie q. Lee $45. Min
lie Brindle $50. Jennie l.. Wilcox SOS.
Edith G. Noftsker. principal, 500;
4. Josephine Holland $40. Clara Har-
iDgton $40. Kate A. McQusid $40.
Dora f. Newton, principal, $50;
Anna L. Bromley $50, Dora Hartz
so. Helen Pryce $40.
w. l.. Sweeney, truant officer, $40
Ter month.
Carrie Z. Clement, Office clerk, SIS
er month.
Unlocks the gates of happiness;
makes the music and saws the wood;
80 mr.. in n Gnnchinn nj life /