Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-10

| bilitv for the general management OF
the Irving school had been placed IN
the hands of Miss Leonora Wither-
! spoon for the remainder OF the year
Miss WitherspOon has taught 10 years
in the Rock Island schools, all of which
time she has been connected with the
Irving school For several years she
has been in charge of seventh grade
classes. sharing with Miss Kirkpatrick
the care of this grade. Miss Bessie
Montgomery, who has taught very sue
cessfully for two years in schools OF
the county. was reported by the com
mittee as having been called from the
list of available substitutes to take
charge of the class of pupils taught by
Miss Kirkpatrick. The action of the
committee was in both instances rati-
fed by the board.
a committee from the Bluff Improve
ment association appeared before the
board with a petition that they be per
mitted TO hold their monthly meetings
in the basement of the Horace Mann
school building. As their organization
represents the public interests of the
people of that school district, the petit
ton was granted, the janitor of the
school. who is an active member of the
Bluff Improvement association. being
Especially charged with responsibility
for the building while so used
Schools TO BE Closed.
The superintendent, in his regular
monthly report. called attention TO the
fact that the schools would be closed
May 80, Memorial day, it being a legal
holiday, and that arrangements were
being made in the schools for a fitting
observance of the anniversary on the
afternoon of Monday, May %. The su-
perintendent and principal of the high
school were authorized to make the
usual arrangements for closing the
work of the school year, which will
end Friday. June ..
The following is the superintendent
report for the month:
Enrolled for the year 3,S42; an in
crease of SO new pupils during the
month, an increase of 1913 over same
month last year. Enrolled for the
month, 3,442. an increase of 162 from
last year. Number belonging at close
of the month, 1901, an increase of 177
from last year. Average number be-
last year. Average daily attendance,
3.102, an increase of 104 from last
year. Percentage of attendance, 93.S19
Percentage of punctuality, 99.929
Number of cases of hardness, 81.
Number of cases of truancy, 16.
The following bills for the month
were allowed and ordered paid:
Hartz & Bahnsen company .$ $50
ChannOn & Dufva .... 1880
r. Champion & Co. ........ 10
l.. S. McCabe & Co. ... $50
Rock Island Sash & Door works. 80
Rock Island Hardware company. 1905
Rock Island Lumber & Manufac-
turing company ......... $3.50
Peoples Power company ... 1851
Rock Island Fuel company. 31.97
}. Nj. Keim Observation-Disclosures. 235
charles Swanson ............. 1.75|
II. Ii. Hayden .......l 445
H. E. Brown OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 435
Alice Rush .-...... ..... 40
Edward Nance ........ ATE
ID. Roy Bowlby . 400
Moline Tool company . IA
Underwood Typewriter company. $50
The Macmillan company ..... 80
Little, Brown & Co. .... 200
American Book company . $50
allyn d Bacon ..-..........-.. $50
H. a. Keys NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100
Hodges & Bladel ....... On
=. II. Seidel Observation-Disclosures. $50
fred Alters ........ ..... 20.
Noah Knapp Observation-Disclosures. o94