Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-11
I'M CITY SCHOOLS
Board of Educa ion Elec's L. P.
Der oyer Member Teach.
ing Staff.
COMES FROM A UNIVERSITY
Has Been Assistant at Appleton, Wis
High School to Receive
1o5 Pupils.

| The board OF educatlOH net III ieSu-
lar session last evening. In the absence
of President Denkmann DR.. j. w. Ste
wart was chosen to preside.
On recommendation of the superin-
ltendent, L. p. Denoyer, of Chicago, was
elected to a position as teacher in the
high school at a salary of $50 per
month for the balance of the current
school year. This addition TO the high
school force is made to meet the need
growing out of the large class which
will next week be promoted from the
eighth grades of the city schools to the
high school. This class numbers los
pupils. of whom 81 are now enrolled
at the Hawthorne. IS at the Lincoln, 10
at the Longfellow, and IL at the Hor-
ace Mann. Principal Brown OF the
high school has this week visited all
these classes and enrolled those intend
ing to pass on to the high school. OF
the los. IS have indicated their inten-
ton to continue their studies in the
high school after promotion.
June Gins. Numbers ia.
Superintendent Hayden reported to
the board that the class which is to be
the class next following them 40. and
the class which will be promoted in
June. 1906. now numbers 201. This in
dicates continuance of the pupils
through the upper grammar grades that
is very gratifying to our school author
tiles.
Mr.. Denoyer, who comes TO take
position in the high school. is a grad
uate of the Wisconsin State Normal
school at Oshkosh, and Lawrence uni
versity at Appleton, Wis. He comes
most highly recommended to our school
board as young man of scholarly at
tainments and successful experience
as teacher. His last position was that
of assistant professor of mathematics
in the university from which he gradu-
ated. He has taken a home at Twenty
fifth street and Eighth-and-a-half ave
nue.. and is at present arranging for
the removal of his family and house
hold goods. SO as to be able to take up
work Jan. 16.
MansilI Collection Divided.
The superintendent reported that the
committee appointed by the board some
time ago, consisting of G. H. Seidel,
Mr.. Brown and himself, to secure a di-
vision of the Mansill collection. had
effected this division during the Christ
mas vacation. Mr.. Hayden stated that
he had disposed of several pieces of
old furniture in. the collection and turn
ed in a check of SO received on this
sale
Superintendent Hayden also report
ed that under direction of the board
he had placed the contract for the fire
escape ordered by the board TO be con-
structed at the high school building,
with the S. A. Mayer Manufacturing
company. The contract included sew
eral specifications made upon the rec
concentration of John Volk, who was
to have in charge the opening of the
wall of the assembly room and con-
yerting it into an exit leading to the
outside iron platform. from which the
iron stairway will lead down along the
side of the building to the playground
This part of the work has already been
completed, so as to avoid the necessity
of having the wall open during the
term of school, and the iron brackets
for the support of the stairway are al
ready in place. The stairway is being
constructed by the Mayer Manufacture
ing company, and will be placed in po-
sition in the near future.
superintendent Rcport
To the Honorable Board of Educa-
The repOrt of the