Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-02
FORMALLY PUT
UNDER SCHOOL
JURISDICT
Recently Annexed Tract Sub
ject of Action by the Board
of Education.
WILL IN .ARGE ENROLMENT
Tuition Increased so Cents Per Month
Both in High and Grade Schools
Teachers Assigned.

The board of education held spe |
cial meeting at the high school last |
evening and considerable important |
business was transacted. Anton I'd |
den, son of Professor ]. A. Udden of |
Augustana college. was elected 10 fill |
the vacancy caused by the resignation |
of Victor c. Hall, from the high school |
staff. Mr.. Udden is a graduate of Au-
gustana and has gained experience in |
teaching at Upsala university in New |
Jersey. Two other teachers were also |
elected to fill vacancies in the grades. |
The teachers selected were Miss Nettie :
NJ Pope and Miss Augusta Steinhauer.
There have been a number of in |
Quiries made of the members of the
board in regard to territory recently
annexed to the city. The board accord |
ingly adopted a resolution recognizing
the annexed territory as part OF the
school district of Rock Island. This
will mean that the children living in
South Rock Island will be allowed to
attend the high school or the grade
schools of the city without the pay
ment of the tuition fees which were
formerly charged 1t is expected that
through the annexation of this terri
tory the enrolment in the city schools
will be materially increased.
The board also adopted new sched
ule of rates to be charged for tuition.
The new rate for the high school is
$35C per month. or $50 if paid in adj
vance In the grades the rate is to be
IN in, cd
vance This is an increase of 80 cents
a month in the rates at both the high
school and the grade schools.
The building committee reported to
the board that the buildings are i'll
excellent shape for the opening of
school which takes place next Tuesday
morning The buildings have been
thoroughly cleaned during the summer
and any repair work which was neces-
sary was done. The heating plant in
Longfellow school is almost ready, the
only work that will have to be done
after the commencement of school be-
ing confined to the boiler room.
Teachers Assigned.
The assignment of teachers in the
high school and grade schools for the
year was made at the meeting last
evening. There are not very many
changes in this: The assignment is as
follows
High school-H E. Brown. princi
pal; Mrs. Cora l.. Eastman. assistant
principal Latin; Augusta Hellpenstell
French and German; Alice Rush. BIZ
ology; Emelie Mertz, German and Eng
lish Clara L. Barclay, algebra and
English; Ada NJ Hoebeke. Latin;
Litta d. Jackson, English; Thomas
M. Coen. algebra; Ellsworth F.
Burch, commercial branches; Linus L.
Harms, manual training; Warren T.
Powell, history; Lenore L. Negus.
English and history; Stella A. Ander-
son. English Anton D. Udden, phys
les and mathematics; Myrtle Sum-
mers. librarian.
Hawthorne SCHOOL,. c. Daugherty
principal; Mary e. Entrikin, assistant
principal. Sth grade: Lou NJ Harris
9TH and Sth grades; Margaret ]. VIII
son, 7th grade; Sara B. Hitler, 9th
grade; Maude Robertson 9th grade;
Mary Lannen 5th grade; Emma l.
Battles. 9Th grade; Anna l.. CAVITY
4th grade; Augusta S. Dart, 4th grade;
Elsie B. Johnston. Sd grade; Winifred
Huntoon, Sd grade; Mary A. Bren
nan, I'd grade; Marion ]. Banding
list grade: Margaret Repine, LIST grade
Washington school-Emily Freeman
principal. 1st grade; Dora Hartz. %
grade; Ethel Young. Sd grade; Bella
f. Cooke. 4th grade.
Kemble school-Adda Ellen Muse
principal, LIST grade; Nellie F. Keller
strass. I'd grade; Ethel Carter. SC
grade; Jennie Murphy. 4th grade
Bridge NJ. Ferry. 5th grade; Mrs
Louise Koch, 9th grade.
Lincoln school-Mary Plat, prnci
pal; odessa Wakefield, Sth grade; Jes
sic b. Frick, Sth grade; Anna n. John
son. Sth grade; Frances Oswald, I'll
grade: Ellen s. Freed, 9TH grade
Agatha Nevin. 9th grade; Mary G
Murrin 9th grade; Mabel Freistat. 5tl
grade; Lucia NJ. Robbins. 4th grade
Josephine whistler. Sd grade; Miriam
Hayerstick, Sd grade: Elsa |. KoehleI
I'd grade; Martha NJ. Huesing, 1s
grade: Meta C. Wittig, deaf class.
Eugene Field school--Sarah Johr
ston. principal, 7th grade; August
Steinhauer. 9th grade; Eta Wakefield
5th grade; Lille NJ. Long. 5th grade
Clarissa c. Freeman 4th grade; Be!
sic Beeler, Sd grade: Minnie Martii
I'd grade: Emelie n. DeSanto, Is
grade
Irving school-Leonora Witherspool
principal, 18th grade; Grace Noftske
9th grade; Bertha Jonassen, Ct
grade; Florence Morrison, 5th grade
Bessie Montgomery, 4th grade; Eliz
beth Stelck. 4th grade; Lille n
Roth, Sd grade; Luella Huthmaker.
grade: Charlotte Kenworthy, 1st grad
Longfellow school-Ida w. Lund