Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-14
GRANT RELEASE
FROM TAX LEVY
School Board Takes Action Rel
alive to the South Rock Is
land Tract.
COLLECTOR WAS HELD
Records Did Not Show That He Was
Not Accountable for Amount
May 81 Made Holiday.

In accordance with the action of the
city council taken some time ago,
which released the residents of the
South Rock Island district which was
for a time, from the payment of the
taxes levied for city purposes the
school board at it's meeting last even
ing released them from the payment
of the school taxes also. The board
at previous meeting had declared
that the district was not part of
the school territory of the city, but
its action had not been officially re-
corded at the county treasurer's Office
and accordingly the tax collector of
the South Rock Island township was
being held responsible for the collec-
ton of the money. The action of the
board will release him from this re-
sponsibility. The school board will
realize more money from the collection
of tuition fees from those who attend
the city schools from the district, than
collection of the taxes.
May 81 Is Holiday.
The board declared Monday, May
81, a holiday, in order that the school
children can participate in the observ
ance of Decoration day which the G
A. r. has decided is to be held on
that date. While Sunday is the day
on which the observance should take
place because it is the 30Ih of May
the following day will be observed as
the legal holiday and will be the day
on which the ceremonies will take
place.
To Exhibit Work.
On the recommendation of the teach
Iers' committee. Miss Gertrude Yohn
of Cambridge. was elected to the posi-
ton of teacher in the sixth grade n
the Lincoln school to fill the place left
vacant by the resignation of Miss
Mary Murrin. The board granted per
mission for Miss Abigail Dean and A
G. Hill to attend the convention Of
the Western Drawing and Manual
Training Teachers association, which
: is to be held at St Louis May to Z
| They will take with them sample ,
the work in their respective depart
ments and put it on exhibition will
like work from other schools through
! out the state.
| Superintendent H. b. Hayden ant
w. B. Mcintyre were appointed com
|; mittee to arrange for the beautifyins
of the school grounds at tie Longfel
low school. About all that is left to q
/ to make the yard at that school on,
of the very best in the city if not tn,
! best, is to set in several shade tree.
on the east side of the yard. Mr.. Hay
den will also act with Principal II.
Brown of the high school in providin;
the latter building with more shrub
berry and vines
II Report for Month.
The superintendent submitted tn
following report for the month:
Enrolled for the year-High schoo
507; Hawthorne, els; Washington
1872; Kemble, 229; Lincoln, 594
Eugene Field, 342; Irving, 3SS; Lonl
fellow, 4O7; Horace Mann, 3S2; Gran
161; total 3.772, an increase of Al neN
pupils during the month Enrolled fO
the month, 1852; number belonging i
close of the month, 3,203: averag
number belonging, 1928; average dali
attendance. $3.50; percentage of a
tendance, 94.6; percentage of punct:
ality, 99.9; number not absent no
tardy, 1,769; number of cases of tai
diness, SO; number of cases of truancN
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