Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23
BROWN QUITS AS
HIGH PRINCIP AL
Leaves Rock Island to Take Ad-
vanced Position at Kenil-
worth, Ill.
HAS. BEEN HERE 8 YEARS
Promoted to Leadership of Local
School After Serving Three
Years as Teacher.
HAS. BEEN HERE 8 YEARS

Henry E. Brown, for the past eight
and a half years prin cipal of Rock Is
land high school, has resigned to &C
cept a similar position at Kenilworth,
Ill. He will become principal of the
New Trier high school there. The new
position which Mr.. Brown will fill is
more important than the one which he
now holds, and although his friends in
the city will hear with delight of his
advancement, they will regret to see
him leave this city, where his work has
| been so successful.
1t was in 1900 that he came to Rock
/ Island high school as one of the teach
ers. In 1903 ]. F. Darby, the principal,
resigned, and Mr.. Brown was given
the place. Since his service in that
Office the enrolment at the school has
| doubled in numbers, the teaching force
has been increased from II instruc-
tors to 81, the graduating classes have
| increased from 80 pupils to 20, the
number of boys in the school has in
creased from 80 per cent to so per
cent. And the above figures hardly
show half of what has been accom-
/ plished in this period. The efficiency
of the school has been improved in
many ways. Mr.. Brown has shown his
ability as leader and director of such
school.
At Head of Northern Association.
However, his efforts have not only
been confined to the local school. He
has gained a state reputation as
teacher. as is shown by his position in
the state organizations. He served as
president of the Teachers Association
of Northern Illinois. At present he is
member of the board of trustees of
the Illinois State Teachers associa-
ticn. a member of the committee on
civics of the Illinois University high
school conference, and a member of
the committee for the next high school
conference of the University of Chi
cago.
He is the joint author with Mr. Tel
Ter of a very successful text book on
Business Methods" which is at pres
ert in use in the city schools of Rock
Island and throughout the country in
general At present he is engaged
with the professor of civics OF the
University Of Illinois in preparing 4
text book on civics
Aids School Athletics.
Athletics at Rock Island high school
are on firm basis, due to the Efforts
of Mr. Brown, who was instrumental
in placing the athletics of the school
on paying basis. Before Mr.. Browns
duties as principal prevented he acted
as coach of the football teams. In
1908 and 1905 he turned out splendid
teams, in fact the best that the school
ever boosted. He was forced 70 aban-
don this line of work to devote his en-
ergies to other phases of the school
life. The basketball tournaments
which have been conducted, in the
state successfully for three years were
also run practically under the direc-
ton of Mr. Brown.
The new position for Mr.. Brown is
at the New Trier township high school
at Kenilworth, Is miles north of Chi
cago and situated on Lake Michigan.
In this school are included the town
ships OF Wilmett, Winetka, Kenil-
worth, Glen Cove and Gross Point. The
school is modern structure and is
one of the finest in the state. There
are 26 teachers employed there. The
new position is somewhat in advance
of the present position held by Mr..
Brown, financially and otherwise 1t
is a we'll known fact that several 9TH
er flattering offers have been refused
by Mr.. Brown since his service here.
Resignation Unexpected.
Superintendent H. B. Hayden said
this morning, in referring to the action
of the principal: MIR. Browns resig-
nation is rather sudden and unexpect-
ed, and so far we have no idea who
his successor will be. He will certain
ly have to be a man of experience and
with much ability in order to keep the
school at it's present standard"
Mr. and Mrs. Brown will leave with !
their son early in August for their new
home Mrs. Brown, who was formerly |
Miss Bertha Hanna, was for a number
of years an instructor at the high |
school