Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-09
Due to County Institute and In
complete Repairs Vaca-
ton Is Extended.
TO START SEPTEMBER II
Bond Issue of S1OO,0OO-Physicai
Director, Janitors, Salaries
and Other Matters.

or the city. This is nearly a week
later than is the custom to begin
school, but by a special arrangement
made with County Superintendent Eel
guson to hold institute the first week
in September and on account of the re-
pair and building work now being done
on several of the buildings this time
seemed more propitious.
Clifford Tagg of Battle Creek, Mich,
was elected assistant in the manual
training department to succeed Frank
Welch, who resigned at the close Of
the last school year. Mr.. Tagg, who
came here Monday, entered upon his
new duties this morning. He is a
graduate of the Western State Normal
school at Kalamazoo, Mich, and has
taught in the manual training depart
ments at Battle Creek and Kalamazoo,
and comes highly recommended.
SCHOOL JANITORs.
The matter of ofreemploying and electing
janitors for the different buildings was
also taken up and an increase of from
So to So was allowed, according to the
size of the building and the amount
of work to be done. Two new names
appear in the list. Albert Reddig suo
ceeds William Kruger at the Grant
school, with salary of $54 per month,
and William Anderson, who has been
assistant janitor at the high school,
was elected custodian and chief janitor
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Michael Colligan. Mr.. Coli
gan resigned after a number cf years
of faithful service because he was no
longer able to do the work. Mr. Ander
sons salary will be $50 per month.
Oscar Johnson was chosen assistant
janitor, salary $50.
The janitors at the other buildings
and their salaries are: Hawthorne,
George Kale, salary 500; Washington,
Peter Beselin, S45; Kemble, Henry
Goedecke, $52; Lincoln, Jacob c. Fry,
S1O0: Eugene Field, William H Bleuer,
$57; Irving, E. C. Richards, S5S; Long
fellow, John Vedell, $50; Horace Mann,
James R. Cowden, SIS.
AS TO NEW PHYSICAL DIRECTOR.
The matter of a physical director
was also taken up. Superintendent II.
B. Hayden reported that there are 25
candidates for the position. The COM
mittee on teachers was asked by the
board to take up the applications and
make a definite recommendation at n
meeting to be held later. 1t is gener-
ally understood that the new physical
director is to have supervision of the
calisthenics in the grades and to organ
ize gymnasium classes in the high
school, and finally to coach the ath-
letic team. Miss Lydia KOenemann
who organized the work in the grades
and now has it on a fairly good basis,
will be back here the first of the year
to assist in the work in the grades.
II is aimed to have this work graded
up through the high school just the
same as the other subjects that are
taught, so that the different years
work will follow in natural sequence
The board will hold a special meeting
as soon as the committee can investi-
gate and get its report and recommen-
dation ready.
CONTRACT FOR COAL.
Several contracts were let. the most
important of which was that for the
supplying of coal to the different
schools. Bids for this were opened, |
and the contract was let to the Rock
Island Fuel company, which agreed to |
furnish 3-inch lump coal, delivered at
the building, for $3.50 per ton. The
other bids for this contract ranged |
from $3.50 to 1925
c. L. Thompson was given the con !
tract for plastering the basement of |
the Longfellow school building at |
sI26.36.
Two proposals for supplying disin- |
received and superintendent H. B. /
Hayden and Principal A. ] Burton |
were appointed to act in conjunction /
with the supply committee and to
make recommendations.
BOND ISSUE OF 100000.
The finance comittee was authorized /
to take the necessary steps prelimi-
nary TO negotiating a bond issue of |
100000 to refund the present bonded 1
debt of $1,000 and to provide funds for
now being made on the
school buildings, and for those which
are contemplated.
The question of the water supply was
to the supply committee Last
year the artesian water furnished from
the Woodmen well was used, and un-
less the city water can be shown TO
be all right it will be used again. In
with the law passed by the
ast session of the legislature, public
drinking cups will be discarded. A
lumber of different bubble fountains
are being tested with a view Of secur-
ng something sanitary and economical.
The board adjourned at 1880.
The report of the boiler inspector
showed the following schools 10 be in
good condition; High school, Haw-i
horne, Kemble. Lincoln, Irving, Grant,
LOngfellow and Horace Mann.
MEMS CLUB APPROVES.
A communication addressed 20 the
BOARD of education contained the fol-
owing resolution:
Resolved, That We. as citizens in
crested in public schools. and as