Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05
APPRENTICES To
ENROLL IN SCHOOL
Eleven Indentured Embryo
Carpenters to Begin Course
in English.
TO COVER THREE MONTHS
Will Receive Full Pay From Master
Builders Association While
Studying.

Monday morning II young men who
are indentured for four-year term OF
apprenticeship with the Tri-City Mas
ter Builders association will begin a
three-months' course of study at the
Rock Island high school. OF this num-
Der six are from this city and five from
Moline. There was for a time some
talk of conducting in Moline course
of study similar to the one to be put
in force here, but this plan was aban-
doned.
These apprentices are indentured for
term of four years, during which
time they receive Sc a week. for the
first year, $3.50 for the second year.
IS for the third, and 81 for the fourth
year. 1t is a part of the agreement |
that these young men attend school for !
three months in each year, during !
| which time they are to receive full |
. pay.
SUBJECTS TO BE PRACTICAL.
The Tri-City Master Builders associ- |
: alton has completed an arrangement
with the board of education whereby
, these apprentices will receive instruc-
J, tons at the high school building by
Y high school teachers.
), The course of study includes the
r following subjects: Penmanship, me-
: chanical drawing manual training,
til,
l. A. G. Hill will conduct the manual
g training classes, l.. l.. Harms the wood
l. work classes, E. F. Burch the shop
L arithmetic classes, and Principal A. J.
q Burton will have charge of the history
and English work. In connection with
the last named subjects, Mr.. Burton
e has decided to adopt a plan which has
It been tried with no small degree of
It success in the Chicago schools.
d USE NEW METHOD.
d Instead of using the old method in
70 teaching English and history, l. e..
'e reading the classics, it is his intention
AZ to use text book on civil government
N which will serve a two-fold purpose
giving them an idea of the workings
of our American system and at the
same time giving them a pattern of
% correct English, which will be obtain
IL ed through observance of the language
se of the text. Grammar will also be
as taught, with especial attention to let.
ed ter writing. punctuation, capitalization,
10 paragraphing, composition, as well as
10 methods of making out bills, and other
us practical phases.
I'll The shop arithmetic will bring out
so far as is possible, the practical ev
~ ery-day problems which the student
will meet and deal with in his work.
COURSE NOT EXPENSIVE.
Those students not residing within
"a. the corporate limits will be asked tc
nd pay the regular tuition, but the equip
ne ment and incidental expenses for the
sa three months course will not exceed
IS. The young men are for the mos
l.. part graduates of the grammar grade.
,, and therefore have an excellent foun
dation upon which to base their NOR,
advanced work.
g., The course is somewhat in the ma
Ia ture of an experiment, having neve
~ been attempted In the three cite
"a before, but should it prove a success
~, it is the plan to increase the scope O
~ the work, a thing which will be mad
. - possible when the new manual trainin
o. building is completed. This course i
49, also open for any adults who wish t
,ioi attend the sessions, and is not confine
tIe strictly to the apprentices.
nv PLANNING NIGHT SCHOOL.
Principal Burton now has under aC
visement the Inauguration of a nigh
. school. Several years ago, such
course was placed before the publ,
the enrolment being something owe
q 900. 1t was found at that time, how
= ever, that the work of teaching bot
the day and night classes was to
much of a strain upon the instructor
and should the night work be resumed
it is planned to hold the school but tw
or three nights a week, and to secur
instructors outside of the high school
BUSINESS MEN TO TEACH.
Civil government could be taught 9
\ some lawyer, and English classes coul
III be in charge of perhaps a senior
4 Augustana college, and in this name
81 various specialists could be procure
" at nominal cost. A night school
manual training and mechanical dra,
ing is now being conducted by Messr
Hill and Harms once a week The
N are at present IL students enrolle
. and it is understood that the schen
Y is a success in every respect.
1t developed this afternoon that NJ
line school authorities would make
\ effort to take care of the Moline a
pTentices, which would make it U
necessary for them to enroll in q
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