Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-14
DATE OF OPENING
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
. FIXED BY BOARD
Children of Rock Island Will
Resume Their Studies
Sept. 3.
FLANS FOR FALL ARE LAID
Heads Of Educational System Meet
and Prepare for Coming
Term

Tuesday, Sept 3, was last night
named by the board OF education az
The date for tho opening Of the public
schools for the fan term. There is 4
poss ibility that the new Audubon
building, located at Seventeenth ave.
nue. between TWenty-sixth and Twen-
ty-seventh streets, will not be com
plete al that time, and II such should
prove 20 be the case the beginning OF
work in that particular school will be
deferred one week.
Elaborate plans are being made for
the opening of the latest acquisition 10
the public school system The new
structure will be thrown open to the
citizens OF Rock Island soon after the
regular work is inaugurated. and an
opportunity given them TO inspect il.
Besides addresses by Superinten-
dent Of Schools n. r. Hayden. mem
bers OF the board OF education and
interested citizens, exercises will BE-
given by the pupils themselves and
the new building dedicated in a pro
per manner.
TO DIVIDE PUPILS.
In an interview with Contractor II.
F. Paulsen yesterday, Mr. Hayden
was informed that in all probability
four weeks would be required from the
present time, IN order TO finish the
Audubon school. In the event Of this
school not being ready on Sept 3. il
10
board as 10 whether or not it would be
advisable TO divide the pupils Of the
blum school between the Lincoln. Hor-
ace Mann and Eugene Field schools,
but owing 10 the fact that but little
could be accomplished in a weeks
time by taking the pupils away from
such schools, and a complete reorgan-
tzation would have to be effected in
the new quarters, IL was decided 10
defer the opening one week.
Or. r. VI. Pearce entered actively in
a. me game" last night. in the first
real moH.u- since the organization OF
the new board
TEACHERS WET SEPT. =
Following the usual custom on the
forenoon Of Labor day. September >.
superintendent Hayden will meet all
the teachers OF the city in the high
school auditorium for the purpose OF
discussing matters OF interest pertain
irg 70 the regular organization OF the
schools for the fall term. This will
be- followed by a general meeting Of
the teachers iu their respective. build
ings preliminary TO the opening work
the next day.
TWO TEACHERS RESIGN.
The teachers committee accepted
the resignation OF Miss Mabel Hud-
son. former Instructor in the sixth
crade OF the Grant school. whose mar
riage was announced In the columns OF
The Argus some time ago. and OF
Miss Ada Iioebek". Latin instructor
az the bign school who accepted a
similar position al the p WAYNE. Ind
high school al an increased salary.
Two new English teachers will be
employed AZ the high school. who
viii share the work with the Misses
Sturgeon and Schoessel They are
Miss Wilhelmina Rarfeld OF Hiusdale.
Ill. who II graduate OF Rockford
college and Chicago university and
Miss Virginia Ballard. a graduate OF
Northwestern university who has for
som" time past been employed as in
s'ruc'or OF English a. the Evanston
academy Al Evanston. Ul These
teachers are employed owing 10 the
resignation OF the Misses Gufin and
TroVbridge
MISS MERIT LEAVES.
Miss Alma Buhling has been en-.
N."'ed as instructor in German and
Algebra, vice Miss Emily Mertz. re-
signed. Miss Buhlig is a graduate of
The University OF Wisconsin. Miss
Mildred Dodge, a former Rock Island
girl and a graduate OF the local high
school. will instruct in Latin Miss
Dodge Is a graduate Of " Wellesley col.
IeEe and has been employed ~ Powe
ton, Okla. FOR the past four years. az
which place she vas also instructor al
the county institute
The hoard voted William Anderson.
'an'tor ar tho high school. the sum Of
SsS for night work during the past
year
WIRE FOR ATHLETIC FIELD.
\. G Anderson. as chairman OF the
committee having in charge the seIec
ton OF suitable material for the fenc.
ing IN the athletic park near the re
SeTYOir. made repOrr the r,a-arisl