Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-15
NIGHT SCHOOL TO
OPEN OCTOBER Il
is BOARDS PLAN
Members of Education Body
Discuss Matter in Regular
Monthly Meeting.
TO ATTEND CONVENTION
Teachers Are Given Two Days to At
tend Out of Town Meetings
Usual Reports Are Made.

The members of the board of edu-
cation, who met for the regular Oc-
tober meeting last evening in the High
school, authorized the continuation of
the night school during the coming
season on practically the same plan as
conducted last year. The work is to
begin October u, meeting two even
ings each week, Tuesday and Thurs
day, and continuing for 40 evening".
The following classes will be provided
for: English for foreigners, arithme-
tic, spelling, penmanship, typewriting.
mechanical drawing. architectural
drawing, wood work and blacksmi- h,
ing. These classes will be taught by
High school instructors. Other classes
will be orgonized where Il or more
persons want the same work. The tu-
ition is to remain the same as last
year, 81 per month or So for the term.
An additional fee of so cents will be
charged all who take shop work or
typewriting. The principal of the
High school was authorized to make
all necessary arrangements for the
opening of the night school October
q.
A communication was received from
the business manager of the board OF
education at Quincy, stating that an eff
fort is being made TO organize an as
ISOLATION of the boards OF education
of the state, for the purpose of unity
ing methods of handling the business
and management of the SCHOOLS more
economically and effectively. The
first meeting of this association is to
be he'd at Quincy the last week in
October. A. D. Welsh was authorized
to attend as a representative of the
local board Of education.
CHANGES PROVIDED FOR.
Mr. Cleaveland reported that the
! changes made necessary at Irving
| school to provide an additional room
| for primary children had been com
/ pleted according to contract. The
changes include the enlarging of the
! windows in the basement room, and
the placing of one additional window
/ to give an abundance of light; the in
shilling CT meal ceiling and add
/ tionai steam radiation and a new ven
/ tilating duct; the painting of the wall!
and ceilings, and that new blackboard
and school room furniture had beer
+. put in and the room opened with near
ly 40 children in attendance. Also. a
the Grant school the room had beel
placed in order, decorated with new
painting on the walls and ceiling an;
the installation of blackboards ant
school furniture. AT, the Hawthorn
school, the room needed no changes
simply the furnishings, that these ha,
been purchased and school opened OF
Monday with nearly 40 children Ell
rolled
AS the new Law with reference t
High school attendance permits pupil
residing in districts which do no, main
tain a High school, to attend a neigh
boring High school selected by thei
parents with the approval of tn
board Of education, and under this Lay
provision is made for the attendanc
of nonresident pupils in our loca
High school. the board modified it
rule giving credit on tuition accoun
Tor school taxes paid by non-residen
parents so as to provide for the Il
.ition of children in the first eigh
: grades.
TO ATTEND CONVENTION.
Announcement has been received c
the Teachers convention to be held g
Quincy on Oct. 16, II and Is and a
Rockford Nov. 6. Z and 8.
number Of local teachers aske
the board for the privilege OF attend
ing one or the other Of these col
yentions. The board granted two day
for convention attendance to teacher
desiring to attend either of these col
ventions.
HIGH SCHOOL SALES.
The principal of the High sehot
filed his report for the first mont
showing the sale and rental of book
in the high school.
Amount received from rental of
! books .............. $506.t
| Amount received from sale of
BOOKS 1864
! Total received .............$6 1888 z
The amount has been turned over I
the school treasurer.
The question of some minor in
provements in the gymnasium app
ratus room was referred 10 the supp.
committee.
Superintendent Hayden filed his st
tistical report:
The total enrolment for the mont
. has been 3,945. The average numb.
belonging for the first month wa
3,691210. The number belonging
: the clnsa of tine month ornftfinn ~ %.