Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-14
SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDS LENGTHY
BUSINESS MEET
Contract for Laying Sidewalks
About Audubon School
Awarded.
COMMITTEES MAKE REPORT
Rental and Sale of Text Books for
First Semester Amounts to
Ss72.7s.

The regular meeting OF the board
OF education. adjourned from Tuesday
evening, was held in the school board
rooms last evening with all members
present with the exception of II. b..
Cleaveland who is out OF the city In
his absence, A. G. Anderson was ap-
pointed president pro TEN. The
monthly report of the treasurer was
made and the current bills were
audited. The committee on teachers
reported the resignation of Horace l..
Howard, teacher of English in the high
school and that Thomas y. Myers had
been elected 70 succeed him. Mr..
Myers has been in charge of the
classes in this department for the
past week The committee also re-
ported that Miss Martha Huesing of
the Lincoln school had been granted
leave OF absence Tor TWO months on
account Of impaired health. which
time she is spending al Tampa bay in
Florida and that Miss Elsie Allen had
been appointed as a substitute teacher
To take charge of Miss Huesing's
school during her absence. The COM
mittee on fuel and heating brought up
the matter Of open air ventilation in
t1e schOOlrooms OF the city and upon
their recommendation the board di-
rooted that in all the school rooms the
windows should be open for sufficient
period during each recess and noon
time to thoroughly change the air in
the room and that during such veuti-
lation children should. as generally as
possible be required 10 take exercise
upon the playground and that those
remaining n the rooms should be Civ,
en- an opportunity 10 put on their
wraps and take exercise i'm the build
ing.
Principal Burton OF the high school
reported that for the first semester
the rental and sale of text books in
toe high school amounted 70 SS72.7S
and turned in his check to cover this
amount
SIDEWALK CONTRACT WARDED.
The contract for laying cement
sidewalks on the north. west and south
sides Of the Audubon school Dot Nas
awarded 70 G. ". Evans on his bid
filed al the last meeting of the board
This work will complete the sidewalk
on all four sides of the block occupied
by the Audubon school The new wall
Is TO be laid accordingly TO the Rocl
Island city specifications similar tC
the sidewalk already laid on the cas-
side of the lot The committee ap
pointed 10 look up the matter OF al
ash hoist TO remove the ashes from
the boiler room in the Manual Arts
building reported hat i'm order 20 IN
stall a mechanical device for takinl
out the ashes IL would be necessar!
20 do some evcayatinE which woul,
add materially to the cost at this tim,
OF the year when the ground IS frozen
For this reason it was decided to deie
the matter till the summer vacation.
The committee on supplies report
cd that the desks recently purchased
for use in the Lincoln school had bee
received and delivered at the build
ing and would be placed in position
Immediately. This will give the de
partmental school an additional room
for instruction in peumanship, draw
ing. music and special exercise
which up to this time have been cor
Quoted i'm the assembly room. Thi
will leave the assembly room free TO
study purposes, thus adding TO tn
efficiency OF the work.
Reports we're received from the boi
or inspector showing that the stear
boilers in the several school building
are all in good order
MANY BILLS ALLOWED.
Bills for January were allowed a
follows.
Rock Island Union ........S PIC
Henry Darts Sons ......... IL
,t 4, g-h-sg % 4.