Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-29
ANNUAL REPORT
OF SCHOOLS OUT
superintendent Maxson Issue
rs Page Booklet on
Subject.
MUCH OF INTEREST THEREIN
Contains Roster of Teachers and
School Census-Compiete Re-
ports of Departments.

A as page booklet, containing a COM
plete report of the public schools of
Moline. the roster of teachers, state
ments of the president and secretary.
reports of the superintendent and
principals of the various schools, and
department supervisors, financial sta
tistics, school census, calendar of
school year. list of graduates of 1914.
and names of pupils neither tardy nor
absent during the past year. has just
been issued by Superintendent c. II.
Maxson, and is now ready for distribu-
ton.
In the report he says:
'In general the esprit de corps of
the entire school force has been all
that could reasonably be expected; re-
suits have been correspondingly sat
isfactory. The work of the several
supervisors particularly is to be COM
mended. / have not known a single
instance of friction with principal or
teacher, arising through any misun-
derstanding of a supervisors instruc-
tons or motives. The excellent re-
suits of this cooperation were appar-
ent in the several exhibits of work
done"
OF the high school Mr.. Maxson
says:
In spite of very much overcrowded
conditions in the present high school
building, wholesome growth has been
manifest, both in school spirit and in
quality of work. The same high stand
ard of excellence has been rigidly
maintained, and the work in debating.
oratory and defamation was very sue
cessfully done" Comment is also
made on the work of the senior class
in connection with the annual play,
publication of the Annual and on ac-
tivities in athletics.
Manual Arts School.
Discussing the manual arts school
the superintendent says: Courses in
this department have been better or
ganized and administered than ever"
In the manual training department
the new course in architectural draw
ing has proved quite popular Some
fine work has been done in the ma
chine shop-work that would do
credit to any machinist. The advanced
cabinet work and pattern making were
given more attention, with satisfactory
results
Attention is given in the report to
the continuation school. and the gen
eral plan here, which was continued.
is stated to have been found generally |
best suited to local conditions. Much !
space is devoted to the grade school /,
work in Mr.. Maxson's report, but il is I
largely OF a statistical nature. The /
cost for each pupil in the elementary
grades was approximately $50 a year. /
or SIS a semester. Seventy-nine pupils /
gained a semester by reason of extra
instruction. gain TO the district of !
Sl.1S5. The cost of instruction for
the time utility teachers were EN-
ployed was 1921 25. leaving a gain to
the district Of S95375
ENROLMENT in the night school for
says the report. was lust
twice that of the previous year. The
small monthly tuition charged render
ed this school self-supporting during
the year. Greater efficiency in organi.
zation also added not a little To the
economy of operation. The entbus.
Iasm of the students who ranged In age
from 10 to 90 years and who represent
ed 22 different nationalities. materially
aided the splendid progress made"