Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
new SCHOOL HEAD
FOR ROCK ISLAND
CHOSEN BY BOARD
E. o. Fisher of Dundee, H.,
Named as Successor to II.
B. Hayden, Resigned.
WELL KNOWN EDUCATOR
p Has Made Special Study Of Boy Prob
lens and Child 5etterment-
Assumes Work July I.

Announcement is made today OF the
selection OF Z. c. Fisher OF Dundee,
Ill, a suburb OF EIgin, as supertntend-
emit of public schools, succeeding h B.
Hayden, who has held the position for
the past II years. Mr.. Fisher VIII as
sumo his new duties July 1, at which
time Mr.. Hayden will leave for Colo
RADIO for a years vacation before de-
Gliding on a new location
Rock Islands new school head
comes to the city with the highest
recommendations For eight years he
was superintendent at Dundee, during
which time he erected a gymnasium
costing $500; installed chemi-
cal laboratories; completely equip
ped manual training and domes-
tic science departments; introduced
medical and dental inspection In the
schools, for which work he was espe-
ciaIly well qualified because of
three years study of medicine at the
Illinois Medical college; added two
years business and a two years in
dustrial course to the curriculum;
and had plans made for the establish
for non-graduates employed during the
day.
Well Educated.
He graduated from the Eden Val
ley, Mo-, high school, and following
three years normal course at the Mis-
souri, State Normal university, taught
in the school of Marshall, Missouri
Two years later he was made principal
of a ward school at that place. The
next three years were devoted TO a !
study of medicine and then came po- !
sftion as superintendent OF the schools |
at McHenry. Ill, which place he held |
for six years, during which time the |
educator found opportunity to take |
special courses at the University of 1
Chicago and do extensive research |
work
He was then elected to the depart |
ment OF mathematics in the high school /
at Dundee and later made superin-
tendent. In addition to his school /
work he was vice president OF the /
mems club of the St Jamse Baptist
church. was a public library trustee; is
a Mason and member of Elgin Com
mandery. Knights Templar; an l. o.
o. F.. an Eastern Star. and a Modern
Woodman. He is 43 years OF age, mar
ried and has three children.
100 Applications.
When announcement was made of
the resignation of Superintendent
nearly 100 applications for
the position were made. The board of
education sifted them and con-
cIuded to personally investigate the
five or six which looked most satisfac-
tory a committee from the board Wis
tied these favored few, with the result
that Mr.. Fisher was its unanimous
choice.
II is understood that a year ago Mr..
Fisher was offered the superintend-
sncy of the schools at Aurora, but the
Dundee people would not permit it and
boosted his salary some $500 a year.
making the total larger than that paid
o any other school man in the state,
n a town of that size.
Popular at Home.
That he is well qualified and held in
Ugh esteem in the community he is
saving, is evident from the following
Tipping taken from a recent issue of
ne Elgin Daily Courier:
Mr. Fishers departure from
Iundse will be the regret of
re entire community in which
2 has become widely and fav-
rably known as educator, theologian,
,cturer and social worker. His ex-
,nded study of the boy question and
Re problems of child betteru1ent have
ade him an authority on timely top
q and his services as lecturer on !
iese various themes have been much
! demand at club meetings in EIgin,
urora and many other Illinois cities"