Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-02
PEOPLE PETITION
FOR new SCHOOL
Residents Living In Southwest POr-
ton OF Moline Want Seventh
Street Building Replaced.
REFERRED FOR INVESTIGATION
Teachers Committee Adopts Policy OF
Strict Economy and Recommends
Extra Period at Noon.

Moline board of education last even
ing considered a petition signed by
Theodore Weigand and 1S5 other resi-
dents of the southwest portion of the
city, asking that steps be taken by the
board to have the old school house at
Seventh street and Nineteenth avenue
replaced by a new building. The mat
Ter was referred to the building and
grounds committee to investigate and
report at the next meeting.
Does it need investigation asked
DR.. Bennett.
This question evoked a mild discus
sion involving the statute limitation or
bonded Indebtedness for school pur-
poses. There were no figures men
toned in that connection and it will
be I'D TO the committee to determine
how far the board will be permitted
TO go relative to mourning additional
obligations.
That strict economy is being exer-
cised by the teachers committee is
shown in its recommendations to the
board that two of the teachers in the
manual arts building take an extra
period during their noon hour and pay
them additional for such services. Re-
port of the committee wherein the plan
is proposed was unanimously adopt
ed. With commencing of the new
semester the manual arts building be-
came congested, making necessary
either the employing Of another in
structor or adoption Of the extra per-
iod plan. So long as everybody con-
cerned is satisfied with this arrange
ment and inasmuch as it will mean a
big saving it was the sentiment of the
board that two of the instructors de-
vote 40 minutes of their lunch period
to classes.
May Drop Night School.
Possibility is that the night school
for foreigners will be discontinued.
L. A Mahoney, superintendent OF
schools, declared that since the holt
days attendance had fallen off to such
extent that he deemed it advisable TO
dispense with the classes at eXpira-
ton of the third month, which is two
weeks hence. Harvey Innis, in charge
of the school, has informed Mr. Ma
honey that owing to having longer
hours in the shops they do not feel
they have time to devote two hours
three evenings a week to their mental
development. A motion that the en-
tire matter be left to Mr. Mahoney
prevailed.
A communication from the Logan
School Mothers club, requesting in.
stallation of city water, sewer and gas
in the school building was read and
it was voted to have the building and
grounds committee put in water and
investigate the lighting proposition.
superintendent Mahoney reported
the resignation of Loyal G. Tillotson
teacher of commercial and physica
geography in the high school, ant
Samuel CLANCY, head of the machine
and foundry classes. Mr.. TiIlotson ha:
accepted position to teach in the
New Trier township high school a
kenilwOrth, north shore suburb O.
Chicago, and will leave as soon as hi.
successor is appointed Mr.. Mahoney
is now in communication with severa
applicants, all men, and two of then
were expected to arrive here today t.
make application
Cafeteria Earns Profit,
Report of Miss WeckeI, in charge o
the cafeteria, showed that since thi
department was opened a total o
l3,oO7 had been served, receipt
amount to $2,62S57 and expenditure
aggregate $2,555.75, making a profit O
$272.82. This is considered an excel