Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
WORK
STARTED WITH
REGISTRATION
Ninety three Enroll at High School
college Starts
Today.

Registration of freshmen and
sophomores was held at the high
school building yesterday morning
under supervision OF Ray c. Pei
lett. city superintendent of schools.
Pupils to the number of SO were en-
rolled.
This morning seniors and juniors
were registered. Monday morning
enrolment for college work at
William and Vashti will begin.
Although the number to present
themselves yesterday morning was
considerably below the attendance
enrolled in former years, the de-
crease is attributed as only tenn
porary by superintendent Pellet
and caused by the arrangement,
new this year. of registering stud
ents before the formal opening of
school. There will be many who
will register when school opens
Monday" Mr.. Pellet stated. En-
rollment this year should be larger
than ever before. We had regis
tration early so that when school
opens Monday we can get off on
the right foot without delay or
waste of time"
AS in the past, juniors and SEN
iors of the high school will be
accommodated in the college build
ings. This condition will remain
for another year, at least, until the
new high school building is COM
pleted.
Courses beside the reinstalled
commercial course offered at the
college this year are English, lam
guage, science. mathematics. his
tory and philosophy and education.
Announces Staff.
Staff of the William and Vashti
faculty as announced yesterday by
President Pellet is as follows:
Philosophy and Education -
Thomas NJ Thompson, B. A., NJ. A.
Professor Thompson is a graduate
of the university of Chicago and is
q native of that city. He has COM
pleted one year of advanced work
toward his doctors degree. Dur
ing the war he served as a cap
tain in the army. He has bad also
four years of teaching experience
in the Philippine islands.
History and Social Science
Miss Emma p. Rabourne, NJ. A.
graduate of Kansas State college
and a native of Lawrence, Kan.
Languages Miss Thusnelda
Heegard. NJ A University of Chi
cago. Miss Heegard is well known
here, having taught at W. V. for
several years. She comes from
Elmhurst, III.
Commercial Department - Miss
Margery Culp, B. S. C. Angola,
Ind.
Piano-Clyde Downing of Rock
Island. Mr.. Downing is a student
at the Augustana college and is
recognized as d talented pianist.
A head of the science depart
ment has not yet been selected. Mr..
Pellet stated last night that word
from several applicants was ex-
pected momentarily.
Miss COckerelI Remains.
In the high school Miss Ella M.
Cockre1l of Norman, Okla, will re-
sumo her duties as principal. Miss
Judith Peterson of Princeton. ILL.,,
will have charge of the domestic
science department; H. K Whittier,
manual training; Miss Frances
Baxter of Waterloo, Iowa, city
supervisor of music and art; Miss
Lois Vertree of Aledo. English. and
Mrs. Katie EIwyn of AIedo, history.
Instructors in mathematics and
science have not been signed up,
negotiations with several
are pending.
In the grade schools. the teacher
roster has been completed. 1t is
North Side-Miss Anna McDan-
ieI of Bloomington, principal; Miss
Alice Thompson, Miss Bertha Nc
Creight and Miss Jessie Adams. all
of Aledo.
South Side-Miss Minnie Rigg of
Aledo. principal; Miss Marguerite
McCrery, Miss Edna Sanquist and
Miss Sarah Crabs, all of Aledo.