The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-27
|BssllP TRACES
lD||0vVIH| PUBLIC
SCHOOL. SYSTEM


sUsseiopmsnt Of the schools, b.
lhins with the iirstfsv to which
k3on had TO b paid. down 70 the
6nlefn school. where attendance
= compulsory under state laws and
n which Americanism is expressed.
was traced BY Or. Walter A. Jsssup.
pfssident Of the University Of
aows. in his talk at the formal
0pening Of Washington intermedi-
a&s school. Eighteenth avenue and
thirty third street, last evening.
The entire program was carried out
10 the dark. tho lights in the hill
district being OF last evening for
nearly two hours.
= There II NO need Of good equip
psnt In our schools, X We don't
have good teachers. and We can't
have good teachers unless We pay
them better salaries. all Of which
Comes back again to the commu-
nifty" DR.. Jessup said. "The school
should be . community center with
every citizen taking interest in its
work for the sake Of the young gen.
Grafton. We cannot have good
schools tomorrow, IL We don't
properly train the children Of today
IN citiSenship.
"In the beginning. Of school days.
children had to learn how to read
and write at home, before they
could enter schools and they had
70 pay tuition, but the state finally
took over the institutions, and to-
day school attendance is compul-
tory with . fne spirit of Ameri-
cAnism being instilled into the
children"
DIR. Jessup congratulated the
school board and the community on
itS new school, declaring that 1t il
one Of the most modern in this
Uountry. Several hundred people
heard the talk and inspected the
Building last evening.
=. c. Fisher, superintendent o.
schools. introduced Owen B. Wright
the Washington principal, statint
that the board was fortunate in Sc
curing Mr.. Wright, az 1t had beer
decided to engage man for tn,
principalship instead of a woman
the usual ruling. Mr.. Wright ex
planned the equipment, the program
for the year and urged that tn,
community make use Of the build
Ing % . center.
J. r. Witter, on the part of tn,
board Of education, traced the de
velopment Of the schools in Roc
Island and told Of the aims Of tn
board to get good equipment TO
the buildings and to expand edu
cation. He spoke particularly abou
the branch library established q
the school by the Rock Island Ii
trary board. in which 1000 volume
have been placed. The library vii
be open two days and two evening
q week. The library board held
special session at the branch las
evening.
Olof z. Cervin, architect, spok
: OF the growth Of architec .ural plan
especially among schools, speakin
OF the modern ventilation and heat
ing systems installed in new build
ings. He said that every Golla
spent In the building will be q dol
lar returned. Mr.. Cervin congratu
lated the contractors and the boar
OF education on the work done.
Children Of the seventh grad
gave vocal selections, singin
/, Land Of Our Fathers" and 9Th
u. Oars Are Splashing Lightly" direc
ed BY Miss Julia Channon, accom-
panied by Elsa Koehler. Mrs. L
Arthur Nelson gave a reading, g
Family Plate" and Miss Mill
Beck accompanied by Miss Juu
Nelson, sang 1.-THE Flower Song
The inspection Of the school can
q the close Of the program. Ju,
the program was finished II
lights came on and . visit throug
fhe school was made possible. A
p rooms were lighted. includin
laundry, cooking. sewing. gymn;
SUM, auditorium. as was the dent;
clinic and branch library.