Annual Reports of the Moline Public Schools, March 1874 to June 1883 . ■ 0 - ' J - -' LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAICN Gilt of Mark.Johnson 015 HISTORICAL ^ . -f t 'tr: . ■ -■ TV"’. tt .. . . - T - v - 1 : - , A-t'Z-J .-.A *- i X’ -- • ■ •r-'T‘- ■ - •• -v ” r p".> - . : - - - - r- ■ V ;" v . - . ■■ ' V- l -' : \ O - ' • _’<>••:•••••"- -- rr-.CJ ' ,v : - - • - > v. •; ; - ife-. - « ■ V . 371 . 773373 /vf 73 <*- r-^ 1-/0? I V • I * v J ANNUAL REPORTS 5!jo Schools from MARCH, 1874, TO JUNE, 1888. rv\ n£> MOLINE, ILLINOIS: John H. Porter’s Steam Book and Job Printing Establishment, 1884. * V 1 t » * ♦ 4U I FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31 1874. MOLINE, ILLINOIS. * MOLINE, ILLINOIS: DAY, EGBERT, & FIDLAR, PRINTERS. 1874. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. C. A. WHEELOCK, President. H. H. GROVER, Secretary. C. 0. NASON. JONATHAN HUNTOON. WM. H. EDWARDS. EZRA SMITH. TERMS EXPIRE. Wm. H. Edwards, Ezra Smith, J. Huntoon, H. H. Grover, C. 0. Nason, C. A. Wheelock, .April, 1874. April, 1875. April, 1876. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. In compliance with the requirements of the revised school laws, the Board of Education herewith present their First Annual Report. The law requires us to report the number of pupils instructed during the year, the branches of educa¬ tion pursued, the number of persons between the ages of twelve and twenty-one unable to read and write, the re¬ ceipts, their sources, the expenditures, and the objects for which they were made. We give below the amount of expenditures, specifying their objects as fully as space will permit. Of these ex¬ penditures, upwards of one thousand dollars were paid for rents, coal, and general expenses, unsettled for at the time we entered upon our duties. We are unable to give a complete report of the receipts for the year, as the Collector’s returns are not yet made to the Treasurer. If corporation taxes now being tested are paid, we expect to have a surplus. We annex a statement of bonded indebtedness for the in¬ formation of those interested. For a similar reason we publish the Rules and Regulations adopted by the Board for their convenience, the guidance of teachers, and the government of pupils. REAL ESTATE. In compliance with a petition of the voters of the dis¬ trict, the Board purchased of John Deere, Esq., six lots in 4 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. his addition to Moline for a site for the West Ward House, paying therefor three thousand dollars. For the East Ward we purchased part of a block of H. R. Edwards, for which we paid, in bonds, fifteen hundred and fifteen dollars. BUILDINGS. Upon the old site the Central House was erected by J. G. Salisbury; contract price, $25,000. Additional improve¬ ments in grading grounds, making walks, building cisterns, etc., etc., were made, as far as the lateness of the season would permit. When fully completed, we think we shall have a house as convenient and pleasant, and grounds as beautiful and inviting, as can be found in the state. On the west site the West Ward House was erected by Ra- per, Turner & Herns ; contract price, $14,000. While this house is not as large and costly, and the location not as de¬ sirable, or, at present, as central as the other, yet its pleasant rooms and shaded grounds fully meet the wants and minis¬ ter to the comforts of its occupants. The Central House is fully seated, accommodating six hun¬ dred and eight pupils. Four rooms only in the West Ward House as yet are furnished (two hundred and thirty-three seats). Other rooms will be seated as fast as demanded. If the three hundred boys and girls now at work in our shops, kept at home, or allowed to remain out of school, would avail themselves of their opportunities for improve¬ ment, the twenty rooms of our school buildings would hardly afford seating capacity for their accommodation. The census shows that there are thirteen persons between the ages of twelve and twenty-one who are unable to read and write. The question of evening schools for those unable to at¬ tend during the day, and the question of devising means to compel the unwilling to attend some portion of the year, must soon be met, or the future will reap the harvest of poverty and crime that is sure to spring up from the seeds of ignorance and truancy. REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. 5 STUDIES. Instruction has been given during the year in the ordin¬ ary branches — Algebra, Geometry, Physiology, Latin, Greek, and French. As soon as the needed apparatus can he obtained, other sciences will be taken up. Our High School needs refer¬ ence books and apparatus of almost every kind. To supply the former, the Board have appropriated the money re¬ ceived from tuitions; for the latter no provision is made. With these wants supplied, with pleasant rooms, with ef¬ ficient teachers, and with the encouragement of friends and parents, we may expect to see our schools increasing in numbers, and excelling in facilities from year to year, till patrons and pupils shall find their every want best supplied at home. C. A. Wheelock, President. H. H. Grover, Secretary . EXPENDITURES. SALARIES OF. TEACHERS. W. H. Russell, Superintendent, per year, . . . $1,800 CENTRAL BUILDING. Miss S. R. Davis, High School, .... A. M. Warren, assistant, High School, . ‘ S. A. Fowler, Grammar Room, L. A. Taylor, Intermediate Department, H Room, U U A. Nance, E. M. Davis, 1 E. A. Livingston, Primary A. M. Sherman, K. E. Fox, “ E. A. Merriman, Mrs. A. M. Wells, U u u (6 a u u u u u u G F E D C B A u a a u u a cc WEST WARD. Miss M. E. Hale, Intermediate Department, D Room, “ M. C. Cornwall, Primary “ C “ E. J. Chase, “ “ B A. M. Cleaves, 11 “ A U u u u Amount paid teachers during the year, Per month. $75 60 60 55 60 55 50 55 40 40 55 . $55 40 40 50 $8,014.77 SALARIES OF JANITORS. Per month. L. E. Fish, Central Building, ..... $50 J. Schalein, West Ward Building, ..... 35 M. Bangs, Church, ....... 35 Amount paid janitors during the year, . . $991.28 A HEATING APPARATUS. For apparatus, in part, ..... $4,841.73 For setting boilers, ...... 133.98 Union Malleable Iron Works, fire brick, . . . 8.00 Deere & Co., fire brick, ..... 34.40 Keator & Salisbury, brick, ..... 100.00 J. Peterson, cement and labor, . . . . 43 50 M. Connell, drayage, ...... 5.00 $5,166.52 RFPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. 7 FUEL. J. Connell, coal, ..... $ 2.00 Gould & Langley, coal, ..... 71.77 C. A. Wheelock, " .... 48.30 Porter Bros., “..... 275.31 Peterson Bros., drawing coal, .... 61.78 J. McEnary, “ “ .... 3575 P. Beermaker, “ “ 32.50 William Mills, wood, .....' 64.25 Dimock, Gould & Co., wood and kindling, 22.50 E. Huntoon & Bros., wood, . . . . 4.50 • $618.66 INTEREST AND EXCHANGE. First National Bank, on temporary loan, $258.34 J. Huntoon, on temporary loan, .... 37.50 $295.84 GENERAL EXPENSES. Wm. E. Stevens, brooms, .... $ 7.50 J. Henderson, fence, ..... 3.00 Barnard & Leas, castings, .... 2.85 T. Dunn, hardware, ...... 57.77 Kennedy & Tillinghast, printing, 42.15 Union Printing Company, advertising, 5.75 Argus Printing Company, printing, 8 00 H. Kohlberg, removing debris, .... . 155.00 E. H. Gleason, elections, .... 6 00 W. J. Entrikin, “. 6.00 C. J. Kneeberg, “ . ., . 3.00 G. Martin, cleaning church, .... 6.50 W. H. Edwards, expense, .... 1.50 J. Huntoon, “ ..... 2.70 W. Hartzell, team, ..... 8.00 Harwood & Wheeler, team, .... 5.00 Wm. Young, carpenter, ..... 3.00 J. Peterson, moving seats, ..... 3.25 Wm. A. Nourse, trees, ..... 8.40 E. Smith, moving seats, ..... 7.75 H. H. Grover, sundries, . 82.08 Mrs. Ells, washing, etc., ..... 2.40 L. E. Fish, moving seats, etc., .... 20.80 Raper, Turner & Kerns, repairs, .... 24.40 J. Soderstrum, census. 40.00 8 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. T. Wirshing, repairs, . . . . . $ 3.00 Pump Company, sundries, ..... 22.68 T. Wormeley, seating, J..... . 3.00 E. Hoover, brooms, ...... 1.50 H. Hull, merchandise, ...... 2.15 A. R. McBurney, glazing, painting, and varnishing, '. 37.85 C. A. Wheelock, nails, . . . . . . 1.75 J. S. Keator, lumber, ...... 10.47 N. Chester & Co., sundries, ...... 7.35 Wm, H. Edwards, brooms, ..... 6.40 Reed & Stone, pipe, zincs, etc., ..... 68.57 C. T. Edwards, sundries, ..... 32.23 C. C. Waters, hardware, ...... 1.50 Schillinger & Co., iron, ...... 5.04 Richards & Co., stove, ...... 10.00 Ed. Waldron, labor, ...... 7.50 Moline Plow Company, iron, ..... 1.50 E. P. Chaney, labor on seats, ..... 45.00 C. Tagge, labor, ....... 33.75 E. Smith, for laborers, «. . . . . . 73.00 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber, ..... 2.40 Thomas Yates, plumbing, ..... 27.24 $926.68 RENTS AND REPAIRS. Baptist Church, rent, .... “ “ repairs — A. R. McBurney, United Brethren Church, rent, “ “ “ repairs, . Methodist Church, rent, “ “ repairs, “ “ insurance, ^ . Congregational Church, rent, “ “ insurance, J. Dahms, rent, .... J. Connell, “..... T. Dunn, office rent, .... C. Margraf, rent, ..... $124.75 22.50 69.00 100.00 476.50 80.75 8.00 338.75 50.00 120.00 36.00 75.00 29.80 $1,531.06 REAL ESTATE. $3,000.00 $1,515.00 John Deere, west site, H. R. Edwards, east site, in bonds, $3,000.00 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. 9 BUILDINGS. CENTRAL HOUSE. J. G. Salisbury, contract, . . . . . * $25,000.00 J. G. Salisbury, extras allowed, ..... 600.00 I. N. Holmes, plans, ...... 300.00 Richter & Harris, plans of Board of Directors, . . . 200.00 J. Knetsor, laying tile, etc., ..... 146.00 E. Creamer & Co., registers, ..... 133.79 Freight on registers, ...... 5.92 Fleming & Co., tile, ...... 15.20 Hellestedt & Kerns, iron, ..... 2.25 E. Smith, superintending, ..... 250.00 Improvements. M. Kelley, labor, E. Smith, excavating and grading, E. Smith (per Fish), grading, A. Hanna, labor, .... Keator & Salisbury, brick, C. F. Calkins, cement, Reed & Stone, tin work, C. T. Edwards, “ ... $26,653.16 $ 14.87 640.64 20.57 . 8.00 70.85 3.25 91.59 41.35 $891.12 WEST WARD HOUSE. Raper, Turner & Kerns, contract, .... $14,000.00 Raper, Turner & Kerns, extras, ..... 364.45 E. Huntoon & Bros., raising door step, . . . 17.75 Creamer & Co., registers, ...... 71.14 Freight on registers, ...... 2.20 C. T. Edwards, door handles, ..... 7.00 W. L. Carroll, plans, ...... 200.00 J. Huntoon, superintending, ..... 150.00 Improvements. E. Huntoon & Bros., well, J. Huntoon, grading, etc., . J. Knetsor, cistern, .... Fleming & Co., tile, E. Huntoon & Bros., brick work on privies, Raper, Turner & Kerns, wood work on privies, Raper, Turner & Kerns, lumber, C. C. Waters, hardware, Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber for privies, Clendening & Martin, paint, Reed & Stone, tin work, $14,812.54 • 20.00 227.95 65.00 13.50 320.00 67.65 50.00 38.72 140.23 14.21 3.95 $961.21 2 10 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. Daniel Gonld, chairs, .... C. C. Knell, “. Library Board, office desk, G. W. Dow, erasers and maps, W. H. Russell, erasers, charts, books, etc., G. W. Dow, bell, ..... E. Okerberg, clocks, .... Sterling School Furniture Company, desks, . u u u a u m R. Crampton, baskets and dusters, Daniel Gould, teachers’ desks and curtains, High School book case, .... STATIONERY AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES. J. S. Richards, sundries, ..... H. H. Grover, record books, .... J. S. Richards & Co., sundries, .... Day, Egbert & Fidlar, “ INSURANCE. . $ 8.67 350 30.00 85.00 150.88 275.50 197.70 1,740.88 . 207.89 15.98 232.68 80.07 $3,028.75 . $ 78.07 10.75 104.48 4.25 $197.55 Central House insured for $22,000, heating apparatus, furniture, and fixtures, $6,000, at one per cent for one year, . . $280.00 West Ward House insured for $11,000, and furniture and fix¬ tures, $1,000, ...... 120.00 Central House, cancelled policy, ..... 40.00 RECAPITULATION OF EXPENDITURES. Teachers’ salaries, ..... Janitors’ salaries, ...... Heating apparatus, ..... Fuel, *. Interest and exchange,. ..... General expense, ...... Rents and repairs, ..... Real estate, ....... Central House, ..... Improvements on grounds, etc., .... West Ward House, ..... Improvements on grounds, outbuildings, etc., Furniture and fixtures, ..... Stationery and supplies, ..... Insurance, ....... $440.00 $ 8,014 77 991 28 5,166 52 618 66 295 84 926 68 1,531 06 3,000 00 26,653 16 891 12 14,812 54 961 21 3,028 75 197 55 440 00 Amount of orders issued, $67,529 14 REPORT OE BOARD OF EDUCATION. 11 BONDS, Etc. Bonds issued in 1868, and not yet matured, Bonds issued in 1869, and not yet matured, Bonds issued in 1873, .... $12,000 00 700 00 18,515 00 Total bonded indebtedness, .... $31,215 00 Ins. building fund,.$24,354 40 Interest accrued on building fund loaned, . . 1,391 86 Premium on bonds sold,. 382 50 Rents received from S. H. Velie, . . $58 30 Tuitions received,. 97 64 Cancelled insurance policy, ... 40 00 Fence sold Mr. Fish, . . . . . 5 00 Amount incidentals paid Treasurer, 200 94 I REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT. Gentlemen of the Board : — In accordance with your request, I present you a brief report of the condition of the city schools for the year end¬ ing March 31, 1874. Owing to the fire, we began the year with our schools scattered, and in some cases in rooms not adapted to school purposes; yet, under these inconveniences, fair progress was made. The Training Class, formed during the fall term, num¬ bering fourteen, was continued through the term. Four of its members w r ere given positions in our schools at the be¬ ginning of the winter term; others found positions else¬ where, and the few remaining entered the High School. In regard to the success of these new teachers, I can report favorably. I would here recommend that pupils completing the High School course, and otherwise fitted, be given po¬ sitions in our schools as vacancies occur. When we entered the new buildings our corps of teachers was increased from twelve to sixteen — the pupils from six hundred to seven hundred and fifty. In the High School building, at this time, owing to the crowded state of the lower rooms, it was necessary to move the A Class from the Grammar Boom into the High School — increasing its number to seventy-five pupils. The Superintendent, during the past year, has taught from three-fifths to one-half of his time. This, with the in¬ cidental demands on his time, seriously interferes with a thorough supervision of the schools. If another class, at the end of next term, is sent to the High School, an extra REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. 13 teacher will be needed there the coming year, thus giving the Superintendent more time to attend to his duties. The great want of our High School, at present, is, a good library of reference books, and sets of philosophical and chemical apparatus. The provision already made by the Board for the library manifests itself in a fine book-case with empty shelves. Moving the dividing line between the wards two blocks to the east will more equally divide the pupils and relieve the lower rooms in the High School building. Hone of our schools are poorly governed; good order generally prevails. But few cases of open opposition have shown themselves during the year, and a general good feel¬ ing between teacher and pupil has been manifest. An elaborate course of study for all grades of our schools is of primary importance to their success. Such a course of study has been in preparation during the year, and will be submitted to the Board at an early day. The following table will give a general outline of the schools for the past year in regard to a few important items that enter into the make of a good school: — Month. Year. No. enrolled. No. days of school. Average number belonging. Average daily at¬ tendance. Per cent of attend¬ ance. i • p-H nd u cS O 3Q u ca l ion . As required by law, the Board of Education submit to the electors of this district their second annual report. We are aware that it is somewhat incomplete. Under the present law we must report before the Collector’s returns can be made to the Treasurer, or the Treasurer’s semi-annual report made to us; we can, therefore, only report our expenditures, without giving the condition of our resources. When our last report was made, we were awaiting the decision of the tax case. This was gained; but a subsequent abatement by the Board of Supervisors has diminished our resources for the past year nearly one-third. The conse¬ quences of this will be seen by reference to our Loan and Interest accounts. Tax Levy of 1873 and 1834. The tax certificate issued by the Board in ’73 called for thirty-three thousand dollars ($33,000,00). This included estimates for current expenses; rents; bonds maturing; inter¬ est accruing; and the heating apparatus, school furniture, sup¬ plies, etc., for both houses. The amount needed for all similar purposes for ’74 was estimated at twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000.00); but to make good in part the probable deficit occasioned by the non-payment of the corporation taxes, the sum of thirty-thousand dollars ($30,000.00) was called for in the tax certificate of ’74 — being an excess of 4 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, seven thousand dollars over what would otherwise have been required. The amount called for in ’72 was nineteen thousand dollars ($19,000.00). This accounts for the heavy tax of the past year, and also shows that the ordinary expenditures are no higher than those of previous years. Improvements. During the year we have completed the grading of the grounds, and constructed permanent w~alks at both houses. We have also finished the out-buildings at the West Ward house; enclosed the lot with a picket fence, and painted the same. More Rooms. To supply the demand for more sittings, we have during the past year furnished three additional rooms — two in the West and one in the East Ward. The rapid increase in the number of pupils demanding accommodation and tuition, and the growth of the section east of the present city limits — where a temporary room has been rented for this year — remind us that some permanent provision must soon be made for that part of the district. To allow a just division of the territory between the present houses; to equalize the distance traveled by the pupils, and at the same time to prevent over¬ crowding the central house; as well as to afford proper facili¬ ties for those living in the East Ward, two more rooms should be ready for use there at the beginning of the next school year. How to secure such accommodations? is the next question. To rent we cannot, for suitable rooms cannot be had. Nor would it be economy to do so, if we could. To build a tem¬ porary wooden structure that might answer for a few years, and then be disposed of at a sacrifice; or to put up a part of a building, and add to it as required; or to erect a house of about the capacity of the one in the West Ward, to enclose it, finish the first story, leaving the remainder unfinished till needed; — either will supply your present wants. That some MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 5 action is necessary is evident, as you will see from the follow¬ ing report of the school census for 1874-5: No. of school age, west of Spencer street_ 477 No. of children under 6 years, west of Spencer street- 406 No. of school age, thence to city limits.. 903 No. of children under 6 years___ 489 No. of school age, east of city limits.. 153 No. of children under 6 years__ 90 / - No. of school age in district___1,533 No. under 6 years in district__ 985 Total census______2,518 The number living east of city limits is 243; of this num¬ ber there will be next year of school age, 162. These, with a portion of those living adjacent to that line, must be provided for in the house to be built on the east site. The low price of labor and material; the pressing demand for more rooms; and the rapid yearly increase of our population, suggest the action required at your hands. It has been suggested that the lot purchased of the Water Power Company might be sold, and proceeds devoted toward the erection of the house in the East Ward. With the almost absolute certainty that within ten years there will be in actual attendance not less than two thousand pupils — enough for four large houses — it is questionable if such a course would be a wise one. Teachers. During the year eighteen teachers have been employed — three more than during the previous year. Of this number more than half are with us for the first time; two were taken from the pupils of the high school. Frequent changes in teachers seldom benefit — generally injure — a school. We have not been wholly free from this during the year; yet the Report of the Superintendent will show a large increase in the number, and a full average in attendance, punctuality and deportment, of the pupils. The average monthly pay roll of 6 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, our eighteen teachers is but a trifle larger in the aggregate than that for the fifteen last year, and considerably less com¬ paratively than that of the previous year. m f _ / r . ■ Teachers' Meetings. The monthly meetings required by our rules have been very generally attended. A better and an increasing interest has been manifested in the exercises, and their usefulness as a part of our educational system fully demonstrated. Here the matter to be taught is discussed, and the manner in which it can be best presented to the class is more fully developed. Here the earnest, thinking teacher can — and generally does — manifest the capacity and ability to teach; and here the indifferent and the unworthy can be detected. More system¬ atic work and better preparation will yield still better results. Training Class. * r \ . This class, under the direction of the teacher of German -—Miss Hageboeck — is assuming definite shape. Our younger teachers, and several pupils from the High School, have had the benefit of her instruction. To know what to teach is no more essential than to know how to teach. The former should be acquired in the regular course; the latter can be gained only in the drill class, and in actual practice. If continued, this will yet be an important feature in our schools. German. This study has been introduced for the first time this year. The interest manifested and the progress made prove both its necessity and its success. We believe the results yet to come from this Study will amply justify the additional expense. Text Books. The multiplicity of text books has always been a hind¬ rance to the progress of the pnpil, and the purchase of them a burden to the parent. To remove the hindrance and relieve the burden, the Board has reduced the number of text books nearly one-half. The changes made will, we believe, lessen 7 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. v • - . . : l . ' 3 } the time required for our course nearly two years. Should this prove true, the High School will hereafter reap the ben¬ efit of the change. A Course of Study Recommended by the Superintendent, has been adopted by the Board. Greek and French had previously given place to German and Book Keeping. The aim has been to make the course systematic and practical. With such changes and additions as time and the test of the school-room shall sus - - gest, we trust that it will meet the wants of the general pupil. Only two persons between the ages of twelve and twenty- one have been returned by the census as unable to read and write. But two changes have been made in the rules. These we give entire. We would call your attention to the annexed exhibit of expenditures for the year; the course of study; and the report of the Superintendent. C. A. WHEELOCK, H. II. GROVER, President . Secretary. 8 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, EXPENDITURES. Salaries of Stcperintendents and Teachers. ^ YEAR. Wm. H. Russell, Superintendent, 2% months, at_$1,800 $562 50 L. Gregory, Superintendent, 6 % months___ 1,500 1,147 00 $i, 7°9 50 CENTRAL HOUSE. MONTH. Miss S. R. Davis, High School, 2]/ z months_$75.00 $187 50 Chas. Riley, High School, 6 y months_ 82.35 535 2 5 Miss A. M. Warren, ass’t in High School, 2]/ 2 months.. 60.00 150 00 Miss E. A. McCormick, ass’t in High School, 4^ mos._ 60.00 255 00 Miss M. A. Cooke, ass’t in High School, 1 month_ 75 -°° 75 00 Miss L. Hageboeck, teacher of German, 6 y 2 months_60.00 390 00 Miss S. A. Fowler, Grammar room, 2 y 2 months_ 60.00 150 00 Miss E. A. Huff, Grammar room, 6 y months_ 55.0o 357 50 Miss L. A. Taylor, H room, 9- months... 55 -°° 493 00 Miss A. Nance, G room, 2 y 2 months_ 60.00 150 00 Miss H. J. Smith, G room, 6 y months. 55 -°° 357 5 ° Miss E. M. Davis, F room, 9 months_ 55 -°° 495 00 Miss E. A. Livingston, E room, 2 y months_ 50.00 125 00 Miss R. M. Parker, E room, 6+ months_ 45 -°° 2 74 80 Miss A. M. Sherman, D room, 2 y 2 months_ 55 -°° : 37 5 ° Miss E. J. Chase, D room, 6 y 2 months_ 40.00 260 00 Miss K. E. Fox, C room, 2 y 2 months_ 40.00 100 00 Miss F. G. Ferguson, C room, 6 y 2 months___ 40.00 260 00 Miss L. Merriman, B room, 2 y 2 months_ 40.00 100 00 Miss M. Healy, B room, 6 y 2 months__ 40.00 260 00 Mrs. A. M. Wells, A room, 9 months_$50.00 & 55.00 482 50 Miss Allie L. Brett, E room, substitute_ I 7 7 ° Miss E. Sober, H room, substitute_ 2 00 $ 5 , 6 i 5 25 WEST WARD HOUSE. Miss M. C. Hale, H room, 9 months_ Miss L. H. Exley, G room, 6 l A months.. Miss M. C. Cornwall, D room, 9 months $55.00 & $60.00 $527 50 ■.. 45 - 0 ° 2 9 2 5 ° .$40.00*45.00 375 0° MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 9 P MONTH, Miss K. R. Graves, C room, 6K months___.... $50.00 $325 00 Miss E. J. Chase, Broom, 2V2 months__ 40.00 100 00 Miss A. M. Strawder, B room, 6 % months_$45.00 & 50.00 307 150 Miss A. R. Cleaves, A room, 6 months_$50.00 & 55.00 317 50 EAST WARD HOUSE. $2,245 00 S. C. Reed, 3^ months_ $45.00 $168 75 Tbtal Teachers’ Salaries_ $9,738 50 yanitors. L. E. Fish, Central house, 13 months_$50.00 $650 00 J. Shallen, West Ward house, 2 2 / z months_ 35.00 91 00 Chas. F. Grover, West Ward house, 7 months_ 35.00 2 45 00 J. F. Carlstedt, East Ward house, 3^ months_ 8.00 30 00 o , $1,016 00 Secretary. H. H. Grover, Secretary of Board for 1874_ $300 00 H. H. Grover, Secretary of Board for 1875_ 150 00 Tuition Account. ^5° 00 For 9 vols. Appleton’s Encyclopedia____$6.00 $54 00 Interest and Exchange. J. Huntoon, on temporary loan_ $150 00 First National Bank, on temporary loan_ 370 75 Geneseo National Bank, on temporary loan_ 607 42 r vDi.l^O 17 Insurance. Central house, 1 year, 1 ^c. for $28,000___ $280 00 West Ward house, 1 year, 1 ^c. for $12,000___ 120 00 x-'. , ITT UU C e7itrat House. T H. A. Barnard, difference in roofing___ $125 00 J. G. Salisbury, balance of extras___ 311 46 Central House — Improvements. 4^’ J. Knetsar, labor___ $ 3 00 Ezra Smith, grading grounds and making walks_ 232 61 Peterson Bros., sand for walks_ 18 55 J. G. Salisbury & Co., brick for walks_ 71 00 T. Wirsing, mason work_ 12 00 Clendenin & Martin, paints___ 38 85 A. R. McBurney, glazing_ 11 75 Reid & Stone, labor____ 20 28 IO REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Miller Bros., spouting_ i 96 Chas. Grover, labor_ 14 62 E. P, Chaney, labor_ 22 50 T. Yates, plumbing_ 8 87 Moline Pump Company, lightning rods_ 2S9 82 S. W. Wheelock & Co., ashes_ 46 00 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber_ 9 70 ' TT . $§pi 51 Heating Apparatus. Baker, Smith & Co., balance of account_$1,005 57 Furniture and Fixtures. C. C. Waters, hardware_ $ 9 95 Sterling School Furniture Company, seats, etc_ 776 40 Daniel Gould, furniture, etc._ 44 S3 E. Okerberg, clocks_ 48 50 Wm. Roylston, stove_ 20 00 Barnard & Leas Manufacturing Company, castings_ 6 30 I. Cassel & Co., stove, etc.- 25 57 Reid & Stone, stove, etc- 54 90 Wadsworth & Parsons, supplies_*_ 45 50 L. Gregory, supplies- 7 75 C. T. Edwards, hardware-,.- 5 So J. H. Ellis, air pump- 150 00 Stationery and Supplies. $ I > I 95 5 ° Day, Egbert & Fidlar, printing Reports_ $ 60 00 Day, Egbert & Fidlar, supplies- 28 16 B. F. Tillinghast, printing--- 32 50 R. Crampton, account books_ 17 50 Richards & Sohrbeck, supplies_ 173 89 L. Gregory, maps, charts, etc- 53 75 G. W. Dow, globe_ 25 00 H. H. Grover, supplies..:_ 8 45 Fuel. $4I? 25 J. P. Fowler, coal_ $ 19 56 C. A. Wheelock, coal_ 5 20 Wm. H. Edwards, coal_ 36 30 Green River Coal Company, coal_ 392 60 G. W. Heck, coal_ iS 18 Dan W. Gould, coal_ 5 00 Dan W. Gould, weighing coal_ 2 50 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 11 O. Swanson, drawing coal- 39 26 Dimock, Gould & Co., kindlings- 6 48 West Ward House — Improvements. J. Huntoon, grading.. $318 75 J. Huntoon, labor....... 38 75 J. Huntoon, ashes..... 12 00 S. W. Wheelock & Co., ashes. .. 20 50 B. Carpenter, plastering... 11 00 Fleming & Co., tile. .... 42 00 J. Shallen, labor. 43 7 § J. Teegreen, painting fence. 121 92 Williams, White & Co., merchandise. 32 81 Anawalt & Co., doors. 26 00 Wm. H. Edwards, posts. 66 75 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 155 21 City of Moline, grading and stone. 48 85 Hellerstedt & Kerns, supplies. 9 25 C. C. Waters, hardware. ..... 10 75 Moline Pump Company, pump. 13 75 Moline Pump Company, lightning rods. 200 00 Chas. Grover, labor... 75 A. R. McBurney, painting... 1 90 Shelberg & Co., stone....... 10 50 N. Chester & Co., supplies.. .... 9 10 Incidental Expenses . L. Cralle, dray age... $ 12 35 M. Wormley, filling cisterns. 12 00 M. Wormley, judge of elections. 3 00 L. E. Fish, judge of elections. 6 00 C. C. Clendenin, clerk of elections . 3 00 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. n 77 L. A. Fish, washing towels. 5 7 ° Wm. H. Gest, legal fees, by Board of Directors. 25 00 H. H. Grover, expenses to Morrison. 13 10 Wm. H. Edwards, expenses to Geneseo. 2 10 Wm. H. Edwards, brooms. 9 00 H. J. Hull, towels.... 288 Wm. Soderstrum, census....... 40 00 L. Gregory, expenses......... 52 59 L. Gregory, supplies......... 3 15 J. Shallen, labor ........ 5 50 T. Dunn, supplies... 28 74 12 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, L. F. Kerns, supplies...-. 3 60 Moline Pump Company, repairs. 95 T. Yates, repairs.....-.-. 5 3 2 Smith, Cassel & Co., supplies...... 8 85 C. C. Waters, supplies....... 65 Beery & Son, sawing and planing... 2 90 L. Hageboeck, expenses .... 5 10 $263 25 Recapitulation of Expenditures. Teachers’salaries... $ 9 , 73 ^ 5 ° Janitors’ salaries. 1,016 00 Secretary’s salary, two years. 450 00 Interest and exchange. 1,128 17 Insurance__ 400 00 Central house. 436 46 Central house, improvements__ Soi 51 Heating apparatus. 1,005 57 Furniture and fixtures.. 1,195 5 ° Stationery. 417 25 Fuel. 525 08 Incidental expenses_ 263 25 West Ward improvements. 1,194 3 2 Tuition account, reference books. 54 00 $18,625 61 Boitded Indebtedness. Bonds issued in 186S and not yet matured... $8,000 00 Bonds issued in 1869 and not yet matured... 700 00 Bonds issued in 1873. 18,515 00 $27,215 00 Of this amount $4>5°° will be paid during- the year from taxes already collected. Temporary Loan , To be replaced by taxes of this year.$16,000 00 Amount Paid Town Treasurer. Tuitions. $123 30 Cash for earth sold. 19 20 Damages on school furniture. 2 25 $H 5 75 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. x 3 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT. Gentlemen of the Board: In compliance with your regulations I present the annual report of the condition of our schools, and beg leave to offer a few suggestions as regards their future improvement. By reference to the consolidated table of Monthly Reports accompanying this, it will be seen that our numbers are rapidly increasing. The present division of the district'—Spencer street — assigns too many pupils to the Central building. Small children living near the line of division already have too far to walk to reach the West Ward building, therefore it seems impracticable to remove the line further east. The only apparent remedy is to establish permanent school rooms in the eastern part of the city. The present ungraded department in the East Ward is evidently appreciated. Both teachers and pupils are entitled to credit for efforts to make this school a success. It is gratifying to notice that most of the teachers are earnestly endeavoring to accomplish their best. The monthly teachers’ meetings have been faithfully attended, and all have shown a readiness to do the work assigned. The subject of Zoology has been studied and dis¬ cussed as one of the exercises at each meeting. Special Studies . German and Drawing have been taught as optional studies. In the former branch a special teacher has been employed. One hundred and fifty-eight pupils have received instruction in that language. The labors of Miss Hageboeck 14 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, have been arduous, and she has done the work cheerfully and faithfully. Teachers' Class . A training class, consisting of pupils from the High School who intend to teach, with the primary teachers of the Central building, has been under the instruction of Miss Hageboeck, in theory and practice of teaching. They have met tri¬ weekly, and have had practice with pupils from primary grades. Discipline. • In a graded school like ours, where pupils are gathered from families of all kinds, the intelligent and the ignorant; those who inculcate habits of obedience on the one hand and disobedience on the other; those who second the efforts of the teacher, and those who habitually and openly condemn such efforts; there will always arise necessity for discipline, and when milder means have failed, the last resort must be to corporal punishment or expulsion. It is questionable in my mind whether it is ever the duty of the teacher to inflict corporal punishment. Necessity for such punishment seldom arises with pupils from well-governed families, and then the diffi¬ culty is always better adjusted by an appeal to the parent. It is my opinion that the responsibility of the pupil’s good behavior should be placed where it properly belongs — upon the parent. A freer use of the power of suspension, and a total abolition of corporal punishment from the schools, will, I think, prove beneficial. I do not think our schools should be made reformatories for children who are ungoverned and ungovernable at home. When it is discovered that we have pupils of vicious habits, whose influence upon others is pernicious, they should be placed in a reform school, or at least kept from communicating their evil courses to the well-disposed. Many parents allow their children to run the streets nights, mingling with the saucy, the vulgar and the profane, learning all sorts of mis¬ chief; or, if they are kept at home, permit them to read books MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. !5 and papers which fill their minds with trash, and then wonder why our schools are not better governed. Monthly Card Repoi'ts. To secure cooperation between parent and teacher, we have been using a system of monthly reports — in the lower grades, cards; in the higher, “Model Report” books. I would recommend the adoption of the card system in all grades. The cards are printed upon board of four colors, each color representing some degree of merit, “ excellent,” “ good,” “poor,” or “very poor.” To obtain an “excellent” card requires perfect attendance, deportment, and punctuality, and 95 per cent, in scholarship. A “ good ” card requires an aver¬ age of 90 per cent., and a “ poor ” card requires 75 per cent. Text Books . The question of text books is one that requires careful consideration. Text books should be selected, first, with reference to the aid they will furnish teacher and pupil. Too often this order is reversed, and the teacher is merely an aid to the book , listening to lessons mechanically conned, to be forgot¬ ten almost as soon as recited. Better results are undoubtedly reached when pupils are led to the investigation of a subject by the living, efficient teacher, than when books are relied upon to give facts and illustrations, and the teacher hears what the pupil knows about it. It is true policy to expend more money upon good teachers and less upon poor text books. Second, books should be chosen with reference to the time which is allotted to any topic. It is absurd to suppose that our public schools can compete with colleges and tech¬ nical schools in the extent and thoroughness of our curriculum, and it is equally absurd to attempt to use text books which are only intended for colleges. Third, text books should be selected with reference to economy of time and money. Parents justly complain of the number of books required, and the consequent expense, and teachers complain that they are required to use so many books that there is time for nothing 1 6 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, else. We should have a series of Arithmetics combining the mental and written work, and complete in two books. We should have a series of Geographies combining physical, des¬ criptive, mathematical and political, and complete in two books. We should have one complete Algebra which is neither too elementary nor too advanced for our use. Course of Study. Herewith I present for your adoption a plan of gradation and course of study. Some such plan is evidently necessary, that there may be unity of action between different teachers, sequence of studies without friction, and, in the higher grades, that pupils may have a definite object toward which to strive. We recognize four departments, each of which may be regarded as a school complete in itself, and yet all are depend¬ ent upon each other in an ascending order. These are known as Primary, Intermediate, Grammar and High School. The primary comprises grades one, two, three, and four; the inter¬ mediate, grades five, six, seven and eight; and the grammar, grades nine and ten. The grades are distributed to rooms according to num¬ bers in grades and capacity of rooms. In the Central building we have, for convenience, distributed two grades to each room; grades one and two to A room, two and three to B room, three and four to C room, etc., thus keeping the highest class of any room the same grade as the lowest class of the next higher room. By this arrangement we are able to transfer pupils from a crowded room to one less crowded, without affecting the gradation. In the West Ward there are in some rooms two, and in others three grades. Pupils should be promoted from grade to grade as fast as their proficiency in studies pursued will permit. Applicants for admission to the High School should be required to pass an examination (oral and written) in which an average standing of not less than 75 per cent, shall be attained, in the following subjects: Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar, U. S. History, Reading, Spelling, and Penman¬ ship. It is thought that a three years course in the High MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. *7 School is all that will at present be practicable; but we hope that it may be extended to four years at no very distant day. Conclusion. While we are conscious of many defects in our schools, and are far from being satisfied, we believe they will com¬ pare favorably with those of neighboring cities. With the encouragement and cooperation of friends and patrons we hope to see them further advanced. Respectfully submitted, L. GREGORY, S’ uperintendent. CONSOLIDATED MONTHLY REPORTS. Month. Year. No. Enrolled. No. Days School. Average Number Belonging. Average daily At¬ tendance. I Per cent, of At¬ tendance. i No. of Cases of Tardiness. No. neither Absent nor Tardy. Teachers Tardy. Time in hours Lost by Teacher. No. of Visitors. No. of Cases Cor¬ poral Punishm’t. No. of Pupils Ex¬ cused. April_ ►H oo ■533 i j 7 i 5 1S2 Entire enrollment__ - 976 1,061 ir, GO Greatest No. enrolled any month ..._ - 844 954 110 Greatest No. in attendance any month. _. - 751 8 57 106 Total No. under 21_ - 2,518 2,752 234 With an increase of 234 under 21 years of age; an increase of 181 of school age; of enrollment in any month of no; of attendance in any month af 106; and 146 of the age of five MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 5 years, and therefore entitled to school privileges next year, you will see that the demands for more room are imperative. Again, the East House with its two rooms is already virtually full. Its surplus pupils must seek accommodations in the Central House. That building is also full, with the neces¬ sity becoming yearly more and more imperative, for the re¬ moval of at least one of the primary rooms, in order to afford suitable accommodations for the increasing wants of the higher departments. The West Ward House has eight rooms, six of which are already occupied, and the seventh generally used for special studies. With the certainty that at least two more rooms must be ■provided this summer, and with only one room now unused, and that situated at the extreme west part of the city, and therefore hardly available for our present purposes, the suggestion of the Superintendent upon this point is worthy of your consideration. Even this would provide merely for our immediate wants, and next year we shall find ourselves as poorly provided with rooms as we are to-day. With these facts and figures before us, ought we not to begin to prepare for the erection, at an early day, of a house upon the lot purchased of the Water Power Company? Teachers. « During the year our corps of teachers has increased from eighteen to twenty-one. This will account for the increased amount paid as salaries to teachers. We feel confident that our teachers, as a whole, come nearer to the true standard of fitness and excellence, than those of any former year. A visit to their rooms during their every day work will convince you of their love for the work, and of their success in it. Their increased excellence and the consequent success, is owing largely to the natural fitness and higher qualifications of the teachers. But the greater unity of effort, and better division of labor, as well as the higher incentives to and love for the work, are largely due to the results accruing from the Teachers ’ Meetings. These meetings are showing better results. We are grat¬ ified with the interest generally shown in the exercises, and 6 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. are confident that every true teacher will acknowledge the need of such meetings to supplement thorough education and professional training. Text Books. During the previous year, the Board made a number of changes in the text books in use in the schools. There was universal complaint among the teachers that the series of Readers in use was lacking in many essential features, and that they were unable to obtain satisfactory results with them. After careful examination and consideration, another series was adopted. The Board also deemed it best to reduce the number of Geographies from four books to two, and Arith¬ metics from five to two. These changes have been gradual, that is, as the several classes have completed their old books, they have been re¬ quired to purchase those of the adopted series. In our last report, we predicted that the change in our text books would lessen the time required for the course by two years. Already the grades have been reduced from ten to nine, and we are confident that our prediction will soon be fully verified. Although these changes have occasioned some additional expense to parents for the time, yet it is apparent to all that a reduction in the number of books in use will produce in the end, a saving of no inconsiderable amount. New Rules. A few changes in and additions to our rules have been made this year; others are recommended by the Superinten¬ dent, whose suggestions upon this and other points are worthy of your consideration. School Debt. The constant decrease of our bonded debt, and the fact that our general expenses are becoming as low as or lower than those of adjoining districts and cities, coupled with the assurance that better and better results are beins: obtained from o MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 7 the expenditures of our taxes, should encourage alike tax¬ payers and the patrons of our schools. Tuition Fund. Three years ago the Board set apart tuitions received from non-resident pupils, as a fund from which to purchase a book¬ case and reference books for the High School. During the o o three years there has been placed to the credit of this fund, $379.64. There was purchased in 1873, a book-case, costing $80.07; *874, reference books, costing $54.00, and in 1875, reference books, costing $64.80 ; a total expenditure of $198.87, leaving a balance in the hands of the Town Treas¬ urer to the credit of Tuition Fund of $180.77. Piano . The Board advanced the sum of $218.65 towards the pay¬ ment of the piano for the High School rooms. This sum has since been returned to the Treasurer by the Superintendent, from receipts of the school exhibition. We invite your attention to exhibit of expenditures, to the annexed table, and to the report of the Superintendent. C. A. WHEELOCK, WM. H. EDWARDS, President. Secretary , CENSUS REPORT OF 1875-6. - WARDS. 5 Yearrs, M. & Fem. Under 6 Yrs. Bet. 6 and 21 . Under 21 Y rs. Population of Dist. Male. Female Total. Male. Female Total. Male. F emale Total. East Ward_ 11 49 54 103 82 95 177 131 149 280 544 Center Ward.. 68 202 172 374 469 497 966 671 669 i 3 4 o 3 io 7 West Ward 60 242 274 5 l6 248 263 5 11 490 537 IO27 1 95 5 W. of Canal St. 7 21 23 44 33 28 61 54 5 1 io 5 205 Total ____ 146 5 H 523 io 37 832 883 i 7 U i 34 6 1406 2752 5811 8 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, EXPENDITURES. Salary of Superintendent and Teachers . YEAE. L. Gregory, Superintendent, 2 months__.$1,500 $ 353.00 “ “ 6 y 2 “ _.... i,Soo 1,376.50 $U7 2 9-5° CENTRAL HOUSE. f? MONTH. Charles Riley, Principal High School, 2 months_$82.37 $164.75 J. C. Voorhees, “ “ “ 6^ “ _ 88.26 595-56 Miss M. A. Cook, assistant, 8 ^ months_ 75 -°° 656.25 Miss L. Hageboeck, German, 83^ months_ 55 -°° & 75.00 607.50 Miss E. Koechert, assistant, German, 6% months_ 55-oo 357-50 Miss E. A. Huff, First Grammar room, 2 months_ 55-00 110.00 Miss L. A. Taylor, 2d and 1st Grammar room, Spj months-_.__ _55-°° & 60.00 500.00 Miss Bell Lewis, 2d Grammar room, 3 months_ 55 -°° 165.00 Miss A. E. Schoonmaker, 2d Grammar room, 334 months 55.00 192.50 “ “ “ G room, 2 months_ 50.00 100.00 Miss M. C. Wolcott, G room, 6% months.. 50.00 325.00 Miss E. M. Davis, F room, % month._ 55 -°° 27.50 Miss R. M. Parker, F room, 83^ months_45.00 & 50.00 414-50 Miss S. C. Reed, E room, 834 months_45-oo & 50.00 415.00 Miss E. J. Chase, D room, 2 months_ 40.00 80.00 Miss F. G. Ferguson, D room, 834 months_40.00 & 45.00 372.50 Miss Carrie Catlin, C room, 1^ months.. 50.00 87.50 Miss A. M. Pickens, C room, 4 months_ 50.00 200.00 Miss M. Healy, B.room, 2 months_ 40.00 80.00 Miss E. S. Warner, B room, 1% months. __ 50.00 75-00 Miss A. E. Schoonmaker, B room, 3 months__ 50.00 150.00 Mrs. A. M. Wells, A room, 8% months_ 55 -°° & 60.00 461.05 WEST WARD HOUSE. $6,137.11 3P MONTH. Miss M. C. Hale, 2d Grammar room, 6 %, months_$60.00 $390.00 Miss L. II. Exley, G room, 8 % months. 50.00 425.00 Miss T. H. Muse, D rcfom, 6 % months. 50.00 321.25 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 9 Miss K. R. Graves, C room, 2 months..__50.00 $ 100.00 Miss I. C. Holcomb, C room, 23^ months.50.00 112.50 Miss E. Davis, B room, 3 y 2 months. 45.00 157.50 Miss Lizzie Jamerson, B room, 2 2-5 months_5000 120.00 Miss M. C. Cornwall, B room, 2 months.. 45.00 90.00 Miss A. M. Strawder, A room, Sy months_$50.00 & 55.00 457-50 $ 2 >i73-75 EAST WARD HOUSE. Miss M. C. Cornwall, B room, 6y 2 months__$45.00 292.50 Miss E. E. Anthony, A room, 6 % months_ 50.00 325.00 $617.50 SUBSTITUTES. E. Gunnell-. Miss E. J. Chase_ Miss E. Sober_ Miss Lottie A. Bun- Miss Mary E. Holt- Miss Stel. Hartzel. Mrs. E. V. Edwards Total salaries of Teachers $ 11.25 36.00 65.72 28.12 116.25 3-75 30.00 $291.09 $10,948.85 yanitors. L. E. Fish, Central House, 2 months___$50.00 $100.00 C. H. Belding, Central House, 8 months_ 50.00 400.00 John Forsberg, West Ward House, 934 months_ 35 -°° 33 2 - 5 ° John Carlstedt, East Ward House, 9 months_$S.oo & 15.00 121.00 Secretary. $ 953-50 Wm. H. Edwards, Secretary of Board, 1875-6 $ 150.00 Tuitio7i Account . Appleton’s Encyclopedia, 5 vols., at $6.00...$ 30.00 Dictionary of Dates, 1 vol., Dictionary of Biography, 1 vol.,. Dictionary of Authors, 3 vols., Pronouncing Gazetteer, 1 vol______ 32.So Crabb’s Synonyms, 1 vol..... 2.00 $64.80 10 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Interest and Exchange. First National Bank, Geneseo, on temporary loan_ $206.92 First National Bank, Moline, on temporary loan_ 353-95 Jonathan Huntoon, on temporary loan_ 59.17 $620.04 Insurance. Central House, 1 year, 1 Jjlc for $28,000_ $2So.oo West Ward House, 1 year, 1 Jpc for $12,000_ 120.00 East Ward House, 3 years, 2 y 2 Jjlc for $1,500_ 37 - 5 ° $ 437 - 5 ° Rent. F. Merriman, rent for house and lot joining East Ward_$ 110.00 Furniture and Fixtures. F. Merriman, fixtures___ $ 6.50 G. W. Dow, furniture and fixtures__ 9.45 Day, Egbert, Fidlar & Co., chromos___ 19.60 Daniel Gould, curtains, &c_ 72.iS Sterling Furniture Co., desks and ink wells_ 293.50 Smith, Cassel & Co., supplies and fixtures__ 61.38 Moline Public Library, furnace_ 52.92 E. Okerberg, clock and repairs_ 16.50 Clendenin & Martin, chromos_-_ 8.00 Richards & Sohrbeck, dusters_ 14.75 Frank Gunnell, basket and jar_ 85 $555-63 Stationery and Supplies. G. W. Dow, maps and dictionary_ $ 48.00 Clendenin & Martin, supplies_ 7°-54 Richards & Sohrbeck, supplies_ 15.So Sam. Kennedy, printing reports, blanks, &c_ 16S.40 B. F. Tillinghast, printing_ 12.00 Day, Egbert, Fidlar & Co., blank and order books_ 22 - 5 ° Henri Wells, envelopes and postal cards_ IO -54 Hadley Brothers & Co., school registers_ 26.65 E. Steiger, kindergarten supplies_ 5.68 $380.11 Fuel Account. Donald & Brown, coal___ $30.24 Porter Brothers, coal_ 16.92 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 11 Gould, Langley & Co., coal_ $ 44.21 H. W. Hyde, coal____ 611.18 Peterson Brothers, drawing coal__ 8.60 John McEnary, drawing coal_ 56.28 John Peterson, handling coal_ 4.50 Dimock, Gould & Co., splints_ 6.00 $ 777-03 Central House Improvements. S. W. Wheelock & Co., ashes_ $ 5.50 Smith, Cassel & Co., repairs on roof Central House_ 4.70 J. Knetser, labor._ 10.90 A. Wheelock, labor_ 1.50 Rumsey & Co., bell and freight___ 232.90 Charles Frazier, plastering basement rooms_ 34 - 7 ° $290.20 West Ward House Improvements. John Shallen, building tower and repairs_ $315.70 J. S. Keator & Son, lumber_ 110.29 S. W. Wheelock & Co., ashes_ 36.50 C. R. I. & P. R. R., freight on bell-- 7.S0 Moline Pump Co., pumps- 10.75 D. P. Beery, lumber and labor_ 15.15 $496.19 East Ward House. Kerns & Smith, builders, contract price.------$1,200.00 East Ward House Improvements. Kerns & Smith, out-buildings, fence and walks- $400.20 H. P. Pierce, well—- 33 - 7 ° Moline Pump Co., pump.... 14.40 A. R. McBurney, blackboards..... 17.00 Smith, Cassel & Co., hardware, &c... 81.65 E. P. Chaney, lumber and labor..... 4.20 $ 55 i-i 5 . Incidental Expenses. Smith, Cassel & Co., general supplies..... $139.40 L. E. Fish, washing towels..... 4.60 A. W. Hastie, judge of election. 3.00 N. C. Tyrrell, judge of election... 3.00 L. E. Fish, clerk of election... 3.00 12 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, L. Hageboeck, expenses..... $ 1.50 John Hoyt, rent of organ___ 8.00 John Fosberg, labor, West Ward House___._ 30.73 John Welsh, labor, Central House_ 8.75 E. P. Chany, moving seats_ 1.50 Union Printing Co., advertising_ 10.00 John Carlstedt, cleaning East Ward House, etc_ 11.40 C. IJ. Belding, cleaning Central House and washing towels_ 41.75 Jonathan Huntoon, clerk of election and expenses_ 10.00 C. A. Wheelock, judge of election_ 3.00 Albert Johnson, census_ 45.00 John Shallen, labor, West Ward House_ 20.00 Daniel Frazier, labor, Central House_ 4.00 A. R. McBurney, glazing_ 22.20 Levi Cralle, drayage_..__ 6.75 McDonald & Gamble, brooms and brushes_ 13.50 J. A. Nelson, saw dust, East Ward___ 6.20 A. Mobery, labor, West Ward House___ 2.70 Moline Plow Co., fire brick, Central House_ 13.50 Ilout & Hipwell, repairs on roof Central House__ 78.07 D. O. Reid, brooms and labor..... 17.05 J. G. Salisbury, taking down and putting up bell__ 48.12 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber and splints_ 25.01 Blymer Bell Co., freight on bell.... 8.00 G. W. Gamble, brooms___ 8.50 Clendenin & Martin, lamps, chimneys and oil.. 25.75 J. Knetsar, labor______ 9.30 L. F. Kerns, repairs on furnace.__ 2.40 M. Connell, drayage.. 11.50 D. P. Beery, repairs_____ 1.50 J. G. Mangold, photographs______ 2.00 Richards & Sohrbeck, lamps, chimneys and oil___ 6.35 J. S. Keator & Son, lumber, Central House... 1.40 A. P. Fisk, toweling_____ 2.28 N. Chester & Co., general supplies-- 15-62 Moline Pump Co., repairs bn pump.... 2.50 L. Gregory, telegrams_ 3.70 Ginn Brothers, text books_ 12.50 $695-03 Recapitulation of Expenditures. Teachers’ salaries__ $10,948.95 Secretary’s salary_ 150.00 Janitors’salaries_ 953 - 5 ° Rent of room 110.00 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Interest and exchange___ $ 620:04 Insurance- 437 - 5 © Furniture and fixtures- 555-63 •Stationery and supplies_ 380.11 Fuel_ 777-°3 Central House improvements._ 290.20 West Ward House improvements- 491.19 East Ward House contract_ 1,200.00 East Ward House improvements, fences, well, out-buildings, &c 551.15 Incidental expenses__ 695.03 'Tuition account, reference books..._ 64.80 $18,230.13 Bonded Indebtedness „ Bonds Issued in ^68 and maturing next July- 4,000.00 “ u 1 6 g u “ M January_....___ 200.00 “ u ’73 “ u fr om July’78 to July ^82_18,515.00 u u ”75 “ u next July, ’77_ 1,500.00 $24,215.15 Of this amount $4,200 will be paid during- the year from taxes already collected, leaving $20,015 outstanding. Temporary Loan, To be replaced by taxes this year__ .$7,700.00 The temporary loan reported last year, has been paid. Amount Paid Town Treasurer . Tuitions collected the past year...... $158.64 Old building sold........ 5.00 Damages to school furniture_....... —.........___ 4.40 $168,04 14 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT. Gentlemen of the Board: I have the honor to present the following- report of the condition of the schools under your charge for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1S76. In my last annual report I presented for your considera¬ tion a plan of gradations and curriculum of study, which were adopted, and during the spring term the schools were, as far as practicable, graded in accordance therewith. It was not expected that the plan could be carried into effect at once in all of its details, especially in the higher grades, but by judicious management and arrangement of classes, it was hoped that the desired end might be attained in the course of two or three years. The results already reached are quite gratifying. We have succeeded in organizing a Senior Class in the High School, which will graduate at the close of the present school year, and will reflect credit upon our school. The Middle Class contains some excellent material, and I see no obstacle to prevent the graduation of successive classes each year, with profit to themselves and credit to the city which maintains a good High School. By so doing, we but put ourselves upon a plane with the majority of towns in the State. Training Class. In pursuance of a resolution of the Board, adopted July 5, 1S75, a Training Class was organized at the opening of the fill term, under the instruction of Miss Hageboeck. They have had daily recitation in Theory of Teaching, but owing to the fact that most of them were members of the Senior Class, of the H igh School, very little time could be given to observation of work in the various departments, and to practice. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IB I recommend, if this class is to be continued, that the con¬ ditions of admission thereto be the passing an examination, which shall be equivalent to graduation from the High School, and that the full time of the class for the year be de¬ voted to the work of training. Afore Room Demanded-. In the last report of the Board it was suggested that at least two rooms would be required this year in the eastern part of the city. An election was accordingly called, the necessary bonds voted, and a two-room building erected. This has been filled to its entire capacity. The central building has also been crowded to its utmost for the most part of the year. The census shows that nearly one hundred children, five years of age, will ask admittance to these two buildings next year. Owing to lack of room, we have been compelled to pro¬ mote the Tenth or Upper Grammar Grade to the High School room, thus making four classes in that department. I would recommend, that if it is possible, other provisions be made. I suggest that the Board rent rooms in some con¬ venient locality, as the German School House, and establish two primary schools there. Special Studies . A special teacher has been employed to give instruction in German, beside the assistant in the High School, who has classes in that study. Two hundred and thirty-two pupils have been instructed in German, during the year. The Board has decided to grant a petition received from Swedish citizens, asking that a teacher of their language be employed. Penmanship, Music and Drawing are usually taught in large graded schools by special instructors, as so few regular teachers consider themselves competent to give instruction in these branches. Something should be done to secure larger results in these studies. REPORT OE BOARD OE EDUCATION, m As an incentive to greater effort on the part of pupils ins Penmanship, it might be well to offer two prizes in each room—one for greatest progress* and another for the neatest writing book or books during the year.. Deportment and Discipline, We have, during the* year, been testing the theory advo¬ cated in my last Annual Report* viz r the abolition of corporal punishment. The position taken Is, substantially* that pupils should be for the most part governed through the parents; that cases of misconduct in the school should be reported to the parents, and, by parent and teacher conjointly, the remedy be applied. In most cases this mode of proceedure has produced excellent results. In but very few instances has opposition or indiffer¬ ence followed, and in such cases the pupil has either been re¬ moved or has been expelled from school. We have found in a few instances that not only is our authority disregarded, but the authority of the parent as well. Again, parents have proffered the special request that we employ the rod, believing that this alone would produce reform. There have been, during the present school year, six eases of corporal punishment; five of temporary, and six of permanent suspension. I arn convinced that we could readily control pupils who* are properly governed at home, without resold to corporal punishment. I believe the method adopted to be by far the better plan , of discipline. Tardiness and Absenteeism . Various devices have been adopted to remedy these evils, to some extent effectually; but a radical cure is not yet pro¬ duced. I suggest that names of tardy pupils, when such tardiness seems unreasonable, be published with the Monthly Report, and that a prize be offered for least absence and tardiness during the year. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 17 There has been a degree of carelessness upon the part of some pupils in the High School regarding absence from final examinations of classes to which they belong;. The Board already has a rule which ought to cover this ground. (See Rule 5—Duties of Pupils.) I recommend the adoption of the following additional rule: 12. Upon leaving school before the close of the year, it shall be the duty of pupils to notify the teacher of the department of such intention. Pupils neglecting to do this must make a satisfactory excuse to the Superintendent before being permitted to re-enter the department. Teachers' Meetings. The teachers have met for the discussion of school work and for mutual improvement, every two weeks. The subject of English Literature has occupied a portion of the time during each meeting. Considerable interest has been manifested by nearly all. We have not yet, however, attained the maximum degree of enthusiasm desired. The mechanic or business man who neglects opportunities of increasing his knowledge of the details of his business, soon finds that others who are ready to keep pace with modern growth, at whatever cost of individual effort, are gaining the patronage which he desires. The teacher is subject to the same inexorable law. The school room is the work shop in which only the most conscientious, careful, skillful and ener¬ getic workman is profitably employed; a studio in which artists, not amateurs, should find patronage. The interests of the Public Schools are too great, too varied, too far reaching to be lightly entrusted to the keeping of the careless or indifferent. The good teacher puts all-time, interest, affection, soul, life into the work, and the amount of labor he is willing to perform is limited only by the amount of his strength. Changes During the Tear. I should say, in this connection, that a number of our teach¬ ers have been unable, generally on account of ill health, to 18 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, continue their work. Several changes have thereby been necessitated. Entertaimneiits. During the year, several entertainments, musical and lit¬ erary, have been given by the pupils of the schools, for the purpose of raising funds with which to purchase a piano for the High School. The Moline Musical Society have very kindly assisted us in two concerts, and we are also grateful for a generous pub¬ lic patronage. Besides paying for the piano, fifty-six dollars and seventy-five cents were contributed to the State Educa¬ tional Fund, being raised to defray the expense of putting on exhibition at the Inter-National Exposition at Philadelphia, the educational products of the State. The balance has been expended in purchasing pictures with which to ornament the walls of our school rooms. Centennial Examinations. On the 15th, 16th and 17th of February, a written exam¬ ination of all the pupils of each department was held. Ques¬ tions were given to each class, the answers to which were re¬ quired to be written upon paper of uniform size, previously prepared with printed blank heading, each paper showing the school, room, grade and age of the pupil writing. Pupils of the High School were examined in Arithmetic, Algebra, Composition, Geometry, German, Natural Philoso¬ phy, Rhetoric and Zoology. The Grammar grades were examined in Arithmetic, Com¬ position, Geography, Grammar and United States History. The Intermediate grades in Arithmetic, Composition and Geography. The Primary grades in Numbers, Reading and Compo¬ sition. These papers were collected, arranged in volumes with proper title pages, lists of questions, &c., and bound, photo¬ graphs of the school buildings being placed in each volume. The whole were sent to form a part of the Illinois Educa- MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 10 tional Exhibit at the Centennial Exposition. Every child who can print or write his name, from the little six-year-old in the “ A ” room, to the Senior in the High School, is rep¬ resented in this work. The teachers all agree that so great interest has been awakened among the pupils, and so much good has resulted from these examinations, that it would be a wise regulation to provide for some such yearly test of scholarship, to be put up in like permanent form and preserved. Public Examinations. Public examinations, to which the friends and patrons of the schools have been especially invited, have been held at the end of each term. The examinations have been quite gen¬ erally attended. We have also been encouraged by an increased public interest, as exhibited in the item u visits ” in the consolidated report. Length of School Year. I recommend that the school year be extended to nine months. The two weeks additional time is needed to com¬ plete the work desired and prescribed for classes. The year can be divided into terms more equally, and the additional expense will be but trifling, as compared with the benefits derived. Change in Plan of Gradation. I would recommend that the number of grades required before reaching the High School be reduced from ten to nine, consolidating the branches required to conform to this ar¬ rangement. This change will not affect the proposed stan¬ dard of admission to the High School. I am convinced that to the ordinary pupil, nine years is quite sufficient time in which to reach that standard. •20 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, CONSOLIDATED REPORTS. The following tabulated statement is the consolidation of the monthly reports of the year. For convenience in com¬ parison, the statement of the previous year is also given: 1875 - 6 . Month. Year. No. Enrolled. No. Days School. Average Number Belonging. Average daily At¬ tendance. Per cent, of At¬ tendance. No. of cases of | Tardiness. No. neither Absent nor Tardy. _• _ >> *-< Hi u> O O pj Time in hours lost by Teacher. No. of Visitors. No. of Cases Cor¬ poral Punishm’t. No. of Pupils Ex¬ cused. April .... 1875 764 20 711 663 93 So 302 1 6 121 IO 53 May. U 731 20 678 03 94 55 3 T 5 0 12 I4S 14 30 Sept. a S09 IO 763 739 97 10S 5 l6 9 0 47 O 3 1 Oct. u 865 20 S26 793 96 122 4 2 3 7 15 1 97 O 79 Nov. a 903 20 862 834 96 109 484 4 I2J^ 20S O 93 ’ Dec. u 893 18 857 825 96 153 450 1 2 K 3 i 9 O 91 Jan. 1S76 954 20 903 857 95 I2 4 389 3 116 I 115 Feb. a 939 l 9 % 893 857 96 119 387 5 5 X 136 O O 107 March ... u 889 20 844 803 95 61 410 0 0 5 i 3 O 100 Mo. Ave.. — 861 is X Sl6 779 96 103 40S 2 M 72/ / /3 200 -> 1 / J /3 77 H 1874 - 5 . April .... 1S74 669 20 617 SS6 95 So 250 5 7 A 201 8 69 May. U 607 10 5S7 55 S 95 5 ° 310 9 2 200 4 34 Sept. U 765 J 5 709 673 95 61 3 i 3 4 6K s 9 16 48 Oct. u 797 20 747 7 i 5 96 9 S 33 i 6 X IS9 2 4 7 2 Nov. u 797 iS 760 723 95 100 375 1 12 136 9 55 Dec. u 82.5 15 792 75 1 96 60 478 5 9 3 X 143 13 4 1 jan. IS75 844 20 7 Si 7 D 9 2 174 284 10 96 10 7 1 Feb. it 804 20 750 678 90 145 161 8 21 71 19 56 March . .. u 783 J 9 735 697 94 76 320 0 0 153 16 4 2 Mo. Ave.. _ _ _ 766 17 720 677 94 94 3 i 4 5 7 142 13 54 L. GREGORY, uperintendent. Respectfully submitted, MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 21 COURSE OF STUDY. First Grade, FIRST TERM. LANGUAGE.—Reading and spelling, from charts and blackboard, 250 words; sentence-making; use of period, interrogation point, and capital letters for proper names. Numbers. —Arabic notation to 50; Roman notation to 10; add and sub¬ tract, answer not exceeding 10; addition and subtraction tables, with objects, to 10. Dr wving.— Combination of 2, 3, and 4 lines using sticks; Drawing Book No. 1, to page 7. U. RITING. —First three principles; formation and analysis of the “ short letters.” Objects.— Name, parts and uses of familiar objects, the human body, plants, animals, etc. Color; distinguishing, naming and grouping simple colors. Form; shape of objects, straight, crooked and curved lines, lessons on corners. Singing, physical exercise, lessons in morals and manners. SECOND AND THIRD TERMS. Second Reader.— Part I., spelling all the words; uses of all punctua¬ tion marks and capital letters. Exercise in expression, making and writing sentences. Numbers.— Arabic notation and numeration to 1000; Roman to 500; add and subtract, answer not exceeding 200; addition and sub¬ traction tables with objects. Drawing. —Combination of 5, 6 , 7 and S lines, using sticks; complete Book I. Writing. —The principles, formation and analysis of short, semi-ex¬ tended, and extended letters, and combination into easy words. Objects. —Name parts, qualities and uses of familiar objects; the hu¬ man bodv (bones), plants and animals. Form; wave, spiral, ver¬ tical, horizontal, oblique, parallel lines; angles and plane figures. Color; tints and shades. Weight and size. Music, physical exercise, lessons in morals and manners. Seco?zd Grade. Language. —Second Reader, Part II.; use of capital letters and ail punctuation marks; oral and written spelling of all the words: practice in simple composition, and the use of spoken language. REPORT OF BOARD OF EDXJCATIOFT, n Numbers. —Notation and numeration, Arabic and Roman; simple ex¬ amples- in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; addi¬ tion, subtraction and multiplication tables. Writing.—B ook I., using pencil. Objects. —Same as m previous grades,, extended according to capacity of pupils. The senses, voice, its organs; sight, sound, weight,, distance, place, etc. Lessons on color and form, continued. Drawing Book II., using pencil. Music, physical excereise,, and lesssons In morals and manners, con¬ tinued. Fhird Grade, Language. —Third Reader; oral and written spelling from reader all words used; instruction and practice In composition and expres¬ sion. Numbers. —Same as Third Grade, extended; multiplication and divis¬ ion tables; U. S. money; linear measure, liquid measure, dry measure, avoirdupois weight, and time tables. Teacher use Pri¬ mary Lessons as a guide. Objects. —Continued; lessons in natural philosophy, with experiments. Drawing Book III. Writing.—B ook II., using pen. Music, physical exercises, and lessons in morals and manners. Fourth Grade. Language. —Complete Third Reader; oral and written spelling all new words; composition and exercise in proper use of language. Arithmetic. —Elementary to fractions. Geography. —Taught orally, using Our World, No. i, as guide for teacher. Drawing. —Analytic Books, I. and II. Writing. —Book III. Oral instruction in natural science, music, etc., as before. Fifth Grade. Language. —Reading Fourth Reader, ioo pages; spelling from reader and geography all new words; exercise in composing and writing. Arithmetic. —Elementary, continued. Geography. —Our World, No. i, first half. Drawing.—B ooks II. and III. Writing.— Book IV. Music, etc., as before. Oral instruction in natural science, simple me¬ chanics, etc., to be used in connection with lessons in compositioh. "MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Sixth Grade,, Language.—C enaplete Fourth Reader; oral and written spelling all new words in reader and geography; language lessons, parts of speech, sentences, etc.; composition and expression. A rithmet ic.—Ele m en tary, coin pi eted. Geography.—N o. i, completed. Drawing.—B ooks III. and I V r analytic,. Writing.—B ook V. Music, etcas Before. Oral instruction., as-in Sixth Grade. ■Seventh Grade „ i Language. —Fifth Reader; oral and written spelling all new words from reader and ge@gra.phy. Grammar and composition taught orally. Arithmetic. —Common School, to fractions. Geography. —No. 2, 60 pages. Drawing.—-B ooks IV. and V. Writing. —Intermediate. Music, etc., as before. Eighth Grade, Language. —Reading U. -S. Reader; oral and written spelling all new words from reader and geography; analysis of words begun. Grammar, etymology, composition, continued; declamation. Arithmetic. —Common School, to involution. Geography. —No. 2, 150 pages. Drawing. —Perspective. Writing.—B ook II. Music, etc., as before. Ninth Grade. Language. —Reading from U. S. Reader; spelling, oral and written, from reader, etc., analysis of words. Grammar, syntax and pars¬ ing; U. S. History, foot notes of reader learned. Composition and declamation. Arithmetic. —Common School, completed. Geography. —No. 2, completed. Drawing. —Perspective. Penmanship. —Reviewed. Music, etc., as before. REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, OA HIGH SCHOOL. FIRST YEAR. First Term. —Book Keeping - , or Arithmetic reviewed. English Analysis; Latin Grammar and Reader, or German. Algebra begun. Second Term. —Algebra continued. English Analysis; Latin Grammar and Reader, or German. Physiology begun. Third Term. — Algebra completed. Rhetoric; Latin Grammar and Reader completed, or German. Physiology completed. Composition, declamation, reading, spelling and etymology of won music, drawing, penmanship, etc. SECOND YEAR. First Term. —Geometry begun. Rhetoric; Caesar, or German. Zoology begun. Second Term. —Geometry continued. . English Literature begun; Caesar, or German. Zoology completed. THIRD Term.—G eometry completed. English Literature completed; Sallust, or German. Botany begun. Composition, declamation, reading, spelling, music, etc., as before. THIRD YEAR. First Term. —Natural Philosophy. General History; Cicero, or German. Botany completed. Second Term. —Natural Philosophy. General History; Virgil, or German. Chemistry. Third Term. —Logic. Virgil, or German. Chemistry. Composition, declamation, reading, spelling, music, etc., as before. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TEXT BOOKS. The following is a list of text books in use: Independent Readers, first five books of the series Anderson’s U. S. Reader and History. Monroe’s Sixth Reader, in High School. Our World Geographies. Hagar’s Arithmetics. Greene’s Grammar and Analysis. Krusi’s Drawing. Spencerian Penmanship. Bryant & Stratton’s Book Keeping, darkness’ Latin Grammar and Reader. .Ahn’s German Series. Tenney’s Natural History of Animals. Gray’s How Plants Grow. Loomis’ Algebra. Loomis’ Geometry. Hitchcock’s Physiology. Norton’s Physics. Swinton’s Word Analysis. REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, / RULES AND REGULATIONS. RULES OF THE BOARD. i. Organization and Officers. The members of the Board shall meet annually upon the first Monday following the school election, and organize by electing a President and a Secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for one year, and until their successors are duly elected, unless sooner removed by the Board. Elections shall be by ballot, and a majority of all Jhe votes cast shall be necessary to elect. 2 . Duties of the President. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meet¬ ings of the Board, preserve order, enforce the rules, sign all bonds, notes, agreements, or leases, ordered to be executed by this Board; sign all orders drawn on the Treasurer, and on or before the first regular meeting after the organization of the Board shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Board, the following committees, viz: (1) . A committee of three on School Grounds and Build¬ ings; (2) . A committee of three on Supplies; (3) . A committee of three qn Teachers and Finance; In the absence or inability of the President, a President ■pro tem. shall be chosen by the Board, who shall for the time beffig exercise all the authority and perform all the duties of the President. j. Duties of the Secretary. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a complete record of the proceedings of the Board, as well as the MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 27 receipts and expenditures, in such book and in such a manner as the Board may prescribe. He shall sign all documents re¬ quiring the signature of the President, and notify all mem¬ bers, in due time, of all special meetings. He shall take into his possession all books, papers, and other documents belong¬ ing to the district and held in charge by the Board, and safely keep the same in such places as they may indicate, subject at all times to their order, or the examination by any member thereof; and lay before the Board at their next meeting all letters and other documents that may come to him for that purpose. He shall refer all bills and claims presented to the Board to their respective committees to be audited, and, when ordered paid, shall draw orders on the Treasurer for the pay¬ ment of the same. He shall keep stubs of all orders issued, stating thereon the party to whom and the purpose for which such order was issued, the amount thereof, and the fund on which the same is drawn. He shall hold his books, records and accounts at all times subject to the inspection of any voter or tax-payer of the district, and annually prepare and publish the report required by the school law, together with such other items of interest and information as the Board may di¬ rect. Lie shall receive all moneys due from incidental sources, make out all bills, collect and pay over the same to the Treas¬ urer, taking his receipt therefor. He shall register the names and address of all applicants for positions in the schools, and, under the direction of the committee on supplies, procure all necessary Registers, Books of Record, Blanks, etc., for the use of the teachers and pupils; shall meet the teachers at their regular monthly meeting, deliver to them their orders, taking their receipt therefor, and perform all other duties generally incumbent upon such officer. 4. Committee on Grounds and Buildings. It shall be the duty of this committee to take special charge of the school grounds and the buildings thereon, to examine them each year (and oftener if required), and report to the Board what improvements, repairs or alterations may be ne¬ cessary, furnishing an estimate of the cost of the same. 28 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, j. Committee on Supplies. This committee shall have special direction of the purchase of all apparatus, books of reference, furniture, fuel, and gen¬ eral supplies used in and required by the schools, and, with the advice of the Superintendent, shall report to the Board what may, from time to time, be needed, and, with their sanc¬ tion, shall, through the Secretary, order all supplies for the various departments of the schools. 6 . Committee on Teachers and Finance. It shall be the duty of this committee to ascertain as nearly as possible, what the yearly expenses of the schools will be, to consider and report to the Board the amount of salaries of all persons employed by them, and to suggest candidates for all vacancies. MEETINGS AND RULES OF ORDER. 1. The regular meetings—exeept the yearly—shall be held on the first Monday following the last Saturday of each month, at eight o’clock p. m., from the first of April to the first of October, and at half-past seven o’clock p. m., the bal¬ ance of the year. 2. Special meetings may be called at any time by the Pres¬ ident, or upon the written request of two members, through the Secretary. 3. A majority of the Board shall be required to consti¬ tute a quorum, but a less number may adjourn from time to time. 4. At the appointed hour the President shall call the meeting to order, and as soon as a quorum is present shall MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 29 proceed with the business of the meeting in the following order: (1) . Reading of the Minutes. (2) . Reports of Standing Committees in order. (3) . Reports of Special Committees in order. (4) . Report and Suggestions of Superintendent. (5.) Communications to the Board. (6) . Bills and Unfinished Business. (7) . New Business. % 5. It shall be the duty of the Board at their May meet¬ ing to reappoint such teachers in their employ as they wish to retain, and notify them of such reappointment at or before the close of the term. 6. An examination of applicants for vacant positions will be held in the month of June of each year; notice of such examinations, stating position vacant, salary paid, and length of school year, having been previously given to such appli¬ cants. Applicants must pass an oral and written examination in all the branches now required by law, in theory and prac¬ tice of teaching, and in Constitution of the United States. An average of 75 per cent, will entitle applicant to a certificate. The Board may defer examination in botany and natural phi¬ losophy for a term, in which case an average of 85 per cent, will be required in the other branches. No new appointment shall hereafter be made, previous to such an examination. 7. Separate bills must be rendered for articles purchased for each school, and in accordance with classification and duties of the respective committees. S. Every member present shall vote on all questions, un¬ less excused by the Board. • 9. The yeas and nays shall be called and entered on the records whenever demanded by any member of the Board. 10. No member shall retire before the close of the session without permission of the President. 11. LTnless otherwise provided, the rules of order shall be the same as those for the government of deliberative bodies, as laid down in Cushing’s Manual. REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION', m DUTIES OF SUPERINTENDENT. 1. The Superintendent shall devote himself exclusively to his duties, shall be In the office of the Board half an hour before the opening of school each morning, shall exercise a .general supervision over all the schools, buildings, etc., shall examine carefully into the condition and progress of all the rooms, and see that all the rules are faithfully complied with. 2. He shall acquaint himself with the progress of instruc¬ tion and discipline in other schools, shall attend the meetings of the Board when required by any member, shall assist at the examination of teachers, shall examine pupils for promotion, shall attend the examinations of the various rooms, or conduct the same, as may from time to time be directed. 3. He shall consolidate the monthly reports of the teach¬ ers, and report the same to the Board at their next meeting, together with such other statistics as may be required, and make such suggestions as may assist the Board in the dis¬ charge of their duties. 4. He must hold the teachers and janitors responsible for the proper discharge of their duties, and will himself be held responsible to the Board for the same. 5. He shall have power to make such additional rules, under the sanction of the Board, as may be necessary; to ap¬ point such teachers’ meetings other than the regular monthly meeting as he may deem proper, for the purpose of consulta¬ tion in regard to the wants of the schools and the best methods of imparting instruction and enforcing discipline. 6. He shall carefully observe the work of all teachers, shall consult and advise with them, and promptly report to the Board any teacher deficient or incompetent to discharge her duties. 7. The Superintendent shall have power to suspend a • pupil, but only in case of violent or direct opposition to au¬ thority, and for conduct detrimental to the interests of the MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 31 school. When so suspended, a pupil can be reinstated only by a vote of the Board, and by making an apology as open as the offense, and by giving assurance of implicit obedience in the future. 8. The Superintendent must, when possible, first admon¬ ish the pupil, and ask the co-operation of the parent or guar¬ dian. When suspension takes place, he must notify the parent or guardian, and the Board, of the fact, and the cause of the same. Corporal punishment shall be used only in ex¬ ceptional cases. 9. The Superintendent shall take charge of and direct all teachers’ meetings, and at the close of each term shall report to the Board all teachers absent from, tardy at, or leaving their meetings before the close of the same, or failing to per¬ form the parts assigned them. 10. At the close of the school year he shall deposit in the office of the Board all Class Books, Records, Registers and Schedules used during the year, and make such report of the condition, progress and wants of the schools, as may be re¬ quired of him. DUTIES OF TEACHERS. 1. Certificates must be presented to the Secretary of the Board, and contract signed, before any teacher can enter upon the discharge of her duties. 2. Teachers must be in their school rooms at least twenty minutes before the opening of each session, and any teacher failing to comply with this rule shall report herself tardy to the Superintendent. 3. They shall open school promptly at the appointed time, devote themselves during school hours exclusively to the REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, on OLi instruction of their pupils, maintain good order, and strictly adhere to the course of study prescribed by the Board. They shall not allow any agent or other person to exhibit in their schools any books or articles of apparatus unless by consent of the Superintendent, nor any contribu¬ tions for any purposes whatever to be taken up; nor shall they receive presents of money or valuables from pupils under their tuition. 5. Any teacher who may be absent from school from sickness or other necessity, must cause immediate notice of such absence to be given to the Superintendent. 6. No teacher shall resign without giving four weeks’ written notice to the President of the Board, and in default of which all compensation for that time may be declared for¬ feited. 7. All the teachers in the employ of the Board shall meet together on the last Saturday of each school month at half-past nine o’clock a. m. (and at such other times as the Superintendent may direct), for the purpose of promoting the best interests of the schools. The time shall be employed in discussing the best methods of teaching and discipline, and as the Board mav direct. J S. All teachers above the primary grade shall make a monthly report to parents or guardians of the attendance, punctuality, deportment, and scholarship of all pupils under their instruction. 9. Teachers will be held strictly responsible for any in¬ juries done to their rooms or furniture. They must attend carefully to the ventilation and temperature of their rooms, and promptly and neatly make out their schedules, registers, and reports. 10. Teachers may detain pupils after school to make up neglected lessons, but no pupil shall be deprived of recess. 11. Teachers will not be expected to use the text-book in recitations in those studies where the pupils do not use it. 12. Any teacher failing to secure compliance with the rules of the school, shall immediately report such pupil to the Superintendent. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 33 13. Teachers may visit any of the public schools in this or neighboring cities, for the purpose of observing different methods of instruction and discipline. But such visits shall not occupy more than one half day each term, and then only with the permission of the Superintendent. 14. All substitutes shall receive as compensation three- fourths the amount of the regular pay of the teacher, the amount to be deducted therefrom by the Board. \ DUTIES OF PUPILS. 1. Non-resident pupils may, if there are vacant seats, be admitted for not less than ten weeks—tuition invariably in advance, at five dollars, four dollars, and three dollars per term, or fifty cents, forty cents, and thirty cents per week, ac¬ cording to grade. 2. Pupils will be required to provide themselves with all books and other articles necessary for their advancement. 3. Pupils will not be allowed to go into any hall higher than their own, or remain on the school grounds after dismis¬ sal, without permission. 4. Damage to school property by any pupil must be promptly repaired at such pupil’s expense. 5. Pupils shall be examined at the close of each term. All pupils absent from such examination will be examined by the Superintendent before they can rejoin their classes. 6. All pupils in the High and Grammar Schools shall pursue three regular studies, unless excused by the Superin¬ tendent. 7. Excuses for music lessons must be obtained from the Superintendent. 34 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, S. For six half days’ unexcused absence (two tardinesses equal to a half day’s absence) in four consecutive weeks, a pupil shall be suspended. 9. Pupils suspended for unexcused absence, under pre¬ vious rule, may be reinstated for the first offense, by the Su¬ perintendent, for reasons that shall be satisfactory to him, For reinstatement for subsequent suspensions under that rule the pupil must apply to the Board. 10. For absence, tardiness and dismission from school before the time of closing, the pupil must present from parent or guardian an excuse. 11. After two days’ consecutive absence, it shall be the duty of the teacher to notify the parent or guardian of such absence, and after three days’ absence to drop the name of such pupil from the roll. PRIVILEGES OF PUPILS. 1. Pupils of the High School who complete the pre¬ scribed course of study and pass a satisfactory examination, shall be entitled to certificates of graduation. 2. A training class shall be organized, the members of which shall receive daily instruction in the “ theory of teach¬ ing,” and have practice under the eye of a competent critic. 3. Pupils who receive certificates of graduation from the High School, and spend a year in the training class, shall be entitled to a first grade teacher’s certificate from the Board of Education, and their claims shall be entitled to the first con¬ sideration in filling vacancies in the corps of teachers. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 35 FORM OF TEACHER’S CONTRACT. These articles of agreement, between-, teacher, of -County, and State of-, party of the first part, and the Board of Education of District No. 2, Township 18, Range 1, West of the 4th P. M., County of Rock Island, and State of Illinois, party of the second part, witnesseth: That the said-, party of the first part, hereby agrees to teach in-— department of the Public Schools of said District for the school year beginning on the — day of-, 187-; to impartially govern and faithfully instruct all pupils com¬ mitted to her charge, to strictly conform to all the rules and regulations established by the Board, and comply with all the requirements of the school laws. The Board of Education, party of the second part, for themselves and their successors in office, in the name and in behalf of the District, hereby agree to furnish all necessary facilities for teacher and pupil, to co-operate with and assist the teacher in the discharge of her duties, and to pay the said -for services rendered as teacher, the sum of- dollars per month of four weeks, of five days of six hours each. The b>oard reserve the right to transfer the teacher to any other room, if the good of the school so requires. They also reserve all the rights, powers and privileges conferred upon them by the school laws. In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our hands this —— day of-, 187 -, Tectchei\ -, President , ^ •—-——, Secretary , j Board of Education, 86 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. DUTIES OF JANITORS. The janitors appointed by the Board are required to keep the rooms well warmed and properly ventilated, daily swept and dusted, and, when necessary, washed; to ring the bells as directed by the Superintendent, to keep the walks free from snow and ice, to make all needed repairs in term time, to keep all out-buildings in good condition, to closely watch and care¬ fully protect all school property in and about the building, and during vacation to make such improvements upon buildings and grounds as the Board or their committee may direct. OURTH ^LNNUAL EPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE /VLoline JD UBLIC J FOR THE (Schools ear ^NDING 'JA ARCH Q-1 ST 18 77 MOLINE, ILLINOIS. MOLINE, ILL.: JIeNNEDY, ^TEAM j^RINTER, 227 — 229 — 2^1 y^AIN ^TREET, i 8 77 - MEMBERS OF THE W. C. BENNETT, President. H. H. GROVER, Secretary. JONATHAN HUNTOON. WM. H. EDWARDS. EZRA SMITH. H. A. AINSWORTH. . « J TERMS EXPIRE: WM. H. EDWARDS, EZRA SMITH, April, 1877. W. C. BENNETT, J. HUNTOON, April, 1878. H. A. AINSWORTH, H. H. GROVER, April, 1S79. LIST OF TEACHERS FOR 1876-7. LYMAN GREGORY, Superintendent. Miss M. A. COOKE, Principal of High School. Miss LINA HAGEBOECK, Assistant, and Teacher of German. Miss ELLA CLEAVES, First Grammar Room. Miss BELLE H. LEWIS, Second Grammar Room. Miss M. C. WALCOTT, First Intermediate Room. Miss R. M. PARKER, Second Intermediate Room. Miss S. C. REED, Third Intermediate Room. Miss M. C. CORNWALL, First Primary Room. Miss A. M. PICKENS, Second Primary Room. Miss A. E. SCHOONMAKER, Third Primary Room. Mrs. A. M. WELLS, Fourth Primary Room. Miss M. C. HALE, Principal West Ward, and Teacher Grammar Room. Miss E. E. MARSH, First Intermediate Room. * Miss J. ELLA JACKSON, Second Intermediate Room. Miss LAURA C. LONG, First Primary Room. Miss LIZZIE JAMERSON, Second Primary Room. Miss A. M. STRAWDER, Third Primary Room. Miss F. G. FERGUSON, Intermediate Room, East Ward. Miss M. Y. CLEMENT, Primary Room. REPORT OF THE / / BOARD OF EDUCATION. Buildings. The metal roofing used upon the Central and West Ward houses proving worthless, the Board last summer called upon the parties furnishing it to replace the same in accord¬ ance with the guarantee made at the time the change in the material was adopted. During the fall, the most exposed portions of the Central house were renewed with T. X. tin. In February the work upon the West Ward house was begun. This will be completed as soon as the weather will permit. That of the Central house will be deferred till the close of the schools. All of our buildings needMrepainting inside and out. This will doubtless be attended to during the summer vacation. More Room. Our rooms have been crowded during the past term, especially those of the Central house, and the “A” rooms of the other buildings. To afford temporary relief, the Board authorized the Superintendent to restrict the attendance of the lowest classes of the three “ A ” rooms to half-day sessions. By so doing we have been enabled to furnish seats for nearly all the pupils. This experiment of half-day sessions was tried here several years since, with good results. It has been success¬ fully practiced in our sister cities for years. Our best 5 % MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. educators are nearly unanimous in* the opinion that children of six and eight years of ,age should not be confined to the school room more than three or four hours per day. The mental as well as the physical development of the* young demands less confinement. Should this plan prove practical, a considerable sum can be saved in salaries, or be applied where it will avail more for the general good of the schools. The experiment is entitled to a fair trial. If it fails, the Board must provide the additional rooms. Our experience and observations have strengthened the convictions long enter¬ tained, that this course can be continued with no detriment to the little ones, and with much advantage to the schools as a whole. An examination of the figures given in the annexed table, for the present and previous year will show that our increase in numbers is rapid and constant. It will also demonstrate the necessity for immediate action looking towards the erection, at an early day, of a house in the Second Ward, of sufficient capacity to meet not only our present wants, but those of the next five years also. The insufficiency of the temporary house in the East Ward proves the fallacy of that policy which provides for present wants alone. Before many years we shall require four large school buildings. The third must soon be erected, if we would realize, in the highest prosperity of our schools, the largest returns from the investments we are making in their behalf. Our Bonded Debt. The Bonds issued in 1868 and 1869 have all been paid. Those issued in 1875—$1500—will mature in July, and their payment is provided for in the taxes now being collected. This leaves only $18,515, surely not a heavy burden for a District with the taxable property we possess. Temporary Loan. The temporary loan reported last year was paid at 6 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, maturity. This year we have been compelled to make short loans to the amount of $7,000; all of which are paid. Tax payers may have asked why the necessity of yearly reporting so large an item of expense under the head of inter¬ est? It is but justice to this and several previous Boards to say that it is no fault of ours or theirs. It was a wise custom of a former Board to keep funds enough on hand to meet the expense of the first half of the school year. But unfortu¬ nately for you and for us, another Board, finding a few thous¬ and dollars in the treasury, saw fit to cut down their tax levy by just that amount; and the result has been, an empty treasury at the beginning of each school year ever since. We will endeavor to lessen this item each year, or dispense with it altogether. Tuition Fund . Last year we reported a balance of___$180 77 This year we have received... 252 00 $ 43 2 77 From this fund the Board have appropriated for Refer¬ ence Books____$ 68 00 For Apparatus____ 192 60 $260 60 Balance on hand for similar purposes hereafter.._ $172 17 Reference Books and Apparatus. * The wisdom of thus investing this fund is seen in the increased interest manifested by the pupils in these branches where an apparatus is necessary to illustrate more fully the contents of text books. The privilege of using the apparatus is an incentive to closer study—an encouragement to greater effort, as well as a great assistance in the acquirement of a fuller knowledge of the Natural Sciences. Experiments break up the monotony of student life, and make real what otherwise must often be received on faith. An apparatus is as essential for the student of the Sciences, as tools are to the mechanic. We hope to furnish a complete set of Chemical and Philosophical Apparatus at an early day. We are MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 7 confident that this can be accomplished with the funds now on hand, supplemented by those that will come to us more freely, as the facilities and excellencies of our schools are more fully known. Piano. The Piano purchased by the Superintendent with the proceeds of school entertainments proving inadequate to meet the wants of the school room, the Board authorized him to exchange it for a larger and better one. This has been done at a cost of $116.87, which was advanced from the General Fund. Teachers. Fewer changes than usual have been made in our corps of teachers. We in the main have been fortunate in retain¬ ing most of our former teachers, as well as in our selection of others to fill the vacant places. As a whole we think our corps of teachers has never been excelled. All have tried to do well. Most have succeeded. The general success of those who have received positions, as they have completed our course of study, proves that we have in our own school the material for successful teachers. But if we would realize all we have anticipated from our own pupils, our Course of Study must be revised and extended; and even when that shall have been mastered, their acquisitions must be supplemented by at least a year’s thorough drill in a training school, before they can feel competent to fill the teacher’s desk. We hope to see these facilities furnished our young men and women at home. But until this is done, or until they shall eleswhere qualify themselves for the proper discharge of the teacher’s duties, they must not complain if we go abroad for such teachers as ought to be furnished in our own schools. The time happily has passed, when the superficial can secure positions through the influence of friends. Position and preferment should be the rewards of hard study, strict disci¬ pline and thorough preparation. When our pupils shall 3 REPORT OF THE BOARD OP' EDUCATION, present evidence of these qualifications, places will be cheer¬ fully given them in our corps of instructors. The suggestion of the Superintendent upon the urgent demand for more German and less Latin is worthv of your attention, and will commend itself, we trust, to your better judgment. Disci pline. The Superintendent’s Report upon' the general discipline of the Schools shows that progress has been made in this direction. This partial success may be received as an earnest of that good time coming when love of the right shall be sufficient to make the self-government of our pupils complete. But we must not forget that this statement cannot now apply to all.of our pupils. The record shows a temporary suspension of five pupils; and that a few permanent suspensions would have been neces¬ sary had not the pupils evaded it by absenting themselves from the schools. These facts coupled with another, that a large number of school age are not in our schools—some, possibly many, absenting themselves simply because they are not willing to submit to our discipline—show that we have much to accom¬ plish before we can realize the full fruition of our hopes. This matter of truancy, in some cases unknown to parents, in others sanctioned by them, is a very serious one, and must soon be met. Out of 2,123 °f school age, our record shows an enrol¬ ment of only 1,104, ar *d an average attendance of 858. With a liberal allowance for those who attend church or private schools, and for those who are compelled to work for their livelihood, we have at least five hundred persons of school age who have not availed themselves of school privileges during the past year. Where.are they? In the street or at home? How shall we bring them within the influence of good schools? Can it be done by a compulsory, law? Is the moral sentiment of our community so enlightened, or their solicitude for the welfare of the young so earnest, that such a MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 9 law would be inforced. Its success can be determined only by trial. For the sake of these wandering ones, we hope our legislators will enact such a law, and give us an opportunity to demonstrate whether it can be made practical or not. A second measure is also needed, that of a Reform School , to which the wilfully disobedient as well as the criminally inclined may be sent, when their removal from our schools is demanded by the best interests of our pupils. Our present mode of treating refractory pupils is temporary suspension— for their good; for a repetition of the offense, permanent suspension—for the safety of the school. Practically we turn the disobedient ones into the street to mingle with others worse than themselves, and leave them in that school of vice and crime, to prepare themselves for graduation into the jail and penitentiary. This theory is all wrong—wrong in its con¬ ception, evil in its application and pernicious in its results. If one of our pupils should become inoculated with the small-pox would we turn him into the street? or would we send him to the hospital, or make his own home a pest-house, where he might be cured, and during his recovery be kept from inoculating others with the seeds of the same disease? 1 The right of a state to protect itself against criminals of all classes is unquestioned. Laws are made for the protection of the law-abiding, through the prevention of crime, as well as for the reform or punishment of the criminal. It is better to protect ourselves by removing the possibility of having crim¬ inals, rather than by confining them for our safety or their reform. We have ample laws for the protection of the bodily health of our children by removing the cause of disease. Why not have the same security against the contamination of the low and the vile? Are their bodies of greater value than their morals or their minds? There is no more fruitful source of crime than that of idleness and ignorance. If we can lessen them we diminish crime. If we can remove these we remove the source of crime. That we may do this, we should, as a community, exercise our inherent right to ask for a law, with provisions for its enforcement, that will compel all children of a proper age to attend school for a reasonable IO REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, time. For the protection of the well disposed, we have the same right to ask for a School of Reform, to which we can send those who will not cheerfully comply with reasonable requirements, or yield themselves to proper discipline. Moline needs both of these laws to-day. Unless we can have them, we shall soon reap the bitter fruits of an evil sowing. We would call your special attention to another phase of this same matter of discipline. Our Superintendent calls it “a serious hindrance to the advancement of individual pupils,” and urges upon parents the necessity of exercising judicious control over the amusements of the boys and girls. This is a milder way of putting this question than our views of its importance will permit us to use. We believe in amusements, and plenty of them. But not as they have been indulged in this winter. The question previously noticed, that of non-attendance of school, is of less importance to you as individuals, than is this. That, as a personal question, concerns but a few parents, while this demands the attention of all, because it concerns the welfare of all. It is more than a mere question of parental control over the time and amusements of your children. It concerns the highest welfare of your boys and girls—physical, mental and moral. It is one beyond the sphere, officially, of either Teacher, Superintendent or Board of Education. Neverthe¬ less it is of vital importance to us, who, in some one of these three capacities, are held measurably responsible for the well¬ being of your children. As stated by the Superintendent, the out-look, during the fall term was something like this: pupils interested and studious; teachers earnest and faithful; schools prosperous and hopeful. Then came the long evenings, the snow, the sleigh-rides and surprise parties, with their varied rounds of frivolous amusements and enervating dissipations, robbing night of its province of rest and sleep, night after night, till weeks were lost in months, and months consumed the term. The result: pupils inattentive, indifferent, and with¬ out the energy of body or force of will necessary to regain their lost vantage ground; studies neglected or abandoned; positions in classes lost, and classes hindered, because of these MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. II negligent ones; teachers discouraged and prospects gloomy. But this is not all. The worst feature is, that the moral welfare, more than the intellectual, was and is seriously endangered. Parents, the very highest and dearest interests of your boys and girls have been jeopardized 'this winter, as never before. If they fall, it will be more your fault than their crime. When midnight finds your children of twelve years at parties or on the streets; when boys and girls of fourteen contend for ascendency over parental control; when those of sixteen have so far gained the victory that “dutiful parents,” for the sake of peace, meekly submit to their dictation, it is time for some one to ask you to pause and inquire what the harvest of this- sowing shall be. Parents, your teachers have given your boys and girls good advice; your Superintendent has counseled them often and wisely; and now your Board of Education have added their earnest entreaties that you closely watch and carefully guard the welfare of your children, while advice, counsel and name and ity of your boys are beyond price. We invite your attention to the annexed tables, the exhibit of expenditures, and the report of the Superintendent. Respectfully submitted, W. C. BENNETT, H. H. GROVER, President . Secretary. entreaty can avail. Remember that the good purity of your daughters and the honor and integ 12 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, COMPARATIVE ATTENDANCE. ! Last year. Increase. This year. Increase. No. of pupils returned. Entire enrolment. Greatest No. enrolled any month. Greatest No. in attendance any month. . I > 7 1 5 I,o6l 954 857 182 8.5 no 106 2,123 1,104 1,098 929 408 ' 43 *39 72 Total No. under 21. 2,752 234 3,269 5 J 7 CENSUS REPORT OF 1876-7. WARDS. 5 years of age. Under 6 y’rs. Bet. 6 and 21 . Under 21 years. Population. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. East Ward. . 9 57 46 103 93 89 182 15° 135 285 _____ Central Ward. 63 247 233 480 483 500 983 73 ° 735 H 6 5 — West Ward. 80 262 250 512 4*4 4*3 827 676 663 1339 _ West of Canal St. 5 22 29 * 51 66 65 J 3 i .88 94 182 — Total. i 57 588 558 1146 1056 1067 2123, i6 44 1625 3269 6297 Last year. 146 5 H 523 *037 832 883 I 7 L 5 ! 34 6 1406 2752 5811 Gain. 11 74 35 109 224 184 408 298 219 5i7 486 MOLINE PUBEIC SCHOOLS. ! 3 EXPENDITURES. Salaries. L. Gregory, Superintendent, one year___$1,800 oo CENTRAL HOUSE. MONTH. Miss F. G. Ferguson, D Room, 2 m._ Miss A. E. Schoonmaker, B, Room, 8 j !4 m— WEST WARD HOUSE. Miss M. C. Hale, 2d Grammar Room, 8 y 2 r Miss L. Exley, G Room, 2 m--- Miss E. E. Marsh, G Room, 6*4 ni- Miss T. TI. Muse, D Room, 2 m- Miss Ella Jackson, D Room, 6% m- Miss J. C. Holcomb, C Room, m- Miss L. Long, C Room, 6*^ m-- Miss L. Jamerson, B Room, 8^ m.. Miss A. M. Strawder, A Room, m. .$88 22 $198 50 80 00 520 00 75 00 168 75 75 00 656 25 55 00 no 00 . 60 00 120 00 • 55 00 357 50 50 00 397 50 50 00 4 2 5 00 50 00 4 2 3 75 50 00 425 00 45 00 90 00 50 00 325 00 50 00 425 00 50 00 425 00 60 00 489 00 i $60 00 $510 00 50 00 100 00 50 00 325 00 5 ° 00 100 00 40 00 258 50 50 00 26 25 40 00 25 1 00 50 00 412 50 55 00 467 50 $ 5,556 25 $ 2 , 45 ° 75 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, H EAST WARD HOUSE. Miss M. C. Cornwall, B Room, 2 m- Miss F. G. Ferguson, B Room, 6 % m_ Miss E. E. Anthony, A Room, 2 m_ Miss Belle Grover, A Room, 3 y 2 m_ Miss M. Y. Clement, A Room, 3 m_ SUBSTITUTES. Miss Emma J. Chase, m_ Miss Stella Hartzell..__ Miss E. A. Crawford__ Miss Eva Calkins__ Total Salaries $45 00 $ 90 00 50 00 314 69 50 00 100 00 40 00 140 00 45 00 J 3 2 10 $ 776 79 73 75 1 50 --- 34 °7 _ 10 90 $ 120 22 _ $10,704 01 Secretary. . H. H. Grover, Secretary.. _.. $ 150 00 yaiiitors. C. H. Belding, Central House, 12 m_$50 & 45 00 $560 00 John Forslperg, West Ward House, 9^4 ni_ 35 00 33 2 5 ° John Carlstedt, East Ward House, 9 m. 15 00 135 00 Interest. $1,027 5° First National Bank, Temporary Loan $ 2 35 04 Insurance. Central House, 3 years, 1 y 2 ^c. on $24,000_$360 00 West Ward House, 3 years, ij^ ^c. on $12,000_ 180 00 Furniture and Fixtures. 54 ° 00 Ed. Knell, tables and chairs..$ 13 00 Trustees Congregational Church, chandelier_ 5 00 D. O. Reid, one reflector____ 1 15 Richards & Sohrbeck, dusters, etc__. __.. 4 40 J. Carlstedt, rulers, blocks, etc._.... 14 00 Smith & Cassel, two stoves... 46 45 Day, Egbert, Fidlar & Co., basket.. 1 00 $ 85 00 MOLINE PUBLIC SCPIOOLS. 1 5 Stationery and Supplies. Sam Kennedy, printing reports for 1876_$ 70 00 Sam Kennedy, printing blanks, cards, programmes, etc. 122 40 Tillinghast & Porter, printing_ 4 50 Clendenin & Martin, supplies_ 72 83 Wm. G. Morris, supplies_4 60 Hadley Bros., register__ 24 15 Richards & Sohrbeck, supplies_ 61 80 Moline Paper Co., paper____ 1 25 L. Barlow, ink____ 11 25 H. H. Grover, postal cards_ 75 $ 373 53 Fuel . Gould & Hyde, coal___$ 47 04 Dimock, Gould & Co , kindlings, etc_ 24 69 D. W. Sickels & Co., coal.^_ 3 25 J. Carlstedt, drawing coal___ 1 25 Porter Bros., 5,050 bushels coal, at 12 cents__606 00 $ 682 23 Central Flo use—Imp rovcmen ts. J. D. Long, plastering cellar_ $ 19 20 Reference Books. # H. H. Grover, City Directory____$ 3 00 Geo. W. Dow, nine Dictionaries___ 50 00 Wm. B. Powell* ten copies Course of Study_ 25 65 Three volumes Encyclopedia_ 18 00 $ 96 65 Apparatus. Smith & Cassel, Chemical Apparatus_$ 6 95 Geo. W. Dow, Chemical and Philosophical Apparatus 132 85 Vieriech Bros., jars, Apparatus_ 1 00 Clendenin & Martin, Apparatus_ 1 80 L. Gregory, four Globes, at $12.50_ 50 00 $ 192 60 Piano. A. M. Hubbard, exchange $116 87 1 6 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, Incidental Expenses. CENTRAL HOUSE. Geo. Lee, labor.__$ 3 50 Huntoon, Beery & Co., repairs_ 3 75 Wm. Soderstrum, sand_ 1 50 N. C. Tyrrell, mowing grass_ 2 25 Willie Robinson, saw dust__ 50 M. C. Worm ley, filling cistern_„___ 6 00 J. D. Long, whitewashing_ _ 51 00 A. R. McBurney, glazing___ 19 50 C. H. Belding, washing towels_ 8 00 C. H. Belding, cleaning house_ 51 25 C. H. Belding, labor_ 3 00 L. F. Kerns, repairs_ _ 5 00 J. G. Salisbury, repairs_'___ 8 20 T. Wirsing, repairs__ 34 98 Kerns & Smith, repairs___ 127 78 $326 21 WEST WARD HOUSE. J. Forsberg, cleaning house_ _$ 42 12 E. Okerberg, cleaning clocks__ 3 75 E. Hoberg, labor_ 3 00 L. Mires, repairs__ 29 70 J Benson, labor___ 3 00 J. O. Anthony, repairs on blackboards_ 5 00 J. Shallen, hanging bell, etc___ _ 24 00 C. R. I. & P. R. R., freight_I_ 18 83 * $129 40 EAST WARD. J. Carlstedt, cleaning house, etc_$' 6 75 J. Carlstedt, glazing__ 1 60 A. R. McBurney, glazing__ 3 00 A. Anderson, labor__... - 2 10 E. P. Chaney, labor_____ 2 50 $15 95 Sundries. N. C. Tyrrell, judge of election_$ 3 00 J. Huntoon, judge of election_ 3 00 H. L. Bullen, clerk of election_ 3 00 E. Kirchert, expense_ 3 50 L. Gregory, expense_1_ 4 25 J. Soderstrum, census__ j_ 40 00 MOLINE PUBEIC SCHOOLS. l 1 Geo. W. Dow, mounting map, etc..._ 3 75 Day, Egbert, Fidlar & Co., binding__ 3 50 R. Crampton, binding_ 2 00 H. H. Grover, express, etc_ 1 80 Daniel Gould, repairs_ 6 25 James Shaw, grass seeds and salt_ 3 47 H. O. Whipple, supplies_-_-_ 13 05 G. W. Gamble, brooms, etc_ 21 65 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber_ % 3 16 Smith & Cassel, supplies_ 190 43 Hull Bros., cloth_ 2 10 Clendenin & Martin, supplies_ 3 85 Moline Paper Co__•_ 2 80 Barnard & Leas Manufacturing Co., castings_ 1 75 $ 3 l6 3 1 $ 787 87 Recapitzilation of Expenses COMPARED WITH THAT OF LAST YEAR. 1875-6. 1876-7. Teacher’s salaries_ - _ $10,948 95 $10,704 01 Secretary’s salary . _____ 150 00 150 00 Janitor’s salaries _ _ 953 50 1,027 50 Room rent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ no OO Interest ____■ __ _ 620 04 235 °4 Furniture and fixtures 555 63 85 00 Insurance_ _ _ _ 437 50 54 ° 00 Stationery and supplies _ __ _ 380 11 373 53 Fuel_ __— - 777 03 682 23 Central House, improvements._ _ _ . 290 20 J 9 20 West Ward house, improvements_ 496 19 East Ward house, contract _ _ _ _ 1,200 OO East Ward house, improvements_ 55 1 L5 Tuition Account, reference books 64 So Reference books, purchased_ _ 96 6 5 Apparatus, purchased_ — - 192 60 Piano, exchange _ - _ _ 116, 87 Incidental expenses __ _ _ - 6 95 03 Incidental expenses, Central house_ -$3 26 21 Incidental expenses, West Ward house. _ 129 40 Incidental expenses, East Ward house._ - 15 95 Incidental expenses, General — - _ 316 3i 787 87 $18,230 13 $15,010 50 $ 1,500 OO Less Bonds issued $16,730 13 $15,010 5 ° iS REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, Bonded Indebtedness. Bonds issued in 1S73, and maturing July 1878 to July 1882 §18,515 00 Bonds issued in 1S75, and maturing July 1S77*_ 1,500 co §20,015 00 Amount Paid School Treasurer. Tuitions collected during the year_§252 00 *This will be paid from taxes already collected. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. l 9 SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT. Gentlemen of the Board of Education: It is again my duty to report to you the state of the schools under your charge, which I shall endeavor to do very briefly. Since my last report, the first formal graduating exercises of the High School have occurred. Six pupils completed the course of study with credit to themselves and the school. The names of the class are as follows: Nellie Xourse, Emma F. Jenkins, J. Ella Jackson, Laura C. Long, Kittie L. Voorhees, Frank H. Williams. Two of the class are now employed as teachers in our schools, and are doing excellent work. It is expected that another class of six will complete the course at the end of the spring term. In many respects the results of the year just passed are quite satisfactory. The gradation has been brought nearer the required standard, although the lack of room and consequent inability to make needed transfers has rendered the classification somewhat imperfect. By the use of Powell's “Course of Study,” an exhaustive treatise upon public school work, which was furnished to the teachers early in the year, greater similarity of plan and method among the various teachers has been induced. The work has been' carried forward by our present corps of teachers with a zeal and earnestness which deserve the highest praise. The standard of advancement is somewhat higher in grades below the High School, making it now possible and practicable to extend the High School course, if thought desirable. The discipline has, as a whole, been much more satisfac¬ tory. A hearty sympathy and an earnest co-operation has been extended to the teachers by nearly all patrons of the ' 20 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, school. This is evidenced by the improved behavior of the pupils, and by frequent visits or inquiries of the parents. If children know that father and mother give their cordial support to the teacher, and indorse his acts, there is seldom occasion for coercive measures, and when there is such occasion the matter is easily adjusted by an appeal to the parents. I desire through you to thank the patrons of the school for their generous support in this respect. One serious hindrance to the advancement of individual pupils 'I must note, and I would that every parent might see how imperative is the necessity of exercising judicious control over the amusements of our boys and girls. The practice which has largely prevailed among the older pupils, and even among little boys and girls, during the past winter,, of attend¬ ing parties, sleigh rides, etc., has been very detrimental, embar¬ rassing our efforts as teachers, and retarding the progress of school work. Pupils who were greatly interested, and were doing excellent work during the fall term, have lost interest and ambition, for no other cause than the demoralizing influence of pleasure parties. Surely there are enough right minded parents to secure concert of action in remedying an evil which is painful for every friend of the young to witness. It is beyond the power of this Board to prescribe rules for the employment of pupils’ time out of school hours; but I wish that in some way the ear of each parent might be reached, warning him that, as he values the physical, mental and moral welfare of his child, he must take heed to these things. I desire to again call attention to the crowded condition of our primary and intermediate departments. We are now compelled to adopt the half-day plan in our u A ” rooms as a temporary measure, until more room is provided. About one hundred and fifty additional sittings should be furnished before the opening of the next school year. Since my last report the corps of teachers has been diminished by dropping the assistant teacher of German, and by employing Miss Hageboeck’s time more in English studies and less in German, thereby dispensing with the MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 21 Second Assistant in the High School. This change has, however, rendered it necessary for me to employ fully one- third of my time in teaching. I wish, in this connection, to speak of the relative demand for instruction in the languages, German and Latin. There are at least ten who desire instruction in the former to one in the latter. I would suggest the propriety of making a change in the course of study in accordance with the evident wish of the majority. The teacher’s meetings have been continued semi¬ monthly, with increased interest. Discussions, class exercises, model recitations, selections and original essays, have consti- ted the exercises of each meeting. We have adopted the following plan for ascertaining and reporting the progress of pupils in scholarship: pupils are examined regularly each month, and the result is averaged with the class standing for the month; when a topic is completed, pupils are examined upon the entire topic, and the result is averaged with the monthly standing to determine standing in topic. It gives very satisfactory .results, but in¬ volves considerable labor on the part of teachers. The tabular statement on the following page will show the comparative attendance, etc., for the two years past. Respectfully submitted, L. GREGORY, Superintendent . 22 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, CONSOLIDATED REPORTS. 1876 - 7 . • m Month. Y ear. No. Enrolled. No. Days School. Average Number Belonging. Average daily At¬ tendance. Per cent, of At¬ tendance. No. of cases of Tardiness. No. neither Absent nor Tardy. Teachers Tardy. No. of Visitors. No. of Cases Cor¬ poral Punishm’t. No. of Pupils Ex¬ cused. April. 1876 855 20 763 727 95 25 34° 2 97 3 8l May. u 787 20 747 703 94 21 457 0 55 6 0 70 Sept. u 883 15 838 831 99 33 620 4 61 0 64 Oct. u 944 20 894 864 97 39 557 3 170 1 92 Nov. u 960 20 917 887 96 23 5*H 1 106 0 99 Dec. a 939 !3 920 871 95 64 5 6 4 0 429 0 80 Jan. 00 M 946 J 9 864 807 93 125 444 5 216 0 13 1 Feb. u 1026 19 967 929 96 30 573 0 212 1 134 March. u 1093 20 942 895 95 68 515 0 47b 1 47 Mo. Average. — 937 W 00 M-* to\ 872 835 96 47 5i5 1% 257 % 78 1875 - 6 . April. 187s 764 20 611 663 93 80 302 1 121 10 53 May. a 73i 20 678 %3 94 55 3F5 0 148 H 30 Sept. a 809 10 7 6 3 739 97 108 5i6 2 47 0 3i Oct. u 865 20 826 793 96 122 423 7 197 0 79 Nov. u 90.3 20 862 834 96 109 484 4 208 0 93 Dec. u 893 18 857 825 96 i53 45° 1 3*9 0 9i Jan. 1876 954 20 903 857 95 124 389 3 116 1 115 Feb. u 939 1934 893 857 96 119 387 5 136 3 107 March. u 889 20 844 803 95 61 410 0 513 2 100 Mo. Average. — 861 18K 816 779 96 103 408 2J4 200 3% 77% MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 2 3 RULES AND REGULATIONS. RULES OF THE BOARD. 1 i. Organization and Officers. The members of the Board shall meet annually upon the first Monday following the school election, and organize by electing a President and a Secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for one year, and until their successors arfe duly elected, unless sooner removed by the Board. Elections shall be by ballot, and a majority of all the votes cast shall be necessary to elect. 2. Duties of the President. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meet¬ ings of the Board, preserve order, enforce the rules, sign all bonds, notes, agreements, or leases, ordered to be executed by this Board; sign all orders drawn on the Treasurer, and on or before the first regular meeting after the organization of the Board shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Board, the following committees, viz: (1) . A committee of three on School Grounds and Build¬ ings; (2) . A committee of three on Supplies; (3) . A committee of three on Teachers and Finance; In the absence or inability of the President, a President fro tem. shall be chosen by the Board, who shall for the time being exercise all the authority and perform all the duties of the President. 3. Duties of the Secretary. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a complete record of the proceedings of the Board, as well as the 2 4 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, receipts and expenditures, in such book and in such a manner as the Board may prescribe. He shall sign all documents requiring the signature of the President, and notify all mem¬ bers, in due time, of all special meetings. He shall take.into his possession all books, papers, and other documents belong¬ ing to the district and held in charge by the Board, and safely keep the same in such places as they may indicate, subject at all times to their prder, or the examination by any member thereof; and lay before the Board at their next meeting all letters and other documents that may come to him for that purpose. He shall refer all bills and claims presented to the Board to their respective committees to be audited, and, when ordered paid, shall draw orders on the Treasurer for the pay¬ ment of the same. He shall keep stubs of all orders issued, stating thereon the party to whom and the purpose for which such order was issued, the amount thereof, and the fund on which the same was drawn. He shall hold his books, records and accounts at all times subject to the inspection of any voter or tax-payer of the district, and annually prepare and publish the report required by the school law, together with such other items of interest and information as the Board may di¬ rect. He shall receive all moneys due from incidental sources, make out all bills, collect and pay over the same to the Treas¬ urer, taking his receipt therefor. He shall register the names and address of all applicants for positions in the schools, and, under the direction of the committee on supplies, procure all necessary registers, books of record, blanks, etc., for the use of the teachers and pupils; shall meet the teachers at their regular monthly meeting, deliver to them their orders, taking their receipt therefor, and perform all other duties generally incumbent upon such officer. 4. Committee on Grounds and Buildings. It shall be the duty of this committee to take special charge of the school grounds and the buildings thereon, to examine them each year (and oftener if required), and report to the Board what improvements, repairs or alterations may be necessary, furnishing an estimate of the cost of the same. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 2 5 y. Committee on Supplies. This committee shall have special direction of the purchase of all apparatus, books of reference, furniture, fuel and gen¬ eral supplies used in and required by the schools, and, with the advice of the Superintendent, shall report to the Board what may, from time to time, be needed, and, with their sanc¬ tion, shall, through the Secretary, order all supplies for the various departments of the schools. 6 . Committee on Teachers and Finance. It shall be the duty of this committee to ascertain as nearly as possible what the yearly expenses of the school will be, to consider and report to the Board the amount of salaries of all persons employed by them, and to suggest candidates for all vacancies. MEETINGS' AND RULES OF ORDER. 1. The regular meetings—except the yearly—shall be held on the first Monday following the last Saturday of each month, at eight o’clock p. m., from the first of April to the first of October, and at half-past seven o’clock p. m., the bal¬ ance of the year. 2. Special meetings may be called at any time by the President, or upon the written request of two members, through the Secretary. 3. A majority of the Board shall be required to consti¬ tute a quorum, but a less number may adjourn from time to time. 4. At the appointed hour the President shall call the meeting to order, and as soon as a quorum is present shall proceed with the business of the meeting in the following order: (1) . Reading of the Minutes. (2) . Reports of Standing Committees in order. (3) . Reports of Special Committees in order. t 2 6 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, (4) . Report and Suggestions of Superintendent. (5) . Communications to the Board. (6) . Bills and Unfinished Business. (7) . New Business. 5. It shall be the duty of the Board at their May meet¬ ing to reappoint such teachers in their employ as they wish to retain, and notify them of such appointment at or before the close of the term. 6. An examination of applicants for vacant positions will be held in the month of June of each year; notice of such examination, stating position vacant, salary paid, and length of school year, having been previously given to such appli¬ cants. Applicants must pass an oral and written examination in all the branches now required by law, in theory and prac¬ tice of teaching, and in Constitution of the United States. An average of 75 per cent, will entitle applicant to a certificate. The Board may defer examination in botany and natural phi¬ losophy for a term, in which case an average of 85 per cent, will be required in the other branches. No new appointment shall hereafter be made, previous to such an examination. 7. Separate bills must be rendered for articles purchased for each school, and in accordance with classification and duties of the respective committees. 8. Every member present shall vote on all questions, unless excused bv the Board. %/ 9. The yeas and nays shall be called and entered on the records whenever demanded by any member of the Board. 10. No member shall retire before the close of the session without permission of the President. 11. Unless otherwise provided, the rules of order shall be the same as those for the government of deliberative bodies, as laid down in Cushing’s Manual. DUTIES OF. THE SUPERINTENDENT. f 1. The Superintendent shall devote himself exclusively to his duties, shall be in the office of the Board half an hour \ MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 2 7 before the opening of school each morning, shall exercise a general supervision over all the schools, buildings, etc., shall examine carefully into the condition and progress of all the rooms, and see that all the rules are faithfully complied with. 2. He shall acquaint himself with the progress of instruc¬ tion and discipline in other schools, shall attend the meetings of the Board when required by any member, shall assist at the examination of teachers, shall examine pupils for promo¬ tion, shall attend the examinations of the various rooms, or conduct the same, as may from time to time be directed. 3. He shall consolidate the monthly reports of the teach¬ ers, and report the same to the Board at their next meeting, together with such other statistics as may be required, and make such suggestions as may assist the Board in the dis¬ charge of their duties. 4. He must hold the teachers and janitors responsible for the proper discharge of their duties, and will himself be held responsible to the Board for the same. 5. He shall have power to make such additional rules, under the sanction of the Board, as may be necessary; to ap¬ point such teachers’ meetings other than the regular monthly meeting as he may deem proper, for the purpose of consulta¬ tion in regard to the wants of the schools and the best methods of imparting instruction and enforcing discipline. 6. He shall carefully observe the work of all teachers, shall consult and advise with them, and promptly report to the Board any teacher deficient or incompetent to discharge her duties. 7. The Superintendent shall have power to suspend a pupil, but only in case of violent or direct opposition to authcy'ity, and for conduct detrimental to the interests of the school. When so suspended, a pupil can be reinstated only by a vote of the Board, and by making an apology as open as the offense, and by giving assurance of implicit obedience in the future. S. The Superintendent must, when possible, first admon¬ ish the pupil, and ask the co-operation of the parent or guar¬ dian. When suspension takes place, he must notify the 28 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, * parent or guardian, and the Board of the fact, and the cause of the same. Corporal punishment shall be used only in exceptional cases. 9. The Superintendent shall take charge of and direct all teachers’ meetings, and at the close of each term shall report to the Board all teachers absent from, tardy at, or leaving their meetings before the close of the same, or failing to perform the parts assigned theffi. 10. At the close of the school year he shall deposit in the office of the Board all class books, records, registers and schedules used during the year, and make such report of the condition, progress and wants of the schools, as may be required of hi’m. DUTIES OF PUPILS. 1. Non-resident pupils may, if there are vacant seats, be admitted for not less than ten weeks—tuition invariably in advance, at five dollars, four dollars, and three dollars per term, or fifty cents, forty cents, and thirty cents per week, according to grade. 2. Pupils will be required to provide themselves with all books and other articles necessary for their advancement. 3. Pupils will not be allowed to go into any hall higher than their own, or remain on the school grounds after dismis¬ sal, without permission. 4. Damage to school property by any pupil must be promptly repaired at such pupil’s expense. 5. Pupils shall be examined at the close of each term. All pupils absent from such examination will be examined by the Superintendent before they can rejoin their classes. 6. All pupils in the High and Grammar schools shall pursue three regular studies, unless excused by the Superin¬ tendent. 7. Excuses for music lessons must be obtained from the Superintendent. 8. For six half days’ unexcused absence (two tardinesses I MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 2 9 equal to a half clay’s absence) in four consecutive weeks, a pupil shall be suspended. 9. Pupils suspended for unexcused absence, under pre¬ vious rule, may be reinstated for the first offense, by the Superintendent, for reasons that shall be satisfactory to him. For reinstatement for subsequent suspensions under that rule, the pupil must apply to the Board. 10. For absence, tardiness and dismission from school before the time of closing, the pupil must present from parent or guardian an excuse. 11. After two days’ consecutive absence, it shall be the duty of the teacher to notify the parent or guardian of such absence, and after three days’ absence to drop the name of such pupil from the roll. PRIVILEGES OF PUPILS. 1. Pupils of the High School who complete the pre¬ scribed course of study and pass a satisfactory examination, shall be entitled to certificates of graduation. 2. A training class shall be organized, the members of which shall receive daily instruction in the u theory of teach¬ ing,” and have practice under the eye of a competent critic. 3. Pupils who receive certificates of graduation from the High School, and spend a year in the training class, shall be entitled to a first grade teacher’s certificate from the Board of Education, and their claims shall be entitled to the first con¬ sideration in filling vacancies in the corps of teachers. DUTIES OF TEACHERS. 1. Certificates must be presented to the Secretary of the Board, and contract signed, before any teacher can enter upon the discharge of her duty. 2. Teachers must be in their school rooms at least twenty minutes before the opening of each session, and any teacher 30 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, failing to comply with this rule shall report herself tardy to the Superintendent. 3. They shall open school promptly at the appointed time, devote themselves during school hours exclusively to the instruction of their pupils, maintain good order, and strictly adhere to the course of study prescribed by the Board. 4. They shall not allow any agent or other person to exhibit in their schools any books or articles of apparatus unless by consent of the Superintendent, nor any contribu¬ tions for any purposes whatever to be taken up; nor shall they receive presents of money or valuables from pupils under their tuition. 3. Any teacher who may be absent from school from sickness or other necessity, must cause immediate notice of such absence to be given to the Superintendent. 6. No teacher shall resign without giving four weeks’ written notice to the President of the Board, and in default of which all compensation for that time may be declared for¬ feited. 4. All the teachers in the employ of the Board shall meet together on the last Saturday of each school month at half-past nine o’clock a. m. (and at such other times as the Superintendent may direct), for the purpose of promoting the best interests of the schools. The time shall be employed in discussing the best methods of teaching and discipline, and as the Board mav direct. 8. All teachers above the primary grade shall make a monthly report to parents or guardians of the attendance, punctuality, deportment and scholarship of all pupils under their instruction. 9. Teachers will be held strictly responsible for any in¬ juries done to their rooms or furniture. They must attend carefully to the ventilation and temperature of their rooms, and promptly and neatly make out their schedules, registers, and reports. . 10. Teachers may detain pupils after school to make up neglected lessons, but no pupil shall be deprived of recess. 11. Teachers will not be expected to use the text-book MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 3 1 in recitations in those studies where the pupils do not use it. 12. Any teacher failing to secure compliance with the rules of the school, shall immediately report such pupil to the Superintendent. 13. Teachers may visit any of the public schools in this or neighboring cities, for the purpose of observing different methods of instruction and discipline. But such visits shall not occupy more than one half day each term, and then only with the permission of the Superintendent. 14. All substitutes shall receive as compensation three- fourths of the amount of the regular pay of the teacher, the amount to be deducted therefrom by the Board. DUTIES OF JANITORS. The janitors appointed by the Board are required to keep the rooms well warmed and properly ventilated, daily swept and dusted, and, when necessary i washed; to ring the bells as directed by the Superintendent, to keep the walks free from snow and ice, to make all needed repairs in term time, to keep all out-buildings in good condition, to closely watch and care¬ fully protect all school property in and about the building, and during vacation to make such improvements upon build¬ ings and grounds as the Board or their committee may direct. 3 2 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. FORM OF TEACHER’S CONTRACT These articles of agreement between-teacher, of - County, and State of-, party of the first part, and the Board of Education of District No. 2, Township 18, Range i, West of the 4th P. M., County of Rock Island, and State of Illinois, party of the second part, witnesseth: That the said-, party of the first part, hereby agrees to teach in-department of the Public Schools of said District for the school year beginning on the — day of-, 187-; to impartially govern and faithfully instruct all pupils com¬ mitted to her charge, to strictly conform to all the rules and regulations established by the Board, and comply with all the requirements of the school laws. The Board of Education, party of the second part, for themselves and 'their successors in office, in the name and in behalf of the District, hereby agree to furnish all necessary facilities for the teacher and pupil, to co-operate with and assist the teacher in the discharge of her duties, and to pay the said-for services rendered as teacher the sum of- dollars per month, of four weeks of five days of six hours each. The Board reserve the right to transfer the teacher to any other room, if the good of the school so requires. They also reserve all the rights, powers and privileges conferred upon them by the school laws. In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our hands this-day of-, 187 _ f'eacher. _ President , _ Secretary , Board of Education. FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS i FOR THE Year Ending March 31st, 1878. MOLINE, ILLINOIS. MOLINE, ILL. : R. IT. Moore, Steam Book and Job Printer, Metropolitan Block. I878. * MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. W. C. BENNETT, President. H. H. GROVER, Secretary. JONATHAN HUNTOON. WM. H. EDWARDS. WM. T. BALL. H. L. BULLEN. TERMS EXPIRE: W. C. BENNETT, JONATHAN HUNTOON, ApriJ, 1S7S. H. H. GROVER, H. L. BULLEN, April, 1S79. WM. T. BALL, WM. H. EDWARDS, April, 1880. CORPS OF TEACHERS FOR 1877-8. LYMAN GREGORY, Superintendent. Miss MARY A. KEYES, Principal of High School. Miss M. E. QUACKENBUSH, First Assistant, High School. Miss E. E. MARSH, Second Assistant, High School. Miss ELLA CLEAVES, First Grammar Room. Miss E. J. McMEEKAN, Second Grammar Room. Miss F. G. WRIGHT, First Intermediate Room. Miss R. M. PARKER, Second Intermediate Room. Miss S. C. REED, Third Intermediate Room. Miss J. E. JACKSON, First Primary Room. Miss A. M. PICKENS, Second Primary Room. Mrs. A. M. WELLS, Third Primary Room. Miss A. E. SCHOONMAKER, Fourth Primary Room. WEST WARD. Miss M. C. IIALE, Second Grammar Room. Miss A. M. CRAWFORD, First Intermediate Room. Miss S. CORNWALL, Second Intermediate Room. M iss L. C. LONG, First Primary Room. Miss F. A. IIUNTOON, Second Primary Room. Miss L. JAMERSON, Third Primary Room. Miss A. M. STRAWDER, Fourth Primary Room. EAST WARD. Miss F. G. FERGUSON, Intermediate Room. Miss H. McKEEVER, Primary Room. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. In compliance with the requirements of the school law, the Board of Education herewith present their fifth annual report. Improvements and Repairs. Since the erection of our school houses, but little has been ex¬ pended by the Board upon the buildings beyond what has been needed for their preservation. This year, quite extensive improve¬ ments have been made, especially upon the Central House. The exterior wood and tin-work have been repainted, and the interior has been painted, grained and varnished throughout. This work was done by contract, and in a manner and at prices satisfactory to the Board. One of the out-buildings has been enlarged, and both repainted. The heating apparatus has been reset, the water pipes relaid, the grounds improved, and the fences repaired and repainted. The parties who put on the lead roofing having failed to replace the balance, as mentioned in our last report, the Board, after giv¬ ing them due notice, let the contract for replacing the same with tin to D. O. Reid. The cost of the work, including two coats of paint, as required by the original plans, was about three hundred dollars. Unless settlement is made at an early day, suit will be begun to recover the expense incurred in making the change. The amount named should be deducted from the amount expended upon the house. The Central House and grounds are now in fine condition, and will not require much expense for several years. The exterior of the West Ward House has been repainted, and the interior will doubtless be grained during the summer vacation. The out-buildings and fences have also been repainted. A ISTo. 4 Bennett furnace has been placed in the basement to warm the halls, and an additional room has been seated. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 5 The interior of the East Ward House has received two coats of paint, and trees have been planted about the grounds. More Room. The half-day plan introduced during the latter part of last year, was abandoned without giving it a fair trial. An additional room was opened* in the West Ward House, and the ward limit moved one block further East. This compels pupils living within six blocks of the Central House to go to the West Ward House, a distance of twelve blocks. To offer additional relief to the Central House, the East Ward limit was moved one block West, viz.: to center of Wood street, from river to bluff. With this arrangement of lines our rooms have not been over¬ crowded, though generally filled to their utmost capacity. Had there not been a general prevalence of the measles and whooping- cough during the winter months, we could not have accommodated all who would have sought for admission. The need of more room in the locality of the Second Ward lot is imperative, and parents who are compelled to send their little ones twelve blocks, are demanding the erection of a house upon that lot. Last spring, in our tax levy, the Board in¬ cluded a sum sufficient to grade and prepare these grounds for fencing and building. This will doubtless be done this Spring. The necessity for a School House in that part of the city is so great, and the demands of the citizens of that locality for suitable and convenient school facilities so just, that we must urge upon the public the propriety of taking early action in response to the general call for a new house in that ward. At present the Board can only grade the grounds, and so be ready to execute the will of the people whenever they shall make it known at the ballot-box. Judging from our census returns, we shall soon be able to fill at least one-half of a twelve-room building. It will doubtless be economy for the district to erect and inclose, at an early day, such a building, finish off six or eight rooms, and leave the balance to be completed as required to meet the increasing wants of the ward. This would enable the Board to so rearrange the ward limits that all could be easily accommodated, without going unreasona¬ ble distances. Bonded Debt and Temporary Loan. Our bonded debt in July next will be reduced to $14,51*5.00. Our temporary loan, this year, has been only $3,000. This will be paid at maturity, 1st April, from taxes now being collected. 6 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Tuition Fund. This fund now amounts to §447.12. No apparatus and but few reference books have been purchased during the year. A list of books is now being made and will soon be purchased. A limited amount will also be expended for school apparatus. It is our purpose to place at the disposal of teacher and pupil the necessary facilities for good thorough work. Teachers. About the usual number of changes were •made at the begin¬ ning of the year. The vacant places were readily filled by others, who have done good work and given good satisfaction. , Early in last term, Miss Barnett, teacher in u B ” room. East Ward, resigned on acount of failing health, and has recently died. At the close of the term, Miss Marsh, 2d assistant in High School, resigned for a similar reason, and with Miss Hale, who, at her own request, has been released from her contract, goes elsewhere in search of health. Their places have been filled by parties who came to us with good testimonials of ability and professional success. As will be seen from our salary account, there lias been a saving of over $300.00, though our corps of teachers has been larger by two, and our term extended a week longer then last year. While it is not a wise policy, or good financering, to seek to obtain teachers at the lowest possible rates, yet this branch of industry must necessarily feel the effect of competition. The law of supply and demand makes no exception in favor of this special calling, and will, to some extent, regulate the compensation paid for services rendered. Under these circumstances, would it not be wise for us to give the graduates of our High School the advantage of at least one year’s normal training, with the distinct understanding that they shall, if desired, teach for a time at such rates as will justify us in making the extra expense of a fram¬ ing teacher. To us it seems to be a favorable time to inaugurate this new departure in our school work. The investment would, doubtless, yield ample returns in the increased usefulness of our teachers and in the improvement of our pupils. At the same time it would enable us to fill vacancies largely from our own graduates. Concerning this measure, as well as the use of our present course of study,” or the extension of our High School course, there will be different opinions, and the wisdom of introducing the one and continuing the others can be determined only by a MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 7 fair and impartial trial. There seems to be a just demand for a slightly enlarged course of study, extending over four years instead of three, thus enabling our pupils to give more time and thought to the branches now taught. The suggestions of the Superintendent upon these points are worthy of your considera¬ tion. Discipline. We are pleased to report a general improvement in the disci¬ pline of our schools. The grievances complained of in our last report have largely ceased, or are confined to comparatively few. For them the only remedy is expulsion from our schools, or confinement in the school of reform. Our only regret is that the law does not permit us to remove them to such a school — where they can be more easily restrained and more thoroughly reformed. A few changes have been made in our Rules; others are under consideration. Our expenses for the year, though slightly larger than the year previous, show, when the amount expended on improvements and repairs is considered, a. tendency to economy in the expenditure of the funds committed to our trust. The general condition of our schools is encouraging, and the prospects for the future were never better. We invite your attention to the tables annexed; to the exhibit of expenditures and to the report of the Superintendent. W. C, BENNETT, 11. H. GROVER, President. Secretary. 8 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, COMPARATIVE ATTENDANCE. Last year. Increase. This year. Increase. Loss. No. pupils returned. 2123 408 1737 386 Entire enrolment. 1104 43 II44 140 Greatest No. enroled any month. IO93 139 1033 60 Greatest No. in attendance any month, 929 72 995 , 65 Total No. under 21. 3269 517 2909 386 CENSUS REPORT OF 1877-8. WARDS. 5 years of age. Under 6 yrs. Bet. 6 and 21. Under 21 years. Population. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. East Ward. 19 86 63 149 105 88 193 I 9 I 151 342 676 Central Ward. 63 245 245 49O 425 435 860 670 680 1350 3162 West Ward.. 78 230 232 462 284 312 59 6 514 544 1058 2261 West of Canal St.. 19 39 32 71 43 45 88 82 77 T 59 310 T otal.. 179 600 572 II72 857 880 1737 1457 1452 2 QOQ 6409 Last Year. 151 588 558 1146 1056 1067 2123 1644 1625 3269 6299 Gain 22 12 14 26 IIO Loss . T 99 187 386 187 173 360 \ ' The loss shown in the above table indicates an error in the returns of the census for this or last year. MOLUSTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 9 EXPENDITURES. Salaries . L. Gregory, Superintendent, f? YEAR. $1,600 oo $1,623 52 CENTRAL HOUSE. Miss M. A. Cook, Principal High School, 2 m. .$680 00 $160 00 Miss M. A. Keyes, Prin. High School, 6% m..'. 675 00 506 25 Miss L. Hageboeck, Ass’t High School, 2 m... 637 50 150 00 Miss Quackenbush, Ass’t High School, 6 % m. . . 550 00 409 50 Miss M. E. Marsh, Ass’t High School, 6^ m.. . 450 00 318 75 Miss Ella Cleaves, 1st Grammar Room, 8 % m. . 467 50 460 62 Miss B. H Lewis, 2d Grammar Room, 2m.... 425 00 100 00 Miss E. J. McMeekan, Grammar Room, 6 % m.. 425 00 318 75 Miss M. C. Wolcott, G Room, 2 m. 425 00 100 00 Miss F. G. Wright, G Room, 6% m. 425 00 316 39 Miss R. M. Parker, F Room, 8% m. 425 00 418 75 Miss S. G. Reed, E Room, 8 % m.. 425 00 418 75 Miss M. C. Cornwall, D Room, 2 m . 425 00 100 00 Miss J. E. Jackson, D Room, 6 % m. 382 50 283 17 Miss A. M. Pickens, C Room, 8 % m. 425 00 418 75 Mrs. A. M. Wells, B Room, 8% m.425 00 420 45 Miss A. E. Schoonmaker, A Room, 8% m . 450 00 437 50 WEST WARD HOUSE. Miss M. C. Hale, 2d Grammar Room, 8 % m. .. 467 50 464 62 Miss E. E. Marsh, G Room, 2 m. 450 00 100 00 Miss A. M. Crawford, G Room, 6-f 0 - m. 382 50 284 99 Miss S. C. Cornwall, F Room, 5-^- m. 382 50 226 83 Miss L. C. Long, D Room, 8 % m . 382 50 364 77 Miss J. E. Jackson, C Room, 2 m. 382 50 73 50 Miss F. A. Huntoon, C Room, 5- T % m. 340 00 199 90 Miss L. Tamerson, B Room, 8% m. 425 00 418 75 Miss A. M. Strawder, A room, 8 % m. 450 00 447 50 $ 5,337 63 * $2,580 86 10 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION", EAST WARD HOUSE. 425 OO 418 75 405 00 90 OO 425 OO 151 21 350 OO 126 85 $ 786 8l SUBSTITUTES. •;.$ 18 85 . 5 91 . 7 08 . 15 93 . 10 00 ' $ 57 77 Total Salaries. $10,386 59 Miss E. Babcock . .. Miss S. Hartzell Miss A. L. Pollinger Miss L. J. Cleaves . . Mr. Wm. Meese.... Miss F G. Ferguson, B Room, 8 % m Miss M. Y. Clement, A Room, 2 m.. M iss M. Barnett, A Room, 3^ m.. . Miss H. McKeever, A Room, 3^% m. Secretary. H. H. Grover, Secretary 150 00 Janitors. C. H. Belding, Central House, 2 m. .. . . $45 OO $ 9 ° OO T. Everson, Central Flouse, 8 m. . 45 OO 360 OO T. Jewett, Central House, 2 m.. . 45 OO 90 OO J. Forsberg, West Ward House, 2 m. .. . 35 OO 70 OO P. Huntoon, West Ward House, 8m.. . 38 and 40 OO 303 OO J. F. Carlstedt, East Ward House, 9 m. . 15 OO 137 30 hiterest. First National Bank, temporary Loan .... $1,050 30 102 43 Furniture and Fixtures. Sterling School Furniture Co., seats, ink wells, etc.$143 85 Geo. W. Dow, pointers. . 6 00 J. F. Carlstedt, rulers. ... I 50 E. Okerberg, clock, West Ward. 11 00 Daniel Gould, curtains, basket, etc. 5 05 D. O. Reid, stove and fixtures. 32 75 W. T. Flagg, heater for hall. 65 15 David Don. pipe, gtc.. . . 23 OO MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 11 Vanduzen & Tift, bell. 149 75 E. Smith & Co., coal hod, etc. 2 50 $ 440 50 Stationery and Supplies. Sam Kennedy, reports for 1877.$ 72 00 Sam Kennedy, postal cards and programmes. 11 15 Richards and Sohrbeck, supplies. 80 29 Hadley Bros., registers. 28 95 Clendenin & Martin, schedules. 1 25 H. H. Grover, postal cards, stamps, etc. 2 75 $ 196 39 Fuel. D. W. Sickels, coal.$ 3 25 Dimock, Gould & Co., splints. 16 50 Porter Bros., 421 bushels coal at 12 cents . 50 52 Porter Bros., 4,397%' bushels coal, at 10 cents. 461 70 H. H. Gi*over, drawing coal. 1 50 J. F. Carlstedt, drawing coal. 1 75 $ 535 22 Improvements and Repairs. CENTRAL HOUSE. J. G. Salisbury, carpenter work.$ 81 41 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 76 16 J. S. Keator & Son, lumber. 2 80 Smith & Cassel, supplies. 68 83 J. L. Huey & Co., brick work and bricks. 57 93 J. W. Long, plastering. 7 80 Williams, White & Co., castings for heating apparatus. . . 105 32 Thos. Wirshing, resetting apparatus. 120 71 Blombergson & Norling, painting exterior of house. 241 32 Blombergson & Norling, glazing. 7 45 C. T. Warren, graining interior of house. 456 65 Richards & Sohrbeck, paints, oils and brushes. 44 85 J. D. Long, repairing plasteriug . 2 00 Geo. Smart, whitewashing third story. 20 00 Huot & Hipwell, repairing slating. 54 50 D. O. Reed, tinwork on roof and repairing. 350 13 Barnard & Leas Mfg. Co., varnish. 2 2a 12 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Soderstrum & Wood, sand and cement. 13 55 T. Dunn, iron. 1 00 * Daniel Gould, repairs for curtains. 6 00 J. T. Robinson, cedar posts. 10 50 D. Newton, teaming. 24 75 J. T. Wollensak, transom lifters. 15 00 J. O. Anthony, painting, etc. 3 00 Jas. Knetsar, labor. 5 00 L. Sunberg, labor. 57 80 Dan McEnary, teaming. 12 60 C. Colson, labor. 22 20 Chas. Erickson, labor. 13 62 N. Smith, labor,. 11 25 L. F. Kerns, blacksmithing. 6 80 E. Smith & Co , guards to air shafts. 8 00 J. C. Moore, repairing lightning rods. 23 28 Moline Plow Co., iron filings. I 60 H. H. Grover, supervising improvements, etc. 55 50 $ 1,991 51 WEST WARD HOUSE. J. S. Keator, lumber.$ 43 47 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 82 63 Smith & Cassel, supplies... 15 10 Blombergson & Norling, painting exterior house.. 158 50 Richards & Sohrbeck, paints, oils, etc. 26 94 W. C. Bennett, pump and cylinder. 10 25 J. C. Moore, pipe for pump, and setting same.. 8 01 Soderstrom & Wood, sand. 60 Huot & Hipwell, repairs to slating. 27 90 J. G. Salisbury, labor. 5 00 H. H. Grover, expense, etc.. . 55 Daniel Gould, repairs and curtains. 1 60 J. Shalleen, labor. 6 63 J. Benson, labor. I 50 J. H. Peterson, labor.' 5 77 L. Sunberg, labor. 8 55 A. P. Linquist, labor. 6 25 O. Hjilm, labor. 8 40 N. Nelson, labor.;. 1 50 J, Wollensak, transon lifters... 9 46 $ 428 61 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. i 13 EAST WARD HOUSE. Richards & Sohrbeck, paints, oils, etc.$ 7 80 J. O. Anthony, mixing paints, etc. I 50 $ 9 30 Reference Books. H. H. Grover cyclopedia ..$ 6 00 Wm. B. Powell, 4 copies Course of Study. 10 50 $ 16 50 General Suf plies. G. W. Gamble, brooms.$ 4 75 James Shaw, brooms. n 50 Richards & Sohrbeck, supplies. 41 75 Clendenin & Martin, duster. 3 50 Frank Gunnell, soap, matches, etc. 5 60 Wm. R. Moore, Assignee, supplies. .. .. 2 05 Smith & Cassel, supplies. 1 45 T. Dunn, brackets, locks, etc. 4 35 $ 74 95 Incidental Expenses. CENTRAL HOUSE. C. A. Belding, labor on well.*.$> 4 50 J. Knetsar, labor on well. . .. 4 00 S. McDonald and others, cleaning house. 14 25 T. Everson, washing towels... 6 40 Chas. Belding, washing towels. 1 35 C. C. White, labor . 10 00 M. Kelly, labor. 11 25 E. Okerberg, cleaning clock . 75 E. J. Severance, cleaning clocks. 12 00 H. P. Pierce, trees. 2 10 Wm. A. Nourse, trees. 1 25 J; G. Salisbury, labor. 11 76 Moline Pump Co., repairs to pump. 875 Dimock, Gould & Co., sundries. 1 50 Hull Bros., toweling...*. 2 30 Lancashire & Turner, tuning piano. 3 00 Smith & Cassel, supplies... 39 09 Richards & Sohrbeck, supplies . 2 80 s 14 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, T. Dunn, rake. 75 H. H. Grover, express, etc. 1 95 Thos. Jewett, sundries. . 6 38 E. Smith & Co., sundries. 23 09 B. Wood, sand. 60 D. Newton, teaming. 4 50 Thos. Yates, repairing steam coil. 28 21 L. F. Kerns, labor. . 1 50 I WEST WARD HOUSE. H. P. Pierce, trees...$ 5 00 Smith & Cassel, supplies. 7 95 Moline Pump Co., repairs. 20 S. McDonald, labor.... 3 75 Williams, White & Co., castings, etc. 3 30 A. B. Sherman, cleaning clocks . 6 00 E. Okerberg, cleaning clock. 50 J. Shalleen, labor on bell. to 50 H. H. Grover, freight on bell . . IT 36 H. Klahn, labor on storm door. 6 00 J. G. Salisbury, labor. 1 25 E. Smith & Co., supplies .. 3 15 EAST WARD HOUSE. Smith & Cassel, supplies... 2 05 Moline Pump Co., repairs. 5 00 Dimock; Gould & Co., lnmber.... 1 44 J. F. Carlstedt, washing towels. 2 75 H. P. Pierce, trees. 5 50 M. Hickey, repairing plastering . 2 00 W. T. Flagg, repairs to heater. . <. 6 50 H. H. Grover, express on heater. 1 10 N. B. Nelson, labor. 50 Williams, White & Co., castings. 1 59 Geo. Shelley, drawing coal. 75 E. J. Severance, cleaning clock.. 1 00 " $ General Incidental Expenses. 204 03 58 96 30 18 Geo. Drake, d lay age. Levi Cralle drayage. J. Huntoon, judge of election 2 00 4 00 6 00 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 15 L. Groom, clerk of election ... 3 00 H. O. Whipple, clerk of election. 3 00 H. H. Grover, judge of election. 6 00 H. H. Grover, sundries. 6 85 J. F. Carlstedt, labor. 1 00 L. Gregory, expense to Aurora. 9 18 H. L. Bullen, census. 40 00 A. Anderson, sundries. 85 Smith & Cassel, sundries... 30 Richards & Sohrbeck, sundries. 2 10 Recapitulation of Expenses 84 28 COMPARED WITH THAT OF LAST YEAR. Teacher’s salaries. Secretary’s salary. Janitor’s salaries. Interest. Furniture and Fixtures.. .. Insurance.. Stationary and Supplies. Fuel... IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. Central House. West Ward house. East Ward house. Reference Books. Apperatus. Piano exchanged. General supplies. INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Central House.... West Ward house. East Ward House.. General incidental expenses. 1876-7. 1877-8. $10,704 01 $10,386 59 150 00 150 00 1,027 50 1,050 30 235 40 102 43 85 00 440 55 540 00 373 53 196 39 682 23 535 22 19 20 1,991 5 i 428 61 9 30 96 65 16 50 192 60 -*> 116 87 74 75 326 21 204 03 129 40 ■58 96 15 95 30 18 316 3 i 84 28 $15,010 50 $ 15,759 80 \ 16 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Bonded Indebtedness. Bonds issued in 1873 and maturing July, 1878, to July, T882. $18,515 00 Of this amount their will be paid, in July next, from tax of 1877.. 4,000 00 Leaving our bonded debt. $14,515 00 Tuition Fund. Balance reported last year.$172 17 Tuitions collected during the year. 291 45 $463 62 Paid from the fund for reference books. 16 50 Balance in hands of School Treasurer. $ 447 12 Tax Levy. Tax levy made by the Board for expenses of the year $21,500 00 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 17 SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT. Gentlemen of the Board of Education : It is again my duty and privilege to present a report of another school year. We are upon our second year of trial of the course of study adopted by the Board in 1876. We find it very well suited to our needs in most respects. 1 am convinced that it secures a harmony of action among teachers, and more satisfactory results with pupils than we have hitherto attained. In some topics the text books adopted are not properly arranged for use in connection with the course, and we have therefore made some modifications in it. Since its adoption, we find a steady raising of all the grades. More work is done in the primaries than was formerly accomplished, and the increase goes on through the several grades; not, however, in so marked a degree. It will require a year or two more to show the full result of the system. Objection has been made to the amount of oral work required by the course, the objectors claiming that the method is burden¬ some upon both teacher and pupils, without giving commensurate results. The workman must know the purpose and uses of a tool or machine before he can profitably handle it. Just so, the child should be taught how to use a book before it is placed in his hands. We try to develop each topic by natural and logical methods, and no book can do this as can the living teacher, if she be imbued with the true educational spirit and have proper preparation. There may be said to be three principal educational methods in use. The first may be called the text hook method, which consists in the conning by the pupil of a given portion of some book, and the recitation to the teacher of the facts learned. The teacher’s business is to assign the lesson and see that the task is faithfully performed. The second is the lecture method. This is a pouring-in process. The teacher pours and the pupil catches so much of the libation as he pleases, or as his cup will hold. This method can be profita¬ bly adopted only when the recipients are mature in mind. 18 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATIOK, • The third we call the oral method. It is that process by which the child’s own mind is made the source and means of the evolu¬ tion of thought and mental activity; it is the leading-out process, the truly educational. The first and second methods are based upon the idea that the child’s mind is a vacuum to be filled; the last has for its funda¬ mental idea the grand truth, that God has implanted in the child the germs, the possibilities, the forces, which only need develop¬ ing, training and guiding to make the man. This method is not new. Its Messiah was Pestalozzi, and its first and greatest apostle in this country was Horace Mann. It is not a part of this plan to dispense with text books, but in every case to pave the way to their use, and by anticipating diffi¬ culties, avoid them. It is not possible to enter into a discussion of these various methods in the space allotted to me here. I will simply add, that the plan of the author of our course is that teacher and pupil shall not be restricted to one text book simply, but be provided with reference libraries from which to glean. The effect of this method is noticeable in the activity of pupils in ransacking our public library for information upon various topics. In short, we are teaching our pupils how to study. To the teacher who is properly prepared for her work, such a method is not burdensome. “There is not,” says Newton Bateman, u a text book in the schools that does more than open the outer gates of the subject to which it relates, through which mere glimpses may be had of the expansive fields beyond. * * * * * Every branch of human learning has a solar system and an orbit of its own. From a few broad, luminous, central truths or principles, light permeates and penetrates the whole firmament of the system, revealing innumerable subordinate and correlated truths and principles, orbit within orbit, each filled with its own planetary and stellar worlds; each governed by special laws, but all inter-dependent, and in harmonious subjection to the central force. Not till all these are explored, and their laws and relations determined, can a true knowledge of the system be achieved. But with such a comprehensive and exact knowledge of the entire sub¬ ject, how easy and unembarrassed is the teacher V * * ' * The play of his powers is free and natural, and his instruction is full of interest and effectiveness. u These illustrations apply to every branch of learning, from the primary to the high school, and beyond. No one is fit to teach anything who does not know a great deal more about that thing than is set down in any book, or who is not able to teach it without MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 19 a book. When, so to speak, one can reach his arms around a sub¬ ject, and clasp his hands on the opposite side, he may venture to teach it, for then he can present it in every light and from every stand point, and not till then.” High School . • In my opinion the High School demands a change in its cur¬ riculum. We are trying to compress too much work into too little time. The standard of requirements is none too high. It is now little above that of a first-rate grammar grade. We have stricken out Latin, practically; we have discouraged the study of an language other than the English; we have, in fact, only the elements of any branch of learning. The practice, so common, especially in the West, of giving- large titles to small achievements, is very injurious to the cause of education. It inclines the young to feel satisfied with their advancement when they have completed the curriculum of -a school with a high sounding name, while they have scarcely mas¬ tered the alphabet of knowledge. Let us call our highest department a grammar school, and make it worthy of that name, or raise the standard of our High School and give sufficient time to our pupils to complete thoroughly a course which shall fit them to enter the higher institutions of learning in any department they may elect. I am aware that there is an impression prevailing among some, that the High School ought not to be maintained at public expense. I do not propose to argue the question at this time. The sophis¬ tries of the opponents of the public High Schools have been too often refuted to need such refutation here. I simply wish to call attention to a cry encouraged, if not instigated, by parties inter¬ ested in the pulling down of the public schools, that private and sectarian schools may be built upon their ruins: “Hot one cent of the poor man’s money for the education of the rich man’s child,” say they. H ever was a more apparent piece of demagoguery attempted to be practiced upon a credulous public than is attempted in this cry. Are not the children of the poor admitted to equal advantages in the public High School, and do they not avail themselves of the privilege ? Hay, are not they the real beneficories of the system V Let us see. Of the twelve who have completed the prescribed course of study in our High School, two only could be classed as wealthy. Of the fourteen members of our present “A” class, five are in affluent circumstances, and of the sixty-three members of the High School, it is estimated that twelve are from families worth more 20 REPORT OE BOARD OF EDUCATION, than ten thousand dollars; fourteen, more than five thousand, and sixteen, more than two thousand, leaving a balance of twenty- one who may be called poor. I have classified the parents of our High School pupils accord¬ ing to occupation as follows: Manufacturers, 9; professional, 3; commercial travelers, 2; liveryman, 1; farmers, 11; mechanics, 13; day laborers, 12, and 12 have no fathers living. The advantage of having a secondary school, midway between the common school and the college or university, where pupils in the peculiarly perilous, transitional period of youth, can continue their education under the care and guidance of home influences, is certainly very great. It is our glory and our pride that capital can be so wisely expended as to secure the greatest good to the greatest number; that our worthy poor are not compelled by force of adverse cir¬ cumstance to relinquish the unequal struggle for advancement; that the State recognizes no high and no low, no rich and no poor; that her feast of knowledge is spread for every one, and that all are encouraged and helped to come up higher. Discipline. I desire to call your attention to a subject which seems to be of great moment, and which demands, as I think, not only serious thought, but judicious action. I refer to the morale of the school. The teachers whom you have employed are earnest and faithful in the discharge of their duties in the upbuilding and advancement of their pupils morally, no less than intellectually. We may not have chosen the wisest methods, but we have done the best we knew, and yet it must be acknowledged that we have not suc¬ ceeded in eliminating vice from our midst. I do not think Moline is a w T orse place than other cities, or that the moral status of our schools is lower than that of others. I believe there is an excep¬ tionally large number of pupils who are worthy of the highest confidence; but we have also those with us who are vulgar, obscene, coarse, brutal, and even criminal. There are a few, more or less constant attendants in our schools, who would more fittingly grace a reform school than a free public school. Met they are here, with all their corrupting and demoralizing influ¬ ences. The responsibility for this state of things lies not with the teachers, who are constantly warring against these evil tenden¬ cies, perhaps not with the most approved weapons or with the greatest skill, but certainly with courage and zeal. Nor does the responsibility lie with the Board of Education ; it lies principally with the parents of the delinquents. MOLlfSTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 21 These vicious ones are so from various causes. Some inherit their evil tendencies; others become vicious from lack of proper restraint and guidance; others are systematically trained to evil through the ignorance or wilfulness of those having the care, or who ought to have the care of them; others, again, are utterly neglected, turned upon the street to gather what they may of filth and uncleanness. Such become moral scavengers, unloading their unsavory debris where the pure minded and carefully trained ' child may not choose but inhale odors of vice. Something surely should be done to remedy this evil, for if the morals of the public school are depraved and vitiated, it is no longer “ a bulwark of national liberty.” What remedy can we find V We cannot go into the homes and reform them. We ought not to give the unfortunate culprits over and turn them upon the street, if we can do better by them. Much less, should we compel the pure to mix with the impure. I can suggest but one plan. Let the Board furnish a separate school, where any pupil convicted of gross immorality may be sent until he merits restoration to his former privileges. Conclusion. We look back upon the past year with something of satisfac¬ tion that we have taken a perceptible step forward. We look to the future with anticipation and increasing hopes. The day is dawning when higher and better education shall be demanded for the whole people. Let us borrow a motto from the walls of one of our school rooms, “ISTo steps backward.” How better can I close this brief report than by again quoting from Dr. Bateman ? Said he, in closing both his first and his last biennial reports : “In the name of the living God, it must be proclaimed that licentiousness shall be the liberty, violence and chicanery shall be the law, superstition and craft shall be the religion, and self-destructive indulgence of sensual and unhal¬ lowed passions shall be the only happiness of that people who neglect the education of their children.” Respectfully submitted, L. GREGORY. f Superintendent. 22 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, CONSOLIDATED REPORTS. 1877 - 8 . MONTH. c d No. Enrolled. No. Days School. 5 h CD 5 u «§ D > < Average Daily At¬ tendance. Per cent, of At¬ tendance. No. of Cases of Tardiness. No. neither Absent nor Tardy. j Teachers Tardy. Not of Visitors. 0 g o| <« s ■+J 72 0*3 Tv • i-, 0 c £ O- No. of Pupils Ex¬ cused. April. 1877 946 20 891 839 94 35 557 O Ill I 94 May. i i 874 20 834 797 95 29 457 I 1344 O 99 Sept. < i 986 20 934 890 95 43 578 2 139 O 94 Oct. u 1007 15 956 934 97 64 548 O 89 4 66 Nov. < 4 1026 20 994 961 94 49 588 3 121 2 79 Dec. U IO J 2 18 984 944 95 57 543 4 543 3 137 Jan. 1878 1033 is 95 i 889 93 02 478 3 121 9 103 Feb. i ^ 1025 20 950 895 94 77 463 7 182 9 116 March . ... 4 4 1022 20 957 914 95 4 i 531 7 249 7 ii 5 Mo.* Average 992 19 939 896 95 50 527 3 277 4 100 1876 - 7 . April. 1876 855 20 763 727 95 25 340 2 97 3 81 May. i 4 787 20 747 703 94 21 457 0 556 0 70 Sept. 4 . 883 15 838 831 99 33 620 4 61 0 64 Oct. 4 4 ' 944 20 894 864 97 39 557 3 170 1 92 Nov. 4 4 960 20 917 887 96 23 50 1 106 0 99 Dec. .4 09 13 920 871 95 64 50 0 429 0 80 1 an. 1877 946 r 9 864 807 93 125 444 5 216 0 131 Feb. 4 4 1026 19 967 929 96 30 573 0 212 1 134 March. 4 4 1093 20 942 895 95 68 515 0 470 T 47 Mo. Average .... 937 1834 872 835 96 47 515 11 257 t 78 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 23 RULES AND REGULATIONS. RULES OF THE BOARD. 1. Organization and Officers. The members of the Board shall meet annually upon the first Monday following the school election, and organize by electing a President and a Secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for one year, and until their successors are duly elected, unless sooner removed by the Board. Elections shall be by ballot, and a majority of all the votes cast shall be necessary to elect. 2. Duties of the President. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the Board, preserve order, enforce the rules, sign all bonds, notes, agreements, or leases, ordered to be executed by this Board; sign all orders drawn on the Treasurer, and on or before the first regular meeting after the organization of the Board shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Board, the following committees, viz: (1) . A committee of three on School Grounds and Buildings; (2) . A committee of three on Supplies ; (3) . A committee of three on Teachers and Finance. In the absence or inability of the President, a President pro tern, shall be chosen by the Board, who shall for the time being exercise all the authority and perform all the duties of the Presi¬ dent. 3. Duties of the Secretary. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a complete record of the proceedings of the Board, as well as the receipts and expen¬ ditures, in such book and in such a manner as the Board may prescribe. He shall sign all documents requiring the signature of the President, and notify all members, in due time, of all special meetings. lie shall take into his possession all books, papers, and other documents belonging to the district and held in charge by 24 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, the Board, and safely keep the same in such places as they may indicate, subject at all times to their order, or the examination by any member thereof ; and lay before the Board at their next meet¬ ing all letters and other documents that may come to him for that purpose. He shall refer all bills and claims presented to the Board to their respective committees to be audited, and, when ordered paid, shall draw orders on the Treasurer for the payment of the same. He shall keep stubs of all orders issued, stating thereon the party to whom and the purpose for which such order was issued, the amount thereof, and the fund on which the same was drawn. He shall hold his books, records and accounts at all times subject to the inspection of any voter or tax-payer of the district, and annually prepare and publish the report required by the school law, together with such other items of interest and information as the Board may direct. He shall receive all moneys due from inci¬ dental sources, make out all bills, collect and pay over the same to the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. He shall register the names and address of all applicants for positions in the schools, and, under the direction of the committee on supplies, procure all necessary registers,.books of record, blanks, etc., for the use of the teachers and pupils; shall meet the teachers at their regular monthly meeting, deliver to them their orders, taking their receipt therefor, and perform all other duties generally incumbent upon such officer. 4. Committee on Grounds and Buildings. It shall be the duty of this committee to take special charge of the school grounds and the buildings thereon, to examine them each year (and oftener if required), and report to the Board what improvements, repairs or alterations may be necessary, furnishing an estimate of the cost of the same. 5. Conmiittee on Supplies. This committee shall have special direction of the purchase of all apparatus, books of reference, furniture, fuel and general sup¬ plies used in and required by the schools, and, with the advice of the Superintendent, shall report to the Board what may, from time to time, be needed, and, with their sanction, shall, through the Secretary, order all supplies for the various departments of the schools. 6. Committee on Teachers and Finance. It shall be the duty of this committee to ascertain as nearly as possible what the yearly expenses of the school will be, to consider and report to the Board the amount of salaries of all persons employed by them, and to suggest candidates for all vacancies. MOLITSTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 25 MEETINGS AND RULES OF ORDER. 1. The regular meetings—except the yearly — shall be held on the first Monday following the last Saturday of each month, at eight o’clock p. m., from the first of April to the first of October, and at half-past seven o’clock p. m., the balance of the year. 2. Special meetings may be called at any time by the President- or upon the written request of two members, through the Secretary. 3. A majority of the Board shall be required to constitute a quorum, but a less number may adjourn from time to time. 4. At the appointed hour the President shall call the meeting to order, and as soon as a quorum is present shall proceed with the business of the meeting in the following order : (1) . Reading of the Minutes. (2) . Reports of Standing Committees in order. (3) . Reports of Special Committees in order. (4) . Report and Suggestions of Superintendent. (5) . Communications to the Board. (6) . Bills and Unfinished Business. (7) . New Business. 5. It shall be the duty of the Board at their May meeting to reappoint such teachers in their employ as they wish to retain, and notify them of such appointment at or before the close of the term, 3. An examination of applicants for vacant positions will be held in the month of June of each year; notice of such examina¬ tion, stating position vacant, salary paid, and length of school year, having been previously given to such applicants. Applicants must pass an oral and written examination in all the branches now required by law, in theory and practice of teaching, and in Consti¬ tution of the United States. An average of 75 per cent, will entitle applicant to a certificate. The Board may defer examination in botany and natural philosphy for a term, in which case*an average of 85 per cent, will be required in the other branches. No new appointment shall hereafter be made, previous to such an examina¬ tion. 7. Separate bills must be rendered for articles purchased for each school, and in accordance with classification and duties of the respective committees. 8. Every member present shall vote on all questions, unless excused by the Board. 9. The yeas and nays shall be called and entered on the records whenever demanded by any member of the Board. 10. No member shall retire before the close of the session with¬ out permission of the President. 26 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, 11. Unless otherwise provided, the rules of order shall be the same as those for the government of deliberative bodies, as laid down in Cushing’s Manual. ♦ ♦ SUPERINTENDENT. 1. The Superintendent shall devote himself exclusively to his duties, shall be in the office of the Board half an hour before the opening of school each morning, shall exercise a general super¬ vision over all the schools, buildings, etc., shall examine carefully into the condition and progress of all the rooms, and see that all the rules are faithfully complied with. 2. He shall acquaint himself with the progress of instruction and discipline in other schools, shall attend the meetings of the Board when required by any member, shall assist at the examina¬ tion of teachers, shall examine pupils for promotion, shall attend the examinations of the various rooms, or conduct the same, as may from, time to time be directed. 8. He shall consolidate the monthly reports of the teachers, and report the same to the Board at their next meeting, together with such other statistics as may be required, and make such sug¬ gestions as may assist the Board in the discharge of their duties. 4. He must hold the teachers and janitors responsible for the proper discharge of their duties, and will himself be held responsible to the Board for the same. 5. He shall have power to make such additional rules, under the sanction of the Board, as may be necessary; to appoint such teachers’ meetings other than the regular monthly meeting as he may deem proper, for the purpose of consultation in regard to the wants of the schools and the best methods of imparting instruc¬ tion and enforcing discipline. 6. He shall carefully observe the work of all teachers, shall consult and advise with them, and promptly report to the Board any teacher deficient or in competent to discharge her duties. 7. The Superintendent shall have power to suspend a pupil, but only in case of violent or direct opposition to authority, and for conduct detrimental to the interests of the school. When so r ended, a pupil can be reinstated only by a vote of the Board, am by making an apology as open as the offense, and by giving- assurance of implicit obedience in the future. 8. The Superintendent must, when possible, lirst admonish the pupil, and ask the co-operation of the parent or guardian. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 27 When suspension takes place, he must notify the parent or guar¬ dian, and the Board of the fact, and the cause of the same. Cor¬ poral punishment shall be used only in exceptional cases. 9. The Superintendent shall take charge of and direct all teachers’ meetings, and at the close of each term shall report to the Board all teachers absent from, tardy at,-or leaving their meetings before the close of the same, or failing to perform the parts assigned them. 10. At the close of the school year he shall deposit in the office of the Board all class books, records, registers and schedules used during the year, and make such report of the condition, progress and wants of the schools, as may be required of him. •v 459^ ♦ PUPILS. 1. Non-resident pupils may, if there are vacant seats, be admitted for not less than ten weeks—tuition invariably in advance, at seven dollars, live dollars, and three dollars per term, or seventy cents, fifty cents, and thirty cents per week, according to grade. 2. Pupils will be required to provide themselves with all books and other articles necessary for their advancement. 3. Pupils will not be allowed to go into any hall higher than their own, or remain on the school grounds after dismissal, with¬ out permission. 4. Damage to school property by any pupil must be promptly repaired at such pupil’s expense. 5. Pupils shall be examined at the close of each term. All pupils absent from such examination will be examined by the Superintendent before they can rejoin their classes. 6. All pupils in the High and Grammar schools shall pursue three regular studies, unless excused by the Superintendent. 7. Excuses for music lessons must be obtained from the Super¬ intendent. 8. For six half days’ unexcused absence (two tardinesses equal to a half day’s absence) in four consecutive weeks, a pupil shall be suspended. 9. Pupils suspended for unexcused absence, under pre i ms rule, may be reinstated for the first offense, by the Superintendent, for reasons that shall be satisfactory to him. For reinstatement for subsequent suspensions under that rule, the pupil must apply to the Board. 28 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, 10. For absence, tardiness and dismission from school before the time of closing, the pupil must present from parent or guardian an excuse. 11. After two days’ consecutive absence, it shall be the duty of the teacher to notify the parent or guardian of such absence, and after three days 1 2 3 4 5 6 absence to drop the name of such pupil from the roll. 12. Pupils of the High School who complete the prescribed course of study and pass a satisfactory examination, shall be enti¬ tled to certificates of graduation. 13. A training class may be organized, the members of which shall receive daily instruction in the “theory of teaching,” and have practice under the eye of a competent critic. 14. Pupils who receive certificates of graduation from the High School, and spend a year in the training class, shall be enti¬ tled to a first grade teacher’s certificate from the Board of Educa¬ tion, and their claims shall be entitled to the first consideration in filling vacancies in the corps of teachers. -♦ ■dS*-*- TEACHERS. 1. Certificates must be presented to the Secretary of the Board, and contract signed, before any teacher can enter upon the dis¬ charge of her duty. 2. Teachers must be in their school rooms at least twenty minutes before the opening of each session, and any teacher fail¬ ing to comply with this rule shall report to the Superintendent. 3. They shall open school promptly at the appointed time, devote themselves during school hours exclusively to the instruction of their pupils, maintain good order, and strictly adhere to the course of study prescribed by the Board. 4. They shall not allow any agent or other person to exhibit in their schools any books or articles of apparatus unless by consent of the Superintendent, nor any contributions for any purposes whatever to be taken up; nor shall they receive presents of money or valuables from pupils under their tuition. 5. Any teacher who may be absent from school from sickness or other necessity, must cause immediate notice of such absence to be given to the Superintendent. 6. Ho teacher shall resign without giving four weeks’ written notice to the President of the Board, and in default of which all compensation for that time may be declared forfeited. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 29 7. All the teachers in the employ of the Board shall meet together on the last Saturday of each school month at half-past nine o’clock a. m. (and at such other times as the Superintendent may direct), for the purpose of promoting the best interests of the schools. The time shall be employed in discussing the best methods of teaching and discipline, and as the Board may direct. 8. All teachers above the primary grade shall make a monthly report to parents or guardians of the attendance, punctuality, deportment and scholarship of all pupils under their instruction. 9. Teachers will be held strictly responsible for any injuries done to their rooms or furniture. They must attend carefully to the ventilation and temperature of their rooms, and promptly and neatly make out their schedules, registers, and reports. 10. Teachers may detain pupils half an hour after school to make up neglected lessons, but no pupil shall be deprived of recess. 11. Teachers will not be expected to use the text-book in reci¬ tations in those studies where the pupils do not use it. 12. Teachers shall report to the Superintendent pupils who refuse to yield obedience to the rules of the school. 13. Any teacher may, with the consent of the Superintendent, have one half day in each term to visit, and observe methods of instruction and discipline, in other schools. 14. Teachers unable through sickness to attend to their duties, shall, for the first week’s absence only, receive one-fourth of the regular pay. ♦ JANITORS. The janitors appointed by the Board are required to keep the rooms well warmed and properly ventilated, daily swept and dusted, and, when necessary, washed; to ring the bells as directed by the Superintendent, to keep the walks free from snow and ice, to make all needed repairs in term time, to keep all out-buildings in good condition, to closely watch and carefully protect all school property in and about the building, and during vacation to make such improvements upon buildings and grounds as the Board or their committee may direct. 30 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, TEXT BOOKS. The following' is a list of the text books in use : Independent Readers, first five books of the series. Anderson’s U. S. Reader and History. Monroe’s Sixth Reader, in High School. Our World Geographies. Hagar’s Arithmetics. Greene’s Grammar and Analysis. Krusi’s Drawing. Spencerian Penmanship. Bryant & Stratton’s Book Keeping. Harkness’ Latin Grammar and Reader. Ahn’s Gei'man Series. Tenney’s Natural History of Animals. Gray’s How Plants Grow. Loomis’ Algebra. Loomis’ Geometry. Hitchcock’s Physiology. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 31 COURSE OF STUDY. HIGH SCHOOL. FIRST YEAR. First Term.—B ook Keeping, or Arithmetic reviewed. English Analysis ; Latin Grammar and Reader, or German. Algebra begun. Second Term. —Algebra continued. English Analysis ; Latin Grammar and Reader, or German. Physiology begun. Third Term. —Algebra completed. Rhetoric; Latin Grammar and Reader completed, or German. Physiology completed. Compositions, declamations, reading, spelling and etymology of words, music, drawing, penmanship, etc. SECOND YEAR. First Term. —Geometry begun. Rhetoric ; Caesar, or German. Zoology begun. Second Term.—G eometry continued. English Literature begun ; Caesar, or German. Zoology completed. . Third Term. —Geometry completed. English Literature completed ; Sallust, or German. Botany begun. Composition, declamation, reading, spelling, music, etc., as before. THIRD YEAR. First Term. —Natural Philosophy. General History ; Cicero, or German. Botany completed. Second Term. —Natural Philosophy. General History ; Virgil, or German. Chemistry. Third Term.—L ogic. Virgil, or German. Chemistry. Composition, declamation, reading, spelling, music, etc., as before, 32 REPORT OP BOARD OP EDUCATION GRADUATES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. 1876. FRANK H. WILLIAMS. NELLIE NOURSE. EMMA F. JENKINS. LAURA C. LONG. J. ELLA JACKSON. KITTIE L.. VOORITEES. 1877. FRANK C. HARTZELL. ALICE M. CRAWFORD. SARAH A. CORNWALL. FANNIE A. HUNTOON. LUCY AINSWORTH. HATTIE J. McKEEVER. SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE FOE THE YEAR ENDING. MARCH 31 ST, 1879, MOLINE, ILLINOIS. R. H. MOORE. STEAM PRINTER, METROPOLITAN BLOCK. 1879, Members of the Board of Education. W. C. BENNETT, President. H. H. GROVER, Secretary. WM. H. EDWARDS. WM. T. BALL. H. L. BULLEN. H. J. HULL. TEftMS EXPIRE: H. L. BULLEN, H. H. GROVER, April, 1879. WM. H. EDWARDS, WM. T. BALL, April, 1880. WM. C. BENNETT, H. J. HULL, April, 1881. Corps of Teachers for 1878-9. W. S. MACK, Superintendent. Miss IDA McMICKEN, Principal High School. Miss M. E. QUACKENBUSH, First Assistant High School. Miss VIRGINIA GRAVES, Second Assistant High School. Miss ELLA CLEAVES, First Grammar Room. Miss E. J. McMEEKAN, Second Grammar Room. Miss A. E. WADSWORTH, First Intermediate Room. Miss F. G. FERGUSON, Second Intermediate Room. Miss C. F. CLARK, Third Intermediate Room. Miss F. G. WRIGHT, First Primary Room. Miss M. A. TYRRILL, Second Primary Room. Miss M. KNOWLES, Third Primary Room. Miss A. E. SCHOONMAKER, Fourth Primary Room. WEST WARD. Mrs. L. M. RICHARDSON, Second Grammar Room. Miss A. M. CRAWFORD, First Intermediate Room. Miss S. CORNWALL, Second Intermediate Room. Miss L. C. LONG, First Primary Room. Miss. F. A. HUNTOON, Second Primary Room. Miss LUCY EVANS, Third Primary Room. Miss A. M. STRAWDER, Fourth Primary Room. EAST WARD. Miss MARY WILLIAMS, Intermediate Room. Mfss M. Y. CLEMENT, Primary Room. 4 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Report of the Board of Education. In compliance with the requirements of the School Law, the Board of Education herewith present their Sixth Annual Re¬ port. Improvements and Repairs. During the year the Eastward House has been re-painted throughout. The West Ward House has been grained and the blackboards re-paintecl. In the Central House the hall floors have been re-laid with maple, and cases for apparatus and specimens made. Otherwise but little has been expended upon buildings, beyond what was necessary for their preservation. A settlement has been effected for the expenses incurred by the Board last year, in replacing the lead roofing with tin, and the money paid over to the School Treasurer. Our claim against District No. 1, Township 17, for tuition of pupils for 1873-4, has also been adjusted and paid. School Rooms. Our school rooms are well filled. The First Primaries are crowded to overflowing. If the usual number of pupils seek admission next term, it will be necessary to resort to half-day attendance, or seat the last vacant room now at the disposal of the Board. Our report shows an enrollment of 1,185, an increase over last year of 141. Our seating capacity is now limited to 1,073, and can be increased only to 1,125 sittings. Eor lack of school facilities the Board has been obliged to continue its ward limits as they were last year, to the great inconvenience of those living in the Second Ward. The neces¬ sity of some action preparatory to the erection of a house in that ward increases each year. How best to meet that want is the question the people must decide for themselves. Burdened with taxes, will they submit to any increase? By the law of the State the District must suppdy the wants of the pupils. For a year or two it may be advisable to rent one or two rooms; but MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 5 at an early day a building must be erected. There are but two ways in which this can be done. Issue interest-bearing bonds, payable at some future time, or raise a small amount by tax each year, to be set apart as a building fund, with which to begin the erection of a building in two or three years. The folly of issuing bonds—city or school—on which the citizens must first pay in interest a sum equal to the original debt, and then pay the bonds themselves, is becoming more and more apparent to the intelligent tax-payers. We suggest that the Board, by vote of the people, be author¬ ized to levy such tax; and with the suggestion leave the whole matter to those—locally—most interested to secure such action at the polls as the public may see fit to take. The bonded debt, now reduced to $10,515, will be fully paid in three years. Apparatus, Etc. During the year the Board has expended for: A Reference books for use of teachers and pupils.. .$168 89 Apparatus and specimens of various kinds. 193 05 Organs for West Ward and Central Schools. 176 70 Other purposes. 7 . 10 60 - $550 24 This amount has been paid from the Tuition Bund, and should be deducted from the sum total of school expenses, as shown in the Financial report. Tuition Fund. Amount reported last year.$463 62 Amount received this year.:. 347 87 - $811 51 Less amount expended as shown above. 550 24 Leaving in the hands of the School Treasurer... $261 27 This ^fund increased yearly by the receipts from tuition of non-resident pupils, will enable the Board to procure all neces¬ sary apparatus, specimens and reference books that the schools may require. Teacher’s and Training Class. During the year several of our teachers have been com¬ pelled to resign their positions on account of failing health. The demand for teachers—upon short notice—to fill the vacan¬ cies caused by sickness or otherwise, cannot always be met. 6 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, This year we have been able to fill their places largely from the Normal Class. This class has been at work since November, under the supervision of the Superintendent. The interest shown and the progress made in their work, justify the Board in continuing this department as an essential part of our school system. Course of Study. The Course of Study adopted by the Board, and printed elsewhere in this report, will, w T e trust, commend itself to all w r ho desire to give their children a practical education. This enlarged course of study, the Normal Class, as well as the method of instruction introduced three years since, are new T departures in our common school work. Confident of their intrinsic worth and ultimate success, we ask for them a fair and impartial trial. We earnestly invite all to witness the practical test of the school room before passing judgment upon their merits. We also commend to your careful consideration the views of the Superintendent upon the disputed points. We invite your attention to the various tables annexed to the exhibit of Expenditures, and to the Report of the Superin¬ tendent. W. C. BENNETT, H. H. GROVER, President. Secreta r ry. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 1 Salaries. f) TEAR. L. Gregory, Superintendent, 21 m...$1,600 00 $ 399 98 W. S. Mack, Superintendent, 6f m... 1,200 00 900 00 CENTRAL HOUSE. Miss M. A. Keyes, 6| months.$675 00 438 28 Miss Ida McMicken, 3 months. 675 00 225 00 Miss M. E. Quackenbush, 9 months.... 575 00 568 75 Miss L. Lavender, 21 months. 450 00 112 50 Miss Y. Graves, 6| months. '500 00 367 68 Miss Ella Cleaves 9 months. 475 00 473 13 Miss E. J. McMeekan, 9 months. 425 00 425 00 Miss E. G. Wright, 21 months.. 425 00 423 82 Miss A. E. Wadsworth, 6 months. 370 00 249 02 Miss B. M. Parker, 21 months. 425 00 106 25 Miss E. G. Eerguson, 6f months. 425 00 318 75 Miss S. C. Beed, 21 months. 425 00 106 25 Miss C. F. Clark, 6f months. 350 00 258 04 Miss J. E. Jackson, 21 months. 382 50 95 62 Miss A. M. Pickens, 6| months. 425 00 311 64 Miss M. A. Tyrrill, If months. 315 00 63 00 Mrs. A. M. Wells, 7i months. 425 00 345 89 Miss M. Knowles. 315 00 23 00 Miss A. E. Schoonmaker, 9 months_ 450 00 450 00 „ WEST WARD HOUSE. O. H. Brainard, 21 months.$540 00 135 00 Mrs. L. M. Bichardson, 6f months. 450 00 337 50 Miss A. M. Crawford, 9 months. 400 00 395 63 Miss L. Cornwall, 9 months. 400 00 395 63 Miss L. C. Long, 9 months. 400 00 395 63 Miss F. A. Huntoon, 51 months. 315 00 188 25 Miss Ida Tuttle, 3| months. 400 00 166 65 Mrs. L. J. Huntoon, 7 months. 425 00 276 09 Miss Lucy Evans, 2| months. 400 00 122 21 Miss A. M. Strawder, 9 months. 450 00 450 00 EAST WARD HOUSE. Miss F. G. Ferguson, 21 months.$425 00 106 25 Mis M. Williams, 6f months. 400 00 300 00 $1,299 98 $5,361 62 $2,862 59 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, 6 Miss H. McKeever, 2J months. 340 00 85 00 Miss M. Y. Clement, 6| months. 400 00 297 50 -— $ 788 75 SUBSTITUTES. Miss A. E. Brett.$14 00 Miss N. Joslyn. 38 50 Miss E. Kerns. 32 08 Miss M. L. Healy. 21 00 Miss May Dow. 17 50 - $ 123 08 Total salaries.$10,436 02 Secretary. H. H. Grover 150 00 Jan/tors. Thomas Jewett, Central House, 12 m.. .$50 00 $575 00 P. Huntoon, West Ward House, 9i m... 40 00 380 00 J. F. Carlstedt, East Ward House, 9 m.. 12 00 114 00 - $1,069 00 Insurance. Gould, Walker & Co., East Ward House, $1,200, 3 yrs. $ 15 00 Furniture and Fixtures. H. L. Bullen, curtain fixtures and thermome¬ ters .$ 4 35 C. E. Pruessing, four organ stools. 3 25 T. Jewett, vice. 5 00 E. Smith & Co., coal hods. 1 50 - $ 14 10 Stationery and Supplies. R. H. Moore, 1,000 school reports for ’78,.$ 60 00 Sam Kennedy, cards, programmes, etc. 33 35 Globe P’t’g Co., record books and ruled paper.. 35 00 H. H. Grover, postage stamps, etc. 2 75 H. L. Bullen, record book. 60 Adams & Co., school registers. 14 50 C. P. Rogers, class books. 4 20 A. A. Crandall, drawing coal.$ 3 00 Green River Coal Co., coal. 452 97 H. H. Grover, for laborer handling coal. 10 58 D. W. Sickles, coal. 57 00 Dimock, Gould & Co., splints... 7 75 $ 531 30 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. £) General Supplier. James Shaw, brooms, etc.. ...$ 12 57 Thomas Jewett, pails, cups, etc...... ... 5 07 Frank Miller, supplies.. 67 93 H. L. Bullen, ink. 7 50 Moline paper Co., paper.- 7 50 Richards & Sohrbeck, supplies. 26 69 R. H. Peterson, brooms. . 1 00 Clendenin & Co., xiencils.... 6 00 -- $ 134 26 Improvements and Repairs. CENTRAL HOUSE. Patrick Considine, laborer.$ 16 80 Frank Murrey, laborer... 15 00 M. Connell, clrayage. 1 50 B. Wood, sand. 1 00 Dimock, Gould & Co., cedar posts.:. 4 00 H. Ii. Grover, pd. laborer with team. 1 50 Thomas Worshing, repairs on furnace. 32 05 J. G. Salisbury, hardwood floor for hall, and making specimen case. 173 17 H. F. Luce, painting, etc. 18 00 — $ 263 02 WEST WARD HOUSE. Luce & Jasper, painting and graining.$112 00 Luce & Jasper, repainting blackboards. 73 00 H. F. Luce, lining blackboards. 3 00 - $ 188 00 EAST WARD HOUSE. D. Palmer, kalsomining rooms.$ 8 00 E. Smith & Co., paints, etc., 23 93 J. O. Anthony, repainting blackboards.. 9 00 M. B. Hill, pump.. 12 00 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber... 5 71 - $ 58 64 Incident a l Expenses. CENTRAL HOUSE. J. C. Murray, labor..$ 7 12 A. A. Crandall, teaming. 6 00 D. Newton, teaming.;. 4 50 H. P. Pierce, trees, hedge plants, etc... 2 50 H. H. Grover, laborer, freight, dray age, etc.... 10 50 Thomas Jewett, sundries. 1129 E. Smith & Co., repairs and fixtures. 16 16 Moline Paper Co., rags.. 1 60 L. F. Kerns, repairs, etc. 23 61 Dimock, Gould & Co., sawdust. 1 00 D. O. Reid, repairs, etc. 7 68 Thomas Worshing, repairs to furnace. 7 00 10 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, J. G. Salisbury, laborer. 4 10 Lee Rogers, laborer. 2 50 EL Gorman, laborer. 2 50 T. Yates, repair of piping. 25 99 - $ 134 05 WEST WARD HOUSE. H. P. Pierce, trees.$ 4 00 H. L. Bullen, labor and drayage. 3 00 E. Smith & Co., repairs, glass, etc. 16 16 J. F. Wollensack, transom lifters. 3 50 Williams, White & Co., repairs. 5 80 J. Huntoon, moving bell. 2 00 D. O. Reid, repairs on stoves. 1 62 P. Huntoon, sundries. 3 75 L. P. Kerns, scrapers. 2 25 H. H. Grover, laborer, etc. 2 75 - $ 44 83 EAST WARD HOUSE. H. P. Pierce, trees. J. C. Moore, cleaning out well Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber J. Cassell, repairs on stove... E. Smith & Co. General Incidental Expenses. Jno. Huntoon, Judge of Election.$ 3 00 H. L. Bullen, Judge of Election. 3 00 H. H. Grover, Clerk of Election. 3 00 H. H. Grover, rent of office, freight, express, etc. 13 30 M. Ritchie & Co., repairs. 1 37 E. Connell, drayage.. 2 00 Barnard & Leas Mfg. Co., repairs. 2 00 M. A. Gould, survey of school lot. 9 50 N. C. Tyrrill, cleaning church. 3 15 A. B. Sherman, repairing clock. 50 Hull Bros., carpeting for erasers. 3 00 First National Bank, matting. 7 00 W. S. Mack, sundries. 9 59 Frank Miller, freight, etc. 4 63 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 2 60 D. O. Reid, work on mats. 4 11 E. Lewis, legal services. 25 00 Richards & Sohrbeck, sundries. 6 35 T. Jewett, sundries. 2 72 L. F. Harson, court fees. 6 60 H. L. Bullen, census. 40 00 - $ 152 42 Maps and Charts. A. M. Hubbard, six sets musical charts.$ 36 00 L. Prang & Co., two sets animal charts,. 21 25 TT- $ 67 26 $ 5 00 2 00 2 21 2 00 40 - $ 11 61 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 11 Text Books. H. L. Bullen, books for indigent pupils.$ 1 50 Frank Miller, books for teachers and indigent pupils. 9 14 Richards & Sohrbeck, books for teachers and indigent pupils.r. 1 70 - $ 12 34 Reference Books. M. Warren, cyclopaedias.$ 79 25 Jansen, McClurg & Co., books. 85 64 L. B. Hendren, books. 4 00 - $ 168 89 Apparatus, Etc. E. Ritchie & Son, philosophical apparatus.$ 31 55 Frank Miller, chemicals. 48 00 H. A. Ward, skeleton, birds, etc. 114 50 - $ 194 05 Organs. J. Wallace, organ Central House..'.$ 75 00 H. Kohler, organ West Ward House. 101 70 - $ 176 70 Recapitulation of Expenses COMPARED WITH THOSE OF LAST YEAR. 1777 - 8 . 1778 - 9 . Teachers’ salaries.$10,386 59 $10,436 02 Secretary’s salary. 150 00 150 00 Janitors’salaries. 10,150 00 1,069 00 Interest. 102 43 Insurance. 540 00 15 00 Furniture and fixtures. 440 55 14 10 Stationery and supplies.196 39 150 40 Fuel. 535 22 531 30 General supplies. 74 75 134 26 IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. Central House.$ 1,991 50 $ 263 02 West Ward House. 428 61 188 00 East Ward House. 9 30 58 64 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Central House.$ 204 03 134 05 West Ward House. 58 96 44 83 Eastward House. 30 18 11 61 General incidental expenses. 84 28 152 42 Maps and charts.... 57 25 T^xt books .., 12 34 12 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, TUITION FUND. Reference books Apparatus...... Organs . Tuition account $ 16 50 168 89 194 05 176 70 10 60 $15,759 80 $13,972 48 Tuition Account. I. Wood, Sec. District No. 1, Township 17. $ 10 60 Bonded Indebtedness. Bonds issued in 1873, and maturing July 1879 to July 1882.'.$14,515 00 Of this amount there will be paid in July next from tax of 1878. 4,000.00 Leaving a bonded debt of. $10,515 00 Tuition Fund. Balance reported last year...$463 62 Amount collected during the year. 261 40 Amount collected from District No. 1, Town¬ ship 17, for tuitions in 1874. 84 72 Amount collected from tines, etc. 2 17 - $ 811 91 Paid from this fund for reference books.$168 89 “ “ “ “ apparatus, etc. 194 05 “ “ “ “ organs. 176 70 Tuitions paid District No. 1, Township 17. 10 60 -- $ 550 24 Balance in hands of School Treasurer. $ 261 67 Funds Received by School Treasurer. From district taxes.$19,886 38 Prom Township Fund. 178 19 From Secretary School Board, for expense of re-rooling Central House, paid by TI. A. Barnard. 250 00 For tuition, etc. 348 29 -$20,662 86 Tax Levy. Tax levy made by Board for the expenses of the year.... $20,500 00 MOLUSTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 18 SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. To the Boakd of Education : Gentlemen —In compliance with previous custom, I have the honor to submit my first report of the condition and needs of the system of schools entrusted to your supervision. Course of Study. There seems to be a wrong conception, in a few minds, of the nature, scope and object of the course of study, now quite closely followed by the teachers in your schools. Two years ago last September, at the suggestion of a former Superintendent, you placed [in the hands of your teachers a course of study, the most important features of which were developed and put in practical operation in the public schools of Aurora, this State. It is not the product of a professional writer of school books, but is the result of the close observation and careful thought of one of our leading educators, during a period of eighteen years. It is true that some errors in detail may be found; but the general plan of the work has received the approval of the best educators East and West, whose criti¬ cisms were solicited immediately after the book appeared in its present form. The author, in his report to the Board of Education, recom¬ mending the adoption of the course, says: “This is not an oral course, except as it applies to pupils too young to read. Our pupils use books more, and much more intelligently now than when lessons were assigned them from prescribed text-books. As the use of prescribed texts but limits the extent and value of the pupil’s book work, there is the more need of a definite outline of what should be accomplished in each subject, by each grade of pupils. * * * * * The course is, indeed, arranged by grades, and is subdivided into terms’, months’, and, in some instances, into weeks’ work; but it is not expected that all teachers at any time, or that any teacher can at all times, do the work as prescribed. The vary¬ ing conditions of time and weather, of health and ability and disposition, absolutely preclude the possibility of this. * * The divisions into terms’, months’ and weeks’ work, are but the expressions of opinion, after a test of nearly five years, in most cases, as to how much can be done by good teachers with an average class, under favorable circumstances.” . 14 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, The course contains running outlines, for the guidance of teachers, in the following named branches: Reading, Number, Language, Geography, Biography and History, Government, Human Body, Plants and Animals, with an appendix, including plans of lessons on various topics, which form a part of the above named branches. The selection and arrangement of the subject matter found under these different heads, is such that each outline may be followed profitably by any good teacher, with or without text books in the hands of the pupils. In several cases, especially in Human Body, Plants and Animals, the work is arranged in series. Each series is adapted to pupils in certain grades, and covers the same general ground as the others, differing, however, in the amount of matter to be given, in the number of relations to be studied, and in the use of tech¬ nical and scientific terms, which are introduced at such a time as the age and progress of the pupils warrant a comprehension of them. In short, each succeeding series dips deeper into the subject than the preceding one. All the branches enumerated, except the three last discussed, together with Geography and Biography, are carried through the entire year, from the lowest primary to the highest grammar grade. Geography proper is taken up in fourth grade, and Biography in sixth. Human Body, Animals and Plants, are not carried along together at any time, but each subject is taught a certain num¬ ber of months each year, the first in the fall, the second in the winter, and the last in spring and summer, when the necessary specimens may be obtained. All the pupils in a room are instructed in these branches, chiefly by the oral method , twenty or thirty minutes daily, during the period assigned to them. This method is pursued almost wholly in the primary grades, and is employed to a great extent by teachers in the other grades. This brings me to another subject to which I desire to call your attention. Oral Teaching. A knowledge of the researches of those who have been con¬ sidered leaders in educational reform, during the last two hundred years or more, and an understanding of the educational principles developed and proclaimed by them, are almost indis¬ pensable to the intelligent exercise of the teacher’s function to-day. De Quincy says: “A man who takes up any pursuit without knowing what advances others have made in it, works at a great disadvan¬ tage. He does not apply his strength in the right direction, and falls into errors that have long since been exploded,” MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 15 Comenius, Rousseau, Pestalozzi, Kant, Richter, Hegel, Rosen- kranz, Jacotot, Froebel, Spencer, Quick, Payne, Mann, Hail- man, Burton, Calkins, and many others, equally celebrated in the history of education, essentially agree in the truth of the following principles: 1. That it is not the province of the school to instruct, so much as to educate or conduct. 2. That since everything we really know comes to us through the senses, they are the first faculties to be cultured and developed. 3. That that method of so-called teaching, which requires pupils, especially the younger ones, to learn assigned lessons from text books, is more a hindrance than an aid to this develop¬ ment. A few quotations will at least partially confirm what I have just said. “Instruction must begin with actual inspection, not with verbal descriptions of things. From such inspection it is that certain knowledge comes. What is actually seen remains faster in the memory than description or enumeration a hun¬ dred times as often repeated.”— Comenius. “Our first instructors are our feet, hands and eyes. Substi¬ tuting books for all this, is not teaching us to reason, but teach¬ ing us to use the reasoning of others. It is teaching us to believe a great deal, and never to know anything.”— Rousseau. “Education is, if not wholly, at least in a great measure, the development of faculties, rather than the imparting of knowl¬ edge. ************* Words, which are the signs of things, must never be taught the child till he has grasped the idea of the thing signified.”— Pesta¬ lozzi. “ Pupils should be led to principles, not have the principles brought to them. The best teaching is not that which makes pupils passive recipients.”— Jacotot. “Not perceiving the enormous value of that spontaneous education which goes on in early years: not perceiving that a child’s restless observation, instead of being ignored and checked, should be diligently administered to, and made as accurate and complete as possible, teachers insist on occupying its eyes and thougnts with things that are, for the time being, incomprehensible and repugnant. * * * * * * The truths of number, of form, of relationship in position, were all originally drawn from objects; and to present these truths to the child in the concrete, is to let him learn them as the race learned them.”— Spencer. “I believe that intellectual education should aim, not so much at communicating facts, however valuable, as at showing the pupil what true knowledge is, and giving him the power and disposition to acquire it.”— Quick. “The framing of rules, formulae, and general propositions is, under the teacher’s guidance, to be the work of the learner, in the presence of facts that he knows, and in no case is the expe¬ rience of others to be allowed to set aside the learner’s own personal experience.”— Payne. “Education amongst us, *at present consists too much in telling, not in training .”—Horace Mann. 16 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, “During childhood the attention must be largely occupied with the accumulation of facts through the exercise "of the sev¬ eral senses. By means of a proper training of its various faculties the child attains the power of systematic effort in learning, and thus the youth is enabled to acquire a suitable knowledge for commencing the duties of the man.”— Calkins. It has long since been found that no method of rote or didac¬ tic teaching can ever lead to the broadest and most useful development of these principles in their relation to the educa¬ tion of children, and the inconsistency of developing natural principles by artificial methods is now generally seen and acknowledged. On the other hand, the “Oral Method,” which appeals to the perceptive faculties of the pupil , and leads him by proper illustrations and clear and intelligent questioning to see that which it is good to know , is fast finding its way into our best schools. The principal objection to this method lies in the belief that the pupil gets all, or nearly all of his information from the teacher. Such belief has no foundation in fact. He not only does not get much of his information from the teacher, which to me would not be an unpardonable crime if the teacher is competent, but he gets it by his own efforts, from sources other than the few text books he may chance to have. In the primary grades hardly more than a reader, a slate, and perhaps a writing book and small dictionary are needed. Here the good teacher is gradually fitting the pupil, by develop¬ ing the observing faculties and awakening thought, for that future period, when he will be required to study and master prescribed texts. Numerous and varied illustrations, accom¬ panied by careful questioning, awaken in the child’s mind an eager interest. With this early training of the faculties, the subsequent acquisition and assimilation of facts will be an easy and a pleasant task. Supplement in the intermediate and higher grades the Use of text books with a reasonable amount of oral teaching, backed by carefully selected reference books at the pupil’s disposal, and his horizon will rapidly widen. New sources of knowledge will be opened to him, independent thought and investigation encouraged, and the foundation, at least, of a broad culture established. Normal Class. The Normal Class, which you decided to organize at the beginning of the Fall Term, and from which you propose to fill future vacancies, did not begin work until the last week in October. Since then it has been in active operation, taking up, according to a definite plan, the theory and practice of teaching. MOLIXE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 11 The class has been composed of nine young ladies—Misses Knowles, Tyrrell, Brett, Joslyn, Kerns and Dow, of the class of ’78; Misses Huntoon and Ainsworth, of the class of ’77, and Miss Healv. The general plan of the course of study now followed in tire schools, has been made the basis of Normal Class work. Each subject taught is treated in the following manner: 1. The class is required to make logical outines of the entire sub¬ ject, which are criticised and corrected. 2. A running out¬ line of the same subject is made, showing the work divided into grades, terms, 'months and sometimes weeks. [The logical outline presents the prominent points in logical order; the run¬ ning outline shows the order to be followed in teaching, which is not always logical in the strict sense]. 3. After beginning work, on the running outlines members of the class give lessons on topics and in grades designated by the Superintendent. Care is taken to select only such matter for lesssons as is adapted to the every day work of the grades. While the lesson is being given the other members of the class listen, and make a note of criticisms, which are discussed at a future time. 4. While making the running outline, plans and sketches on speci¬ fied topics are also written, the former enumerating in order the steps to be taken in developing the new matter of one reci¬ tation, and the latter comprising the questions and answers supposed to be given while developing the above matter. All temporary vacancies in the corps of teachers are filled by the Normal Class. This affords much profitable practice for the class, and prevents interruption of work by suspension of school. Training Teacher. Closely related to the highest efficiency of the Normal Class, as well as to the best interests of the primary schools, is the necessity of a good Training Teacher. After devoting an hour and a half in the morning to the dis¬ cussion of the theory of teaching, I find that I have little time for personal observation of the practical work of the class in the different rooms, and must get most of my information from the teacher of the room where the lesson is given, and from the class. That this plan may show the best results, a competent person should take charge of the class when lessons are given, criticise closely, and devote thirty minutes, at least, after the recitation to the discussion of these criticisms, as well as those made by the class. This is hardly possible as the class is now conducted. 18 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Again, every ten primary schools, which is the number in your system, should be placed under special supervision. The three most important years of the pupil’s school life are passed in the primary grades. Notwithstanding this fact these grades have been too much neglected, even in our modern system of education. Here we not only want good teachers, but intelli¬ gent and constant oversight and direction, that the best results may accrue from their labors. Errors in teaching must always be injurious to the pupil; but the evil effect produced on the plastic minds of primary pupils, by errors of fact, of method and of discipline, is corrected with much more difficulty than in the case of more advanced pupils. The danger of such mistakes would be greatly lessened, and the best possible results of primary teaching more nearly approached, by the employment of a good Training Teacher. The B Room, Central Building, has been without a perma¬ nent teacher since the second week in February, the vacancy having been filled by members of the Normal Class, each substi¬ tuting not less than two,weeks. With careful oversight this plan, permanently followed, would afford excellent practice for the Normal Class, and would not be inconsistent with thorough work and good discipline. This room could be made the headquarters of the Training Teacher, who should at the same time be responsible for its efficiency, assisting and directing Normal Class pupils while teaching there, and taking care that each member begins the work where the preceding one leaves it. The ward schools would be benefited not a little by the increased supervision which this plan ensures. The forenoons of a Training Teacher could be profitably devoted to their interests. High School. The High School course, adopted before the commencement of school last September, has been on trial seven months, and the advantage of a four years’ course and four classes is very obvious. The object of adding another year to the course was not to increase the number of studies, but to reduce the num¬ ber carried each year, and to extend the time allotted to each. This enables pupils to go over more ground, and at the same time to do more thorough work in each study. After next year the classes in the High School will be following the course as presented hereafter in this report. In arranging this course the object has been not to offer an opportunity for college preparation, but rather to afford the best possible training and culture for the very great majority MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 19 of our pupils, who leave school when they leave the High School. The greatest good of the greatest number seems to be the first consideration in arranging a course of study for our graded schools. First, an English course; afterwards, if the size of the school and the sentiment of any considerable num¬ ber of its patrons warrant it, a Latin or classical course, inde¬ pendent of the former, both left to the option of pupils enter¬ ing the High School. Apparatus and Reference Books. The various appliances essential to good work, purchased prior to and during the past year, have been carefully arranged for use. The apparatus and specimens cover to a consider¬ able extent the subjects of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Physiology and Zoology. The philosophical and chemical apparatus is quite full, and adequate for the performance of the characteristic experiments. The zoological collection comprises about twenty typical specimens, illustrating the larger divisions of the animal kingdom. These will serve as a basis for further collection by high school and other pupils. The reference books belonging to the school library number 148 volumes. These have been labelled and catalogued. They have been selected with reference to the different subjects taught in the schools, care being taken to purchase only author¬ itative works on these subjects. Such books assist both teach¬ ers and pupils, and facilitate work by being within easy reach. The number should be gradually increased until we have a school library of 500 volumes. Music and Drawing. These two branches of aesthetic training have not yet been satisfactorily outlined and systematized. With a definite plan for the guidance of teachers in the different grades, much use¬ ful Avork may be accomplished by devoting not more than fif¬ teen minutes daily to the former, and an hour and a half each week to the latter. Short recitations in the theory of music, given daily, would enable all to participate, even if a small number could not sing. In drawing, the hand and eye may be trained to better execu¬ tion, and the judgment to a better appreciation of proportion and harmony, even if pupils cannot draw pretty pictures. At an early day we hope to realize to a very perceptible extent the possiblities above stated. Discipline. There have been few cases of severe discipline during the 20 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. past year. There is a manifest desire on the part of the greater number to conform to all needful regulations, as interpreted by the Board and teachers. Our methods fall short, however, of accomplishing all that is necessary and desirable in connection with the government of the schools. In a late number of the Educational Weekly a Chicago princi¬ pal says: “The practice of opening the public school room to all, indiscriminately, is pernicious to the individual character, and to the welfare of the State. We admit all between certain ages, with the single condition of freedom from contagious dis¬ eases. The moral condition of the applicant is not considered. He may be a known thief, a liar, profane and obscene in lan¬ guage, indecent in habits; there is no law to refuse him admittance. ***** What is the remedy? There should be something between the public school and the prison. The reform schools, excellent in their place, do not satisfy this demand. The pupil whose expulsion is necessary to the progress and safety of his mates, should neither be cast into the streets nor committed to jail. There should be a school especially designed for his class, in which the instruction and discipline should be suited to his case.” A former Superintendent in his last report, shows in lan¬ guage equally strong, the pernicious influence exercised on the manners and morals of the school by the toleration of this element, and suggests that a separate school be established, subject to the same support and control as those now existing, “where any pupil convicted of gross immorality may be sent until he merits restoration to his former privileges.” There are to-day in our schools pupils, whose evil influence on their companions is far greater than any good that they may derive from the schools, and on whom ordinary means of disci¬ pline have little effect. These must either be tolerated or turned into the streets to swell the crowd of corner loafers. In either case the community suffers and has a right to protect itself. So long as we have an ignorant and indifferent class sending children to our schools Existing methods will not suffice. A reformatory department in connection with our city schools, to which those obviously bad could be promptly rele¬ gated, is worthy of consideration. The disciplinary effect of such a department would soon be felt throughout the schools and throughout the community. It is to be hoped that a wise public sentiment will soon demand such State or local legislation as will make it possible to try this, or some similar scheme in connection with the gov¬ ernment of our public schools. Respectfully, W. S. MACK, Supt, Schools, MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 21 CENSUS REPORT OF 1878-9. WARDS. Five Years of Age. Under 6 years. Bet. 6 and 21. Under 21 years Population. Males. Females. Total. CL o S Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. East Ward. 21 91 74 165 125 131 256 216 205 421 832 Central Ward... 56 198 179 377 362 404 766 560 583 1143 2700 West Ward. 74 247 276 523 351 352 703 598 628 1226 2573 West of Canal-st 7 29 32 61 49 45 94 78 77 . 155 304 Total. 158 565 561 1126 887 932 1819 1452 1493 2945 6409 Last Year. 179 600 572 1172 857 880 1737 1457 1452 2909 6409 Gain. 30 52 82 41 36 Loss . 21 35 11 46 5 YEARLY ENROLLMENT BY ROOMS. WARDS. a o o 22 < g o o 23 22 C Room. D Room. E Room. ' • 1 F Room. a o o hH o II Room. Gram. Room. High School. Total. Central House.. West Ward. East Ward 104 103 81 81 75 60 74 68 66 63 63 65 65 57 52 61 45 78 64 713 431 141 1285 Grand Total... 22 REPORT 01^ BOARD OF EDUCATION, SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCE. The following is a summary of the attendance in the differ¬ ent schools for each month during the year : CENTRAL SCHOOL. MONTH. Whole Number Enrolled. Average Number Belonging. Average Daily Attendance. q’v • gw y • No. Cases of Tardiness. No. not Absent nor Tardy. April, 1878. 540 512.2 485.9 94.3 22 270 May, “ . 517 490.2 457.4 93 39 206 September, 1878. 512 484 456.6 94.3 30 300 October, “ . 537 511.3 479 93.4 61 270 November, “ . 549 525 502.7 95.7 58 281 December, “ . 544 522.2 495 94.7 91 256 January, 1879. 585 553.9 508.8 91.8 109 174 February, “ . 572 544.4 511.9 94 60 219 March, “ . 565 535.2 511.3 95.5 35 283 Average. 546.7 519.8 489.8 94.2 56 251 WEST WARD SCHOOL. April, 1878 . May, “ . 362 367 341.4 343.6 323.8 323.6 95.1 94.1 12 6 179 177 September, 1878... 337 325 I 310.2 95.4 8 236 October, “ . 346 331.3 320 94.4 11 180 November, “ . 347 335.3 321.7 95.9 17 182 December, . 345 325.4 304 93.4 23 190 January, 1879 . 366 346.4 311.8 90.4 17 145 February, “ .. 383 360.2 331.5 92.3 14 125 March, “ . 371 357.2 344.3 96 25 202 Average.. 358.2 340.6 321 94.2 14.7 179.5 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Summary of Attendance — Continued. EAST WARD SCHOOL. MONTH. Whole Number Enrolled. Average Number Belonging. Average Daily Attendance. Per cent, on Av. No. Belong’g. No. Cases of Tardiness. No. not Absent nor Tardy. April, 1878. 100 93 90 96.7 3 60 May, “ . 103 91 87 95.6 5 54 September, 1878. 90 82.7 78 94.3 9 50 October, “ . 107 100 95 94.9 24 32 November, “ . 104 99.9 94.5 94.5 16 51 December, “ . 105 102.6 97.4 95 29 43 January, 1879 . 111 104.9 99.9 95.2 23 34 February, . 109 97.9 86.3 90 20 31 March, “ . 104 95 89 93.5 4 50 Average. 103.6 96.3 90.7 94.2 14.7 45 TOTALS. April, 1878. 1002 949.6 899.7 94.7 37 May, “ . 987; 924.8’ 868 94 50 September, 1878. 939! 891.7 844.8 94.7 47 October, “ . 990 942 894 93.9 96 November, “ . 10001 960.3 918.9 95.6 91 December, [“ . 994 950.2 896.4 94.3 143 January, 1879 . 1062 j 1005.2 920.5 91.5 149 February, “ . 1064 1002.5 929.7 92.7 94 March, “ . 1040 l 987.4 944.5 95 64 Average. 1008.6 957 901.8 94.2 85.6 509 437 586 482 514 489 353 375 535 475.5 2i REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, GENERAL STATISTICS. No. of persons in district between six and twenty-one years of age. 1,819 Whole enrollment.1,285 Increase compared with enrollment last year. 141 Average monthly enrollment.1,009 Increase compared with average monthly enrollment last year. 17 Average daily attendance. 902 Increase, compared with average daily attendance last year.. 6 Whole number of tardinesses. 771 Number of schools, exclusive of High School . 18 Number of teachers, including those in High School. 21 Average number of pupils to each school per month on aver¬ age monthly enrollment. 58 The average cost per pupil during the last three years is as follows: 1876 -7 187 ' 7-8 1878-9 For teaching and superintending : On whole enrollment. .. .$ 9 70 9 08 8 12 On average enrollment.. ... 11 42 10 47 10 34 On average attendance. .. 12 70 11 59 11 57 Total cost, (excluding bonds and interest): On whole enrollment. .. 13 60 13 77 10 87 On average enrollment. .. 16 03 15 88 13 85 On average attendance. .. 17 97 17 58 15 49 Below is the cost of schools in several cities of Illinois, taken from reports of two years ago. The first column is the cost of tui¬ tion per annum on average attendance; the second, cost for all expenses on average attendance : Chicago. .$16 23.. ..24 70 Springfield. . 14 02.. . .18 96 Feoria. . 13 50.. . .21 00 Quincy. . 12 40.. . .23 00 Aurora... . 13 32.. . .16 81 Belleville. . 12 10.. . .24 90 Moline. . 12 70.. ..17 97 MOLINE rUBLIC SCHOOLS. 25 COURSE OF STUDY. HIGH SCHOOL. First Year—I) Class. FIRST TERM. SECOND TERM. THIRD TERM. Praxis, Algebra, English Analysis, Spelling. Praxis, Algebra, English Analysis, Spelling. Praxis, Algebra,- Botany, Spelling. Second Year—C Class. Praxis, Praxis, Geometry, Geometry, Bot. 8 w, Phys. com. Physiology, Spelling. Spelling. Praxis, Geometry, Zoology, Spelling. Third Year—B Class. Praxis, Arith. and B’k-kpg, Zoology, Spelling. Ele. Mental Science, Natural Philosophy, Ancient History, Spelling. Ele. Moral Science, Natural Philosophy, Mediaeval History, Spelling. Fourth Year—A Class. English Literature, English Literature, English Literature, Modern History. Essay Writing, Essay Writing, Nat. Phil. 8 w. Chem. Chemistry, Chemistry, com. Science Civil Gov. Rhetorical Exercises—Declamations, discussions, recitations and essays, every Friday afternoon. Vocal Music. 26 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, TEXT BOOKS. The following is a list of the text books in use: Independent Readers, first five books of series. Anderson’s U. S. Reader and History. Our World Geographies. Hagar’s Arithmetics. Greene’s Grammar. Krusi’s Drawing Books. Spencerian Writing Books. Bryant & Stratton’s Book Keeping. Tenney’s Natural History of Animals. Gray’s How Plants Grow. Loomis Algebra. . Loomis’ Geography. Hitchcock’s Physiology. Norton’s Physics. Swinton’s Outlines of History. Day’s Rhetorical Praxis. Cornell’s Physical Geography. -♦ ♦ GRADUATES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. 1876. FRANK H. WILLIAMS. EMMA F. JENKINS. LAURA C. LONG. NELLIE NOURSE. J. ELLA JACKSON. KITTLE L. VOORHEES. 1877. FRANK C. IIARTZWELL, SARAH A. CORNWALL, LUCY AINSWORTH. ALICE M. CRAWFORD. FANNIE A. HUNTOON. HATTIE J. MC KEEVER. I 878. EDWARD S. JOHNSON MARY KNOWLES. LALLAH M. GUNNELL. MAY SCHOBY. NELLIE JOSLYN. LILLIE E. SWAN. STELLA B. VINCENT* MINNIE F. STEVENS ALLIE L. BRETT. EMILY F. KERNS. EMMA L. PROSEUS. ALMA C. LIND. C. MAY DOW. MARY TYRRELL. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 27 RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. Organization and Officer*. The members of the Board shall meet annually upon the first Monday following the school election, and organize by electing a President and a Secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for one year, and until their successors are duly elected, unless sooner removed by the Board. Elections shall be by ballot, and a majority of all the votes cast shall be necessary to elect. 2. Duties of the President. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meet¬ ings of the Board, preserve order, enforce the rules, sign all bonds, notes, agreements or leases, ordered to be executed by this Board; sign all orders drawn on the Treasurer, and on or before the first regular meeting after the organization of the Board shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Board, the following committees, viz.: (1) . A committee of three on School Grounds and Buildings; (2) . A committee of three on supplies; (3) . A committee of three on Teachers and Supplies. In the absence or inability of the President, a President pro tern, shall be chosen by the Board, who shall for the time being- exercise all the authority and perform all the duties of the Pres¬ ident. 3. Duties of the Secretary. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a complete record of the proceedings of the Board, as well as the receipts and expenditures, in such book and in such a manner as the Board may prescribe. He shall sign all documents requiring the signature of the President, and notify all members, in due time, of all special meetings. He shall take into his possession all books, papers, and other documents belonging to the dis¬ trict and held in charge by the Board, and safely keep the same in such places as they may indicate, subject at all times to their order, or ]the examinaiton by any member thereof; and lay before the Board at their next meeting all letters and other doc¬ uments that may come to him for that purpose. He shall refer all bills and claims presented to the Board to their respective committees to be audited, and, when ordered paid, shall draw orders on the Treasurer for the payment of the same. He shall keep stubs of all orders issued, stating thereon the party to whom and the purpose for which such order was issued, the amount thereof, and the fund on which the same was drawn. He shall hold his books, records and accounts at all times sub- 28 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, ject to the inspection of any voter or tax-payer of the district, and annually prepare and publish the report required by the school law, together with such other.items of interest and infor¬ mation as the Board may direct. He shall receive all moneys due from incidental sources, made out all bills, collect and pay over the same to the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. He shall register the names and address of all applicants for posi¬ tions in the schools, and, under the direction of the Committee on Supplies, procure all necessary registers, books of record, blanks, etc., for the use of the teachers and pupils; shall meet the teachers at their regular monthly meeting, deliver to them their orders, taking their receipt therefor, and perform all other duties generally incumbent upon such officer. 4. Committee on Grounds and Buildings. It shall be the duty of this committee to take special charge of the school grounds and the buildings thereon, to examine them each year (and oftener if required), and report to the Board what improvements, repairs or alterations maybe neces¬ sary, furnishing an estimate of the cost of the same. 5. Committee on Supplies. This committee shall have special direction of the purchase of all apparatus, books of reference, furniture, fuel and gen¬ eral supplies used in and about the schools, and, with the advice of the Superintendent, shall report to the Board what may from time to time be needed, and, with their sanction, shall, through the Secretary, order all supplies for the various depart¬ ments o fthe schools. 6. Committee on Teachers and Finance. It shall be the duty of this committee to ascertain as nearly as possible what the yearly expenses of the school may be, to consider and report to the Board the amount of salaries of all persons employed by them, and to suggest candidates for all vacancies. MEETINGS AND RULES OF ORDER. 1. The regular meetings—except the yearly—shall be held on the first Monday following the first Saturday of each month, at eight o’clock p. m., from the first of April to the first of October, and at half-past seven o’clock p. m., the balance of the year. 2. Special meetings may be called at any time by the Presi¬ dent, or upon the written request of two members, through the Secretary. 3. A majority of the Board shall be required to constitute a quorum, but a less number may adjourn from time to time. 4. At the appointed hour the President shall call the meet¬ ing to order, and as soon as a quorum is present shall proceed with the business of the meeting in the following order: (1) . Reading of the Minutes. (2) . Reports of Standing Committees in Order. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 29 (3). Reports of Special Committees in order. (3). Report and Suggestions of Superintendent. (5) . Communications to the Board. (6) . Bills and unfinished Business. (7) . New Business. 5. It shall be the duty of the Board at their May meeting to reappoint such teachers in their employ as they wish to retain, and notify them of such appointment at or before the close of the term. 6. An examination of applicants for vacant positions will be held in the month of June of each year; notice of such examina¬ tion, stating position vacant, salary paid, and length of school year, having been previously given to such applicants. Appli¬ cants must pass an oral and written examination in all the branches now required by law, in theory and practice of teach¬ ing, and in Constitution of the United States. An average of 75 per cent, will entitle applicant to a certificate. The Board may defer examination in botany and natural philosophy for a term, in which case an average of 85 per cent, will be required in other branches. No new apii ointment shall hereafter be made, previous to such an examination. 7. Separate bills must be rendered for articles purchased for each school, and in accordance with the classification and duties of the respective committees. 8. Every member present shall vote on all questions, unless excused bv the Board. 9. The yeas and nays shall be called and entered on the record whenever demanded by any member of the Board. 10. No member shall retire before the close of the session without permission of the President. 11. Unless otherwise provided, the rules of order shall be the same as those for the government of deliberative bodies, as laid down in Cushing’s Manual. SUPERINTENDENT. 1. The Superintendent shall devote himself exclusively to his duties, shall be in the office of the Board half an hour before the opening of school each morning, shall exercise a general supervision over all the schools, buildings, etc., shall examine carefully into the condition and progress of all the rooms, and see that all the rules are faithfully complied with. 2. He shall acquaint himself with the progress of instruc¬ tion and discipline in other schools, shall attend the meetings of the Board when required by any member, shall assist at the examination of teachers, shall examine pupils for promotion, shall attend the examinations of the various rooms, or conduct the same, as may from time to time be directed. He shall consolidate the monthly reports of the teachers, and report the same to the Board at their next meeting, together with such other statistics as may be required, and make such suggestions as may assist the Board in the discharge of their duties. 4. He must hold the teachers and janitors responsible for the proper discharge of their duties, and will himself be held responsible to the Board for the same. 30 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, 5. He shall have power to make such additional rules, under the sanction of the Board, as may be necessary; to appoint such teachers’ meetings other than the regular monthly meeting as he may deem proper, for the purpose of consultation in regard to the wants of the schools and the best methods of imparting instruction and enforcing discipline. 6. He shall carefully observe the work of all teachers, shall consult and advise with them, and shall promptly report to the Board any teacher inefficient or incompetent to discharge her duties. 7. The Superintendent shall have power to suspend a pupil, but only in case of violent or direct opposition to author¬ ity, and for conduct detrimental to the interests of the school. When so suspended, a pupil can be reinstated only by a vote of the Board, and by making an apology as open as the offense, and by giving assurance of implicit obedience in the future. 8. The Superintendent must, when possible, first admonish the pupil, and ask the co-operation of the parent or guardian. When suspension takes place, he must notify the parent or guardian, and the Board of the fact, and the cause of the same. Corporal punishment shall be used only in exceptional cases. 9. The Superintendent shall take charge of and direct all teachers’ meetings, and at the close of each term shall report to the Board all teachers absent from, tardy at, or leaving their meetings before the close of the same, or failing to perform the parts assigned them. 10. At the close of the school year he shall deposit in the office of the Board all class books, records, registers and sched¬ ules used during the year, and make such report of the condi¬ tion, progress and wants of the schools, as may be required of him. PUPILS. 1. Non-resident pupils may, if there are vacant seats, be admitted for not less than three weeks—tuition invariably in advance, at seven dollars, five dollars, and three dollars per term, or seventy cents, fifty cents, and thirty cents per week, according to grade. 2. Pupils will be required to provide themselves with all books and other articles necessary for their advancement. 3. Pupils will not be allowed to go into any hall higher than their own, or remain on the school grounds after dismissal, without permission. 4. Damage to school property by any pupil must be promptly paid at such pupil’s expense. 5. Pupils shall be examined at the close of each term. All pupils absent from such examination will be examined by the Superintendent before they can rejoin their classes. 6. All pupils in the High and Grammar schools shall pursue three regular studies, unless excused by the Superintendent. 7. Excuses for music lessons must be obtained from the Superintendent. 8. For six half days’ unexcused absence (two tardinesses equal to a half day’s absence) in four consecutive weeks, a pupil shall be suspended, MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 31 9. Pupils suspended for unexcused absence, under previous rule, may be reinstated for the first offense by the Superintend¬ ent, for reasons that shall be satisfactory to him. For rein¬ statement for subsequent suspensions under that rule, the pupil must apply to the Board. 10. For absence, tardiness, or dismission from school before the time of closing, the pupil must present from parent or guardian an excuse. 11. After two days’ consecutive absence it shall be the duty of the teacher to notify the parent or guardian of such absence, and after three days’ absence to drop the name of such pupil from the roll. . 12. Pupils of the High School who complete the prescribed course of study and pass a satisfactory examination, shall be entitled to certificates of graduation. 13. A training class may be organized, the members of which shall receive daily instruction in the “theory of teach¬ ing,” and have practice under the eye of a competent critic. 14. Pupils who receive certificates of graduation from the High School and spend a year in the training class, shall be entitled to a first grade teacher’s certificate from the Board of Education, and their claims shall be entitled to the first consid¬ eration in filling vacancies in the corps of teachers. TEACHERS. 1. Certificates must be presented to the Secretary of the Board, and contract signed, before any teacher can enter upon the discharge of her duty. 2. Teachers must be in their school rooms at least twenty minutes before the opening of each session, and any teacher failing to comply with this rule shall report to the Superin¬ tendent. 3. They shall open school promply at the appointed time, devote themselves during school hours exclusiuely to the in- siruction of their pupils, maintain good order, and strictly adhere to the course of study prescribed by the Board. 4. They shall not allow any agent or other person to exhibit in their schools any books or articles of apparatus unless by consent of the Superintendent, nor any contributions for any purposes whatever to be taken up; nor shall they receive pres¬ ents of money or valuables from pupils under their tuition. 5. Any teacher who may be absent from school from sick¬ ness or other necessity, must cause immediate notice of such absence to be given to the Superintendent. 6. No teacher shall resign without giving four weeks’ written notice to the President of the Board, and in default of which all compensation for that time may be declared forfeited. 7. All the teachers in the employ of the Board shall meet together on the last Saturday of each school month, at half¬ past nine o’clock a. m., (and at such other times as the Superin¬ tendent may direct), for the purpose of promoting the best interests of the schools. The time shall be employed in discuss¬ ing the best methods of teaching and discipline, and as the Board may direct. 8. All teachers above the primary grade shall make a monthly report to parents and guardians of the attendance, 32 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, punctuality, deportment and scholarship of all pupils under their instruction. 9. Teachers will be held strictly responsible for any injuries done to their rooms or furniture. They must attend carefully to the ventilation and temperature of their rooms, and promptly and neatly make out their schedules, registers and reports. 10. Teachers may detain pupils half an hour after school to make up neglected lessons, but no pupil shall be deprived of recess. 10. Teachers will not be expected to use the text-book in recitation in those studies where the pupils do not use it. 12. Teachers shall report to the Superintendent pupils who refuse to yield obedience to the rules of the school. 13. Any teacher may, with the consent of the Superintend¬ ent, have one half day in each term to visit, and observe meth¬ ods of instruction and discipline, in other schools. 14. Teachers unable through sickness to attend to their duties, shall, for the first week’s absence only, receive one- fourth of their regular pay. JANITORS. The janitors appointed by the Board are required to keep the rooms well warmed and properly ventilated, daily swept and dusted, and. when necessary,'washed; to ring the bells as directed by the Superintendent, to keep the walks free from snow and ice, to make all needed repairs in term time, to keep all out-buildings in good condition, to closely watch and carefully protect all school property in and about the building, and during vacation to make such improvements upon buildings and grounds as the Board or their committee may direct. SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE FOR THE 1 T EAR ENDING MARCH 31st, 1880. Also, a Report for the Three Months Ending June 30 th, 1880. MOLINE, ILLINOIS. H. N. MOORE, STEAM PRINTER, METROPOLITAN BLOCK, MOLINE, ILL. 1880 . -» MEMBERS OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. W. C. BENNETT, President. H. H. GROVER, Secretary, VM. H. EDWARDS. WM. T. BALL. H. L. B ELLEN. H. J. HULL. TERMS EXPIRE: WM. C. BENNETT. H. J. HULL. April, 1881. H. H. GROVER. H. L. BULLEN. April, 1882. WM. H. EDWARDS. April, 1883. W. T. BALL. CORPS OF TEACHERS FOR 1879-80. W. S. MACK, Superintendent. 'CENTRAL. SCHOOL, Miss IDA MeMICKEN, Principal High School. Miss M. E. QUACKENBUSH, Assistant High School. Miss ELLA CLEAVES, First Grammar Boom. Miss VIRGINIA GRAVES, Second Grammar Room. Miss CARRIE F. CLARK, First Intermediate Room. Miss JENNIE B. LINN, Second Intermediate Room. Miss MARY KNOWLES, Third Intermediate Room. Miss FANNIE A. HUNTOON, First Primary Room. Miss EMILY F. KERNS, Second Primary Room. Miss MARILLA L. HEALY 7 , Third Primary Room. Miss ADA E. SCHOONMAKER, Fourth Primary Room. WEST WARD. Mrs. L. M. RICHARDSON, Second Grammar Room. Miss SARAH CORNWALL, First Intermediate Room. Miss LAURA C. LONG, Second Intermediate Room. Miss MARY TYRRELL, Third Intermediate Room. Miss NELLIE A. PATCH, First Primary Room. Miss ALLIE L. BRETT, Second Primary Room. Miss LUCY EVANS, Third Primary Room. Miss ALICE M. STRAWDER, Fourth Primary Room. EAST WARD. Miss MARY WILLIAMS, Intermediate Room. Miss MAGGIE Y. CLEMENT, Primary Room. NIGHT SCHOOL. JAMES T. FRANCIS. A. S. CARTWRIGHT. 4 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. In place of the usual report the Board will simply state that the exhibit of expenditures covers a period of fifteen months instead of one year, as heretofore. The expenses for the year ending March 31, 1880, will be found in the Recapitulation. The special items of expense are kalsomining and furniture for the west ward; repairs of heating apparatus at the central building, and the Night School. Without further comment or suggestion we submit the exhibit of expenditures, and invite your attention to the report of the Superintendent. WM. C. BENNETT, H. H. GROVER, President .Secretary. EXPENDITURES. Salaries. TOR ELEVEN AND ONE-QUARTER MONTHS, ENDING JUNE 4, 1880. YEAR. W. S. Mack, Superintendent.$1,300 00 $1,650 00 CENTRAL HOUSE. Miss Ida McMicken, Ilf months. Miss M. E. Quackenbush, Ilf months — Miss Ella Cleaves, Ilf months. Miss E. J. McMeekan, 21 months. Miss V. Graves, Ilf months. Miss C. F. Clark, Ilf months. Miss A. E. Wardsworth, 2| months. MissF. G. Ferguson, 2f months. Miss J. B. Linn, 91 months. Miss M. Knowles, 11 i months. Miss F. G. Wright, 2\ months. Miss F. A. Huntoon, 91 months. Miss Emily Kerns, 91 months—. $675 00 843 75 575 00 718 75 500 00 618 74 425 00 106 24 425 00 549 49 375 00 457 41 370 00 91 75 425 00 106 24 350 00 349 95 325 00 388 25 425 00 106 24 375 00 375 00 325 00 327 54 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 5 Miss M. L. Healy, 9g months. 325 00 331 08 Miss A. E. Schoonmaker, 11? months. 450 00 561 68 WEST WARD HOUSE. Mrs. L. M. Richardson, Ik? months.$450 00 562 50 Miss A. M. Crawford, 2? months. 400 00 99 99 Miss S. Cornwall, 11! months. 400 00 495 00 Miss L. C. Long, 11? months. 400 00 499 99 Miss F. A. Hnnto'on, 2? months. 325 00 78 75 Miss M. Tyrrell, 11? months. 325 00 400 45 Miss A. L. Brett, 8! months. 325 00 310 94 Miss Lucy Evans, 11? months. 400 00 499 99 Miss A. M. Strawder, 11? months. 450 00 558 80 Miss Nellie Patch, 3 months. 325 00 108 61 EAST WARD HOUSE. Miss Mary Williams, 11? months.$400 00 500 00 Miss M. Y. Clement, 11? months. 400 00 493 33 $5,932 11 $3,615 02 $ 993 33 SUBSTITUTES. Miss Nellie Joslyn.$ 87 Miss L. Ainsworth. 2 62 Miss Emma Proseus. 17 15 Miss Ruth Saddler . 5 10 Miss Alice Swanson. 68 Miss Ella Livingston... 13 95 Miss Jessie Healy... 3 70 -— $ 44 07 NIGHT SCHOOL. James Francis, 7 weeks.$46 50 A. S. Cartwright, 12 weeks. 84 00 -— $ 130 50 Total salaries.$12,365 03 Secretary. H. H. Grover, 15 months.$150 00 $ 187 50 Janitors. Thos. Jewett, 15 months.$713 30 Thos. Jewett, night school. 30 00 P. Huntoon, 11? months. 468 00 H. Ritchie, 9? months. 109 85 C. F. Carlstedt, 2| months.'. 27 00 - $1,348 15 Insurance. Central House, 3 years, $24,000 00. Gould, Walker & Co. $100 00 6 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Gillmore, Cleav eland & Co. 100 00 Coffeen & Stevens.. 100 00 West Ward House, Coffeen & Stevens. 75 00 Gould & Co.... 75 00 - $ 450 00 Furniture and Fixtures. Ed Knell, chairs, Central House.$ 9 00 T>. O. Reid, lamps, Central House. 5 50 D. O. Reid, stove, West Ward House. 23 35 Cassel & Co., stoves and fixtures, West Ward.... 37 38 A. H. Andrews & Co., desks, West Ward House.. 220 80 H. L. Bullen, freight, etc,. West Ward House. 1 05 - $ 297 08 Stationer // and Supplies. R. H. Moore, printing reports...$58 65 Globe Printing Co., ruled paper.-. 22 00 Frank Miller, supplies.. 4 90 Richards & Sohrbeck, supplies. 11 70 H. H. Grover, supplies, stamps, etc. 3 50 S. Kennedv, printing.... 71 30 Adams & Co., registers. 1 80 H. L. Bullen, book.. 60 O. J. Beardslee, binding and repairs. 6 85 Wm. Clendenin. paper. 3 60 W. S. Mack, sundries. 1 40 - : — $ 186 30 Gen era l Sapplies. H. L. Bullen, ink and supplies....$12 75 P. H. Peterson, brooms. 3 50 Moline Paper Co., paper..-. 4 75 Richards & Sohrbeck.. 54 55 - $ 75 55 Fuel. H. Woodworth, coal.. .$495 79 Dimock, Gould & Co., splints. 13 54 - $ 509 33 Improvements and Repairs. CENTRAL HOUSE. M. Kelly, labor.$ 4 37 D. Brennan, labor. 4 37 P. Considine, labor. 8 75 George Welsh, labor.. 9 20 D. McEnary, team. 7 50 H. P. Pierce, labor and trees. 13 45 H. H. Gro\mr, laborers. 18 00 Erickson & Jasper, painting. 18 64 A. R. McBurney, painting.. 25 75 W. S. Mack, sundries. 1 50 V- MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 7 Jas. Knetsar, on cistern. 7 50 Thos. Yates, repairs. 25 38 J. D. Long, repairs... 42 75 A. Wheelock, repairs. 2 00 Richards & Sohrbeck, sundries. 27 26 Baker, Smith & Co., repairs on heating apparatus 234 68 Geo. W. Dow, blackboarding. 12 67 - $ 463 77 WEST WARD HOUSE. Erickson & Jasper, kalsomining rooms.$101 36 $ 101 36 .Incidental Expenses. CENTRAL HOUSE. J. G. Salisbury, labor...$ 5 25 H. P. Pierce, labor. 6 50 A. R. McBurney, glazing.. 1 25 Thos. Dunn, wire.:. 45 E. Smith, sundries. ' . 30 54 N. H. Cederberg, bracket. 4 50 Thos. Jewett, sundries and supplies. 26 60 J. B. Blanchard, repairs. 10 12 A. J. Smith, repairs. 2 00 Thos. Wirshing, repairs. 2 00 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 7 89 H. H. Grover, laborers. 38 00 Thos. Yates, repairs. 15 35 Hull Bros., towelling and picture cord. 5 83 J. D. Long, repairs. 75 W. S. Mack, sundries..:. 75 Richards & Sohrbeck, supplies. 50 L. F. Kerns, repairs.. 7 25 H. L. Bullen, hedge plants. 2 50 E. J. Severance, cleaning clock. 1 00 H. Ritchie, labor. 2 50 Chas. Huntoon, labor. 4 50 R. C. Weldon, labor. 4 50 - $ 180 53 WEST WARD HOUSE. E. Smith, sundries.$12 45 P. H. Peterson, brooms. 4 50 P. Huntoon, laborer. 4 50 C. O. Hunter, labor. 3 00 Hull Bros., sundries... 6 00 D. O. Reid, repairs. 11 40 Ed. McEnary, teaming... 1 00 W. S . Mack, sundries. 70 H. L. Bullen, sundries. 85 E. J. Severance, cleaning clocks. 3 25 Ed. Knell, book case. 19 00 - $ 66 65 EAST WARD HOUSE. H. P. Pierce, tree.$ 5© Hull Bros., organ spread, etc. 2 75 8 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, E. G. White, mowing yard... 2 50 H. Ritchie, cleaning house. 3 00 E. Smith, repairs... 5 10 H. Earnum, glazing. 50 E. J. Severance, cleaning clocks. 1 00 - $ 15 35 General Incidental Expenses. H. J. Hull, clerk of election, etc.$ 3 00 H. H. Grover, clerk of election, etc. 6 40 N. C. Tyrrell, judge of election and labor. 7 00 Ed. Seikman, clerk of election. 3 00 H. L. Bullen, clerk of election and census. 44 25 J. G. Wells, clerk of election... 3 00 Keator & Sons, lumber. 2 52 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 4 43 Frank Gunnell, soap. 3 35 D. O. Reid, lamps, etc. 8 85 Pipe Organ Co., tuning piano.'. 3 00 Dart Sons, barrel oil. 9 22 N. H’. Cederberg, drawers and presses. 10 15 Congregational Church, use of house. 30 00 W. S. Mack, sundries. 9 00 O. J. Beardslee, binding. 6 25 R. Nye, work at church. 4 00 L. Cralle, drayage. 2 00 T. M. Jones, photograph of building. 7 00 S. S. Kilburn, engraving of building. 47 20 Public Library, matting. 2 00 - $ 215 62 Maps and Charts. A. H. Andrews, physical and reading charts.$25 15 A. E. Schoonmaker, reading charts. 7 00 -- $ 32 15 Text Books. Harper Bros., books.$15 10 W. B. Powell, books.... 9 00 W. S. Mack, books, etc. 3 75 Richards & Sohrbeck, books. 1 25 A. S. Barnes, books. 7 39 - $ 36 49 Reference Books. M. Warren, four volumes Cyclopaedias.$24 00 Jansen, McClurg & Co., books. 32 60 - $ 56 60 Apparatus. E. Ritchie & Sons.$19 88 C. Piper. 10 27 - $ 30 15 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 9 Recapitulation. Teachers’ salaries, night school included.. Secretary’s salary. Janitors’ salaries. Insurance. . Furniture and fixtures. Stationery and supplies. General supplies. Fuel. IMPROVEMENTS AND Central House. West Ward House. INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Central House. West Ward House.. East Ward House. General incidental expense. Maps and charts. Text books. Reference books. :... Apparatus. Total. Less orders on tuition fund. ONE YEAR. 134 YEARS. . $9,895 98 $12,365 03 150 00 187 50 . 1,093 18 1,348 18 450 00 450 00 297 08 297 08 167 35 186 30 73 80 75 55 455 29 509 33 :rs. $ 463 77 $ 463 77 101 36 101 36 $ 146 14 $ 180 53 43 20 66 65 14 35 15 35 145 32 215 62 32 15 32 15 28 35 36 49 44 60 56 60 30 15 30 15 $13,632 07 $16,617 64 74 75 86 75 $13,557 32 $16,530 89 TUITION FUND. Balance reported last year. $261 67 Collected during year.. 232 10 Collected from fines. 2 20 Total. $495 97 Paid for reference books.$56 60 Paid for Apparatus. 30 15 - $ 86 75 Tuition in hands of Treasurer.$409 22 Tax levy $16,000 00 Abstract of Report of School Treasurer 1 s for the year ending March 31, 1880. Balance, April, 1879...$ 2,261 80 Taxes per collector... 20,097 69 Tuition per Secretary. 152 90 Fines per Secretary.. 2 20 State funds. 257 99 Total.$22,772 58 EXPENDITURES. Gen’l exp. on orders. .$13,640 38 Bonds paid. 4,000 00 Int. on bonds paid- 1,451 50 Com. to School Treas. 169 20 Bal. on hand Apr. 1, ’80 3,511 50 Total.$22,772 58 10 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT. To the Board of Education : Gentlemen —It is my privilege to present a second report of the Public Schools of this city. School and fiscal year. In consequence of a change made by the Board last winter, the Superintendent’s report, this year, covers a period of eleven school months, extending from April, 1879, to June, 1880, and will be pub¬ lished hereafter soon after the first of July. The school year will then begin with September and end with May ; the fiscal year with July and end with June, instead of beginning with April and ending with March as formerly. This change of periods and con¬ sequent change of time of issuing the report is an advantage to those making it, and renders possible a more concise and intelli¬ gible grouping of statistics and other matter. Night School. The Night School established by the Board last winter,was con¬ ducted three months, beginning December 8, and demonstrated that there is a large class of boys and young men under 21 years, employed in our manufactories during the day, who are ambitious enough to devote their evenings to mental improvement. The H room in High School building was first opened for the accommodation of these pupils, but within a few days the G room was brought into requisition, and A. S. Cartwright and J. T. Fran¬ cis employed as teachers. At the expiration of seven weeks, the number having decreased considerably, partly on account of night work in some of the shops, and partly because of the long distance many living in the western part of the city were compelled to walk, all were united in H room under one teacher. One hundred ten different pupils were enrolled during the term ; 103 the first month. The average nightly attendance was 42.4. There were 56 sessions of school, each If hours in length. During the term, 19 attended not less than 50 sessions and 31 not less than 40 sessions. Only the common branches, reading, writ¬ ing, spelling and arithmetic, were taught. With very few excep¬ tions all who attended were punctual, industrious and obedient, MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 11 and seemed to have no other motive than to acquire as much in¬ formation as possible in the short time provided. Only one pupil was suspended for misconduct. We would suggest that two night schools be maintained next win¬ ter, one at Central building and one at West Ward ; that the ses¬ sion be made two hours, and that occasional lessons in geography, United States history and government be given. With this ar¬ rangement, and the understanding that the schools are open to girls as well as boys, we believe that not less than 100 regular pupils will be enrolled. Grading. Careful inquiries made during the last Spring term in what has been known as the ninth grade, showed that not over live of the fifty pupils then enrolled had been attending school, here or elsewhere, more than eight years. Nearly a .third of the whole number had passed through all the rooms under the High School. The balance of those who had not attended elsewhere had entered above the first grade, having had more or less home preparation. After making due allowance for these, and for those who entered our schools from abroad, the conclusion is evident that the aver¬ age pupil can pass from the first grade to the High School, with our present course of study, in eight years at the most. This being- true the distribution of work over eight grades instead of nine, al¬ lowing a year’s work to each room above the B, would be more consistent with the facts exhibited. By this adjustment the A and B rooms would embrace a year’s work and constitute the first grade, which division is demanded by the crowding of the A rooms by an influx of fifty to eighty new pupils each year. With two di¬ visions in each grade except the eighth, and two promotions a year, making an interval of a half year between classes, it seems to me that a simple and elastic system of grading will have been accom¬ plished. Text Books and Course of study. Several changes of text books were made last year with no ex¬ tra cost to parents and with better results in teaching. Appleton’s First and Second Readers were substituted for the Independent First and Second ; Swinton’s Geographies for Our World Series ; Greene’s new book, Outlines of English Grammar, for Greene’s In¬ troduction, and Ridpath’s History of the United States for Ander¬ son’s Historical Reader. Physical Geography was transferred from Grammar room to first year of High School course. Our experience with the Appleton Readers strongly recom¬ mends the adoption of the balance of the series. It is the uniform testimony of our teachers, that they have never used readers which 12 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, have yielded within the same time so good results in intelligent oral expression, and have been so attractive to the pupils. Tliu selections, admirably illustrated and treating of subjects within the range of child experience, produce a ready sympathy,which facili¬ tates subsequent advancement and makes it a pleasure to the pu¬ pil. With the whole of this series introduced and a supplementary First, Second and Third of another series, our pupils will be receiv¬ ing only a reasonable amount of training in this most fundamental branch of education. The geographies have given universal satisfaction, the matter of the two books being well adapted to four years’ work. The Ele¬ mentary is used in the fourth and fifth grades, and the Common School in the sixth and seventh. The ground covered by the two books has been carefully outlined into years’ and terms’ work as suggested by a year’s experience. The contents of the larger book are studied topically; the geography of the pupil’s immediate lo¬ cality being taught first, and that which is remote and less impor¬ tant last. The Outlines of Grammar is first used in the seventh grade and is carried through this and the eighth, and afterwards reviewed thoroughly in connection with English Analysis, the first year in High School. The language work previous to the use of this book,, and to some extent afterwards, consists principally of drill in the art of expression, this work being given essentially as outlined in the Aurora Course of Study.. That we learn to write (in the sense of correct expression) by writing, has become an axiom in the teaching of language, and has postponed to a later day and a ma- turer age the study of technical grammar in our best graded schools. The ability of our pupils to write social and business let¬ ters, and simple descriptions and narrations of objects and events, observing the forms of the correctly printed page, is a greater ac¬ complishment and of infinitely greater importance than the ability to parse glibly, or to flippantly congugate and decline. The introduction of Ridpath’s History left us without a reader in the First Grammar room, the Independent Fifth being completed in the room jDelow. By following the plan suggested above in the adoption of readers, Appleton’s Fifth could be used in this* grade, the literary character of its selections and references espe¬ cially adapting it to pupils of this age. In the other branches, excepting writing and drawing, the Au¬ rora Course is followed with such modifications as are demanded by the length of the school year and the circumstances of locality.. Normal class. The Normal Class of 1879 and ’80. was composed of seven young: ladies, five of whom completed the full course. Of these, three. IVIOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 13 Misses Proseus, Patch and Jessie Healy have been assigned posi¬ tions in the schools. The plan followed was essentially that of last year. The success of the six ladies who received appointments a year ago, demonstrates the possibility of employing home talent in teaching, without sacrificing good results, and at a less expense. Last year, graduates of the Normal Class received $36 a month. Teachers of successful experience from abroad could not have been obtained for these places at less than $45 a month. Here is a saving with six teachers of $54 a month or $486 a year. By contin¬ uing the Normal Class and obtaining at least sixty percent, of your teachers therefrom, and grading their salaries that they may re¬ ceive the pay of experienced teachers at the end of three years, a saving of $1,000 a year may be accomplished. Further, the morale of the school was in no way lowered, the standard of teaching and discipline being in our estimation high¬ er than the previous year. A few, however, see no good in a Normal Class. Strong in their own wisdom, and armed with ever-ready criticism, which is the two-edged sword of cavillers, they miss no opportunity of cen¬ suring in teaching and discipline unimportant occurrences which in the case of foreign teachers would be wholly overlooked. We have not one word to say against foreign teachers, believing they should constitute thirty per cent, of our corps, their experience a benefit to the pupils and to our home teachers ; but we do main¬ tain that the hard-earned success of zealous teachers should com¬ mand honor and respect, even from the members of their own com¬ munity, the old proverb to the contrary notwithstanding. STANDARD PERIODICALS. Statistics collected last Winter showed that 236 out of 580 pupils ;at the Central Building, had the reading of standard periodicals, principally juvenile, in their homes, and only 30 out of 375 at the West Ward building, or forty per cent, at Central and eight) per cent at West Ward. Of these 96 took the Youth’s Companion, 35 the St. Nicholas, and 24 Harper’s Young People. The other period¬ icals taken were the Wide Awake, Nursery, Chatterbox, Picture Gallery and Newsboy’s Appeal, the last two of which we should hardly consider standard. It is safe to say that not over thirty per cent, of our pupils have the reading at home of standard periodicals adapted to their ages and capacities. The remaining seventy per cent, must read nothing, or that cheap literature which is working such incalculable evil among our youth by giving false impressions of life, and creating a feel¬ ing of unrest and dissatisfaction and consequent deadening of com- 14 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, mendable aspirations. That so large a per cent, of our youth have no good home reading is owing partly to our extensive foreign population, and is in the nature of things ; but when we remember that the children of this element can read English, and that the boys have a love for excitement and adventure as well as other boys, it seems equally in the nature of things that they and all others with no better facilities, should buy, read and exchange with comrades, the trash to which we have referred. That this is the case to a great extent, we know to be true. The public school reaching as it does a very great majority of our youth, is adapted by its organization and support to be the most powerful agent for creating a love of healthful reading. This it only partially does by the use of readers. Something should be done which will not leave the pupil wholly at sea in the selection of his reading after leaving school. With this in view is it not pos¬ sible to obtain a fund by entertainments or otherwise, to be invest¬ ed in standard current periodicals, adapted to the pupils of the different grades. These could be used as supplementary reading and could be taken home by pupils, under strict regulations re¬ garding usage. The exchange could be so systematized as to per- mit all the pupils of a room to get the greatest benefit from them. I am sure some such plan as the above is demanded by the inter¬ ests of education and would repay the outlay a hundred-fold. A plan for making the public library a better adjunct of the school may be executed by a little effort on the part of teachers. By keeping on the board continually a list of a dozen books or more, which the teacher knows from examination to be interest¬ ing and instructive ; by encouraging pupils to read them and by occasionally asking if they have done so, leading them to talk about some special one, they will be guided in their reading and at the same time greatly stimulated. High school. In conclusion, the condition of the High School and its right of existence demand a few words. During the past year it was taught by two teachers although the work was a very little lighter than the previous year. It takes as much time and labor to teach fifty pupils in four classes as eighty, and they are governed almost as easily. In September a class of forty will enter the High School from the Grammar Room, which will swell the attendance to eighty or more next year. The course of study adopted two years ago and found in Appen¬ dix is now closely followed by all the classes. Each pupil pursues but three studies at any one time. This number, with the time given to each, ensures more and better work. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 15 Important additions have been made to the philosophical and chemical apparatus, and twenty-seven volumes added to the libra¬ ry, making a total of 111, a catalogue of which may be found in the Appendix. The zoological collection wiil be increased by fifty dol¬ lars worth of local specimens this summer. At the annual school election assertions were made regarding the legality, utility and cost of the High School which demand ex¬ planation. In the first place the High School as organized in Dis¬ trict No. 2 is as legal as any grade below it. The following are some of the essential provisions of the general law under which the schools as a whole are organized : “Every school established under the provisions of this act shall be for instruction in the branches of education prescribed in the qualifications for teachers (orthography, reading in English, pen¬ manship, arithmetic, English grammar, modern geography, the elements of the natural sciences, the history of the United States, physiology and the laws of health), and in such ether branches, in¬ cluding vocal music and drawing, as the directors (or Board of Ed¬ ucation) or the voters of the district at the annual election of direc¬ tors (or members of the Board of Education) may prescribe. Sec¬ tion 50. “ Such board shall have power and it shall be their duty * * to establish schools of different grades and make regulations for the admission of pupils into the same.” Sec. 80. These provisions contain all the authority necessary to legally justify the maintenance of our High School. If there must be a limit to the teaching of the higher branches did not the legislature exhibit wisdom and foresight in leaving the matter where it has been left and where it belongs—with the people and their immedi¬ ate school representatives ? The utility of our High Schools is strongly set forth in the last report of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, and is in¬ disputable : “High Schools in our public school system hold the relation of a part to a whole. Without them there could be no true scientific teaching in our system of public schools. The pupils of the ele¬ mentary schools would be sent out into public life without a prop¬ er training of their reflective faculties, by whose activity general principles are discovered, and rules of conduct are constructed. The elementary schools cannot teach methods of thinking, nor those doctrines which direct one in the affairs of life.” “Again, the secondary schools * * * always stimulate the schools below them. The cQurses of studies taught in the High Schools and the methods of teaching practiced in them determine the studies and the methods in the lower schools. In this way the influence of one grade of instruction over another is from above downward in so far as relates to what shall be taught, and to the manner of teaching, while it is from below upward in all that which relates to thoroughness of the work done. Francis Adams says that if the elementary schools of Germany are the best in the world it is owing in a great measure to the fact that the higher schools are open to all classes.” 16 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Many make the mistake of confounding the High School with the whole of Central Building. It should be remembered that the High School is located on the third floor of this building, and that there are eight other grades containing over 500 pupils in the same building, seven of them-corresponding exactly to the seven grades in West Ward school. The amount paid for salaries in the High School proper last year was $1,250, and since all apparatus is pur¬ chased with tuition fund the actual cost to the voters of the dis¬ trict was not more than $1,400. Comparing these figures with the cost of 35 other High Schools in the State, we find ours to be rela¬ tively the cheapest. That the cost per capita must always be greater than in the other grades is too obvious to need explana¬ tion. When its true relation to the system is comprehended, and it is understood that the whole cost of the schools last year was over $43,500, we are sure our High School will not be regarded as an extravagant and useless appendage. Respectfully submitted, W. S. MACK, Supt. Schools. l MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 17 CENSUS REPORT OF 1879-80. WARDS. Five Years of Age. Under 0 Yrs. Bet. 6 and 21 Under 21 Yrs Population. Males. ac O a £ S Total. Males. 0D O 2 o Total. Males. Females, Total. East Ward. 29 82 91 173 135 127 262 217 218 435 862 Central Ward. 53 178 164 342 374 422 796 552 586 1138 2678 West \\ ard. 85 255 285 540 351 366 717 606 651 1257 2607 West of Canal St.. . 13 33 46 79 51 39 90 84 85 169 318 Totals. 180 548 586 1134 911 954 1865 1459 1540 2999 6465 Last Year. 158 565 561 1126 887 932 1819 1452 1493 2945 6409 Gain. 22 25 8 24 22 46 yy { 47 54 56 Loss. 17 1 - - .... YEARLY ENROLLMENT BY ROOMS. (April 1, 1879 —April 1, 1880.) SCHOOLS. a o o PP g o o PP PP | C Room. 3 o o PP A E Room. a o o PP pR a o o PP O H Room. Gram. Room. High School. Total. Central. Boys .. Girls .. Both .. 37 41 78 48 40 88 46 40 86 37 34 71 43 31 74 29 44 73 19 44 63 18 34 52 26 41 67 24 65 89 327 414 741 West Ward. Boys .. Girls .. Both .. 51 53 104 34 30 64 32 35 67 28 42 70 35 28 63 26 31 57 33 39 72 25 28 53 264 286 550 East Ward... Boys .. 45 Girls .. 31 Both ..! 76 32 26 58 77 57 134 Grand Total. Boys .. 668 757 1425 Girls .. Both .. 1 1 No. enrolled between April 1, 1879, and June 4, 1880. 1,400 “ “ “ “ “ “ including Night School. 1,570 (For report of Night School, see Superintendent’s report.) 18 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, * SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCE. The following is a summary of the attendance in the different schools for each school month since April 1, 1879:. CENTRAL SCHOOL. MONTH. Whole Number Enrolled. 1 Average Number Belonging. Average Daily Attendance. Per cent, on Av. No. Belonging. No. of Cases of Tardiness. No. neither Ab¬ sent nor Tardy. April, 1879. 560 536.4 502.4 93.6 48 237 May, “ . 550 506.8 476.8 94 47 203 September, 1879. 561 534.3 503.5 94.2 47 313 October, “ . 588 562.2 534.9 95.1 42 261 November, “ . 590 563.6 538 95.4 70 271 December, “ . 570 540.6 500 92.4 135 189 January, 1880. 581 557 530 95.1 25 291 February “ . 575 551.2 521 94.5 26 243 March, “ . 553 535.3 505.3 94.4 18 284 Average. 569.7 543 512.4 94.3 50.9 254.6 April. 1880. 575 538.9 505.6 94 30 204 May, “ . 534 482.7 451.8 93.6 27 148 Average for 11 months. 567 536.2 506.3 94.2 46.8 240.3 WEST WARD SCHOOL. April, 1879..... 359 343.6 323.6 94.2 11 168 May, “ . 350 328 306.8 93.5 11 171 September, 1879. 370 352.3 340.7 96.7 12 227 October, “ . 376 360 345.3 95.9 11 194 November, “ . 374 356.8 330 5 92.6 37 160 December, “ . 373 353 335 95.5 29 145 January, 1880. 400 377.5 361.6 95.7 21 172 February, “ . 390 367.4 344.1 93.6 23 146 March, “ . 382 371.4 352.2 94.8 18 175 Average..-.. 375 356.6 337.7 94.7 19.2 173.1 April, 1880. 337 313.1 295.9 94.5 24 . 120 May, “ . 310 291.2 274.4 94.2 16 106 Average for 11 months. 365.5 346.7 328.1 94.6 19.3 162.1 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 19 Nummary of Attendance—Continued. EAST WARD SCHOOL. MONTH. Whole Number Enrolled. V & S ti p p 5Z5U ®g & Average Daily Attendance. Per cent, on Av. No. Belonging. N o. of Cases of Tardiness. No. neither Ab- I sent nor Tardy. ] • April, 1879. 99 93.5 89 95 17 42 Mav, “ . 90 85 82 96.4 19 26 September, 1879. 92 83 81 97.6 r* i 58 October, “ . 102 95.7 89.9 93.9 12 37 November, “ . 104 100 94 94 21 38 December, “ . 101 89.5 76.7 85.7 36 19 January, 1880. 103 92 87.7 95.3 20 47 February, “ . 97 89.1 79.4 90 8 57 March, “ . 85 78.7 72 91.5 5 33 Average. 97 88.5 83.5 94.3 16.1 39.6 April, 1880. 89 80.1 75 93.6 7 36 May, “ . 87 81.6 74.8 91.6 8 20 Average for 11 months. 95.3 88 82 93.2 14.5 37.5 TOTALS. April, 1879. 1018 973.5 915 94 76 447 May, “ . 990 919.8 865.4 94 77 400 September. 1879. 1023 969.6 925.2 95.4 66 598 October, “ . 1066 1018 970 95.2 65 492 November, “ . 1068 1020.4 962.5 94.3 148 469 December. “ . 1044 983.1 911.7 92.7 200 353 January, 1880. 1084 1026.5 978.6 95.3 66 510 February, “ . 1062 1007.7 944.5 93.7 57 411 March, “ . 1020 985.4 929.5 94.3 41 492 Average . .*. 1041.(1 989.3 933.6 94.3 88.4 463.5 April. 1880. 1001 '932.1 876.5 94 61 360 May, “ . 931 855.5 801 93.6 51 274 Average for 11 months. 1028 972 916.3 94.2 82.5 437 20 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, COMPARATIVE STATISTICS. No. of persons in district between 6 and 21 years of age. Whole enrollment. Average enrollment. Average number belonging. Average daily attendance./. Average monthly tardiness. Average No. neither absent nor tardy, per month. No. of schools exclusive of High School... No. of teachers including those in High School.. Average No. of pupils to each school per month, on average monthly enroll¬ ment, including High School. Expended for salaries. Whole expenses, excluding bonds and in¬ terest. Post per pupil for teaching and superin¬ tending :— On average enrollment. On average No. belonging. On average daily attendance. Oost per pupil for all expenses, excluding bonds and interest:— On average enrollment. On average No. belonging. On average daily attendance. 1878-9. 1879-80. 1819 1865 1285 1425 1009 1042 957 990 902 937 85.6 88.4 475.5 463.5 18 19 21 21 53 52 $10,436.02 $ 9,895.98 13,972.48 13,632.07 10.34 9.50 10.90 10 11.57 10.49 13.85 13.08 14.60 13.77 15.49 14.54 COST PER PUPIL COMPARED WITH FOUR OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE state for 1878-79: Belleville. Danville. Decatur. Jacksonville. Moline. For teaching and superintending:— Oh whole enrollment. $ 9 50 $ 7 76 $ 9 01 $111 01 S 8 12 On average attendance. 11 90 12 28 11 95 15 25 11 57 Total cost (excluding bonds and in¬ terest) :— On whole enrollment. 19 18 10 49 12 07 13 52 10 87 On average attendance. 23 99 16 60 16 00 18 74 15 49 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 21 ROLL OF HOXOR. April 1, 1879—April 1, 1880. Pupils neither absent nor tardy during the entire year: MARY CHASE. LIZZIE HEALD. SAMUEL BEATTY. SOLOMON HIRSCH. FLORA STARR. MARY STOLTENBERG. JESSIE CHRISTY. CELIA STOLTENBERG. ALVIN ANDERSON. HENRY KUHL. WINNIE FRANKLIN. MATTIE WELLS. HATTIE WELLS. RENA ARON. WILLIE NYE. FRANK KUHL. CHRISTINA FISH. AXEL KLINGBERG. FRANK CEDERBERG. ALTA ROYSTON. KIRK WHITE. SOPHIE OLSEN. LIZZIE SMITH. ANNIE YOUD. ALFRED BERGLUND. LIZZIE JOHNSON. TOMMIE TRUMBLE. ARTHUR JOHNSON. AXEL KOHLER. GEORGE CARLSON. GUSTA ANDERSON. HILMA MELINE. GRACIE DONAHY. Pupils tardy once but not absent: JOHN WILLIAMS. MARY AINSWORTH. Pupils absent one half-day, but not tardy: ANNA LARSON. LOTTIE PROSEUS. STILLMAN WHEELOCK. MARY' ARAM. OSCAR WILSON. ALBERT WENDBERG. MAGGIE CAVERLY. HILMA KOHLER. Pupils absent one JENNIE HULL. EMMA ARON. AMANDA ANDERSON. MARY BUCKHOLTZ. MARY HUGBERG. AMELIA WENDBERG. NELLIE JOHNSON. ETTA HOKINSON. JOHN HOKINSON. EVA YOUNG. ADOLPH HOLT. SELMA HEGLUN1L day, but not tardy: HILMA JOHNSON. MINNIE JOHNSON- GRACE YOUD. ■» CHARLIE TRUXELL, FLOSSIE DONAHY. Pupils absent one half-day and tardy once: JESSIE SENNITT. NATHAN TY'RELL- ' : ■ ■ / APPENDIX. \ 24 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION APPENDIX. HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OF STUDY. First Year. FIRST TERM. SECOND TERM. THIRD TERM. Algebra. Eng. Analysis. Phys. Geograph . Spelling. Algebra. Eng. Anal. 6 w. Bot. Phys. Geography. Spelling. Algebra. Botany. Phys. Geography. Spelling. Second Year. Geometry. Botany. 8 w. Phys. Eng. Composition. Spelling. Geometry. Physiology. Eng. Composition. Spelling. Geometry. Zoology. Eng. Composition. Spelling. Third Year. Arthmetic. Zoology. Eng. Composition. Spelling. Book Keeping. Ancient History. Eng. Composition. Spelling. Nat. Philosophy. Mediaeval History. Con. of U. S. Spelling. Fourth Year. Nat. Philosophy. Modern History. Eng. Literature. Chemistry. Moral Science. Eng. Literature. Chemistry. Essay Writing. Eng. Literature. GRADUATES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. 1876. FRANK H. WILLIAMS. EMMA F. JENKINS. LAURA C. LONG. NELLIE (NOURSE) TILLING HAST. ELLA (JACKSON) HYDE. KITTIE L. -YOORHEES. APPENDIX. 25 1877. FRANK C. HARTZELL. SARAH A. CORNWALL. LUCY AINSWORTH. ALICE (CRAWFORD) CORNWALL. FANNIE A. HUNTOON. HATTIE J. MC KEEVER. 1878. EDWARD S. JOHNSON. MARY KNOWLES. LALLAH (GUNNELL) DREW. MAY SCHOBY. NELLIE JOSLYN. LILLIE E. SWAN. STELLA B. VINCENT. MINNIE F. STEPHENS ALLIE L. BRETT. EMILY F. KERNS. EMMA L. PROSEUS. ALMA C. LIND. C. MAY DOW. MARY TYRRELL. 1879. MURRAY ARENSHIELD. MAGGIE ARCULARIUS. LILY M. WILSON. EUNICE C. BEAL. ELLA M. ARCULARIUS. MINNIE O. OLSEN. M. NETTIE SHIELDS. NELLIE A. PATCH. ELLA W. LIVINGSTONE. LYDIA MORGAN. ALICE SWANSON. MARY E. BULLEN. GERTIE M. WATERS. RUTH SADLER. KATE GRENNELL. ANNA LARSON. LIZZIE NYE. NATHAN TYRRELL. 1880. JESSIE HEALY, ALICE MORRISON. MARY CHASE. FRANK KNOWLES TEXT BOOKS. The following is a list of text books prescribed by the Board of Education for use in the schools: Independent Readers—Third, Fourth and Fifth. Appleton Readers—Firt and Second. Swinton’s Geographies. Hagar’s Arithmetics. Greene’s Grammar. .Drawing. Tenney’s Zoology. Gray’s How Plants Grow. Hitchcock’s Physiology. Norton's Physics. Cooley’s Chemistry. Loomis’ Algebra. Loomis’ Geometry. 26 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. Ridpath’s U. S. History. Swinton's Outlines of Universal History, . Constitution of U. S. .English Composition. . Physical Geography. .. .Moral Science. .Business Arithmetic. .Book Keeping. DAILY TIME TABLES. The apportionment of time to the different topics, as shown by the following time tables, should be strictly observed by teachers in arranging their daily programmes: FIRST GRADE. Opening and closing exercises, Music, - Drawing, Writing, - Human Body, Plants, or Animals, Physical Culture, - ) Reading, - language V Spelling, ) Language Lesson, Arithmetic, - Recesses, - SECOND AND THIRD GRADES. Opening and closing exercises, Music, ------ Drawing, ------ Writing, ------ Human Body, Plants, or Animals, Physical Culture, - ) Reading, - language - Spelling, - - - - ) Language Lesson, Arithmetic, ------ Recesses, ----- FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES. Opening and closing exercises, Music, ------ Writing, ------- Drawing, (Tuesdays and Thursdays) Human Body, etc., (Mon., Wedns. and Fridays) - Physical Culture, - - - - ) Reading, - language - Spelling and Sentence Work, ) Language Lesson, 20 minutes. 10 20 20 20 10 80 20 20 80 30 15 minutes. 10 20 20 20 10 80 20 25 80 30 20 minutes. 10 20 30 30 10 70 20 25 APPENDIX. 27 Arithmetic, ------ Geography, - - Recesses, ------ SEVENTH GRADE. Opening and closing exercises, Music, ------ Writing, (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) Drawing, (Tuesdays and Thursdays) Human Body, etc., (Mon., Wedns. and Fridays) - Biography, (Tuesdays and Thursdays) - Physical Culture, ----- ) Reading, - - - - language - Grammar and Composition, ) Spelling and Sentence Work, Arithmetic, ------ Geography, ------ Recesses, ------- EIGHTH GRADE. Opening and closing exercises, Music, - - Writing, ------- Drawing, (Tuesdays and Thursdays) Human Body, etc., (Mori., Wedns. and Thursdays) Physical Culture, ----- ) Reading, ----- language Grammar and Composition, ) Spelling and Sentence Work, - Arithmetic, ------ History, - - - - - Recesses, ------ 70 minutes. 50 30 20 minutes. 10 30 30 30 30 10 60 45 20 60 45 30 6 ; a 20 minutes. 10 25 25 25 10 60 50 20 60 50 30 HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY. Books in the High School Library July 1, 1880. GENERAL REFERENCE. 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20 . 21 . Cyclopaedia, American Yol. I. A—Asher. * “ “ II. Ash—Bal. “ “ “ III. Bal—Car. “ “ “ IY. Car—Cod. “ “ “ Y. Code—Dem. “ “ “ YI. Dem—Eve, “ “ “ YII. Eve—Gla. “ “ “ VIII. Gla—Hor. “ “ “ IX. Hor—Kin. “ “ “X. Kin—Mag. “ “ “XI. Mag—Mat. “ “ “ XII. Mat—Pal. “ “ “ XIII. Pal—Pri. “ “ ‘ XIY. Pri—Sho. 28 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. 22 . 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 35. 40. 40. 41. 60. 61. 62 . 63. 64. 75. 78. 84. 85. 90. 100 . 110 . 111 . 112 . 113. 125. 130. 135. 140. 141. 142. 160. 161. 162. 163. 168. 169. 175, 176. 180. 190. 191. 197. 198. 205. 215. 220 . 221 . Cyclopaedia, American Yol. XY. Sho—Tro. i 4 44 XYI. Tro- —Zym. 4 4 4 4 44 XYII. Annual, 1875. 4 4 44 44 XYIII. “ 1876.. ; < 44 44 XIX. “ 1877.. 44 4 4 44 XX. “ 1878. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Index. Cyclopaedia of Common Things. Young Folk’s Dictionary of Dates. Hayden. Dictionary, Classical. Smith. Gazetteer of the World, Pronouncing. Lippincott.. HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. Biography, Cyclopaedia of. Godwin. Biography, American. Belknap. Yol I. “ “ “ “ II. 4 4 u 44 « JJJ Boys of ’76. Coffin. Dictionary, Pronouncing Biographical. Lippincott.. Gibbon, The Students’ History of Greece. Smith. History, Synopsis of. Samuel Willard. Mythology, Manual of. Murray. Story of Liberty. Coffin. LITERATURE. Authors, American. Underwood. Authors, Dictionary of. Allibone, Yol. I. Abb—Lyt.. “ “ “ “ “ II. Mjjab—Szy. “ “ “ “ “ III. Taa—Zwe. Books and Reading. Porter. English Lessons for English People. Fiction, Dictionary of the noted names of. Wheeler. Grammar of English Grammars. Goold Brown. Grammar, Essentials of English. Whitney. Grammar, Progressive English. Swinton. Literature of the English Language, Selections from. Hunt. Literature, Compendium of American. Cleaveland. Literature, Ancient. Quaekenbos. Literature, History of English. Taine. Logic. Jevons. Logic, Elements of. Day. Pronounciation and Spelling, Manual of English. Soule and Wheeler. Parser’s Manual. Williams. Rhetoric. Haven. Synonymes. Soule. Synonymes. Crabb. Words, Thesaurus of English. Roget. Words, On the Study of. Trench. READING AND ELOCUTION. Elocution. Kidd. Reader, Fifth. Appleton. Speaker, American. Frost. Speaker, Standard. Sargent. APPENDIX. POETRY. 230. Bryant’s Poems. 240. Heman’s Poems, Vol. I. 241. “ “ “ II. 246. Longfellow’s Poems. 247. Library of Poetry and Song. Bryant. 255. Tennyson’s Poems. 260. Whittier’s Poems. 261. Wordsworth’s Poems. SCIENCE. 265. Animals, Illustrated Natural History of. Wood. 266. Astronomy, Fourteen weeks in. Steele. 267. Algebra, Test Examples in. Olney. 275. Birds, Key to North American. Coues. 276. Botany, New Man*ual of. Gray 280. Corals and Coral Islands. Dana. 281. Chemistry, Class Book of. Youmans. 282. “ Elements of. Norton. 283. “ “ “ Cooley. 284. “ Steele’s New 288. Earth, Ancient Life History of the. Nicholson. 289. Electricity, Lessons in. Tyndall. 290. Earth and Man. Guyot. 294. Geology, Manual of. Dana. 295. “ Fourteen Weeks in. Steele 296. Geography, Physical. Geikie. 297. Geometry, Plane and Solid. Wentworth. 304. Insects, Guide to Study of. Packard. 310. Light. Mayer and Barnard. 313. Physiology. Draper. 314. Physics, Elements of. Norton. 315. Physical Forces, Lectures on. Farady. 316. Philosophy, Fourteen Weeks in Natural. Steele. 317. Political Economy, Elements of. Perry. 318. Politics for Young Americans. Nordhoff. 325. Sound. Mayer. 330. Vertebrates, Manual of. Jordan. 335. Zoology, Comparative. Orton. .336. Zoology, First Book of. Morse. EDUCATION. 340. Art of Teaching School. Sypher. 346. Education. Herbert Spencer. 347. Educational Reformers, Essays on. Quick. 350. In the School Room. Hart. 355. Morals and Manners. Gow. 356. Management of the Young, Gentle Measures in. Abbott. 360. Observing Faculties. Burton. 361. Object Lessons, Primary. Calkins. 368. Pestalozzi, Life and Works of. Krusi. -369. Pedagogy, History of. Hailman. -375. Theory and Practice of Teaching. Page. 30 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. RUL E S AND R E DUE AT 10 N S 1. Organization and Officer*. The members of the Board shall meet annually upon the first Monday following the school election, and organize by electing a President and a Secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for one year, and until their successors are duly elected, unless sooner removed by the Board. Elections shall be by ballot, and a majority of all the votes cast shall be necessary to elect. 2. Duties of the President. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings- of the Board, preserve order, enforce the rules, sign all bonds, notes, agreements, or leases, ordered to be executed by this Board sign all orders drawn on the Treasurer, and on or before the first regular meeting after the organization of the Board shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Board, the following committees,, namely : (1) . A committee of three on School Grounds and Buildings; (2) . A committee of three on Supplies; (3) . A committee of three on Teachers and Finance. In the absence or inability of the President, a President pro tem. shall be chosen by the Board, who shall for the time being exer¬ cise all the authority, and perform all the duties of the President... 3. Duties of the Secretary. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a complete record of the proceedings of the Board, as well as the receipts and expen¬ ditures, in such book and in such a manner as the Board may pre¬ scribe. He shall sign all documents requiring the signature of the President, and notify all members, in due time, of all special meet¬ ings. He shall take into his possession all books, papers, and other documents belonging to the district and held in charge by the Board, and safely keep the same in such places as they may indicate, subject at all times to their order, or the examination by any member thereof; and lay before the Board at their next meet¬ ing all letters and other documents that may come to him for that purpose. He shall refer all bills and claims presented to the Board to their respective committees to be audited, and, when ordered paid, shall draw orders on the Treasurer for the payment of the same. He shall keep stubs of all orders issued, stating thereon the party to whom and the purpose for which such order was issued, the amount thereof, and the fund on which the same was drawn. He shall hold his books, records and accounts at all APPENDIX. 31 times subject to the inspection of any voter or tax-payer of the district, and annually prepare and publish the report required by the school law, together with such other items of interest and information as the Board may direct. He shall receive all moneys due from incidental sources, make out all bills, collect and pay over the same to the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. He shall register the names and address of all applicants for positions in the schools, and, under the direction of the Committee on Sup¬ plies,, procure all necessary registers, books of record, blanks, etc., for the use of the teachers and pupils; shall meet the teachers at their regular monthly meeting, and deliver to them their orders, taking their receipt therefor, and perform all other duties gener¬ ally incumbent upon such officer. /. Committee on Grounds and Buildings. It shall be the duty of this committee to take special charge of the school grounds and the buildings thereon, to examine them each year (and oftener if required), and report to the Board what improvements, repairs or alterations may be necessary, furnishing an estimate of the cost of the same. 5. Committee on Supplies. This committee shall have special direction of the purchase of all apparatus, books of reference, furniture, fuel and general sup¬ plies used in and about the schools, and, with the advice of the Superintendent, shall report to the Board what may from time to time be needed, and with their sanction, shall, through the Secretary, order all supplies for the various departments of the schools. 6. Committee on Teachers and Finance. It shall be the duty of this committee to ascertain as nearly as possible what the yearly expenses of the school may be, to con¬ sider and report to the Board the amount of salaries of all persons employed by them, and to suggest candidates for all vacancies. MEETINGS AND RULES OF ORDER. 1. The regular meetings—except the yearly—shall be held on the first Monday following the last Saturday of each school month, at eight o’clock, p. m., from the first of April to the first of October, and at half past seven o’clock, p. m., the balance of the year. 2. Special meetings may be called at any time by the Presi¬ dent, or upon the written request of two members, through the Secretary. 3. A majority of the Board shall be required to constitute a quorum, but a less number may adjourn from time to time. 4. At the appointed hour the President shall call the meeting to order, and as soon as a quorum is present shall proceed with the business of the meeting in the following order: (1) . Reading of the minutes. (2) . Reports of Standing Committees in Order. (3) . Reports of Special Committees in order. 32 REPORT,OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. (4) . Report and Suggestions of Superintendent. (5) . Communications to the Board. (6) . Bills and unfinished Business. (7) . New Business. 5. It shall be the duty of the Board at their May meeting to reappoint such teachers in their employ as they wish to retain, and notify them of such appointment at or before the close of the term. 6. An examination of applicants for vacant positions will be held in the month of June of each year ; notice of such examina¬ tion, stating position vacant, salary paid, and length of school year, having been previously given to such applicants. Appli¬ cants must pass an oral and written examination in all the branch¬ es now required by law, in theory and practice of teaching, and in Constitution of the United States. An average of 75 per cent, will entitle applicant to a certificate. The Board may defer examina¬ tion in botany and natural philosophy for a term, in which case an average of 85 per cent, will be required in other branches. No new appointment shall hereafter be made, previous to such an exam- tion. 7. Separate bills must be rendered for articles purchased for each school, and in accordance with the classicfiation and duties of the respective committees. 8. Every member present shall vote on all questions, unless excused by the Board. 9. The yeas and nays shall be called and entered on the record whenever demanded by any member of the Board. 10. No member shall retire before the close of the session with¬ out permission of the President. 11. Unless otherwise provided, the rules of order shall be the same as those for the government of deliberative bodies, as laid down in Cushing’s Manual. GENERAL RULES. 1. The school gates shall be unlocked at 8:30 a. m. and kept open until 5 p. m. The school buildings shall be kept locked dur¬ ing the absence of teachers. 2. The hours of tuition shall be from 9 o’clock a. m., to 12 m., with fifteen minutes recess, and from 1:30 to 3:30 p. m. in the Pri¬ maries, and from 1:30 to 4 p. m. in the other grades, with fifteen minutes recess. 3. New classes shall be formed in the lowest grade of the Pri¬ mary department only at the commencement of each term. 4. The books used and the studies pursued shall be such and only such, as may be authorized by the Board. 5. Non-resident pupils will be admitted to the schools if there are vacant seats, and shall pay in advance the following rates of tuition : High School, 60 cents per week ; Grammar grades, 50 cents per week; Intermediate grades, 40 cents per week; Pri¬ mary grades, 30 cents per week. Bills of tuition must be paid dur¬ ing the first week of each term. If pupils are afterwards unable to attend, money will be refunded for each week’s absence. DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. 1. The Superintendent shall devote himself exclusively to the duties of his office. He shall exercise a general supervision over APPENDIX. 33 ! all the schools, buildings, etc.; he shall visit all the schools as often as his duties will permit, and shall give particular attention to the distribution and classification of the pupils in the several schools, and to the apportionment among the classes of the pre¬ scribed studies. 2. He shall have authority to appoint such teachers’ meetings, other than the regular monthly meeting, as he may deem proper, for the purpose of conferring with the teachers in respect to the best methods of discipline and instruction. He shall have the privilege of calling together at those meetings such classes of the school as he may wish to employ in illustrating the subjects dis¬ cussed. 3. He shall take charge of and direct all teachers’ meetings,, and at the close of each term shall report to the Board all teachers- absent or tardy, or failing to perform the parts assigned to them. 4. He shall attend the meetings of the Board when required by any member, shall assist at the examination of teachers, shall ex¬ amine pupils for promotion, shall attend the examinations of the various rooms, or conduct the same, as may from time to time be- directed. 5. He shall consolidate the monthly reports of the teachers, and report the same to the Board at their next meeting, together with such other statistics as may be required, and make such sug¬ gestions as may assist the Board in the discharge of their duties. 6. He shall carefully observe the work of each teacher, shall consult and advise with him, and shall promptly report to the- Board any teacher inefficient or incompetent to discharge his duties. He must hold the teachers and janitors responsible for the proper discharge of their duties, and will himself be held responsible to the Board for the same. 7. He shall have power to suspend a pupil, but only in case of violent or direct opposition to authority, and for conduct detri¬ mental to the interests of the school. When so suspended a pupil can be reinstated only by a vote of the Board, and by making an apology as open as the offense, and by giving assurance of im¬ plicit obedience in the future. 8. He must, when possible, first admonish the pupil, and ask the co-operation of the parent or guardian. When suspension takes place he must notify the parent or guardian, and the Board of the fact, and the cause of the same. 9. At the close of the school year he shall deposit in the office of the Board all class books, records, registers and schedules used during the year, and make such report of the condition, progress and wants of the schools, as may be required of him. 10. All directions or requirements of scholars or teachers, by the Board, shall be communicated through the Superintendent. 11. The office of Superintendent is on second floor of High School Building, and his hours shall be from 8 to 10 a. m. and from 4 to 5 p. M. DUTIES OF TEACHERS. 1. It shall be the duty of all teachers to acquaint themselves with the rules prescribed by the Board of Education, and to en¬ force the same within their jurisdiction. 2. Certificates must be presented to the Secretary of the Board and contracts signed before teachers begin their duties. :34 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. 3. Teachers must be in their respective school rooms at least twenty minutes before the opening of each session, and five min¬ utes later shall open their rooms for the reception of pupils. Teachers who are not present at the above named time shall report themselves as tardy. 4. They shall call the school to order promptly at the appoint¬ ed time, devote themselves during school hours exclusively to the instruction of their pupils, maintain good order, and strictly adhere to the course of study prescribed by the Board. 5. Each teacher shall prepare a programme of daily exercises to be kept on the board, and hand a copy to the Superintendent within two weeks after the beginning of school in September, and shall promptly notify him of any change therein during the year. 6. Teachers shall have no more important duty than the exer¬ cise of constant supervision over the general conduct of their pu¬ pils, and shall on all proper occasions call attention in the most ef¬ fective manner to the importance of practicing good habits and manners, both on the school premises and while passing between their homes and the school. 7. Teachers are j>aticularly enjoined to regard the moral and so¬ cial culture of their pupils as not less important than their mental discipline, discountenancing promptly and emphatically vandal¬ ism, falsehood, profanity, cruelty, or any other form of vice. 8. No teacher shall read or announce, or allow to be read or announced, any advertisement, or allow any advertisement to be distributed in school, except when authorized by Superintendent; no teacher shall allow any agent or other person to exhibit in school any book or articles of apparatus, or permit any one to take up the time of the school by lectures of any kind, unless by the consent of the Superintendent. Neither shall contributions for any purpose be taken up, nor shall teachers receive presents of money or valuables from pupils under their tuition. 9. No teacher shall send pupils during school hours upon er¬ rands not strictly pertaining to the business affairs of the school. 10. Any teacher who finds it necessary to be absent from school on account of sickness, or for any other cause, must send immedi¬ ate notice of such absence to Superintendent. 11. No teacher shall resign without giving four weeks’ written notice to the President of the Board ; in default of this all compen¬ sation for that time may be declared forfeited. 12. All teachers above the primary grades shall make a month¬ ly report to parents and guardians of the attendance, punctuality, deportment and scholarship of all pupils under their instruction. 13. Teachers will be held strictly responsible for any injuries done to their rooms or furniture. They must attend carefully to the ventilation and temperature of their rooms, taking care that pupils are not required to sit in drafts of cold air. The rooms in winter should never be heated above 70° Fahrenheit. 14. Teachers must promptly and neatly make out their sched¬ ules, registers and reports. 15. Teachers may detain pupils not more than half an hour af¬ ter school to make up neglected lessons, but no pupil shall be de¬ prived of a recess. 16. Teachers are not expected to use text books during such recitations as have not been prepared from text books by pupils, and to use them as little as possible at all times of recitation. 17. Teachers shall promptly report to Superintendent all pu¬ pils who refuse to yield obedience to the rules of the school. APPENDIX. 35 18. Any teacher may, with the consent of the Superintendent, have one half day in each term to visit other schools for the pur¬ pose of observing methods of instruction and discipline therein. 19. Teachers temporarily absent on account of sickness shall receive the first week only, one fourth of their regular pay. 20. All teachers in the employ of the Board shall meet together the last Saturday of each school month, and, under the direction of the Superintendent, devote two hours to the discussion of such matters as pertain to the best interests of the school. They shall .meet at such other times as the Superintendent may direct. 21. Each teacher is required to have a copy of these regula¬ tions and to read to the scholars, at least once each term, so much as will give them a good understanding of the rules which apply to them, and by which they are governed. DUTIES OF PUPILS. 1. No child who has only a temporary residence in the district for the purpose of attending the public schools shall be received in any school, except by payment of tuition as provided in Section 5 under General Rules. 2. Pupils shall provide themselves with all books, slates and other articles to be used by the class to which they belong. 3. Pupils shall not be allowed to go into any hall higher than their own, to enter the school yard before 8:30 in the morning, or to remain on the school grounds after dismissal, without permission. 4. Pupils shall pay for any damage they do to the property of other pupils. Any pupil who cuts, marks, or otherwise injures or defaces any school property shall be fined for the same, and shall be liable to suspension, expulsion, or other punishment, accord¬ ing to the nature of the offense. 5. Pupils shall be examined each month in all their studies ; also at the end of each term. Pupils absent from the term exam¬ ination will be examined by the Superintendent before they can rejoin their classes. 6. All pupils in the High and Grammar schools shall pursue three regular studies, unless excused by the Superintendent. 7. Any pupil who falls below seventy per cent, two successive months, as indicated by his examinations, shall be transferred to the next lower class. 8. Pupils wishing to omit any prescribed study must obtain permission from the Superintendent before doing so. 9. For six half days’ unexcused absence (two tardinesses equal to a half day’s absence) in four consecutive weeks, a pupil shall be suspended. 10. Pupils suspended for unexcused absence, under previous rule, may be reinstated for the first offense by the Superintendent, for reasons that shall be satisfactory to him. For reinstatement for subsequent suspensions under that rule, the pupil must apply to the Board. 11. For absence, tardiness, or dismission from school before the time of closing, the pupil must present from parent or guardi¬ an an excuse. 12. After two days’ consecutive absence it shall be the duty of the teacher to notify the parent or guardian of such absence, and 36 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. after three days’ absence to drop the name of such pupil from the roll. 13. Pupils of the High School who complete the prescribed course of study and pass a satisfactory examination, shall be enti¬ tled to certificates of graduation. 14. A training class may be organized, the members of which shall receive daily instruction in the “theory of teaching,” and have practice under the eye of a competent critic. 15. Pupils who receive certificates of graduation from the Higli School and spend a year in the training class, shall be entitled to a first grade teacher’s certificate from the Board of Education, and their claims shall be entitled to the first consideration in filling vacancies in the corps of teachers. DUTIES OF JANITORS. The janitors appointed by the Board are required to keep the rooms well warmed and properly ventilated, daily swept and dust¬ ed, and, when necessary, washed ; to ring the beils as directed by the Superintendent, to keep the walks free from snow and ice, to- make all needed repairs in term time, to keep all out-buildings in good condition, to closely watch and carefully protect all school property in and about the building, and during vacation to make such improvements upon buildings and grounds as the Board or their committee may direct. EICHTH ANNUAL REPORT OP THE Moline Public Schools FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1381. MOLINE, ILLINOIS, KENNEDY, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, DEERE’S BLOCK, MOLINE, ILL. 18 81 . Members of the Board of Education. WM. H. EDWARDS, President. H. H. GROVER, Secretary. WM. T. BALL. H. L. BULLEN. W. W. WELLS. J. W. WARR. TERMS EXPIRE. H. L. BULLEN, H. H. GROVER, April, 1882. WM. H. EDWARDS, WM. T. BALL, April, 1883. J. W. WARR, W. W. WELLS, April, 1884. STANDING COMMITTEES. GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS. W. W. WELLS. J. W. WARR. H. L. BULLEN. SURPLIES. H. II. GROVER. W. W. WELLS. WM. II. EDWARDS. TEACHERS AND FINANCES, TEXT BOOKS AND COURSE OF STUDY. WM. T. BALL. H. H. GROVER. J. W. WARR. Corps of Teachers for 1880 - 81. W. S. MACK Superintendent. CENTRAL SCHOOL. Miss M. A. KENDALL, Principal High School. Miss F. E. CLARK, Assistant High School. Miss ELLA CLEAVES, First Grammar Room. Miss V!' KttfNH A. (LRAV-KS, Second Grammar Room. Miss JENNIE B. LINN, First Intermediate Room. Miss Second Intermediate Room. Miss EMMA PROSEUS, Third Intermediate Room. Miss FANNIE A. HUNTOON, First Primary Room. Mrs. A. M. WiiiTL, Second Primary Room. Miss M. L. TIEALY, Third Primary Room. Miss MARY KNOWLES, Fourth Primary Room. WEST WARD. FRANK ARKWRIGHT, Second Grammar Room. Miss S. CORNWALL, First Intermediate Room. Miss CLARA REMLEY, Second Intermediate Room. Miss MARY TYRRELL, Third Intermediate Room. Miss NELLIE A. PATCH, First Primary Room. Miss A. L. BRETT, Second Primary Room. Miss LUCY D. EVANS, Third Primary Room. ' Miss A. M. STRAWDER, Fourth Primary Room. Miss GERTIE WATERS, Substitute in Second Grammar Room. EAST WARD. Miss MARY WILLIAMS, Intermediate Room. Miss JESSIE TIEALY, Primary Room. NIGHT SCHOOL. E. JX -GUNNELL. LEWIS BULLEN. 4 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Report of the Board of Education. As by law required, the Board of Education herewith present their Eighth Annual Report. IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. The improvements made during the past year, other than such as were required to keep the buildings in a good state of preser¬ vation, have been chiefly made upon the Central House. Here the walls and ceilings of the eight rooms of the first and second stories have been painted in oil, and better facilities for procuring water afforded by substituting a two-inch water pipe in place of the smaller one formerly used as a siphon. The supply of good, pure water is now equal to any demand likely to be made upon it. The improvements planned for this vacation are, re-painting all exterior wood and iron work of the three houses; painting in oil the walls and ceilings of the third story of the Central House, and substituting some good reliable heating apparatus for the one now in use. SECOND WARD LOT. The demand for additional rooms has at last been seconded at the polls by a large vote, authorizing the Board to erect a twelve- room building. The Board anticipating this action, last fall con¬ tracted for the grading of the second ward lot. This work, begun in October, was advanced as far as the season would permit, and is now substantially completed. The general outline of the plans of the new house, as agreed upon by the Board, was given to J. W. Ross, by whom the present plans were perfected. Bids for the erection of the house, in accordance with plans and specifications of the Board, were solicited; those received failed to come within the limit indicated by the vote of the people. The Board rejected all these bids, and decided to build the MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 0 house under their own directions. The excavation for the cellar has been made; the stone secured; the lumber, brick, sand and lime contracted for, and the work will be pushed forward under the general management and personal supervision of Wm. H. Edwards, President of the Board. With the large advance in all kinds of material, and a corres¬ ponding advance in wages of every kind of labor, it is not reason¬ able to expect that a building, such as the people have asked for, and the wants of the pupils demand, can be fully completed for the sum voted — $18,000. Still, the Board hopes to provide the rooms at a cost much less than that indicated by the figures given in the bids. There are those among us who doubt the propriety of provid¬ ing rooms in advance of immediate use. Had this action been taken one or two years earlier, a saving of twenty to twenty-five per cent, in the cost of the house might easily have been effected, and the necessity of running six rooms with half-day pupils been avoided. A careful study of our census reports of the past few years will show a large increase in school and city population, and ought to satisfy the most incredulous that the course adopted by the Board is economical and wise. BONDED DEBT. The old series of bonds are all paid, with the exception of $2,515.00; these will mature in July, 1882. The new bonds will begin to mature at that date, and will mature thereafter in yearly installments of $3,000.00. TUITION FUND. From this fund we have appropriated sufficient to purchase our school libraries, apparatus, and our collection of birds and animals. The fund now amounts to $541.99. A judicious use of this fund will meet the wants of our schools in these respects, and add materially to their attractiveness and usefulness. CORPS OF INSTRUCTORS. But few changes will be made in our corps of teachers. The course of study remains intact; the text books unchanged, and the rules but slightly modified. 6 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, TAX LEVY. The levy for the past year was $17,000. That for the coming year must be so far increased as to meet the expense incident to the heating, seating and furnishing of the new house, and to pro¬ vide for the increased number of teachers made possible by the new rooms to be opened in January, 1882. We invite your attention to the exhibit of expenditures, and to the report of the Superintendent. WM. H. EDWARDS, H. H. GROVER, President. Secretary. EXPENDITURES. . Salaries. W. S. Mack. .$1,400 00 CENTRAL HOUSE. Miss M. A. Kendall, 9 months.. Miss F. E. Clark, 9 months.. Miss Ella Cleaves, 9 months. Miss V. Graves, 9 months. Miss J. B. Linn, 9 months. Miss Laura Walker, 9 months. Miss E. Proscus, 9 months. Miss P. A. Runtoon, 9 months.. Miss Emily Kerns, 5 months. Mrs. A. M. White, 4 months. Miss M. L. Healy, 9 months. Miss M. Knowles, 9 months. $675 00 575 00 525 00 425 00 375 00 342 69 325 00 400 00 194 43 189 30 345 69 350 00 -$6,122 11 WEST WARD HOUSE. Frank Arkwright, 734 months... $365 62 Miss Gertie Waters, substitute, 1% months.. 63 18 Miss Sarah Cornwall, 9 months, .. 425 00 Miss C. Remley, 9 months. 400 00 Miss M. Tyrrell 9 months. 350 00 Miss 1ST. A. Patch, 9 months. 325 00 Miss A. L. Brett, 9 months. 350 00 Miss L. D. Evans, 9 months . 425 00 Miss A. M. Strawder, 9 months. 450 00 -- $3,153 80 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 7 EAST WARD HOUSE. $425 00 325 00 - $ 750 00 SUBSTITUTES. Miss Ruth Saddler . . .$10 20 Miss Lillie Wilson .. . ... 1 46 - $ 11 66 NIGHT SCHOOL. E. O. Gunnell, 16 weeks... $102 00 L. Rullen, 9 weeks. 64 50 F. Arkwright, 3 weeks ... ... . 22 50 - $ 189 00 Total Salaries .$10,226 57 Miss Mary Williams, 9 months Miss Jessie Healy, 9 months.... Secretary. H. H. Grover, 1 year. $150 00 $ 150 00 Janitors. Thomas Jewett, 1 year. $600 00 J. F. Forsberg, 9 months... 385 75 H. Ritchie, 9 months . .. 109 50 -$1,095 25 Furniture and Fixtures. Moline Plow Company, tables. D. O. Reid, tools for Janitor.. H. Ritchie, pails. Norling & Co., painting tables.. National School Furniture Co., ink wells 'Ed. Knell, chairs and baskets.. Richards & Sohrbeck, call bell.. E. Smith, oil cans and coal hods. T. Jewett, tools and coal hod.. D. S. Lewis, drayage.. -— $ 03 03 Stationery and Supplies. Globe Printing Co., re-binding, order books, etc.. $19 50 S. Kennedy, programmes, printing, etc.. 33 55 J. H. Porter, paper and printing..... 37 50 R. H. Moore, reports, etc.. 75 00 Moline Paper Co., paper. 15 50 Richards & Sohrbeck, paper, supplies, etc., etc... 66 25 H. H. Grover, stamps, paper, etc....!. 5 36 $20 83 4 85 80 4 80 5 10 2 10 1 25 7 70 5 35 75 $ 252 66 8 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, General Supplies. D. O. Reid, mower._._. $12 00 A. H. Andrews & Co., erasers._. 18 65 L. B. Mapes, salt. 1 40 Richards & Co., supplies._._. 77 45 T. Jewett, sundries. 4 45 H. L. Bullen, ink, brooms, etc.. 19 50 - $ 128 45 Fuel. W. E.'Stevens, coal. $246 40 Mansil & Co., coal..._... 254 70 H. L. Bullen, coal....... 74 59 H. Woodworth, coal...... 68 23 W. C. Bennett, coal...... 6 72 H. H. Grover, coal. 5 93 D. W. Sickles, coal. 2 38 R. Weldon, drayage.. 2 00 Dimock, Gould & Co., splints.. 12 00 J. S. Keator & Son, splints. 1 50 - $ 669 45 Improvements and Repairs. CENTRAL HOUSE. Moline Plow Co., iron. $ 6 77 E. Smith, repairs on roof... 82 12 Huot & Hipwell, slating. 43 00 Richards & Co., supplies. 6 20 Thos. Yates, pipe to well. 243 60 C. T. Warren, painting 8 rooms. 272 00 Bird & Gilbert, curtains. 30 00 Wm. Middleton, labor. 10 50 - $ 094 19 SECOND WARD HOUSE. J. G. Heck, grading lot... $650 00 M. A. Gould, surveying and mapping... 42 25 E. Smith, tiling and nails. 52 85 T. Wirshing, laying tile _ .. 32 75 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 26 59 Wm. Middleton, labor. 3 00 D. Pringle, drayage. 1 00 H. H. Grover, overseeing, etc.. 20 75 Geo. YanWambeck, labor... 75 Chas. Mapes, labor. 2 25 - $ 832 19 WEST WARD HOUSE. T. McClelland, flooring ... . $92 22 Lee & Smith, laying flooring... , 16 86 D. O. Reid, supplies. 9 80 H. L. Bullen, labor.*_. 5 00 $ 123 88 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 9 EAST WARD HOUSE. Bird & Gilbert, curtains. $12 00 E. J. Severance, repairing clock. 1 00 - $ 13 00 Incidental Expenses. CENTRAL HOUSE. E. Smith, supplies, etc.. $ 6 60 C. T. Warren, glazing and painting.. 12 75 Thomas Yates, repairs. 4 40 Davis & Co., repairs......... 3 52 Argillo Works, fire brick. 11 65 T. Wirsing, repairs on furnace .. 17 05 B. Woods, sand and cement. 3 15 H. Herron, labor. 14 87 J. Moore, hedge plants. 75 H. Ritchie, labor. 75 Lee & Smith, repairs... 8 60 J. G. Salisbury, repairs.....:...... 8 00 Hull Brothers, matting.. 7 60 Richards & Sohrbeck, supplies. 3 00 Norling & Co., painting... . 2 08 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 32 10 T. Jewett, supplies. 19 96 Pipe Organ Co., tuning piano. 3 00 J. Aram, iron... 2 00 G. W. Dow, blackboarding. 26 13 Barnard & Leas Mfg. Co., repairs. 1 35 E. J. Severance, repairs on clock. 1 00 Geo. Schlotfeldt, labor. 50 H. H. Grover, freights and supervision. 18 55 - $ 209 36 SECOND WARD HOUSE. H. H. Grover, expense to Chicago and Muscatine. $28 62 L. B. Kuhn, copying specifications. 7 00 Journal of Commerce, advertisement... 10 10 Union Printing Co., advertisement. 4 20 S. Kennedy, advertisement. 3 60 - $ 53 52 WEST WARD HOUSE. D. O. Reid, repairs and supplies. $12 20 E. Smith, repairs and supplies. 3 75 H. L. Bullen, sundries _ h . 12 23 Hull Brothers, matting. 3 40 J. F. Forsberg, labor... 1 00 Dimock, Gould & Co., pickets. 2 20 --— | 34 78 10 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. EAST WARD HOUSE. W. C. Bennett, mowing lot. $3 00 J. G. Salisbury, repairs. 2 75 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber... 1 16 E. Smith, repairs . 4 50 - $ 11 41 General Ineidental Expenses. Trustees Congregational Church. $20 00 W. S. Mack, census. 40 00 W. S. Mack, sundry expenses.... 13 85 D. Gordon, running level...;. 2 00 Union Printing Co., advertisement. 3 90 E. Smith, sundries... 2 35 T. Dunn, wire and lock. 1 70 L. Cralle, drayage.. 5 75 F. McDonald, labor. 1 00 A. Peterson, expense at Lutheran Church.. 10 30 N. H. Cederberg, bracket.. 5 00 H. Harwood, livery.:__ 3 00 Hull Bros., matting... 10 33 A. S. Cartwright, Judge of Election... 3 00 H. L. Bullen, Judge of Election. 6 00 H. J. Hull, Judge of Election. 3 00 H. H. Grover, Clerk of Election.. 6 00 H. H. Grover, office rent, etc.. 19 95 H. H. Grover, trip to Chicago, etc. 15 00 '-$ 172 13 Text Books. Richards & Co.. $0 65 -$ 65 Reference Books. H. H. Grover, extract State Laws $0 70 - $ 70 Apparatus. Andrews & Co., globe.. $50 15 Chas. Piper, battery, etc. 32 50 - $ 82 65 Natural History. Frank Schrader, birds.. $ 9 00 Dyke & Trautner, stand.. 6 60 W. S. Mack, birds. 35 00 W. S. Mack, rabbit... : . 3 00 53 60 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 11 Recapitulation. Salaries Superintendent and Teachers. $10,226 57 Salary of Secretary. 150 00 Salary of Janitors. 1,095 25 Furniture and fixtures. 53 53 Stationery and supplies. 252 16 General supplies 128 95 Fuel 669 45 -$12,575 91 IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. Central House.... $ 694 19 Second Ward House. 832 19 West Ward House. 123 88 Eastward House 13 00 -$ 1,663 26 INCIDENTAL EXPENSE. Central House. $ 209 36 Second Ward House. 53 52 West Ward House. 34 78 East Ward House. 11 41 General expense 172 13 -$ 481 20 SECOND WARD HOUSE. J. W. Ross, architect, plans, etc.. $ 100 00 $ 100 00 Text Books. 65 Reference Books... . 70 Apparatus. 82 65 Natural History, birds and animals . 53 60 -$ 137 60 Total... f .$14,957 97 TUITION FUND. Balance reported last year.. $409 22 Tuitions collected.... 266 50 Fines collected. 3 22 Total... $ 678 94 Paid for reference books._•. $ 70 Paid for apparatus. 82 65 Paid for birds and animals. 53 60 Total. $ 136 95 Balance in hands of School Treasurer...$ 541 99 12 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Bonds. Bonds unpaid and maturing July 1, 1882 $ 2,515 00 Abstract of Report of School Treasurer , for the year ending March 31, 1881. RECEIPTS. Bal.onhandApr. 1,1880..$ 3,511 50 Taxes per collectors.. 25,253 18 Taxes per Co. Treas.. 3.463 22 Tuitions per Secretary... 231 30 Rebate, bill T. Yates_ 3 00 State funds_ . . 3,947 17 Township funds. 255 87 Total.$36,665 24 DISBURSEMENTS. Gen’l exp. on orders.$14,134 82 Bonds paid.. 4,000 00 Interest paid on bonds... 1,051 50 Com. to Tp. Treas.. 146 76 Bal. on hand Apr. i, ’81 17,332 16 Total.$36,665 24 $12,500 00 Amount on hand at this date MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 13 Superintendent’s Report. To the Board op Education: Gentlemen :—I liave the honor to submit my third annual report of the Public Schools of Moline. STATISTICS. The statistical tables which accompany it show a steady increase in average enrollment, and the customary regularity and punctuality of at¬ tendance, which we are pleased to notice, are due to a manifest feeling of responsibility on the part of pupils, rather than to the practice of arbitrary methods on the part of teachers. Although regularity and punctuality of attendance in any school reflect to a considerable extent the interest which pupils take in the school and the work pursued there, as well as the gen¬ eral sentiment of the community for whose advantage the schools are main¬ tained, we are nevertheless aware that such statistics alone have a limited significance as indicating the employment of the best methods, and the pursuit of a course of study adapted to the capacity and wants of the pu¬ pil, such as will make him a self-sustaining and valuable member of so¬ ciety. In order to determine fairly whether the methods and aims of the school are rational, and tend to confer upon the recipient what is most de¬ sirable for him and the community, we must go deeper than tables of sta¬ tistics ; we must examine the actual results obtained, not in the training of a single pupil or class, but in the school regarded as a unit. An estimate based on anything short of this is worthless, and deserving of no consid¬ eration. Whether our schools will bear this test or not, we leave to the commu¬ nity to determine. It is the privilege and duty of every parent to inform himself of the progress his children are making in school. We could not conceal the results if we would. We are convinced however that there is a science of education which continually reveals to the observer new phenomena and new relations, and that the study of these phenomena and their relations will ever suggest new and better methods. We have considered it our duty to adopt these whenever satisfied of their value, and never expect to become conservative enough to believe that any human method of whatever nature, has been most highly developed or most beneficently applied, and least of all such as concern that most wonderful object, the human mind. 14 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, By comparing the number of pupils enrolled in the public day and night schools (see table, page 18) and in private schools—between 250 and 300—with the number of school-age as shown by the last school census (same page), it will be seen that only a very small proportion of those of school age did not attend school a longer or shorter period during the year. Very few places of this size can show an enrollment in their public schools of so great a proportion of the children of school age. There can be very little illiteracy among the youth of a community when these items ap¬ proach so closely. NIGHT SCHOOL. The Night School was conducted fourteen instead of twelve weeks, the enrollment reaching 126, sixteen more than last year. The lengthening of the session to two hours; the opening of a room in the West Ward build¬ ing ; the oral instruction in U. S. History and Geography, and the more thorough and systematic arrangement of the work with reference to econ¬ omy of time and labor, added greatly to the efficiency of the school. That the night school has ceased to be an experiment, and should be recognized as a permanent feature of our school system, is plainly shown by the experience of the past two winters. In order however to reach that large class for whom this school was established, and to hold them during successive winters, great care must be taken in the selection of teachers. The pupils of the night school, unlike those of the day schools, have little or no time for preparation. More or less exhausted by the day’s labor, they enter the school-room with little inclination to work. To create such an interest, and to stimulate them to such mental effort as will lead them to forget their weariness; to so arrange the time of study and recitations, and to so conduct the recitations in the brief time allotted, as to advance the pupil in the subjects pursued, requires consummate tact, continual ac¬ tivity, and great personal magnetism—qualities which every teacher should possess, but absolutely indispensable to the successful night-school teacher. Following are the regulations adopted by the Board last winter, for the government of the night school: THE SCHOOL. 1. The session shall be from seven to nine o’clock. 2. The text books shall be the same as those used in the day schools. 3. Instruction shall be given from text books in Reading, Spelling, Writing and Arithmetic. 4. Oral instruction shall be given in Social and Business Letter Forms, in Geography, U. S. History and Government. 5. The first four evenings of the week, the time shall be allotted as nearly as possible as follows: Study, 20 minutes; Reading, 35 minutes; Arithmetic, 35 minutes; Spelling, 10 minutes; Writing, 20 minutes. The last evening:—Study, 20 minutes; Reading, 40 min¬ utes; Oral Work, 60 minutes. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 15 THE PUPILS. 1. No pupil shall be admitted to the night school who is under 12 years of age, or who - attends the day school. 2. Pupils shall supply themselves with the necessary books and other appliances re¬ quired for the work. 3. They shall be prompt and regular in attendance, and shall carefully observe the rules of the school. 4. They must present satisfactory excuses for absence, and failing to do so, shall, after three evenings absence, be suspended until restored by the Superindendent. 5. They shall go to and from school, and shall pass through the halls In an orderly manner. 6. They shall take good care of desks and all other school property. 7. They shall be tidy in dress and person. 8. They shall yield prompt and cheerful obedience to teachers, and shall devote themselves to earnest and faithful work in school. THE TEACHERS. 1. Teachers shall be in their rooms and take charge of them by 7 o’clock. 2. They shall see that pupils begin work promptly at the above time. 3. They shall carefully grade pupils, assign them seats and require them to keep these seats until changed by the teacher. 4. They shall make all instruction and exercises as practicable as possible. 5. They shall give as much individual drill as circumstances will permit. 6. They shall see that the crayons are collected and the boards cleaned before leav¬ ing the school room. 7. They shall have the power to suspend disorderly and impudent pupils at once without controversy. 8. They shall keep a careful record of nightly attendance; make out monthly sched¬ ules, and such other reports as are required by the Board. HALF-DAY SESSIONS. The-half day plan was followed five months of last year in the Prima ries of Central Building and in A Room of East Ward. Although this plan was adopted as a necessity, there being from ten to twenty more pu¬ pils than desks in these rooms, it has been found to be no detriment to progress in studies. By dividing the school, and allowing one-half to come in the morning and the other half in the afternoon, the teacher is en¬ abled to give his undivided attention to a class of thirty to forty pupils, and is relieved of the responsibility of governing a large body of pupils in an overcrowded and ill ventilated room. In many cities the half-day plan has been permanently adopted, being found, omitting all other considerations, to be an economical advantage. While this is doubtless true, we see, nevertheless, in cities of this, size a serious objection to pupils attending school only a half-day, viz: that the other half-day the boys, at least, are on the streets. We are satisfied that it is better for a boy to be in school doing absolutely nothing, than to be ex¬ posed to the contaminating and degrading associations of the street. Ne¬ cessity may compel the adoption of this plan as a temporary expedient, but 16 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, we are sure that as long as the moral influence of the school is considered of primary importance, it never can become a permanent feature; not, at least, until parents exercise those legitimate functions which the school, for its own interest and that of the community, has for some time assumed. DRAWING. The introduction of Prang’s Text Books of Drawing, in January, placed this important subject on a footing with the other prescribed branches. At the close of the winter term, after the subject had been pur¬ sued twelve weeks, specimens were obtained from all the grades and exhib¬ ited with the manuscripts of the yearly examinations. This w r as done more for the purpose of future comparison, than with the expectation of obtaining anything of striking artistic merit. The specimens however in¬ dicated marked progress, and revealed plainly the logical development and practical nature of the system. Steps have been taken to familiarize the teachers with the general scope and details of the work, and exercises suggested for practice in exe¬ cution. Miss Abbie White, of the Boston Art Normal School, who has visited the schools on two different occasions, has rendered valuable assist¬ ance by giving model lessons in each room, and by explaining to teachers the industrial features of the system, and the fundamental principles of design. The successful teaching of any subject presupposes and demands preparation on the part of the teacher. Drawing is no exception, and the fact that up to this time it has formed no part of the curricula of most schools, renders it almost impossible, especially in the West, to find teachers who have had any previous training in it, or any experience in teaching it. Some time must elapse, therefore, before we can hope to attain the profi¬ ciency of Massachusetts, in whose normal and common schools drawing has been regarded for several years as fundamental as arithmetic. Walter Smith, State Director of Drawing in Massachusetts, a graduate of, and for some time teacher in, the famous South Kensington Art Training School, London, defines his position on the subject of industrial drawing in public schools by the following propositions: 1. All children who can be taught to read, write and cipher, can be taught to draw. 2. As an elementary subject it should be taught by the regular teach¬ ers, and not by special instructors. 8. Educationally drawing should be regarded as a means for the study of other subjects, such as geography, history, mechanics, design, etc. 4. The practice of drawing is necessary to the possession of taste and skill in industry, and is therefore the common element of education for creating an enjoyment of the beautiful, and for a profitable, practical life. 5. Drawing may take its place in the public schools as an element of, MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 17 and not as a specialty in, education, at* as little cost as any other equally useful branch of instruction, with the prospect that at a future time as many persons will be able to draw well, as can now read and write well, and as large a proportion be able to design well, as to produce a good English composition. The rapid development of all branches of American manufacturing industry, and the relation that the education of the eye and hand, and con¬ sequent knowledge and execution of forms, bear to “ skill in industry and taste in design,” have opened up a wide field for the exercise of artistic talent. The application of art to industry has created a demand for more general facilities for art, education than are afforded by the few academies and museums of our large cities, and the public school is being recognized as the true medium through which to impart a technical knowledge of art to the masses. Drawing is the foundation not only of industrial art, but of all art ed¬ ucation. “ It is as useful to the mason, carpenter, goldsmith, potter, engrav¬ er and other artisans as are the respective tools of their trades; to the artist it is the alphabet and grammar of his language.” Not everyone who draws can become an artist, but everyone who can draw adds to his capac¬ ity for work; gains for his hand facility and skill, and for his mind new ideas of classification, of beauty, harmony and proportion. We have seen fit to omit many minor subjects of interest that we might dwell at length upon topics which we consider of primary importance at this time. These we respectfully submit to your consideration. W. S. MACK, Supt. Schools. 18 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. CENSUS REPORT OF 1880-’81. SUB-DISTRICTS. Five Years of Age. Under 6 Yrs. Bet. 6 and 21. Under 21 Yrs. Population. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. East... 27 89 84 173 152 151 303 241 235 476 946 Central... 56 207 195 402 406 454 860 613 649 1262 3003 West.. 85 291 311 602 392 461 853 683 772 1455 3061 Totals.. 168 587 590 1177 950 1086 2016 1537 1656 3193 7010 Totals last year. 151 536 529 1065 838 887 1725 1374 1416 2790 6105 Gain. 17 51 61 112 112 179 291 163 240 403 905 Loss.- YEARLY ENROLLMENT IN DAY SCHOOL BY ROOMS; ALSO ENROLLMENT IN NIGHT SCHOOL. SCHOOLS. A Room. B Room. C Room. D Room. E Room. F Room. G Room. H Room. Gram. Room. High School. Total. 1 Boys... 56 42 49 37 38 42 14 22 17 49 366 Central.. Girls .. 50 43 38 38 34 31 38 38 34 25 369 Both .. 106 85 87 75 72 73 52 60 51 74 735 Boys... 38 34 37 27 28 27 16 28 235 West Ward. Girls 33 33 29 39 25 29 24 30 9142 Both .. 11 67 66 66 53 56 40 58 477 Boys... 63 33 96 East Ward.. Girls .- 48 23 71 Both .. 111 56 167 Boys... 697 Total in Day Soh’l. Girls .. 682 Both .. 1379 Boys... 114 Night School. Girls _. 12 Both .. 126 Boys..- 811 Total in all Sch’ls Girls .. 694 Both .. 1505 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 19 SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCE. The following is a summary of the attendance in the different schools for each school month of the year: CENTRAL SCHOOL. MONTH. Whole Number Enrolled. Average Number Belonging. Average Daily Attendance. Per cent, of Attend, on Av. No. Belonging. No. of Cases of Tardiness. No. neither Ab¬ sent nor Tardy. September, 1880..-- 590 ' 558.9 525.3 94 33 253 October, “ —:. 604 580.8 550.9 94.8 25 297 November, “ . 598 576.9 544.3 94.3 36 285 December, “ . 589 581.3 539.3 92.8 37 290 January, 1881. 611 590.2 552.8 93.6 54 241 February, “ ... 597 576 530.8 92.1 31 234 March, “ . 563 547.7 503.8 92 22 176 April, “ . 565 528.3 485.2 92 10 210 May, “ . 506 470.2 433.1 92.1 14 150 Average.. 580.3 556.7 518.3 93.1 29.1 237.3 WEST WARD SCHOOL. September, 1880-- 403 385.1 370.4 96.2 17 166 October, “.. 402 386.8 371 96 17 185 November, “ .. 407 392.7 371.1 94.4 14 184 December, “ . 381 375.3 356.1 94.8 20 179 January, 1881.— 425 407.6 380.4 93.3 64 126 February, “ .. 418 402.1 372.8 92.7 44 149 March, “. 396 381.6 355.2 93.1 20 98 April. “.. 381 367.8 344.3 93.6 29 148 May, “__ 363 346.6 319 92.3 20 96 Average... 397.3 382.8 360 94 27.2 147.8 EAST WARD SCHOOL. September, 1880. 123 113,1 104.3 92.2 19 31 October, “ . 128 121 111.4 92 9 34 November, “ . 121 110.2 100.4 91,1 16 39 December, “ .. 107 102.9 95.1 92.4 12 45 January, 1881. 109 104.4 94.3 90.3 17 37 February, “ . 109 101.7 89.2 88 9 38 March, “ . 85 77.7 70.9 91.1 6 24 April, “ . 104 95.6 85.8 90 • 13 24 May, 90 85.6 78.9 92.1 9 31 Average... 108.4 101.3 92.2 91 12.2 33.6 20 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Summary of Attendance—Continued. TOTALS. MONTH. Whole Number Enrolled. Average Number Belonging. Average Daily Attendance. Per cent, of Attend, on Av. No. Belonging. No. Cases of Tardiness. No. neither Ab¬ sent nor Tardy. September, 1880.— 1116 1057.1 1000 94.6 69 450 October, “ .— 1134 1088.6 1033 95 51 516 November, “ . 1126 1079.8 1015.8 94 66 508 December, “ . 1077 1059.5 990.5 93.5 69 514 January, 1881.. 1145 1102.2 1027.5 93.2 135 404 February, “ . 1124 1079.8 992.8 91 84 421 March, “ ... 1044 1007 930 92.2 48 300 April, “ . 1052 991.7 915.3 92.3 52 382 May. “ .. 959 902.4 831 92 43 277 Average.-... 1086.3 1040.9 970.6 93.3 68.5 419 COMPARATIVE STATISTICS. 1879-’80. 1880- ’81. No. of persons in district between 6 and 21 years of age. 1,725 2,016 Total enrollment. 1,392 1,379 Average enrollment. 1,042 1,086 Average number belonging. 990 1,041 Average daily attendance... 937 971 Per cent, of attendance . 94.3 93.3 Average monthly tardiness. 88.4 68.5 Average number neither absent nor tardy per month.... 463.5 419 No. schools exclusive of High School. 19 19 No. teachers, including those in High School_ 21 21 Average No. pupils to each school per month, based on average monthly enrollment, High School not included. . 57.4 Ditto, High School included... 52 57.2 Total salaries. $11,139.16 $11,471.82 Teachers’ salaries. 9,895.98 10,226.57 Total expenses, excluding bonds and interest. 13,632.07 14,957.97 Cost per pupil for teaching and superintending : On average enrollment.... 9.50 9.42 On average number belonging. 10.00 9.82 On average daily attendance. 10.49 10.53 Cost per pupil for all expenses, excluding bonds and interest: On average enrollment. 13.08 13.77 On average number belonging. 13.77 14.37 On average daily attendance. 14.54 15.40 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 21 ROLL OF HONOR. Pupils neither absent nor tardy during the entire year: EMMA COOPER. LIZZIE HEALD. LOTTIE PROSEUS. SAMUEL BEATTY. LILLIE LOUTH. ARTHUR WILSON. MATTIE WELLS. HATTIE WELLS. FRED HOLT. OSCAR WILSON. GRACE DONAHY. MARY WILSON. JOE. CHRISTY. FRANK KUHL. ADDIE WHEELOCK. JENNIE CHRISTY. ANNIE SWANSON. LAURA BELDING. JOHN OLSEN. NORA SHUPE. EVA YOUNG. JENNIE BENGSTON. ROLLO McCOY. ELMORE NELSON. LAMONT SHUPE. MARY BENGSTON. CLARENCE PIERCE. Pupils tardy once, hut not absent: JESSIE CHRISTY. ARTHUR McCORRISON. TINA MARGRAFF. Pupils absent one half-day, but not tardy: EMMA ARON. ARTHUR MERRIMAN JENNIE LUND BERG. THEODORE BRETT. MINNIE TIETGEN. MATTIE HEMENWAY. AMY KNOX. FRANK SONDBERG. FRED. BENGSTCN. VICTOR LANGSTROM. Pupils absent one day, but not tardy: MAY WATT. LOUISA FRIBERG. THEODORE PETERSON. WILLIE ALSTERLUND. ALFRED ANDERSON. ANNA ROSENDAHL. DAISY BULLEN. JOHN INGRAM. NETTIE LOFQUIST. ROSE TRUMBLE. TILLIE HIRSCH. DARWIN FISH. WILLIE ENTRIKIN. RICHARD FISH. MINNIE KUHL. GUSTA ANDERSON. ALMA WILLIAMS. ALICE TRUMBLE. HILDA HEIDEN. IDA LYSELL. Pupils absent one half - day, and tardy once: FRED. CHRISTY. CHARLIE SHELLBERG. Lizzie Heald, Sammie Beatty, Mattie Wells, Hattie Wells, Frank Kuhl and Grace Donahy have attended school two years without being absent or tardy. Jessie Christy has attended school two years without being absent, and has been tardy only once. Eva Young has attended school two years without being tardy, and has been ab¬ sent only a half-day. 22 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, GRADUATES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. f FRANK H. WILLIAMS. EMMA F. JENKINS. LAURA C. LONG. 1876. NELLIE (NOURSE) TILLINGHAST. ELLA (JACKSON) HYDE. KIT TIE (YOORHEES) ** 77 : FRANK C. HARTZELL. SARAH A. CORNWALL. LUCY AINSWORTH. ALICE (CRAWFORD) CORNWALL. FANNIE A. HUNTOON. *HATT1E J. McKEEVER. 1878. EDWARD S. JOHNSON. MARY KNOWLES. LALLAH (GUNNELL) DREW. MAY SCHOBY. NELLIE JOSLYN. LILLIE E. SWAN. STELLA B. VINCENT. MINNIE F. STEPHENS. ALLIE L. BRETT. EMILY (KERNS) McCURDY. EMMA L. PROSEUS. ALMA (LIND) SWANSON. C. MAY DOW. / MARY TYRRELL. 1 s 79- MURRAY ARENSHIELD. MAGGIE (ARCULARIUS) COX. ELLA (ARCULARIUS) RATHBURN. LILLIE M. WILSON. EUNICE (BEAL) COOPER. MINNIE 0. OLSEN. M. NETTIE SHIELDS. NELLIE A. PATCH. ELLA W. LIVINGSTONE. LYDIA MORGAN. ALICE (SWANSON) HUBBARD. MARY E. BULLEN. GERTIE M. WATERS. RUTH (SADLER) THOMAS. I 880 . KATE GRENNELL. ANNA LARSON. LIZZIE NYE. NATHAN TYRRELL. JESSIE HEALY. ALICE MORRISON. MARY CHASE. FRANK KNOWLES. I 88l . ELEANOR M. VITZTHUM, FANNIE KNOWLES. HANNAH KNEBERG. NELLIE H. MANGOLD. Total.. NELLIE HANSON. EMMA L. COOPER. SADIE L. BARKER. GEORGE W. CRAMPTON. . 56 ♦Deceased. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 23 IN MEMORIAM. HATTIE J. McKEEVER. “There is no death! What seems so is transition. This life of mortal breath Is but the suburb of the life elysian Whose portal we call Death.” Friends : — For the first time in its history our society has been called upon to mourn a sister. We now grieve for one whose life was an inspiration, standing as she did upon the threshold of a noble womanhood, whose promise was as brilliant and as great as her character was earnest and aspiring. So lately with us, now taken away, we cannot as yet realize the full meas¬ ure of our loss; yet it is true that the sacred precincts of our loved fraternity will know her bright face no more. Although no longer with us, still to her memory will ever cling the high esteem of all who knew her, and her presence will be henceforth felt in the noble character which she left for our emulation. “Oh, what a shadow o’er the heart is flung, When peals the requiem of the loved and young.” The shock may pass away, but her sweet life will ever endure in our remembrance. Its genial and ennobling influence will abide with us while virtue shall be respected and worth honored. Extending our deepest sympathy to her sorrowing relatives and friends, and especially to Tier bereaved parents on whom has fallen a double loss, in token of respect and affection, be it Resolved, By the Alumni, that copies of this memorial be sent to her relatives and preserved in our annals. June 18, 1881. Sarah Cornwall, Fannie Huntoon, Alice Cornwall, Lucy Ainsworth, H. Frank Hartzell, >• Committee. 24 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OF STUDY. EIRST YEAH. FIRST TERM. (15 weeks.) SECOND TERM. (12 weeks.) THIRD TERM. (9 weeks.) Algebra. Eng. Analysis. Pliys. Geography. Spelling. Algebra. Eng. Anal. 6 w. Bot. Phys. Geography. Spelling. Algebra. Botany. Phys. Geography. Spelling. SECONO YEAH. Geometry. Botany 8 w. Phys. Eng. Composition. Spelling. Geometry. Physiology. Eng. Composition. Spelling. Geometry. Zoology. Eng. Composition. Spelling. THIRD YEAH. Arithmetic. Zoology. Eng. Composition. Spelling. Book Keeping. Ancient History. Eng. Composition. Spelling. Nat. Philosophy. Mediaeval History. Civil Govt. Spelling. FOURTH YEAH. Nat. Philosophy. Modern History. Eng. Literature. Chemistry. Moral Science. Eng. Literature. Chemistry. Essay Writing. Eng. Literature. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 25 TEXT BOOKS. The following is a list of text books prescribed by the Board of Edu¬ cation for use in the schools: Appleton Readers. Hagar’s Arithmetics. Swinton’s Geographies. Guyot’s Physical Geography. Greene’s Outlines English Grammar. Prang’s System of Drawing. Tenney’s Zoology. Gray’s How Plants Grow. Hitchcock’s Physiology. Norton’s Natural Philosophy. Cooley’s Chemistry. Loomis’ Algebra. Loomis’ Geometry. Ridpath’s U. S. History. Swinton’s Outlines of Universal History. Townsend’s Civil Government. Kellogg’s Rhetoric. Peabody’s Moral Science. 20 REPORT OP BOARD OF EDUCATION. Rules and Regulations t OP BOARD OF EDUCATION. 1. Organization and Officers. The members of the Board shall meet annually upon the first Monday following the school election, and organize by electing a President and a Secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for one year, and until their successors are duly elected, unless sooner removed by the Board. Elections shall be by ballot, and a majority of all the votes cast shall be necessary to elect. 2. Duties of the President. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the Board, preserve order, enforce the rules, sign all bonds, notes, agreements, or leases, ordered to be executed by this Board; sign all orders drawn on the Treasurer, and on or before the first regular meeting after the organi¬ zation of the Board shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Board, the following committees, namely: (1) . A committee of three on School Grounds and Buildings. (2) . A committee of three on Supplies. (3) . A committee of three on Teachers and Finance. In the absence or inability of the President, a President pro tem shall be chosen by the Board, who shall for the time being exercise all the au¬ thority, and perform all the duties of the President. 3. Duties of the Secretary. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a complete record of the proceedings of the Board, as well as the receipts and expenditures, in such book and in such a manner as the Board may prescribe. He shall sign all documents requiring the signature of the President, and notify all members in due time of all special meetings. He shall take into his possession all books, papers, and other documents belonging to the district and held in charge by the Board, and safely keep the same in such places as they may indicate, subject at all times to their order, or the examination by any member thereof, and lay before the Board at their next meeting all letters and otner documents that may come to him for that purpose. He shall refer all bills and claims presented to the Board to their respective com¬ mittees to be audited, and, when ordered paid, shall draw orders on the Treasurer for the payment of the same. He shall keep stubs of all orders issued, stating thereon the party to whom and the purpose for which such MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 27 order was issued, the amount thereof, and the fund on which the same was drawn. He shall hold his books, records and accounts at all times subject to the inspection of any voter or tax-payer of the district, and annually prepare and publish the report required by the school law, together with such other items of interest and information as the Board may direct. He shall make out and collect all bills, receive all moneys due from incidental sources, and pay over the same to the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. He shall register the names and address of nil applicants for positions in the scli"ols, and, under the direction of the Committee on Supplies, pro¬ cure all necessary registers, books of record, blanks, etc., for the use of teachers and pupils; shall meet the teachers . t their regular monthly meet¬ ing, and deliver to them their orders, taking their receipt therefoy and per¬ form all other duties generally incumbent upon such officer. 4. Committee on Grounds and Jiwildings. \ It shall be the duty of this committee to take special charge of the school grounds and the buildings thereon, to examine them yearly (and oftener if required), and report to the Board what improvement.;, repairs or alterations may be necessary, furnishing an estimate of the cost of the same. 5. Committee on Supplies. This committee shall have special direction of the purchase of all ap¬ paratus, books of reference, furniture, fuel and general supplies used in and about the schools, and, with the advice of the Superintendent, shall report to the Board what may, from time to time, be needed, and with their sanc¬ tion, shall, through the Secretary, order all supplies for the various depart¬ ments of the schools. 6. Committee on Teachers and Finance. It shall be the duty of this committee to ascertain, as nearly as possible, what the yearly expenses of the school may be, to consider and report to the Board the amount of salaries of all persons employed by them, and to suggest candidates for all vacancies. MEETINGS AND RULES OF ORDER. 1. The regular meetings—except the yearly—shall be held on the first Monday following the last Saturday of each school month, at eight o’clock p. m., from the first of April to the first of October, and at half past seven o’clock, p. m., the balance of the year. 2. Special meetings may be called at any time by the President, or upon the written request of two members, through the Secretary. 3. A majority of the Board shall be required to constitute a quorum, but a less number may adjourn from time to time. 4. At the appointed hour the President shall call the meeting to order and, as soon as a quorum is present, shall proceed with the business of the meeting in the following order; 28 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, (1) . Reading of the minutes. (2) . Report and Suggestions of Superintendent. (3) . Reports of Standing Committees in order. (4) . Reports of Special Committees. (5) . Communications to the Board. (6) . Bills and Unfinished Business. (7) . New Business. 5. It shall be the duty of the Board at their May meeting to reap¬ point such teachers in their employ as they wish to retain, and notify them of such appointment at or before the close of the term. 6. An examination of applicants for vacant positions will be held in the month of June of each year; notice of such examination, stating posi¬ tion vacant, salary paid, and length of school year, having been previously given to such applicants. Applicants must pass an Oral and Written ex¬ amination in all the branches now required by law, in Theory and Practice of Teaching, and in Constitution of the United States. An average of 75 per cent will entitle applicant to a certificate. The Board may defer examina¬ tion in Botany and Natural Philosophy for a term, in which case an aver¬ age of 85 per cent will be required in other branches. No new appoint¬ ment shall hereafter be made, previous to such an examination. 7. Separate bills must be rendered for articles purchased for each school, and in accordance with the classification and duties of the respect¬ ive committees. 8. Every member present shall vote on all questions, unless excused by the Board. 9. The yeas and nays shall be called and entered on the record when¬ ever demanded by any member of the Board. 10. No member shall retire before the close of the session without permission of the President. 11. Unless Otherwise provided, the rules of order shall be the same as those for the government of deliberative bodies, as laid down in Cushing’s Manual. GENERAL RULES. 1. The school gates shall be unlocked at 8:30 a. m., and kept open until 5 p. m. The school buildings shall be kept locked during the absence of teachers. 2. The sessions shall be from 9 to 12 a. m., and from 1:30 to 4:30 p. m., with a recess of 15 minutes in each session. Prom Nov. 15 to Feb. 14 the afternoon session shall close at 4 o’clock. The primaries shall close one-half hour earlier, except in cases of half-day attendance. 3 New classes shall be formed in the lowest grade of the Primary Department only at the commencement of each term. 4. The books used and the studies pursued shall be such, and only such, as may be authorized by the Board. 5. Non-resident pupils will be admitted to the schools, if there are va¬ cant seats, and shall pay in advance the following rates of tuition: High School, 60 cents per week; Grammar grades, 50 cents per week; Interme¬ diate grades, 40 cents per week; Primary grades, 30 cents per week. Bills of tuition must be paid during the first week of each term. If pupils are afterwards unable to attend, money will be refunded for each week’s ab¬ sence. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 29 DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. 1. The Superintendent shall devote himself exclusively to the duties of his office. He shall exercise a general supervision over all the schools, buildings, etc.; he shall visit all the schools as often as his duties will per¬ mit, and shall give particular attention to the distribution and classifica¬ tion of the pupils in the several schools, and to the apportionment among the classes of the prescribed studies. 2. He shall have authority to appoint such teachers’ meetings, other than the regular monthly meeting, as he may deem proper, for the purpose of conferring with the teachers in respect to the best methods of discipline and instruction. He shall have the privilege of calling together at those meetings such classes of the school as he may wish to employ in illustrat¬ ing the subjects discussed. 3. He shall take charge of and direct all teachers’ meetings, and at the close of each term shall report to the Board all teachers absent or tardy or failing to perform the parts assigned to them. 4. He shall attend the meetings of the Board when required by any member, shall assist at the examination of teachers, shall examine pupils for promotion, shall attend the examinations of the various rooms, or con¬ duct the same, as may from time to time be directed. 5. He shall consolidate the monthly reports of the teachers, and re¬ port the same to the Board at their next meeting, together with such other statistics as may be required, and make such suggestions as may assist the Board in the discharge of their duties. 6. He shall carefully observe the work of each teacher, shall consult and advise with him, and shall promptly report to the Board any teacher inefficient or incompetent to discharge his duties. He must hold the teachers and janitors responsible for the proper discharge of their duties, and will himself be held responsible to the Board for the same. 7. He shall have power to suspend a pupil, but only in case of violent or direct opposition to authority, and for conduct detrimental to the inter¬ ests of the school. When so suspended a pupil can be reinstated only by a vote of the Board, and by making an apology as open as the offense,, and by giving assurance of implicit obedience in the future. 8. He must, when possible, first admonish the pupil, and ask the co¬ operation of the parent or guardian. When suspension takes place, he must notify the parent or guardian, and the Board of the'fact, and the cause of the same. 9. At the close of the school year he shall deposit in the office of the Board all class books, records, registers and schedules used during the year, and make such report of the condition, progress and wants of the schools, as may be required of him. 10. All requirements of scholars or teachers, by the Board, shall be communicated through the Superintendent. 11. The office of Superintendent is on the second floor of High School Building, and his hours shall be from 8 to 10 a. m., and from 4 to 5 P. M. DUTIES OF TEACHERS. 1. It shall be the duty of all teachers to acquaint themselves with the rules prescribed by the Board of Education, and to enforce the same with¬ in their jurisdiction. 30 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, 2. Certificates must be presented to the Secretary of the Board and contracts signed before teachers begin their duties. 3. Teachers must be in their respective school rooms at least twenty minutes before the opening of each session, and five minutes later shall open their rooms for the reception of pupils. Teachers who are not pres¬ ent at the above named time shall report themselves as tardy. 4. They shall call the school to,order promptly at the appointed time, devote themselves during school hours exclusively to the instruction of their pupils, maintain good order, and strictly adhere to the course of study prescribed by the Board. 5. They shall prepare a programme of daily exercises to be kept on the board, and hand a copy to the Superintendent, immediately after the beginning of school in September, and shall promptly notify him of any change therein during the year. 6. They shall have no more important duty than the exercise of con¬ stant supervision over the general conduct of their pupils, and shall on all proper occasions call attention in the most effective manner to the import¬ ance of practicing good habits and manners, both on the school premises and while passing between their homes and the school. 7. They are particularly enjoined to regard the moral and social cult¬ ure of their pupils as not less important than their mental discipline, dis¬ countenancing promptly and emphatically vandalism, falsehood, profanity, cruelty, or any other form of vice. 8. No teacher shall read or announce, or allow to be read or an¬ nounced, any advertisement, or allow any advertisement to be distributed in school, except when authorized by the Superintendent; no teacher shall allow any agent or other person to exhibit in school any book or articles of apparatus, or permit any one to take up the time of the school by lectures of any kind, unless by the consent of the Superintendent. Neither shall contributions for any purpose be taken up, nor shall teachers receive pres¬ ents of money or valuables from pupils under their tuition. 9. No teacher shall send pupils, during school hours, upon errands not strictly pertaining to the business affairs of the school. 10 No teacher shall resign without giving four weeks’ wiitten no¬ tice to the President of the Board; in default of this all compensation for that time may be declared forfeited. 11. Any teacher who finds it necessary to be absent from school on account of sickness, or for any other cause, must send immediate notice of such absence to the Superintendent. 12. Teachers above the primary grades shall make a monthly report to parents and guardians of the attendance, punctuality, deportment and scholarship of all pupils under their instruction. 13. Teachers will be held strictly responsible for any injuries done to their rooms or furniture. They must attend carefully to the ventilation and temperature of their rooms, taking care that pupils are not required to sit in drafts of cold air. 14 They must promptly and neatly make out their schedules, regis¬ ters and reports. 15. They may detain pupils not more than half an hour after school to make up neglected lessons, but no pupil shall'lJts4eprived of a re¬ cess. 16. They are not expected to use text books during such recitations as have not been prepared from text books by pupils, and to use them as little as possible at all times of recitation. 17. They shall promptly report to Superintendent all pupils who re¬ fuse to yield obedience to the rules of the school. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 31 18. Any teacher may, with the consent of the Superintendent, have one half-day in each term to visit other schools for the purpose of observ¬ ing methods of instruction and discipline therein. 19. Teachers temporarily absent on account of sickness shall receive the first week only, one-fourth of their regular pay. 20. All teachers in the employ of the Board shall meet together the last Saturday of each school month, and, under the direction of the Super¬ intendent, devote two hours to the discussion of such matters as pertain to the best interest of the school. They shall meet at such other times as the Superintendent may direct. 21. Each teacher is required to have a copy of these regulations and to read to the scholars, at least once each term, so much as will give them a good understanding of the rules which apply to them, and by which they are governed. DUTIES OF PUPILS. 1. No child who has only a temporary residence in the district for the purpose of attending the public schools shall be received in any school, ex¬ cept by payment of tuition as provided in Section 5 under General Rules. 2. Pupils shall provide themselves with all books, slates and other articles to be used by the class to which they belong. 3. They shall not be allowed to go into any hall higher than their own, to enter the school yard before 8: 30 in the morning, or to remain on the school grounds after dismissal, without permission. 4. They shall promptly pay for any damage they do to the property of other pupils. Any pupil who cuts, marks, or otherwise injures or de¬ faces any school property shall be fined for the same, and shall be liable to suspension, expulsion, or other punishment, according to the nature of the offense. 5. They shall be examined each month in all their studies; also at the end of each term. Pupils absent from the term examination will be ex¬ amined by the Superintendent before they are allowed to rejoin their classes. 6. All pupils in the High and Grammar schools shall pursue three regular studies, unless excused by the Superintendent. 7. Any pupil who falls below seventy per cent two successive months, as indicated by his examinations, shall be transferred to the next lower class. 8. Pupils wishing to omit any prescribed study must obtain permis¬ sion from the Superintendent before doing so. 9. For six half days’ unexcused absence (two tardinesses equal to a half day’s absence), in four consecutive weeks, a pupil shall be sus¬ pended. 10. Pupils suspended for unexcused absence, under previous rule, may be reinstated for the first offense by the Superintendent, for reasons that shall be satisfactory to him. For reinstatement for subsequent suspen¬ sions under that rule, the pupil must apply to the Board. 11. For absence, tardiness, or dismission from school before the time of closing, the pupil must present from parem or guardian an excuse. 12. After two days’ consecutive absence it shall be the duty of the teacher to notify the parent or guardian of such absence, and after three days’ absence to drop the name of such pupil from the roll. 13. Pupils of the High School who complete the prescribed course of 32 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. study and pass a satisfactory examination, shall be entitled to certificates of graduation. 14. A training class may be organized, the members of which shall receive daily instruction in the “ theory of teaching,” and have practice under the eye of a competent critic. 15. Pupils who receive certificates of graduation from the High School and spend a year in the training class, shall be entitled to a certifi¬ cate from the Board of Education, and their claims shall be entitled to the first consideration in filling vacancies in the corps of teachers. DUTIES OF JANITORS. The janitors appointed by the Board are required to keep the rooms well warmed and properly ventilated, daily swept and dusted, and, when necessary, washed; to ring the bells as directed by the Superintendent, to keep the walks free from snow and ice, to make all needed repairs in term time, to keep all out-buildings in good condition, to closely watch and carefully protect all school property in and about the building, and during vacation to make such improvements upon the buildings and grounds as the Board or their committee may direct. NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Moline Public Schools FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1882. I MOLINE, ILLINOIS. MOLINE, ILLINOIS: John H. Poktek, Steam Book and Job Printer. 1882. Board of Education, 1882-83. WM. H. EDWARDS, President. H. H. GROYER, Secretary. WM. T. BALL. W. W. WELLS. W. C. BENNETT. W. K. SLOAN. TERMS EXPIRE. WM. H. EDWARDS, W. C. BENNETT, H. H. GROYER, April, 1883. April, 1884. April, 1885. WM. T. BALL, W. W. WELLS, W. K. SLOAN, STANDING COMMITTEES. GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS. W. C. BENNETT. W. W. WELLS. W. K. SLOAN. SUPPLIES. H. H. GROYER. W. C. BENNETT. W. H. EDWARDS. TEACHERS AND FINANCE, TEXT BOOKS AND COURSE OF STUDY. WM. T. BALL. H. H. GROYER. W. K. SLOAN. Corps of Teachers for 1881-82. W. S. MACK. Superintendent. CENTRAL HOUSE. Miss M. A. KENDALL, Principal High School. Miss F. E. CLARK, Assistant High School. Miss ELLA CLEAVES, First Grammar Room. Miss MARY SEARLE, Second Grammar Room. Miss GERTIE WATERS, First Intermediate Room. Miss MARY WILLIAMS, Second Intermediate Room. Miss EMMA PROSEUS, Third Intermediate Room. Miss F. A. HUNTOON, First Primary Room. Miss J. B. LINN, Second Primary Boom. Miss M. L. HEALY, Third Primary Room. Miss MARY r KNOWLES, Fourth Primary Room. NUMBER TWO. Mr. FRANK W. MOORE, Second Grammar Room. Mr. SAVIL JOHNSTON, Second Grammar Room. Miss CLARA REMLEY, First Intermediate Room. Miss MARY TYRRELL, Second Intermediate Room. Miss E. M. VITZTHUM, First Primary Room. Miss A. L. BRETT, Second Primary Room. Miss ELLEN PRYOR, Third Primary Room. Miss CLARA SEARLE, Fourth Primary Room. NUMBER ONE (WEST WARD). Miss JENNIE RAYC First Intermediate Room. Miss MARY TAGUE, Second Intermediate Room. Miss SARAH CORNWALL, First Primary Room. Miss MAGGIE McCOOL, Second Primary Room. Miss L. D. EVANS, Third Primary Room. Miss A. M. STRAWDER, Fourth Primary Room. NUMBER FOUR (EAST WARD). Miss N. A. PATCH, Intermediate Room. Miss O. R. MASON, Primary Room. NIGrHT SCHOOL. Mr. F. W. MOORE, L. B. KUHN. SPECIAL TEACHERS. Mr. GEO. R. HOUSEL, Music. Mr. L. D. PRESCOATE, Reading. 4 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Report of the Board of Education. In compliance with the requirements of the school law, the Board of Education herewith present their Ninth Annual Report. IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. The improvements made during the year, have been quite ex¬ tensive, and the expenditures have been correspondingly large. The proper preservation of the school buildings required that they should be thoroughly repainted. Bids were solicited, and contracts awarded for painting the exterior of all the houses, painting the ceilings and walls of the third story of the Central House, and the revarnishing of all the grained work of the West Ward and Central Houses. The boilers of the Central House being too small to properly heat the building, were removed, and a sixteen feet steel boiler substituted therefor. The indirect heaters put in by Baker & Smith in 1873 are so badly worn that they are now being removed. A contract has been made with Davis & Co. to put in Gold’s cast iron heaters. The method of ventilating the house will be changed, and the plan which is proving so satisfactory at the new house will be adopted. These changes, it is confidently believed, will afford an ample supply of pure fresh air in all the rooms, and furnish all the heat necessary for the health and comfort of the pupils. NUMBER TWO. The erection of the house for the Second Ward, as indicated in the last report, was carried forward under the personal super¬ vision of the President of the Board as fast as the condition of the weather would permit, and was so far completed that the first and second stories were opened for school purposes at the beginning of the Spring term. Seven rooms were seated, and the eighth is ready for occupation whenever the increase of pupils so demand. The wainscoating, laying of upper floor, hanging of doors and painting of the third story, are yet to be done. Otherwise the building is completed. Owing to the large advance in prices of all kinds of material used, and a correspond¬ ing increase in the cost of all kinds of labor, the cost of the house MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 5 will considerably exceed the estimates made. While the public may be disappointed in the cost of the building, it is believed they have one more thoroughly and substantially built than could have been obtained by contract work. With the improved and somewhat novel method of heating and ventilating, it is conceded to be the best arranged and most complete school building in this vicinity, if not in the state. The grading of the lot is now nearly completed, the fence will be built and the walks laid during the summer, and the trees planted as soon as the season will permit. BONDED DEBT. The balance of the old series of bonds $2,515.00, and $1,500 of the new series, matured 1st of July, and have been paid, or their pay¬ ment provided for. This leaves of the new five percent series, issued $18,000, unsold $3,500. These bonds mature in yearly in¬ stallments of three thousand dollars. TUITION FUND The additions to this fund have been $236.75; disbursements for referance books, maps and charts, and apparatus, $205.15, leaving in the hands of the School Treasurer $573.59. CORPS OF TEACHERS. The opening of the new house materially increased the num¬ ber of our teachers, and helped to swell the amount of our ex¬ penditures for salaries. The work done during the last year will compare favorably with that of any former year, and the prospects are favorable for still more successful work in the future. COURSE OF STUDY. The experience of the past six years demonstrates the unwel¬ come fact that the boys of our higher grades are disposed to leave school, before the completion of the regular course of study. This, perhaps, is to a great degree inevitable in a com¬ munity, like ours, where there are so many inducements of place or profit that help to turn their attention away from books to work. To remedy this evil, and at the same time to furnish better opportunities to those who prefer, or are compelled to enter up¬ on the active duties of life before completing the course as now marked out, the Board have under consideration the adoption of a shorter, or business course of study. Should such a course be adopted, pupils will be permitted to select that line of studies which will best meet their several wants, and upon leaving school will be awarded certificates for the branches persued. TAX LEVY. The constant increase in our school population, and the con¬ sequent demand for additional school facilities, and the necessary increase in amount paid for salaries, forbid any reduction in our 6 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, tax levy for the coming year. The balance of the temporary loan,, unpaid is eighteen hundred dollars. For a fuller statement of the condition of the schools, we refer you to the report of the Super¬ intendent. For a detailed statement of our expenditures we re¬ fer you to the annexed exhibit. Respectfully submitted, WM. H. EDWARDS, H. H. GROVER, President Secretary. EXPENDITU RES. SALARIES. W. S. Mack, Superintendent,.$1,400 00 CENTRAL HOUSE. Miss M. A. Kendall, 7| months. $630 00 Miss F. E. Clark, 8 J months. 555 02 Miss Ella Cleaves, 9 months.. 525 00 Miss Mary Searle, 9 months. 360 00 Miss Gertie Waters, 9 months. 328 60 Miss Mary Williams, 9 months... 450 00 Miss E. Proseus, 9 months. 360 00 Miss F. A. Huntoon, 9 months. 450 00 Miss J. B. Linn, 8 months.. 373 54 Miss M. L. Healy, 9 months. 390 00 Miss M. Knowles, 9 months. 390 00 -$4,812 16 NUMBER TWO. F. W. Moore, & month. $ 22 75 S Johnston, 3 1-10 months. 204 75 Miss C. Remley, 3i months. 175 00 Miss M. Tyrrell, 3i months. 151 67 Miss E. M. Vitzthum, 3i months. 128 34 Miss A. L. Brette, 3J months. 15167 Miss E. Pryor, 3| months. 140 00 Miss C. Searle, 3i months. 140 00 $1,114 18 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 7 WEST WABD. F. W. Moore, 5| months. $357 50 Miss Clara Remley, 5| months. 275 00 Miss M. Tyrrell, 5£ months. 238 33 Miss J. Ray, 4 months. 200 00 Miss M. Tague, 9 months. 450 00 Miss S. Cornwall, 9 months. 450 00 Miss A. L. Brette, 5£ months. 238 33 Miss M. McCool, 3i months. 175 00 Miss E. Pryor, 5 months. * . 198 00 Miss L. D. Evans, 5| months. 262 50 Miss A. M. Strawder, 9 months. 450 00 -$3,294 66 EAST WABD. Miss N. A. Patch, 9 months. $360 00 Miss O. R. Mason, 9 months. 390 00 -$ 750 00 SUBSTITUTES. J. H. Mullineaux. $ 33 32 Mrs. A. M. White. 27 50 Mrs. M. Hillhouse. .. 80 00 Miss Mary Chase. 38 05 - $ 178 87 NIGHT SCHOOLS. F. W. Moore, 3 months L. B. Kuhn, 2f months $ 90 00 82 50 - $ 172 50 SPECIAL TEACHEES. Geo. R. Housel, 8i months. $377 78 L. D. Prescoate. 50 00 - $ 427 78 Salaries.$12,150 15 SECBETABY. H. H. Grover, 1 year 300 00 JANITOBS. Thos. Jewett, 1 year. $638 75 J. Lusk, 6£ months. 248 89 H. P. Pierce, 3| months. 155 40 J. F. Forsberg, 6 months. 224 25 H. Ritchie, 9g months. 112 00 -$1,379 29 Total Salaries.$13,829 44 8 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. Chas. Piper, electric bells, for No. 2. $108 50 H. H. Grover, arm rest. 90 Ed. Knell, office turn., chairs, waste baskets, etc. 90 50 G. W. Dow, teachers tables, thermometers, etc_ 64 75 E. Okerberg, clocks, for No. 2. 63 00 Hull Bros., matting, toweling, etc., for No. 2. 35 71 Stewart & Montgomery, hardware for blinds. 24 52 Davenport Sch. Furt. Co., desks, etc., for No. 2.. 779 45 D. O. Reid, tools, etc.,. 3185 W. H. Edwards, tools, etc. 4 60 E. Smith, hardware, etc. 7 05 L. F. Kerns, wrench, etc. 4 00 J. S. Keator lumber Co., Blinds, for No. 2. 149 50 U. Bortner, and others, blinds, labor, etc., for No 2 24 50 Fred Edwards, varnishing blinds for No. 2. 4 05 William Edwards, varnishing blinds for No. 2... 7 50 -$1,400 38 STATIONERY AND SUPPLIES. Sam Kennedy, reports and printing. $ 73 75 J. H. Porter, blanks, paper, reports and receipts. 34 55 H. H. Grover, stamps, postal cards. 6 00 Moline Paper Co,, paper. 9 25 Richards & Sohrbeck, supplies. 30 10 Egbert, Fidlar & Co., vac. record books. 12 00 J. S. McDonald, stylograph. 3 50 W. S. Mack, stamps, etc. 1 05 Wm. Clendenin, record book. 4 25 -$ 174 45 GENERAL SUPPLIES. Dart’s Sons, bbl. oil. 7 83 H. L. Bullen, ink and stepladder. 12 00 J. H. Porter, drawing paper. 3 00 L. B. Mapes, brooms and soap. 5 55 Yerich Bros., brooms. 3 50 Hull Bros., toweling, etc. 2 65 Wm. Clendenin, book, oil, sponge.. 2 85 Parker & Atwater, chalk... 2 68 G. W. Dow, supplies. 25 00 Richards & Sohrbeck, supplies. 95 60 P. H. Peterson, brooms, etc. 4 25 Holt & Wilson, brooms, etc. 7 30 -$ 172 21 FUEL. Porter & Silvis, coal. $165 06 Mansil, Battersby & Co., coal. 552 82 J. S. Keator, coal. 13 60 D. McEnary, coal. 32 61 Deere & Co., coke. 7 26 Dimock, Gould & Co., splints. 13 50 $ 784 85 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 9 IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS CENTRAL HOUSE. Baker & Smith, repairs, heating apparatus. $ 69 85 C. T. Warren, painting interior third story. 258 00 Norling & Lundahl, painting exterior, varnishing interior, slating, striping boards. 392 05 D. O. Reid, repairs. 9 72 Lee & Hunter, new floors, in play rooms, im¬ provements in labaratory. 225 50 J. S. Keator & Sons, lumber. 35 32 Rock Island Lumber Co., windows. 2 94 J. W. Long, repairs and plastering cellar. 19 55 Woodworth & Gunnell, cement. 2 75 Moline Stove Co., castings. 1 46 J. McEnary, hauling sod. 25 35 Robt. Fuhs and others, labor sodding. 27 54 Wm. H. Edwards, superintending. 15 00 B. Wood, sand. 1 90 Davis & Co., repairs on heaters . 9 65 -$1,096 58 NUMBER TWO. Thos. Dunn & Sons, desk lock. $ 35 G. W. Summey, cutting trees. 1 00 G. W. Heck, teaming, sod, stone, lime. 46 75 John Shalleen, bridge. 10 20 M. A. Gould, surveying lot. 33 25 J. G. Heck, grading contract. 637 18 J. G. Heck, team, sodding, etc. 36 75 Dan McEnary, sodding and grading. 126 95 City of Moline, manure. 32 00 J. Knetsar, digging well. 33 25 Moline Stove Co., castings. 1 40 Norling & Lundahl, striping boards. 12 00 E. H. Barber, cutting sod. 39 60 Deere & Co., iron. 3 02 Hull Bros., matting, towels, etc. 9 85 J. S. Keator Lumber Co., lumber, posts. 10 74 Davis & Co., tiling. 24 16 A. Swanquist, labor, grading, sodding. 2 70 Peter Wilson, labor, grading, sodding. 20 25 W. Swanson, labor, grading, sodding. 36 00 Robt. Fuhs, labor, grading, sodding. 52 47 Geo. Welsh, labor, grading, sodding. 50 87 Phil. Hoenig, labor, grading, sodding. 35 85 John Strueder, labor, grading, sodding. 53 25 N. Olson, labor, grading, sodding. 18 00 John Odh, labor, grading, sodding.. 6 00 J. A. P. Berg, earth. 50 00 Wm. H. Edwards, supervising. 91 50 Wm. H. Edwards, laborers, tiling, etc. 168 82 Ezra Smith, tin, nails, etc., for fence. 2109 $1,663 25 10 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION', NUMBER ONE. C. T. Warren, painting exterior woodwork. $144 10 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 23 16 J. Shalleen, repairs in basement. 22 40 Norling & Lundahl, varnishing interior wood work, striping and slating boards, graining window casing and inside work. 159 85 H. L. Bullen, curtains.. 18 50 W. M. Edwards, painting tin roof. 4 00 E. Heimbeck, paint. 1 35 Ezra Smith, dippers, chains, etc. r ... 134 -$ 374 70 NUMBER FOUR. C. T. Warren, painting outside. $ 79 00 D. Palmer, calsomining interior... 14 00 Wm. Young, ashes for walks... 4 20 Ezra Smith, fence nails. 1 95 -$ 99 15 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. CENTRAL HOUSE. Dan’l. McEnary, teaming, ashes. $ 14 25 H. H. Grover, drayage, sponges, etc. 1 00 T. Jewett, brooms, glass, towels etc . . 15 67 T. Wirsing, repairs on furnace. 2 00 E. J. Severance, repairs on clocks .. 2 00 J. A. P. Berg, repairs. 38 20 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 2 83 E. Smith, files, awls, etc. 2 00 L. F. Kerns, flue scrapers, etc. 3 35 Davis & Co., repairs. 155 Lee & Hunter, sink repairs . 1 00 D. O. Reid, repairs. 85 Robt. Nye, repairs. 175 -- $ 86 45 NUMBER TWO. J. H. Porter, advertisement. $ 8 00 Sam Kennedy, ptg. adv. . 2 50 Gazette, ptg. adv. 15 50 Stewart & Montgomery, rope. 6 45 Moline Pump Co., pump, etc. 12 25 Hull Bros., crash . 2 00 Holt & Wilson, brooms, soap, pails, etc. 6 25 E. Lewis, form of bond. 2 00 E. Smith, pulleys, screws and rope.. 3 03 H. Harwood, livery. 11 00 D. McEnary, manure and ashes.. 63 00 Shelberg & Thropp, ice. 4 50 D. O. Reid, lamps, globes, oil. 6 83 M. A. Gould, estimates. 10 00 M. Kelley, labor on ashes for walks. 8 25 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 11 Moline Mai. Iron Works, ashes for walks. 7 20 Davis & Co., repairs. 2 00 Wm. Edwards, cleaning house. 85 87 Wm Edwards, expense to Clinton and Mascatine 14 30 L. Cralle, drayage. 7 00 -$ 277 93 NUMBER ONE. H. P. Pierce, cleaning house, etc. 5 50 H. E. Bullen, rake, storm door, etc. 33 28 J. H. Wistrand, nails, etc. 2 05 C. T. Warren, glazing. 17 40 D. O. Reid, pipes, globe and labor. 9 40 Moline Pump Co., pump, etc. 10 50 Dan McEnary, sand. 50 E. Smith, pails, cups, etc. 4 07 E. J. Severance, repairs on clocks. 20 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 1 45 J. Huey & Co., brick. 3 20 B. Wood, sand and lime. 1 15 Cassel & Co., repairs. 1 50 J. F. Forsberg, labor, storm door. 50 - $ 90 70 NUMBER FOUR. E. G. White, mowing grounds. 2 00 O. E. Sheeley, repairing plastering. 3 00 E. J. Severance, repairs on clocks. 1 00 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 31 01 Cassel & Co., repairs on stoves. 3 15 Robt. Milholland, glazing. 50 Thomas Dunn, glass. 1 25 -$ 41 91 GENERAL INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Globe Printing Co., binding. 9 25 J. P. Soderstrum, census. 45 00 H. H. Grover, rent of office. 24 75 H. H. Grover, clerk of election, expenses, etc.... 9 38 H. L. Bullen, judge of election, etc. 7 25 James Shaw, seed. 3 75 Geo. Edwards, judge of elections. 6 00 Lee & Hunter, tables, repairs in office. 27 50 A. P. Fisk, drapery. 4 60 W. S. Mack, expenses, drayage, etc. 25 70 Norling & Co., lettering boards. 22 50 Sam Kennedy, printing.... 5 50 A. M. Strawder, expenses... 2 80 J. B. Linn, expenses. 2 33 Wm. H. Edwards, drayage of safe. 100 T. Dunn & Sons, office keys. 1 80 E. Smith, post auger. 4 50 - $ 203 61 TEXT BOOKS. W. S. Mack, supplementary reading matter. 32 60 Richards & Sohrbeck, supmty. reading matter.. 8 85 L. Prang & Co., music T. B. 4 73 $ 46 18. 12 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, MAPS AND CHARTS. G. W Dow, animal charts, maps, etc. $ 84 75 REFEBENCE BOOKS. J. B. McNulty, annuals of cyclopedia. 12 00 D. Montgomery, choice literature. 20 00 G. W. Dow, dictionaries, etc. 45 30 O. S. Cook, supplementary readers. 10 10 E. B. Edwards, reference books. 10 00 W. S. Mack, ref. books, and reading matter. 29 95 APPARATUS. Chas. Piper, galvanometer and magnet. 11 75 W. O. Olmstead, phil. apparatus. 33 07 G. W. Dow, globes, blocks, etc. 20 98 INSURANCE. Gould, Walker &Hemenway, East Ward. $ 18 00 Gould, Walker & Hemenway for No. 2. 87 50 Gilmore, Gleason & Co., for No. 2. 75 00 Wm. E. Stevens, for No. 2. 87 50 Wm. E. Stevens, office furniture. 1 50 HEATING APPARATUS. NUMBER THREE. B. Wood, lime and sand. $ 18 60 Deere & Co., iron. 10 52 Moline Stove Co., iron. 28 34 Schillinger & Trumble. boiler. 985 00 Davis & Co., attachments to, and making con¬ nections with boilers. 347 72 Dan McEnary, sand...• 3 00 A. Hannah, labor. 2 00 J. Huey & Co., brick and setting boiler. 140 95 Wm. H. Edwards, laborers. 59 50 Wm. H. Edwards, carpenters. 7 50 NUMBER TWO. Moline Stove Co., castings. $ 96 00 E. W. Spencer, registers. 104 00 Schillinger & Trumble, fixtures and Boiler. 1029 00 Davis & Co., pipe and labor on heaters. 1787 75 D. O. Reid, tinwork.222 60 L. F. Kerns, ironwork. 78 05 A. Hannah, labor, mason. 26 80 M. Connell, tender. 11 70 Deere & Co., iron. 76 99 Wm. H. Edwards, carpenters and laborers. 58 85 B. Wood, sand and lime. ¥ .. 27 93 J. Huey & Co., brickwork. 195 80 $ 84 75 $ 127 35 $ 65 80 $ 269 50 $1,603 13 $3,715 47 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 13 COLD AIR DUCT. Woodworth & Gunnell, cement.. $ 33 99 G. W. Heck, drawing sand. 9 00 Huey & Co., brick. 165 20 James Knetsar.... 230 00 L. F. Kerns. 1 20 J. S. Keator Lumber Co., lumber. 17 09 B. Wood, sand and lime. 13 50 W. H. Edwards, carpenters. 17 50 -$ 487 48- SECOND WARD HOUSE. PLANS. J. W. Ross, bal. account. $ 51 50 $ 51 50 EXCAVATION. Dan McEnary, contract. $263 20 G. W. Heck, team. 3 00 -$ 266 20 STONE Shellberg & Thropp. $438 20 Tallant, Marble & Stone Co., cut and rubble stone 1411 15 Wm. H. Edwards, unloading barge, hauling stone 161 20 Dan McEnary, hauling stone... 4 00 -$2,014 55 J. A. P. Berg, laying up stone. $659 96 $ 659 96 BRICK WORK J. L. Huey & Co., brick and labor.$6770 50 John Abramsen, brick. 975 00 Meersman Bros., brick... 980 33 - $8,725 83; SAND, LIME AND CEMENT. B. Wood, sand, lime and cement. $816 60 Jas. Nelson, sand. 1100 E. Frazier, lime. 10 00 Woodworth & Gunnell, cement,. 80 85 G. W. Heck, drawing sand, etc. 198 37 Dan McEnary, drawing sand, etc. 30 20 s -$1,147 02" IRON. D. O. Reid, cornice conductors, etc.$1765 54 Downing Bros., cresting for tower. 20 40 L. F. Kerns, iron work. 10147 Schillinger & Trumble, dampers. 6 00 Williams, White & Co., arch iron. 23 75 Deere & Co., iron. 33 02 Moline Plow Co., iron. 54 - $1,950 72- lumber. J. S. Keator Lumber Co., lumber.$3886 52 Moline Plow Co., plank. 3 68 $3,890 20' 14 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, STAIRS. Deere & Co., oak.. $124 50 H. & M. Bunker, stair rail. 155 00 -$ 279 50 DOORS, WINDOWS AND FRAMES. Curtis & Bros., doors and windows. $981 01 Bock Island Lumber Co., doors and windows.... 139 40 J. S. Keator L. Co., doors and windows. 7 75 Library transom. 2 00 -- $1,130 16 HARDWARE AND TILING. Stewart & Montgomery, hardware. $38189 T. Dunn & Sons, nails, etc. 152 24 W. P. Bissell, hardware. 5 20 C. W. Spencer, ventilators. 107 40 E. Smith, hardware and tiling. 79 35 -$ 726 08 SLATING. C. G. Hipwell. $592 47 $ 592 47 PAINTS, OIL AND PAINTING. Moline Plow Co., paints and oil. $130 36 Bichards & Sohrbeck, paints and oil. 105 00 Davenport School Furniture Co. 42 65 Bobt. Milholland, painting. 310 03 -$ 588 04 PLASTERING. J. W. Long, contract.$1475 25 $1,475 25 SUNDRIES. W. H. Edwards, carpenters. $3302 81 W. H. Edwards, laborers. 307 80 W. H. Edwards, janitor, night. 81 00 J. Knetsar, mason. 49 37 Huntoon Bros., sawing. 11 40 _752 38 W. H. Edwards, supt. 8 months. $1,000 00 Interest on temporary loan. $ 212 58 $28,462 44 BECAPITULATION. Salaries, superintendent and teachers.12150 15 Salary, secretary. 300 00 Salary, janitors. 1379 29 -$13,829 44 Furniture and fixtures.$1400 38 Stationery and supplies. 174 45 General supplies. 172 21 Fuel. 784 85 $2,531 89 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 15 IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. $1096 58 1663 25 374 70 117 25 -$3,251 78 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Central House. $ 86 45 Second Ward House. 277 93 First Ward House. 90 70 Fourth Ward House. 41 91 General incidental expense. 203 61 -$ 700 60 Text book. $ 46 18 Maps and charts. 84 75 Reference books. 127 35 Apparatus ... 65 80 - $ 324 08 Insurance. 269 50 Total. $20,907 29 Heating apparatus, number three. 1,603 13 Heating apparatus, number two.$3715 49 Cold air duct, number two. 487 48 -$4,202 97 dboe 71 q qq Cost of No. 2 House. 28^462 44 Total Expenditures . $55,175 83 Central House. Second Ward House First Ward House.. Fourth Ward House TUITION ACCOUNT. Balance reported last year. $541 99 Tuitions collected. 235 50 Fines collected. 125 -$ 778 74 EXPENDED. Paid for reference books. $127 35 Paid for apparatus. 65 80 Paid for maps and charts.:. 12 00 -$ 205 15 Balance in hands of school treasurer. ; . $ 573 59 BONDS Bonds voted, five per cents. Bonds sold and issued.$19500 00 Bond unsold. 3500 00 Old bonds matured. 2515 00 New bonds matured. 1500 00 Total bonds paid 1st of July, 1882. 4015 00 Bonds outstanding and maturing July, 1883 to 86 18000 00 Temporary loan, unpaid. 1800 00 $23,000 00 16 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, ABSTRACT OF REPORT OF SCHOOL TREASURER FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1882. RECEIPTS. Balance 1st Apr. 81... .$17,332 16 Taxes per Co. Treas.. 4,025 23 Taxes, Geo. Pingree.. 20,637 40 Tuitions per Secretary 264 77 Iron, sold. 6 25 State funds. 228 74 Bonds sold . 18,000 00 Temp, loan. 11,000 00 $71,494 55 DISBURSEMENTS. Bonds paid.$ 4,000 00 Interest on bonds paid 651 50 Treas. commission_ 248 35 Loan paid. 3,000 00 Expenditures general, special, new house... 53,082 61 Balance, 31st March, 82 10,512 09 Total $71,494 55- Total MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 17 Superintendent’s Report. To the Board of Education. Gentlemen : I herewith submit my fourth annual report of the Public Schools of Moline. Retrospection for the purpose of determining the value of methods and results, and of drawing conclusions from their contemplation which shall make future efforts more intelligent and conducive to success, is alike the privilege and duty of all. It is only by this re¬ trospective analysis of success and failure that subsequent progress is assured. It is not our purpose however to furnish a detailed ac¬ count of the school work of the past year, or the various methods, new and old, which have been practiced. Conclusions as to the best plan of handling the different subjects of the common school course are briefly outlined in “ Suggestions to Teachers,” and have been derived from careful observation of actual work in our own schools, and from investigation of the reports of many of the leading schools in several different States. These sugges¬ tions assume that the successful teacher of to-day is more than a mere conductor of recitations; that he is an educator, concerned alike with the physical, moral and intellectual welfare of his pupils, and are in¬ troduced here for the purpose of inducing teachers to take a higher view of the subject of teaching. High School : — The time has come when a consideration of the reasonable demands of those sending pupils to the High School, or who contemplate doing so, and respect for the sentiment of the community which supports it, as well as the prosperity and possibly the existence of the school itself, require a change in our course of study. Not only should the course be made acceptable to those who desire for their children an education preparatory to business employments, but it should afford at the same time, for such as desire it, an opportunity of preparing for work in higher educational institutions. In our estima¬ tion this demand can best be supplied by the establishment of two courses; a four years’ course which shall be made by revising our present English course and adding Latin and German ; and a three years’ course embracing a portion of the subjects in our present course and such others as are found in the curricula of the best Business. Colleges. 18 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, It was ascertained early last year that over 50 percent of the pupils in the High School would, with the sanction of their parents, pursue the study of Latin and German if these branches were a part of the course, and several of these pupils subsequently paid for private in¬ struction in these subjects. Many pupils, especially boys, leave school after getting through the Grammar Room or first year in High School, who would remain and complete a three years’ Business Course were one made available. These facts indicate that arrangement of High School work as suggested would not only swell the attendance, but would command the approval of the patrons of the school, and by ac¬ complishing these results give greater character and stability to the High School department. This change could not be made without the employment of an ad¬ ditional teacher, for even with our present four years’ English Course, the labor of conducting twelve recitations a day is much too great a burden for two teachers, and prevents the acccomplishment of the best results. It seems to us important that early action should be taken in this matter, for it is certainly neither economical nor wise to impair the efficiency of the High School, and deny pupils and patrons the privi¬ leges they have a right to expect. Course of Study : — The general course of study should be re¬ vised at an early day. A course was adopted by the Board in 1876, since which time by the natural process of growth many changes have taken place. New subjects have been added, text books changed, and in some instances the grade work varied in order to better adapt it to the capacity of pupils, observation of results and testimony of teachers having demonstrated the expediency of giving some of the prescribed work earlier and some later in the course. We believe a course of study should be developed in the schoolroom and not arbitrarily prescribed for teachers and pupils, and that it should be flexible, affording the experienced teacher an opportunity for the exercise of reasonable option. The best course only maps in a general way the path to be pursued. The work of each grade may be approximated however, and the teacher thereby enabled to do the work of his grade intelligently with reference to the whole. Night School : — There were fifty-three sessions of the Night School last winter, each two hours in length. Two schools were maintained, one in W. Ward and the other in Central building. Up to the holidays and the appearance of small-pox in the city, the attend¬ ance was better than it had been during any previous winter. The postponement of the winter term two week had a tendency to break up the attendance, and the school was continued but a short time af¬ ter the holidays. Although 148 different pupils were enrolled, at least thirty of these were young men and women who had but recently ar¬ rived from Sweden, and being unable to speak or understand English dropped out after attending a few evenings. Again the crowded con- MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 19 dition of the schools the first two weeks caused many to leave, who thought the attention they received did not repay them for the ef¬ fort of attending. jSTo teacher of a night school can do good work with more than thirty pupils, and in the night schools of many of the larger cities the number is limited to twenty. To awaken interest and obtain results the teacher must have time for much individual work, which is not possible with a large school in so short a session (two hours) as that of the night school. Industrial Exhibition : — The interest manifested by pupils and parents in the industrial exhibit made at the close of the winter term, has suggested the advisability of an annual exhibit of this character. Although a short notice was given, and the pupils understood imper¬ fectly what was desired, so many of them responded that the list of ar¬ ticles reached several hundred, the boys working chiefly in wood and iron, making models of various objects ; the girls exhibiting a great variety of needle-work both for ornament and use, as well as many specimens of cookery. By giving pupils due notice and a few general directions, letting them understand that the article must be the product of their own skill, no assistance to be rendered after it is commenced, this exhibit may be made a most valuable permanent feature of school work, with¬ out in any way interfering with what is now being done. It will not only furnish occupation for the long winter evenings, but will open up a wide field for the exercise of the inventive faculties, and for the development of that taste and skill for which the growing industries of the country are creating a greater and greater demand. In conclusion we invite your attention to the accompanying tables, and especially to table V which is a succinct statement of the growth of the school since 1874, the date of the publication of the first pam¬ phlet report. O wing to some misunderstanding regarding the items re¬ quired in the school census, the census of 1882 is not ready for publi¬ cation. We would also call your attention to the “Suggestions to Teachers,” for many points in which we wish to acknowledge our ob¬ ligation to Hamilton J. Todd, Superintendent of the schools of Oak¬ land, California, through whose courtesy a copy of their most excel¬ lent course of study was placed in our hands with permission to use such parts of it as we deemed proper. In many instances the exact language of the course has been used. Respectfully submitted, W. S. MACK, Supt. Schools. 20 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Suggestions to Teachers. General Suggestions for the Guidance of Teachers in Glass- Work, Government, Etc. 1. Classes and Recitations. —The pupils in each room above the lowest primary may be advantageously divided into two sec¬ tions or classes tor the purpose of recitation and study; but the discretion of the teacher must be exercised as to what recitations this division shall include. In Language, Animal, Plant and Human Body Work, and in Drawing and Penmanship it is well to have the \yhole school recite as one class, giving their undivided attention to the teacher. Every teacher should have an established order of exercises' which may be changed during the year according to circum¬ stances of the class. No uniform rule can be established respect¬ ing the frequency or length of recitations. Some part of the time each day must be allowed for study: but the amount to be given depends upon the character of the recitations. When a room is not divided into.sections, the entire school should be allowed time for study, and taught how to study. 2. Recitations and Use of Text Books.— In following the course of study now used in the schools, detailed methods are left to the individual tact and skill of the teacher. Certain results are re¬ quired; but it is not expected that all will reach those results in exactly the same way. The text books are an aid to teachers, but are subordinate to skillful teaching. Examinations will be held within the bounds of topics prescribed in the course, but will not necessarily be confined to the details of the text book. The aim of any recitation should be, to ascertain what a pupil knows and what he does not know of the subject under con¬ sideration. A knowledge of these facts will enable the teacher to give such judicious help as may be necessary. The arrangement of lessons in text books is far from perfect, and the teacher must constantly exercise a wise discrimination, both in assigning MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 21 lessons and in omitting unimportant matter. Frequently, the re¬ citation of an assigned lesson should be brief, the principal part of the time being devoted to explanations and illustrations by the teacher. Written monthly, and occasionally weekly, reviews are important, as affording the best standard of work during these periods. Teachers need not mark daily recitations for it is not desirable that they be made recording clerks for pupils. As soon as pupils become old enough to master prescribed texts, teachers are cautioned against conducting their recitations on the catechetic plan, unless the chief object of the recitation is to lead the pupil to discover what he is unable to ascertain with¬ out the guidance of the teacher. At other times require pupils to recite topically, thereby developing unity of thought and expression. In assigning lessons, encourage pupils to gain as much information as possible from outside sources. Make it your business to know what books in the public and school libraries may be made auxiliary to the topics of the text books and direct pupils to them. By doing this you will lead pupils to study the subject instead of the book, and when the time for recitation comes to tell what they have learned, in their own language, rather than to tell what they have committed, in the stereotyped phraseology of the text book. Teachers are expected to explain each new lesson assigned, so that each pupil may know what he is expected to do at the next recitation. Rules and definitions should be plain, simple and concise, and if deduced by teachers and pupils from the exercises are more valuable than if memorized from the book. Teachers should never proceed with a recitation without the attention of the whole class, nor put questions in regular rotation around the class. Simultaneous recitation should not be resorted to, except for the purpose of giving occasional variety to exercises, of arousing or exciting the class when dull and drowsy, and in certain spelling and elocutionary exercises. 3. Reading. —The art of reading, viz : the correct interpretation and vocal expression of thought, of which words are the signs, is the most important subject taught in our schools. Reading as an art is all that can reasonably be demanded of our common school course, and as such, can be successfully taught only by reading as an exercise. Teach the pupil the art of reading by requiring him to read. He, only, is a good reader, who is able to place before the mind of the listener, as a conception, the thoughts of the writer. As this is to be accomplished on the part of the reader by the use of the vocal organs mainly, the necessity of thoroughly understanding what is to be expressed becomes at once apparent. Among the many aids to the com¬ prehension of a selection, silent reading by the pupils during class exercise will be found one of the best. 22 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Again, in the teaching of reading, teachers must not leave out of account the necessity of careful drill in articulation, inflection, and emphasis, together with the study of the meaning of the words as used in the selection under consideration. The aim is not to make finished elocutionists of pupils, but to teach them to read easily, fluently and understanding^ with perfect pronun¬ ciation, the ordinary compositions occurring in our daily papers, our periodicals, our books of history, travel and biography. Before the pupil attempts to read in the class it is well to ask these questions : Do you understand the meaning of what you are to read ? Do you think you can read it so as to bring the idea of the author to the mind of the hearer ? If he is not ready to answer these questions affirmatively, more study is required. Require pupils to read the lesson as a whole before taking it up in detail. Do not require them to read as an exercise what they do not comprehend. If the selection is too difficult substitute a simpler one, or allow pupils to read from supplemen¬ tary readers, magazines, etc. Teachers should insist on the pupils reading as correctly, and as readily from any text book used in the course as from the reader. It is better that the pupil be a good reader, than that he be able to answer so many questions, merely as questions, propounded by the teacher. Concert reading should be practiced sparingly. Insist on study thereby making reading more than a mere exercise. Vocal drill on the elementary sounds of the language ought to be frequent. Let all mechanical work however be subordinate to the one great object aimed at, the interpretation and expression of thought. 4. Language and Grammar. —The author of a new and most excellent Language series says: “ The value of right formation as compared with reformation is nowhere more noticeable than in acquiring accurate and ready use of one’s own language. An English sentence appropriate to the expression of child- thought presents no difficulty in the way of correct construction that the child cannot be made to meet and master. It is therefore unjust to the child, while professing to educate him, to abandon him during the formative period of his life to the uncertainties of his own undirected and (in'this particular) untrained observation, to the chance that he will imitate correct rather than incorrect speech. A knowledge of forms, their meanings and their re¬ lations is necessary to an intelligent correct use of language. The development of this knowledge, however, should be followed by much practice in original expression. Your test wdll be variety of expression. Variety of expression is evidence of in¬ dividual jjdevelopment and of good teaching. A written repro¬ duction by a class characterized by a [sameness of expression, must be taken as evidence of “rote work,” which in turn is evidence of the lowest grade of teaching. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 23 “Before the child is permitted to make a composition ( oral or written ) be sure that he understands the subject. You may know by having him state it. Do not allow him to talk unless he can state the subject. Let his effort be so to represent the subject by words that the hearer may understand it also. The test of your success will be the ability of the child, not to repeat laws and definitions, but to talk correctly and methodically about any ob¬ ject that he comprehends. ” Language as an art can be acquired only by constant practice and the more persistent and intelligent this practice the more skilful and effective will the art become. The every-day value of language as a means for the clear and effective communication of thought, makes it of paramount importance that much careful attention be given to it in the school. As the possession of tools does not benefit a workman unless he has the skill to use them, so the storing of the mind with knowledge is of no value without the ability to use it. The language course as outlined involves two fundamental principles; the possession of ideas and the expression of them. The first duty of the teacher then is to see that the child is in possession of thought, and the second is to give such instruction and practice that its expression may be ready and intelligent. In this connection let us suggest that nothing is more essential to the successful teaching of children than variety; nor does variety necessarily destroy unity of effort as directed toward the accom¬ plishment of certain definite ends. It is only an adaptation of the work to the nature of the child, thereby making his labor pleasing and the ultimate result more certain. Ample provision is made for this in the language course—the composition work covering simple descriptions of objects (including pictures,) places’and processes; simple narrations of events; epistolary forms of various kinds, and transformation of poetry to prose. Lastly it behooves teachers to see that not a single ungram¬ matical expression by the pupil, no matter when or where made, is permitted to pass unnoticed. Nothing will impress the pupil more with the importance of using correct language, or lead more quickly to careful habits of speech. 5. Abithmetic.— In the primary grades, mental and written arithmetic should be taught by the objective and inductive methods; the mental with objects should precede the written by induction. The true method of imparting to a pupil a clear idea of the value of numbers consist^ of three steps, viz : 1. In perception of numbers represented by objects in sight. 2. The conception of numbers applied to objects not in sight. 3. The conception of numbers not applied to objects. In other words; first physical objects in sight; secondly, concrete number;; and thirdly. 24 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, abstract numbers. A knowledge of the elementary combinations ofjiumbers should be taught in the same manner. A faithful obser¬ vance of this natural order will lead to the best results. Abstract numbers and operations are always reached as the final step. Let pupils make their own definitions after having grasped the idea by concrete illustration. The explanation of definitions, statements, principles, etc., or the learning of them by heart, be¬ fore the thoughts they express are known, robs the pupil of an important means of growth, namely, an opportunity to increase his powers of seeing and thinking. Allow great freedom of ex¬ pression, and encourage the pupil to express the same thought in many different ways, always leading to that form of expression which uses the fewest and simplest words possible. Never tell a pupil anything that he can be led to discover himself. Slowly lead him to comprehend the meaning of terms peculiar to the subject, as, subtract, remainder, multiplicand, factor, numerator, etc., by permitting him at first to use his own words to express the ideas conveyed by those expressions, gradually making the hard terms known by daily association and use. Not only teach processes before rules, but teach rules through processes. By following this order you will see that the pupil is able to solve understanding^ the example or problem (which after all is i he thing to be desired) even if he cannot repeat the rule with proper emphasis and inflection. Bequire the pupils to take great pains with their analyses, making them clear, concise and logical, showing plainly the rela¬ tion of cause to effect. As an aid to good analysis pupils should observe much care in expressing their work, indicating each ope¬ ration and its relation to the whole so clearly that an observer may easily trace the process. Above all things aim to have the pupil understand the principle underlying the solution of an example or problem. Ac¬ curacy and rapidity are greatly to be desired in arithmetical computations, but are valuable only as they facilitate right con¬ clusions, which is possible only, when the principle involved is understood. To test the pupils understanding of principles practice stating problems in as many different ways as possible, employing every variety of phraseology, thereby leading pupils to work from the conditions given, rather than from the form of statement. “No branch taught in the schools more shows the kind and qual¬ ity of the teaching than arithmetic. If the teacher has definite ends to reach, and has the requisite knowledge and skill, there is no branch where the good results can be more evident. Being with¬ out aim, and ignorant of methods, there is no branch where the teacher can do so much to so little purpose.”— Norfolk County Report. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 25 6. Geography.— No study offers a wider and more suggestive field to the teacher than this; yet none is more likely to degener¬ ate into a worse than useless routine of parrot-like repetition. The teacher’s first aim should be to impress on the child the idea that geography is a description of places and objects, with which he is entirely familiar; that maps are not mysterious representa¬ tions of blue, pink and green abstractions, but only another form of something which, with practice he himself can make. If the points of the compass be taught by observing the course of the sun the position of the school room, etc., his only idea of North and South will not be the top and bottom of the map. Our location on the Mississippi affords many facilities for making the teaching of local geography interesting. A trip to Davenport and Bock Island will furnish material for valuable object lessons on this topic, and the windows of many of our school rooms afford similar opportunities which a thoughtful teacher will not fail to improve. At a very early period in his course the pupil should be able to •draw maps of familiar localities, as the school room, school floor, school grounds, city, The Island, township, county, etc., with an understanding of the points of the compass and the relative dis¬ tances of objects. They will not be finished works of art, but will •serve a better purpose than the most carefully engraved speci¬ mens of topograpy by another hand. The boats on the river form a text for teaching to some extent the geography of commerce. Oral lessons should be given em¬ bracing information about the cities and localities visited by these boats, their industries and productions and their distances from us. The trains which leave here on the different railroads traverse regions of hills, mountains, valleys, plains, rivers and lakes dotted with many villages and cities, which are not merely bla°k spots on a map, but real places, fided with people engaged in different industries in which we have an interest. When the geography of foreign countries is studied a similar •course should be pursued. Let the leading aim of the teacher be to avoid abstractions and deal with the subjects presented as realities. Let the lessons be as the name implies, graphic, hold¬ ing up to the perceptions of the pupil a living, moving panorama of the world we inhabit in common with millions of busy people, who are like ourselves in many respects, but possess marked peculiarities of their own, as regards appearance, language, occu¬ pation and religion. Current events as mirrored in the Associated Press dispatches, furnish instructive topics for a geography class, and open a wide field for discussion. Pupils may be requested from time to time to gather from this source and bring to the class items of interest pertaining to various countries, and these may subsequently form the basis of a composition exercise. 26 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, In the hands of an enthusiastic teacher, the text book will be a minor matter, and will be used more as a manual of reference, than a reservoir of facts to be administered in stated portions to the class. Wall maps are a valuable adjunct, and the drawing of maps suggested should be continued and made more critical as the pupils advance. Let the teaching be concrete, not abstract; directed to the per¬ ception and judgment rather than to the memory, and so sugges¬ tive that it will inspire the pupil with a constant desire to inves¬ tigate fields of study so alluring. 7. History.— If history is studied merely as a collection of dates and facts it cannot fail to prove uninteresting, and the time spent upon it will be of small advantage to the pupil, for his mind will not long retain what he has learned without association by a mere act of memory. That history may be a live study, the pupil should be taught to find the causes of the events recorded in the actions of men, and to associate and group these causes and effects; he should be taught that the human nature of yesterday is akin to that of to-day, and that the events of the past are often repeated in the history of the present. History being but a record of what man has accomplished here, biography is one of the most charming forms in which to present it to children. The life of a great man comprises all that is im¬ portant in the history of his times. By teaching history to a great extent through biography, never losing sight of cause and effect, the child will be able to retain the knowledge thus ob¬ tained as a most valuable part of his education. Teach but few dates and see that these are focal. History and geography are mutual aids and should go hand in hand. Keep a map constantly before pupils while pursuing the study of history, and see that they are able to use it intelligently in connection with their work. In connection with history, the pupils of the higher grammar grades should be taught a few lessons upon the theory of our government, as contained in the constitution of the State and of the United States. 8. Spelling and Pronunciation.— The orthography of the Eng¬ lish language is so difficult that it must receive a large share of time and practice in any course of instruction, and in every grade. The spelling book is only an aid to good spelling; the main re¬ liance for forming a 'habit of correct spelling must be on the reading lessons, compositions and other written exercises as pro¬ vided throughout the course. Inasmuch as one’s knowledge of orthography is made evident only when he writes, the spelling exercises should for the most part be written, although not exclusively so. Both eye and ear should lend their aid. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 27 And since spelling must be associated not only with the form, but to a great extent with the sound^ or pronunciation of the word, pronouncing exercises may be conducted with much profit, by selecting lists of words containing vulnerable sounds un¬ marked, and requiring pupils to look up the pronunciation. It is also important that the teachers, pronunciation be as fault¬ less as it is possible to make it. It is absurd to expect pupils to pronounce correctly and talk grammatically when the teacher is careless in these respects. 9. Writing.— The board should be made a most valuable ad¬ junct in teaching writing. It is doubtful if the best results can be obtained without the facilities it offers for illustration. All the members of the class should be made to attend to the same thing* at the same time. Important letters and principles of the copy should be written on the board, correctly and incorrectly, some¬ times by teacher and sometimes by pupils, to illustrate errors and excellencies. Pupils should not depend too much on the teacher, but should be taught to recognize defects and to criticise their own work. In the first lessons the teacher should begin with easy words including the simpler small letters and easy capitals—such as one related on account of some marked similarity of form, as the capitals containing the capital stem. Pupils should also be taught quite early to write their names. Attention should con¬ stantly be called to the relative proportions of letters, spacing,, slant, etc. When pupils begin to write with a pen, especial atten¬ tion should be given to the manner of holding it, as a bad habit formed in the first year is corrected afterwards with great difficulty. 10. Drawing. —The place that drawing has taken and will probab¬ ly hold in our course of study, not as an accomplishment merely, but as a branch of education as important to the development and future usefulness of the child as any of the heretofore so- called fundamental branches, renders it of the greatest impor¬ tance that teachers should spare no pains in acquiring as thorough teaching knowledge of this subject as of those other subjects which most are teaching successfully. While such pre¬ paration implies to a certain extent the training of the hand that it may illustrate forms with facility, it implies still more the cul¬ tivation of the eye and the understanding to an appreciation of form, in order that defects in proportion, combination, symmetry etc., may be quickly detected and the remedy suggested. Again, to lead pupils to the best and highest results, implies a compre¬ hension of the value of drawing as discipline, and as a medium for the communication of thought, no less than a knowledge of its wide-spread application to the varied products of our numerous industries. 28 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, We are aware that to acquire that knowledge of the subject suggested, will require study. It would not be worth teaching if it were otherwise. In the absence of art training schools, and of teachers fitted to teach drawing to teachers, you must rely to a great extent upon your own resources. Study the manuals ac¬ companying the course, and not only the one which explains the work of your particular grade, but all of them. You are not ready to teach the work of any grade until you understand its relation to the whole. Devote some time each week out of school to training the hand. Beginning with book VI, take up the remain¬ ing books of the series in order carefully going over exercises in each as directed by the manual. Lastly we would urge you to consult the Art Department of the Public Library, where you will find many instructive works relating to industrial art—decorative and useful—its growth and the principles which underlie it. 11. Use of Dictionary.— The dictionary should be introduced as soon as pupils are able to read in the third reader, and should be a constant source of reference throughout the course. The importance of the dictionary in the preparation of all school work has, without doubt, been too long ignored. As the pupil advances the occasions for using it, multiply, until at length, if the habit of referring to it is established, it becomes indispensable. An intelligent and ready use of the dictionary requires among many things a knowledge of (1) the alphabetical arrangement of words and of the initial letters of words as shown at the top of the page; (2) the abbreviations which denote the part of speech; (3) the sounds of letters as indicated by the diaritical marks and the “key to pronunciation;” (4) the separation of biographical and geographical names, etc., from the body of the dictionary, and (5) a sufficient knowledge of the context to discriminate be¬ tween the several definitions of a word used therein. To impress these points short drill exercises should be given daily. Let the teacher select a word from the reader or elsewhere, giving pupils a limited time to find it in the dictionary, and to compare its use in the sentence with its various meanings, such drill if persisted in will cultivate a ready use of this most important of reference books. 12. Manners and Morals.— Everything that will improve the morals and personal character of pupils should be constantly taught by example and precept. The occasional incidents of the school room, the play ground and the street, furnish ample material and opportunity for inculcating habits of truthfulness, generosity and politeness, the use of language untainted by profanity and vulgarity, and respect for persons and property. It is the duty of the teacher to take advantage of these opportuni¬ ties, always considering the lesson they teach of primary impor¬ tance compared with whatever else is taught, for is it not infin- MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 29 itely better that a child at twelve or fourteen years be behind even the average pupil in intellectual attainments, as schools go, and be honest, generous, polite, chaste in language and respectful, than that he lead his class without these essential elements of character ? Inasmuch as the moral training of children must, for psychological reasons, be chiefly by example, it is of the utmost importance that the conduct of the teacher offer no contradiction to that which it is desirable to cultivate in the pupils. In all his work, and intercourse with them let him remember that a foun¬ tain never rises hig'her than its source, and observing due cau¬ tion, endeavor to say and do nothing that he would not desire his pupils to imitate. 13. Health.— The teacher should not only inculcate principles of hygiene by continued precept, but constantly have a watchful care over his pupils in respect to the physical influences which surround them. The most vigorous constitution may be im¬ paired for life by a few violations of what may seem to be unim¬ portant rules of health. Insist on cleanlines and supply your pupils with an abundance of fresh air, without exposing them to drafts. In most school rooms the number and condition of pupils, and the artificial pro¬ visions for supplying pure and taking out impure air, are such as to make the problem of ventilation a most important one. The air of a room often becomes very foul without the knowledge of the teacher, the change taking place so gradually, as not to be perceptible to one in the room ; but let a person step in from the pure air outside and the effect is sickening. This should suggest to the teacher the importance of occasionally stepping into the hall and remaining a short time. If the air of the room is foul he will be more likely to notice it on returning. We have no doubt that a great share of the restlessness mani¬ fested by pupils in the school room during the winter months, is attributable to the air which they breathe, and the fretfulness of many teachers probably springs from the same cause. The origin and spread of many contagious diseases common to children, and which often sweep through schools with fatal effect are in many cases, traceable to and always greatly facilitated by the contaminated air of schoolrooms, which is most favorable to the development and transmission of disease germs. Watch the thermometer and see that a healthful temperature of 68 to 70 degrees is maintained. Don’t send for more heat whenever you feel chilly, or a pupil complains. Regulate the tem¬ perature by the thermometer and not by your own sensations. Seek to understand thoroughly the heating and ventilating system of your building, and all the appliances of your room which pertain to its regulation, that you may control it intelli¬ gently for your own welfare and that of your pupils. 30 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, TABLE I. School Census, 1881 . * Sub- District. Five Years of Age. Between 6 and 21. Under 6. Under 21. Population. m “ . March, “ . 327 327 306 320 307.9 317.3 289.7 305 293.5 298.3 269.9 287.2 95.3 94 93.1 94.1 13 6 6 8.3 149 118 84 117 April, “ . May, “ . Average,. 32 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, TABLE IV. Continued. WEST WARD SCHOOL. MONTH. Whole Number Enrolled. Average Number Belonging. Average Daily Attendance. Per cent, ot At¬ tendance on Aver¬ age No. Belonging. Number of Cases of Tardiness. No. neither Absent nor Tardy. September, 1881,. 440 423.1 403 2 95.3 10 195 October, “ . 453 431.7 410.8 95.1 15 216 November, “ . 448 419.2 391 6 93.4 18 160 December, “ . 418 409.3 398.1 97.2 22 264 January, 1882,. 332 266.2 244.3 92 13 108 February, “ .. 398 351 337 3 95 29 151 March, “ . 228 213.4 202.8 95 15 92 April, “ . 245 232.7 211.4 91 11 72 May, “ . 248 231.5 213.2 92.1 3 73 Average,. 356.6 331.3 312.5 94.3 15 148 EAST WARD SCHOOL. September, 1881,. 142 126.2 116.2 92 12 57 October, it 138 132.5 115.2 87 23 34 November, ft 129 120.3 108.8 90.4 35 46 December, u 116 113.7 100.9 90 14 46 January, 1882,. 102 79.9 73.5 92 32 42 February, it 102 82.8 74.9 90.4 21 20 March, u 87 77.8 69 88.7 27 21 April, it 103 95.7 89 93 37 26 May, u 112 96.7 88.2 91.2 24 16 Average,... 114.5 102.8 92.8 90.2 25 34.2 TABLE IV. Continued. TOTALS. MONTH. Whole Number Enrolled. Average Number Belonging. Average Daily At - tendance. Percent, of Attend ance on Average No. belonging. Number of Cases of Tardiness. No. neither Absent nor Tardy. September, 1881,. 1,199 1,119.8 1,065.1 95.1 45 514 October, “ . 1,211 1,145.6 1,062.6 93 62 ) ' 517 November, “ . 1,174 1,113.5 1,034 93 79 458 December, “ . 1,123 1,088 6 1,030.8 94.7 76 608 January, 1882,. 941 802.3 748.4 93.2 66 422 February, “ .. 1,053 943 876.2 93 99 372 March, “ . 1,136 1,077.4 1,007.7 93.5 83 416 April, “ . 1,171 1,106.7 1,025.7 93 88 391' May, “ . 1,114 1,044.3 964.4 92.3 61 287 Average,. 1,124.6 1,049 979.4 93.3 73 443 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 3S ROLL OF HONOR. Pupils neither absent nor Carl Nye. Eddie Bartlett. Millie Alsterlund. Gracie Hall. Willie Nye. Jennie Lundberg. Lola Mabie. Henry Doetlefs. Willie Alsterlund. Kirke White. Lottie Proseus. tardy during the entire year. Emma Lindgren. Emma Berglund. Axel Englund. John Olson. Charlie- Shellberg. Albert Meline. Jennie Tigren. Hilma Meline. Amelia Seaberg. Olivia Seaberg. George Carlson. Pupils tardy once, but not absent: Anna Rosendahl. Lamont Shupe. Pupils tardy twice, but not absent : Charlie Lofgren. Pupils absent one-half day, but not tardy : Joe Christy. Eluvia Wright. Elmore Nelson. Lisa Pfifer. Adolph Halquist. Anton Benson. Annie Hugberg. Victor Langstrom. Charlie Nelson. - Pupils absent one day, but not tardy : Edith McMann. Henry Cederberg. Selma Anderson. Minnie Tietgen. Theodore Peterson. Augusta Hokinson. Adolph Holt. Gustaf Pfifer. Adolph Shellberg. Lottie Proseus and John Olson have attended school two years without being absent or tardy. Joe Christy, Elmore Nelson and Jennie Lundberg have atten¬ ded school two years, without being tardy, and have been absent only a half-day. Victor Langstrom and Millie Alsterlund have attended school two years, without being tardy, and have been absent only one day. Charlie Shellberg has been absent one-half-day and tardy once, and Anna Rosendahl absent one day and tardy once, during the last two years. 34 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, GENERAL STATISTICS. Population of district. 7905 No. of persons in district between 6 and 21 . 2255 Total enrollment in day schools. 1639 No. of sittings. 1414 No. days of school. 169 Highest monthly enrollment (October). 1211 Lowest “ “ (January). 941 Average “ “ . 1124.6 Average No. belonging. 1049 Average daily attendance. . 979.4 Per cent of attendance... 93.3 Whole No. of tardinesses. 656 Average monthly tardiness. 73 Average No. neither absent nor tardy per month. 443 Enrollment in night schools. 148 No. night schools. 2 No. day schools, exclusive of High School.. 24 No. teachers in day schools, not including those in High School. 25 No. teachers in night schools. 2 Av. No. pupils to a teacher, based on av. mo. enrollment, ex¬ cluding High School.. 46.8 Average mo. salaries, excluding High School.$ 42.08 Total cost of instruction and supervision, including night schools. 12,150.15 Total expenses not including cost of No. 2 . 21,110.04 COST OF INSTRUCTION AND SUPERVISION PER PUPIL : On whole enrollment.$ 7.31 On average monthly enrollment. 10.65 “ “ number belonging... 11.42 “ “ daily attendance.. . . . i2!23 COST PER PUPIL FOR ALL EXPENSES : On average monthly enrollment.$ 18.77 “ number belonging. 20.12 “ “ daily attendance.. A...... 21.55 HIGH SCHOOL. Total enrollment .. 74 Average monthly enrollment. 65.3 Average No. belonging. 63.3 Average daily attendance.. (.. ( 59.2 Per cent of attendance.93.5 Whole No. of tardinesses.38 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 35 Average monthly tardiness. 4.2 Average ]STo. neither absent nor tardy per month. 24 ]STo. of teachers employed. 2 .No. years in course. 4 Total cost of instruction..$ 1,320.00 COST OF INSTRUCTION PER PUPIL : On total enrollment.$ 17.83 “ average monthly enrollmenc. 20.21 u average Xo. belonging. 20.85 “ average daily attendance. 22.29 36 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, TABLE V. Showing Popultion of District, Number of School Age, Num¬ ber DIFFERENT PUPILS ENROLLED, AVERAGE MONTHLY EN¬ ROLLMENT, Number Teachers Employged, Amount paid for Salaries, Etc., for Nine years ending July 1,1882. Night School not Included. Year Ending. Population of District. No. of School Age. Whole No. Enrolled. Av. Mouth Enrollment. No. Teachers Employed. Av. No. Pupils to Teach¬ er on Av. Mo. Enrollm’t Amount Paid lor Salaries. Cost of Tuition per Pupil Based on Av. Month Enrollment. March 31, 1874, 1533 624 15 41.6 $8,014.77 $12.84 “ “ 1875, 5811 1715 976 766 19 40.3 9,738.50 12.71 “ “ 1876. 6297 2123 1061 861 20 43 10,948.85 12.72 “ “ 1877, 6409 1737 1104 937 19 49.3 10,704.01 11.42 “ “ 1878, 6409 1819 1144 992 21 47.2 10,386.59 10.47 “ “ 1879, 6465 1865 1285 1008.6 21 48 10,436.02 10.34 7 June 30, 1880, *7010 2016 1425 1028 21 49 9,765.48 9.50 “ “ 1881, 7902 2379 1379 1086.3 21 51.7 10,037.57 9.24 “ “ 1882, .. .. 1639 1124.6 1-27 43.2 12,150.15 10.80 * The territory west of Canal street is not included. t Twenty-two Teachers were employed nine months, including Music Teacher; five were employed three months. X The School Year was made to end June 30, instead of March 31. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 37 TABLE VI. Names of Teachers, Experience, Salaries, Etc., 1881-82. CENTRAL SCHOOL. TEACHERS. ROOM. GRADE. Experi¬ ence. . MONTHLY SALARY. Miss Marion A. Kendall.. Florence E. Clarke.. High School Prin. 6 years.... 2 “ .. .$80 . 66.66 “ Asst. Ella Cleaves. 1st Gramm er. Eiarhth. 10 “ . . 58.33 Mary Searle . 2nd “ . Seventh . Sixth . 2 “ .... 40 Gertie Waters. 1st Intermediate. .. 1 “ . . 36.66 Mary E. Williams... 2nd “ Fifth. U . 50 Emma L. Proseus... 3rd “ Fourth. 2 “ . ... 40 Fannie A. Huntoon.. 1st Primary. Third. 4 “ . ... . 50 Jennie B. Linn. 2nd “ . Second. 4 “ . ... 46-66 Marilla Healy. 3rd “ . First. 3 “ . . 43.33 Mary Knowles. 4th “ . First. 3 “ •.... . 43.33 NO. 2 SCHOOL. Mr. Saville Johnson. Miss Clara Remley. Mary Tyrrell. Nora M. Vitztlium.. Allie L. Brett. Ellen M. Pryor. Clara Searle. 2nd Grammar. 1st and 2nd Inter. 3rd Intermediate.. 1st Primary. 2nd “ . 3rd “ . 4th “ . Seventh . Fifth and sixth Fourth .... Third. Second. First. First. 2 years. 3 years.. .. X “ . 3 « . 2 “ . 2 “ . .$ 65 . 50 . 43.33 . 36.66 . 43.33 ... 40. . 40. WEST WARD SCHOOL. Miss Jennie Rav. 2nd Intermediate.. Fifth. 13 years.... Mary Tagu e. 3rd Fourth 5 " “ Sarah Coimwall. 1st Primary. Third . . 5 till cate. The Board may defer examination in Botany and Natural Philosophy for a term, in which case an average of 85 per cent will be required in other branches. No new appointments shall hereafter be made, previous to such an examination. 7. Separate bills must be rendered for articles purchased for each school, and in accordance with the classification and duties of the re¬ spective committees. 8. Every member present shall vote on all questions, unless ex¬ cused by the Board. 9. The yeas and nays shall be called and entered on the record whenever demanded by any member of the Board. 10. No member shall retire before the close of the session without permission of the President. 11. Unless otherwise provided, the rules of order shall be the same as those for the government of deliberative bodies, as laid down in Cushing’s Manual. GENEBAL RULES. 1. The school gates shall be unlocked at 8:80 A. m., and kept open until 5 p. m. The school buildings shall be kept locked during the ab¬ sence of teachers. 2. The sessions shall be from 9 to 12 a. m., and from 1:80 to 4:30 p. m., with a recess of 15 minutes in each session. Erom Nov. 15 to Eeb. 14 the afternoon session shall close at 4 o’clock. The primaries shall close one-half hour earlier, except in cases of half-day attendance. 3. New classes shall be formed in the lowest grade of the Primary Department only at the commencement of each term. 4. The books used and the studies pursued shall be such, and only such, as may be authorized by the Board. 5. Non-resident pupils will be admitted to the schools, if there are vacant seats, and shall pay in advance the following rates of tuition : Pligh School, 60 cents"per week; Grammar grades, 50 cents per week ; Intermediate grades, 40 cents per week ; Primary grades, 30 cents per week. Bills of tuition must be paid during the first week of each term. If pupils are afterwards unable to attend, money will be refunded for each week’s absence. DUTIES OF TIIE SUPERINTENDENT. 1. The Superintendent shall devote himself exclusively to the du¬ ties of his office. He shall exercse a general supervision over all the schools, buildings, etc.; he shall visit all the schools as often as his du¬ ties will permit, and shall give particular attention to the distribution and classification of the pupils in the several schools, and to the ap¬ portionment among the classes of the prescribed studies. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ’ 45 ’ 2. lie shall have authority to appoint such teachers’ meetings oth¬ er than the regular monthly meeting, as he may deem proper, for the purpose of conferring with the teachers in respect to the best methods of discipline and instruction. He shall have the privilege of calling together at those meetings such classes of the school as he may wish to employ in illustrating the subjects discussed. 3. He shall take charge of and direct all teachers’ meetings, and at the close of each term shall report to the Board all teachers absent or tardy or failing to perform the parts assigned to them. 4. He shall attend the meetings of the Board when required by any member, shall assist at the examination of teachers, shall examine pupils for promotion, shall attend the examinations of the various rooms, or conduct the same, as may from time to time be directed. 5. He shall consolidate the monthly reports of the teachers, and report the same to the Board at their next meeting, together with such other statistics as may be required, and make such suggestions as may assist the Board in the discharge of their duties. 6. He shall carefully observe the work of each teacher, shall con¬ sult and advise with him, and shall promply report to the Board any teacher inefficient or incompetent to discharge his duties. He must hold the teachers and janitors responsible for the proper discharge of their duties, and will himself be held responsible to the Board for the same. 7. He shall have power to suspend a pupil, but only in a case of violent or direct opposition to authority, and for conduct detri¬ mental to the interests of the school. When so suspended a pupil can be reinstated only by a vote of the Board, and by making an apology as open as the offense, and by giving assurance of implicit obedience in the future. 8. He must, when possible, first admonish the pupil, and ask the co-operation of the parent or guardian. When suspension takes place, he must notify the parent or guardian, and the Board of the fact, and the cause of the same. 9. At the close of the school year he shall deposit in the office of the Board all class books, records, registers and schedules used during the year, and make such report of the condition, progress and wants of the schools, as may be required of him. 10. All requirements of scholars or teachers, by the Board, shall be communicated through the Superintendent. 11. The office of Superintendent is on the second floor of High School Building, and his hours shall be from 8 to 10 a. m., and from 4 to 5 P. M. DUTIES OF TEACHERS. 1. It shall be the duty of all teachers to acquaint themselves with the rules prescribed by the Board of Education, and to enforce the same within their jurisdiction. 2. Certificates must be presented to the Secretary of the Board and oontracts signed before teachers begin their duties. 3. Teachers must be in their respective school rooms at least twenty minutes before the opening of each session, and five minutes later shall open their rooms for the reception of pupils. Teachers who are not present at the above named time shall report themselves as tardy. 4. They shall call the school to order promptly at the appointed time, devote themselves during school hours exclusively to the instruc¬ tion of their pupils, maintain good order, and strictly adhere to the course of study prescribed by the Board. 46 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, 5. They shall prepare a programme of daily exercises to be kept on the board, and hand a copy to the Superintendent, immediately af¬ ter the beginning of school in September, and shall promptly notify him of any change therein during the year. 6. They shall have no more important duty than the exercise of constant supervision over the general conduct of their pupils, and shall on all proper occasions call attention in the most effective man¬ ner to the importance of practicing good habits and manners, both on the school premises and while passing between their homes and the school. 7. They are particularly enjoined to regard the moral and social culture of their pupils as not less important than their mental discip¬ line, discountenancing promply and emphatically vandalism, falsehood, profanity, cruelty, or any other form of vice. 8. No teacher shall read or announce, or allow to be read or an¬ nounced, any advertisement, or allow any advertisement to be dis¬ tributed in school, except when authorized by the Superintendent; no teacher shall allow any agent or other person to exhibit in school any book or articles of apparatus, or permit any one to take up the time of the school by lectures of any kind, unless by the consent of the Super¬ intendent. Neither shall contributions for any purpose be taken up, nor shall teachers receive presents of money or valuables from pupils under their tuition. 9. No teacher shall send pupils, during school hours, upon errands not strictly pertaining to the business affairs of the school. 10. No teacher shall resign without giving four weeks’ written no¬ tice to the President of the Board; in default of this all compensation for that time may be declared forfeited. 11. Any teacher who finds it necessary to be absent from school on account of sickness, or for any other cause, must send immediate no¬ tice of such absence to the Superintendent. 12. Teachers above the primary grades shall make a monthly re¬ port to parents and guardians of the attendance, punctuality, deport¬ ment and scholarship of all pupils under their instruction. 13. Teachers will be held strictly responsible for any injuries done to their rooms or furniture. They must attend carefully to the venti¬ lation and temperature of their rooms, taking care that pupils are not required to sit in drafts of cool air. 14. They must promptly and neatly make out their schedules, reg¬ isters and reports. 15. They may detain pupils not more than half an hour after school to make up neglected lessons, but no pupil shall be deprived of a re¬ cess. 16. They are not expected to use text books during such recita¬ tions as have not been prepared from text books by pupils, and to use them as little as possible at all times of recitation. 17. They shall promptly report to Superintendent all pupils who refuse to yield obedience to the rules of the school. 18. Any teacher may, with the consent of the Superintendent, have one half-day in each term to visit other schools for the purpose of ob¬ serving methods of instruction and discipline therein. 19. Teachers temporarily absent on account of sickness shall re¬ ceive the first week only, one-fourth of their regular pay. 20. All teachers in the employ of the Board shall meet together the last Saturday of each school month, and, under the direction of the Superintendent, devote two hours to the discussion of such matters as pertain to the best interest of the school. They shall meet at such other times as the Superintendent may direct. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 47 21. Each teacher is required to have a copy of these regulations and to read to the scholars, at least once each term, so much as will give them a good understanding of the rules which apply to them, and by which they are governed. DUTIES OF PUPILS. 1. No child who has only a temporary residence in the district for the purpose of attending the public schools shall be received in any school, except by payment of tuition as provided in Section 5 under General Rules. 2. Pupils shall provide themselves with all books, slates and other articles to be used by the class to which they belong. 3. They shall not be allowed to go into any hall higher than their own, to enter the school yard before 8:30 in the morning, or to remain on the school grounds, after dismissal, without permission. 4. They shall promptly pay for any damage they do to the property of other pupils. Any pupil who cuts, marks, or otherwise injures or defaces any school property shall be fined for the same, and shall be liable to suspension, expulsion, or other punishment, according to the nature of the offense. 5. They shall be examined each month in all their studies ; also at the end of each term. Pupils absent from the term examination will be examined by the Superintendent before they are allowed to rejoin their classes. 6. All pupils in the High and Grammar schools shall pursue three regular studies, unless excused by the Superintendent. 7. Any pupil who falls below seventy per cent two successive months, as indicated by his examination, shall be transferred to the next lower class. 8. Pupils wishing to omit any prescribed study must obtain per¬ mission from the Superintendent before doing so. 9. For six half days’ unexcused absence (two tardinesses equal to a half day’s absence), in four consecutive weeks, a pupil shall be sus¬ pended. 10. Pupils suspended for unexcused absence, under previous rule, may be reinstated for the first offense by the Superintendent, for rea¬ sons that shall be satisfactory to him. For reinstatement for subse¬ quent suspensions under that rule, the pupil must apply to the Board. 11. For absence, tardiness, or dismission from school before the time of closing, the pupil must present from parent or guardian an excuse. 12. After two days’ consecutive absence it shall be the duty of the teacher to notify the parent or guardian of such absence, and after three days’ absence to drop the name of such pupil from the roll. 13. Pupils of the High School who complete the prescribed course of study and pass a satisfactory examination, shall be entitled to cer¬ tificates of graduation. 14. A training class may be organized, the members of which shall receive daily instruction in the “ theory of teaching,” and have prac¬ tice under the eye of a competent critic. 15. Pupils who receive certificates of graduation from the High School and spend a year in the training class, shall be entitled to a certificate from the Board of Education, and their claims shall be en¬ titled to the first consideration in filling vacancies in the corps of teachers. 48 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. DUTIES OF JAXITORS. The janitors appointed by the Board are required to keep the rooms well warmed and properly ventilated, daily swept and dusted, and, when necessary, washed; to ring the bells as directed by the Superin¬ tendent, to keep the walks free from snow and ice, to make all needed repairs in term time, to keep all out-buildings in good condition, to closely watch and carefully protect all school property in and about the building, and during vacation to make such improvements upon the building and grounds as the Board or their committee may direct. TENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FOR THE * YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1883. MOLINE, ILLINOIS. MOLINE, ILLINOS: John H. Porter, Steam Book and Job Printer. 1883. BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR 1883-84. W. C. BENNETT, President. H. H. GROVER, Secretary. W. W. WELLS. W. K. SLOAN. L. E. EISH. P. COLSETH. TERMS EXPIRE. W. C. BENNETT, W. W. WELLS, April, 1884. H. H. GROVER, W. K. SLOAN, April, 1885. # L. E. EISH, P. COLSETH, April, 1886. STANDING COMMITTEES. GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS. H. H. GROVER. P. COLSETH. W. C. BENNETT W. W. WELLS. SUPPLIES. L. E. EISH. H. H. GROVER. W. K. SLOAN. TEACHERS AND FINANCES. W. W. WELLS. P. COLSETH. ■ • < s ' . . ■ V . . * CORPS OF TEACHERS FOR 1882-83 VV. S. MACK, Superintendent. CENTRAL HOUSE. Miss M. A. KENDALL', Principal High School. Miss F. E. CLARK, Assistant High School. Miss EYA F. COYALT, First Grammar Room. Miss MARY SEARLE, Second Grammar Room. Miss GERTIE M. WATERS, First Intermediate Room. Miss MARY WILLIAMS, Second Intermediate Room. Miss EMMA PROSEUS, Third Intermediate Room. Miss F. A. HUKTOOK, First Primary Room. Miss M. L. HEALY, Second Primary Room. Miss MARY CHASE. Third Primary Room. Miss E. F. STRATFORD, Fourth Primary Room. NUMBER TWO. Mr. J. D. HUBBARD, Second Grammar Room. Miss JENNIE RAY, First Intermediate Room. Miss M. A. TYRRELL, Second Intermediate Room. Miss E. M. YITZTHUM, Third Intermediate Room. Miss FT. M. JOSLYN, First Primary Room. Miss A. L. BRETT, Second Primary Room. Miss E. M. PRYOR, Third Primary Room. Miss CLARA SEARLE, Fourth Primary Room. NUMBER ONE. Miss MARY TAGUE, First Intermediate Room. Miss L. C. LONG, Second Intermediate Room. Miss SARAH CORK WALL, First Primary Room. Miss MAGGIE McCOOL, Second Primary Room. Miss L. D. EYANS, Third Primary Room. Miss A. M. STRAWDER, Fourth Primary Room. NUMBER FOUR. Miss B. R. McCORD, Intermediate Room. Mrs. E. L. HASKELL, Primary Room. NIGHT SCHOOLS. E. S. GUNNELL. J. A. HOLMES. J. D. HUBBARD. GEO. R. HOUSED, Teacher of Music. i: / f ■ ' ■ ' MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 7 REPORT OF THE BOARD OE EDUCATION. As By-Law requires the Board of Education herewith present their Tenth Annual Report. IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. Improvements have chiefly been made upon the Second and Third Ward houses and grounds. At Humber Two a new iron fence has been built, new walks laid and other needed improvements made. At Humber Three Gold’s cast-iron heaters have taken the place of the old heating apparatus, and the method of ventilation has been greatly improved. INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. The incidental expenses have not materially varied from the average of former years. The general expense shows an increase of $734.40, while the total expenditures show a decrease of $2,668. . The amount expended last year for heating apparatus will account for the difference in that department of expenses. The reinsurance of Humber Two and Three, and the interest on temporary loans are larger than for previous years. NUMBER TWO HOUSE. Though only one of the rooms of the third-story will be needed this year—yet it was deemed more economical to complete the entire story. Work was therefore begun early in Tune, and it is now well nigh complete. The Second and Third Awards have now ample room for a few years, growth. The Third Ward house is now full to overflowing, and the Fourth will soon demand more rooms and better facilities for its work. BOOKS OF REFERENCE. Maps, Charts and Apparatus have been provided, as the wants of the schools seem to require. Our present supply of these requisites of a good school will compare favorably with other schools in the State. TUITION FUND. Last year we reported a balance of. $ 573 59 Received during the year from tuition. 250 10 Expended for reference books, apparatus, etc. 190 80 Balance on hand for similar purposes hereafter. 632 89 8 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, BONDED DEBT. Of the bonds issued for building Number Two, $18,000 are now out¬ standing. These mature in yearly installments of $3,000. NIGHT SCHOOLS AND MUSIC. The night schools have been kept up as usual, and the attendance has averaged with that of former years. It is to be regretted that many more do not avail themselves of this opportunity to obtain that knowledge of the common and most essential branches, which, but for their mistakes, or misfortunes; they might have acquired at an earlier age. Instruction in music under the efficient management of Mr. Housel, still forms a part of our daily school work. The success attained fully warrants its continuance. SALARIES. The salaries paid during the year, exceed those of the preceeding, by $2,440. This is owning —not so much, to higher prices paid, as to the advance in the schedule of salaries based upon the number of years of the teacher’s experience. The excess goes chiefly as com¬ pensation for greater experience and increased usefulness of those engaged in the school w T ork. Acting upon the hypothesis that experience demands compensa¬ tion, the Board have added to their scale of salaries. For the present year it stands as follows: First year, $330; Second, $360; Third, $390; Fourth, $420; Fifth, $450; and for Seventh and upwards, $495. CORPS OF TEACHERS. The number of teachers employed has, during the past year, been increased by one, and a like increase has been made for the coming year. The Board have decided to employ a gentleman to take charge of the High School, and have secured the services of an experienced and successful instructor in that department of school work. In the selection of efficient teachers for the High School hereto¬ fore, the Board have been very fortunate, but they have become con¬ vinced that the introduction of the masculine element is essential to its highest success. The young require in school as well as in their homes, the presence and stimulus of teachers of both sexes. We trust the results of this new departure may fully meet our expecta¬ tions and more than compensate for the additional expense incurred by the change. COURSE OF STUDY. The proposed change in the course of study referred to in our last reports is still under consideration, and will doubtless be ready for adoption for the coming year. While there are strong objections to the introduction of languages in a school like ours—and while such a step might be of doubtful propriety and perchance of possible disad- MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 9 vantage to its prosperity, no one can object to such changes as will make the present course more practical and inviting to those who cannot, or will not devote four years to it. The test of the school rooms will best determine what will in the highest degree meet the wants of all. TAX LEVY. The natural advance in the schedule of salaries and the necessary increase, by reason of the substitution of men for lady teachers, will require an increase of two thousand dollars in salaries alone. To provide for additional rooms, required by the increase of our school population, and to keep pace with the improvements of the times in all the appliances of our school work, as well as to provide for the incidental expenses, we are obliged to ask for another large tax levy. There is no immediate probability, hardly a possibility, of any reduction in these yearly calls, upon the tax payers for the support of public instruction. Those who have the best interests of our com¬ munity at heart would not have it otherwise. Those who think more of personal aggrandizement than of public interest would not be satis¬ fied with any tax, however small. COMPULSORY EDUCATION. The school census shows of school age 2,533, a gain in two years of 154. The Superintendent’s report gives an enrollment of 1,680, in¬ cluding the night school of 107. On the supposition not a very likely one, that none of those reported in private schools are enrolled in the public schools, there would still be 559 who do not attend school at all. Allowing a reasonable proportion of the above to be advanced beyond the age at which pupils leave school, we still have nearly 200 boys and girls at w r ork in our shops, kept at home, or allowed to absent themselves from school, simply because they do not choose or are not permitted to attend. Nine years ago, in our first report, we said “ the question of even¬ ing schools for those unable to attend during the day, and the question of devising means to compel the unwilling to attend some portion of the year, must soon be met, or the future will reap a harvest of poverty and crime that is sure to spring up from the seeds of ignorance and truancy.” In a subsequent report (1877) referring to those who could not or would not avail themselves of our school privileges, we said : “ Where are they ? In the street or at home ? How shall we bring them within the influence of good schools ? Can it be done by a com¬ pulsory law ? Is the moral sentiment of our community so enlight¬ ened, or their solicitude for the welfare of the young so earnest, that such a law would be inforced ? Its success can be determined only by trial. For the sake of these wandering ones, we hope our legisla- 10 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, tors will enact such a law, and give us an opportunity to demonstrate whether it can be made practical or not. “A second measure is also needed, that of a Reform School , to which the wilfully disobedient as well as the criminally inclined may be sent, when their removal from our schools is demanded by the best interests of our pupils. Our present mode of treating refractory pupils is temporary suspension — for their good; for a repetition of the offense, permanent suspension—for the safety of the school. Practically we turn the disobedient ones into the street to mingle with others worse than themselves, and leave them in that school of vice and crime, to prepare themselves for graduation into the jail and penitentiary. This theory is all wrong—wrong in its conception, evil in its application and perncious in its results. “If one of our pupils should become inoculated with the small-pox would we turn him into the street ? or would we send him to the hospital, or make his own home a pest-house, where he might be cured, and during his recovery be kept from inoculating others with the seeds of the same disease ? “The right of a state to protect itself against criminals of all classes is unquestioned. Laws are made for the protection of the law-abid¬ ing, through the prevention of crime, as well as for the reform or pun¬ ishment of the criminal. It is better to protect ourselves by removing the possibility of having criminals, rather than by confining them for our safety or their reform. We have ample laws for the protection of the bodily health of our children by removing the cause of disease. Why not have the same security against the contamination of the low and the vile ? Are their bodies of greater value than their morals or their minds ? There is no more fruitful source of crime than that of idleness and ignorance. If we can lessen these we diminish crime. If we can remove them we remove the source of crime. That we may do this, we should, as a community, exercise our inherent right to ask for a law, with provisions for its enforcement, that will compel all children of a proper age to attend school for a reasonable time. Tor the protection of the well disposed, we have the same right to ask for a School of Reform, to which we can send those who will not cheer¬ fully comply with reasonable requirements, or yield themselves to proper discipline. Moline needs both of these laws to-day. Unless we can have them, we shall soon reap the bitter fruits of an evil sowing.” And again, in the next report, speaking of that class of pupils who either desire suspension, or evade it by voluntarially leaving school, we used this language : “ For them the only remedy is expulsion from our schools, or confinement in schools of reform. Our only regret is that the law does not permit us to remove them to such a school, where they can be more easily restrained and more thoroughly re¬ formed.” We now repeat, that from that day to the present time, practically MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 11 we have been turning the disobedient into the street, to mingle with those worse than themselves, and have left them in that primary school of vice and crime, to graduate into the jail and tiie penitentiary. The records of our Police, County and Circuit Courts bear terrible testimony to the evil effects of such a course, and more than verify our strongest statements. Those sent to reform school or jail, and those equally guilty, but so far avoiding detection, or escaping con¬ viction, would afford ample opportunity for all the efforts of the re¬ former and the philanthropist here at home. Without reaching a solu¬ tion of this difficult problem within ourselves, appeals to the law¬ making powers, have at last been rewarded with a Compulsory Law. While it is manifestly imperfect, and while it omits its most essen¬ tial element, the right and power to send to a room of reform those who can so easily evade its requirements, we must accept what they have seen fit to give, and try to make it a success. It now remains for the parents and the citizens, no less than the Board and the Courts, to unite in making the law efficient by most faithfully enforcing it. For your information we publish herewith the law in full and we most earnestly bespeak the assistance of all, not only in making its enforcement possible and practical, but in all our endeavors to remove these most prolific sources of evil—truancy, ignorance and per¬ sistent disobedience—from our schools, our community and our homes. For a more complete statement of the condition of our schools we refer you to the Report of the Superintendent. For a detailed statement of our expenditures, we invite your atten¬ tion to the annexed exhibit. Respectfully submitted. W. C. BENNETT, II. II. GROYER, President. Secretary. An Act to Secure to all Children the Benefit of an Ele¬ mentary Education. Section 1 . Be it enacted by the People oj the State of Illinois , repre¬ sented in the General Assembly , That every person having the control and charge of any child or children, between the ages of eight and fourteen years, shall send such child or children to a public or private school for a period of not less than twelve weeks in each school year, 12 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, unless such child or children are excused from attending school by the board of education, or school directors of the city, town or school district in which such child or children reside. Such excuse may be given by said board of education or school directors for any good cause shown why said child or children shall not be required to attend school in conformity with this act. | 2. It shall be a good defense to any suit brought under this act, if the person under whose control such child or children are, can show that the mental or bodily condition of such child or children is such as to prevent its attendance at school or application to study for the period required by this act, or that such child or children has been taught in a private school, or at home, for the time specified in this act, in such branches as are ordinarily taught in primary or other schools, or has acquired the branches of learning ordinarily taught in public schools, or that no public school has been taught within two miles, by the nearest traveled road, of the residence of such child or children, within the school district in wdiich said child or children reside, for twelve weeks during the year. I 3. If any person having the control and charge of any child or children shall fail or neglect to comply with the provisions of this act, said person shall pay a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars. Suit for the recovery of the fine and costs shall be brought by any director, or member of any board of education, of the district in which such person resided at the time of the committal of the of¬ fense, before any justice of the peace in said township. Jurisdiction is hereby conferred on all justices of the peace in this State for the enforcing of this act. Such fine shall be paid, when collected, to the school treasurer of said township, to be accounted for by him as other school money raised for school purposes. \ 4. It is hereby made the duty of school directors and members of the boards of education, to prosecute offenses occurring under this act. The neglect so to prosecute by any school director, or member of any board of education, within twenty days after written notice has been served on such director, or member of such board of educa¬ tion, by any tax payer residing in such district, that any person has violated this act, shall subject him or them to a fine of ten dollars, to be sued for by any tax payer residing in the school district where the violation of this act occurred, before any justice of the peace in the township where the said school district may be located. And when such fine is collected it shall be reported by said treasurer, and ac¬ counted for as other moneys raised for school purposes, and be¬ come a part of the school fund of- said township. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 13 EXPENDITURES. SALARIES. W. S. Mack, Superintendent.$1,500 00 CENTRAL HOUSE. Miss M. A. Kendall, 9 months.$800 00 Miss F. E. Clark, 9 months . 600 00 Miss C. F. Covalt, 9 months. 525 00 Miss Mary Searle, 9 months. 383 50 Miss Gertie M. Waters, 9 months. 360 00 Miss Mary Williams, 9 months. 448 10 Miss Emma Proseus, 9 months. 389 20 Miss F. A. Huntoon, 9 months. 450 00 Miss M. L. Healy, 9 months. 420 00 Miss Mary Chase, 9 months. 323 14 Miss E. F. Stratton, 9 months. 441 56 -$5,140 50 NUMBER TWO. Mr. J. D. Hubbard, 9 months.$720 00 Miss Jennie Ray, 9 months. 450 00 Miss M. A. Tyrrell, 9 months. 411 25 Miss E. M. Vitzthum, 9 months. 340 00 Miss N. M. Joslyn, 9 months. 405 90 Miss A. L. Brett, 9 months. 419 20 Miss E. M. Pryor, 9 months. 390 00 Miss Clara Searle, 9 months .. 373 00 - $3,509 35 NUMBER ONE. Miss Mary Tague, 9 months.$450 00 Miss L. C. Long, 9 months. 444 37 Miss Sarah Cornwall, 9 months. 450 00 Miss Maggie McCool, 9 months.. 450 00 Miss L. I). Evans, 9 months,. 450 00 Miss A. M. Strawder, 9 months. 450 00 V $2,694 37 NUMBER FOUR. Miss B. R. McCord, 9 months.$348 00 Mrs. E. L. Haskell, 7| months. 380 62 - $728 62 SUBSTITUTES. Miss Lizzie Nye. $26 36 Miss Emma Cooper. 90 87 Miss Lizzie Hartzell. 9 18 $126 41 14 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, NIGHT SCHOOLS. J. D. Hubbard. $15 50 E. S. Gunnell. 70 50 J. A. Holmes. 90 00 - $176 00 SPECIAL TEACHER. Geo. R. Housel, Music. $480 00 SECRETARY. IT. H. Grover, one year. $200 00 JANITORS. Thomas Jewett, one year.$642 00 Victor Peterson, 11 months. 517 50 J. F. Forsberg, 101 months. 420 00 William Giles . 66 67 B. B. Sheley. 42 08 H. J. Herron. 26 25 —*- $1,714 50 Total Salaries. $16,269 75 FUKNTTURE AHD FIXTURES. Davenport Sch. Furt. Co., desks, Ho. 2.$118 50 D. O. Reid, tools, stove, etc., pump. 32 55 Hovel ty Manufacturing Co., repairs. 5 10 Ezra Smith, tools, etc. 2 50 Fred Corns, brushes. 3 20 Dunn & Sons, vise, etc. 9 75 Hull Brothers, curtains. 9 13 Richards & Sohrbeck, thermometers. 3 10 W. F. Hall, waste basket. 85 Stewart & Montgomery, mower. 14 45 Davis & Co.,hose. 13 50 - $212 63 STATIOHERY AHD SUPPLIES. J. H. Porter, reports, printing, paper, etc. $155 45 Wm. H. Edwards, stamps. 50 Moline Paper Co., paper. 12 00 H. II. Grover, stamps, postal cards, etc. 4 95 - $172 90 GEHERAL SUPPLIES. Lewis Weckel, brooms.$ 1 80 D. O. Reid, brooms and sprinkler. 2 30 Ezra Smith, supplies. 7 30 Wm. H. Edwards, pails. 50 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 15 Lee & Sons, brooms.$ 6 00 W. A. Olmsted, markers. 3 01 Davenport Sell. Furt. Co., paper slating. 2 20 Dart Sons, oil. 9 13 Wm. Clendenin, ink.•.. 15 25 P. H. Peterson, brooms. 4 00 Thos. Jewett, brooms, files, etc. 1 15 W. S. Mack, supplies. 6 47 Richards & Sohrbeck, supplies... 112 95 H. Reticker, brooms. 3 25 J. P. Soderstrom, brooms. 1 00 H. H. Grover, matches. 25 Holt & Wilson, supplies. 3 35 - $179 91 FUEL. Coal Valley Mining Co., coal. $ 43 50 D. W. Sickels, coal... 955 44 Dan McEnary, moving coal. 8 25 Geo. Price, moving coal. 2 25 Dimock, Gould & Co., splints. 10 50 -$1,019 94 IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. NUMBER ONE. W. Edwards, painting.$ 3 50 Huey & Co., repairing chimneys. 44 62 T. Bradley, whitewashing basement. 4 00 D. O. Reid, repairs. 36 03 G. C. Hipwell, repairing roof. 62 75 Lee & Hunter, hanging curtains. 7 50 L. H. Barker, pump. 17 75 J. Staack, trees. 2 80 J. S. Keator Lumber Co., lumber. 19 85 J. Knox, Labor. 17 50 Ed. Anthony, varnishing seats. 15 00 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 22 55 II. H. Grover, superintending improvements. 8 00 - $261 85 NUMBER TWO. Barnard & Leas Manufacturing Co., iron for fences. $246 40 J. T. Robinson, posts for fences. 70 50 Moline Plow Co., material and work on fences. 12 38 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 250 59 L. F. Kerns, iron work. 6 30 A. Olson, painting fence. 81 10 W. H. Edwards, laborers for fences and walks. 82 00 W. H. Edwards, laborers for fences and walks. 125 25 W. H. Edwards, superintending work. 112 00 W. II. Edwards, rye, etc.. 1 60 E. Smith, fence and walks. 12 92 W. II. Edwards, laborers in yards. 10 25 B. Wood, sand and cement.. 23 80 Woodworth & Gunnell, cement. 1 75 16 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, W. Simmonds, drain.$ 62 44 J. A. P. Berg, earth and repairs. 62 10 Ilarwood & Cralle, manure. 19 00 Dan McEnary, team. 71 05 D. O. Keid, locks, tools, etc. 7 50 Malleable Iron Co., cinders. 16 25 Nelson & Nelson, drayage. 75 G. W. Heck, use of wagon. 1 00 Davis & Co., repairs . 20 55 Dunn & Sons, door springs, etc. 4 75 Lee & Hunter, weather strips. 4 25 E. Smith, weather strips. 9 53 Shaw & Son, grass seed.. 3 00 Water Power Co., sod.. 18 59 II. II. Grover, superintending improvements.... 30 00 J. Staack, trees. 12 80 - $1,380 40 NUMBER THREE. K. Millholland, varnishing seats. $42 50 W. Edwards, varnishing seats... 44 87 B. Wood, sand and lime. 4 80 Huey & Co., repairs. 14 00 C. G. Hip well, repairing roof. 19 62 W. H. Edwards, expenses. 25 Morris & Co., supplies. 6 03 Nelson & Nelson, drayage. 25 Davis & Co., repairs... 27 70 Dunn & Sons, door pulleys. 2 65 Bichards & Sohrbeck, paints and varnish. 35 95 W. M. Edwards, painting.. 6 90 II. II. Grover, expenses and. superintending. 12 30 J. Staack, trees. 40 - $218 22 NUMBER FOUR. J. S. Keator Lumber Co., lumber. $10 34 J. Staack, trees. 5 00 - $15 34 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. NUMBER ONE. Bobt. Millholland, glazing. $5 00 J. W. Long, repairs. 2 50 E. Smith, repairs. 4 73 Dan McEnary, ashes. 8 15 J. F. Forsberg, labor. 3 35 J. S. Keator Lumber Co., lumber. 1 78 J. Keesler, labor. 1 69 C. B. Keesler, labor. 90 W. Waldron, whitewashing. 7 00 A. Peterson, labor. 2 25 D. O. Beid, repairs, glass and files. 2 83 J. Knox, trimming trees. 1 00 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 1 H. H. Grover, trimming trees. $ 1 50 Harwood & Cralle, drayage. 1 00 1ST. Munson, labor. 1 50 Huey & Co., repairs on well.'.. 3 50 - $48 08 NUMBER TWO. Davenport Sell. Furt. Co.,repairs. $ 1 50 J. D. Long, cementing cisterns. 10 00 A. Olson, painting pipe. 4 87 D. O. Reid, repairs, etc. 14 29 Dimock, Goulcl & Co.,lumber. 9 95 E. Smith, repairs and supplies. 8 95 J. Keesler, labor, repairs. 9 00 C. R. Keesler, labor, repairs. 7 20 J. W. Long, whitewashing basement. 6 75 J. S. Keator Lumber Co., lumber. 1 34 Holt & Wilson, chimneys. 75 Woodworth & Gunnell, cement... 5 00 Dunn & Sons, glass and hardware. 4 54 L. F. Kerns, repairs. 1 75 Wm. Simmonds, labor... 6 00 Moline Pump Co., repairing pump. 8 00 Moline Plow Co., fire brick. 8 25 B. Wood, lime. 1 50 V. Peterson, washing towels. 2 65 L. Berg, labor. 5 25 Davis & Co., repairs on heating apparatus. 93 45 H. H. Grover, picture cord, weather strips, labor_ 13 40 Harwood & Cralle, drayage, etc. 1 50 Dan McEnary, team...,. 6 12 Huey & Co., lining furnace. 10 00 Geo. Welsh, labor. 10 50 M. Connell, labor. 17 50 -- $270 01 NUMBER THREE. Stewart & Montgomery, sash cord. $3 24 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber and sawdust. 5 35 Dunn & Sons, lock and glass. 8 42 J. D. Long, repairs. 2 50 J. W. Long, whitewashing and repairs. 16 00 C. Fiebig, repairs, bell wires. 4 20 A. P. Fisk, matting and drayage. 3 00 D. O. Reid, repairs. 19 92 C. R. Keesler, labor. 6 30 J. Keesler, labor.. 4 15 L. F. Kerns, repairs. 2 40 Lee & Hunter, repairs. 5 35 E. J. Severance, repairs, clocks. 3 00 W. S. Mack, cleaning sidewalks. 5 15 Wm. Simmonds, labor. 8 75 A. Olson, painting pipe. 7 00 M. Connell, labor. 7 87 R. Pattison, cleaning house. 3 13 Harwood & Cralle, drayage. 125 E. Smith, paper-hook and repairs. 8 01 H. II. Grover, labor, repairs, etc. 28 25 18 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Davis & Co., repairs on heating apparatus. $ 48 06 L. Moulton, cleaning house... 2 50 J. Knox, trimming trees. 6 00 Thos. Jewett, washing towels, etc. 13 50 - $223 30 NUMBER FOUR. E. Smith, nails, etc. 1 85 A. Sundin, labor. 6 45 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber and sawdust. 9 30 J. B. Kerns, labor on shed. 3 00 Hull Bros., toweling.. 120 fm. Giles, cleaning house. 1 80 B. B. Sheley, cleaning house. 2 00 Lee & Hunter, fixing curtains... 2 50 J. Knox, trimming trees.... 1 00 H. H. Grover, trimming trees. 150 H. J. Herron, labor. 1 95 Harwood & Cralle, drayage. 1 00 E. J. Severance, cleaning clock. 50 Huev & Co., re-topping chimney. 9 00 - $43 50 GENERAL INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Moline Gas Co., gas. $11 90 S. W. AVheelock, rent and heating office. 80 67 Moline Public Library, lock. 3 00 W. Robinson, census. 25 00 Davenport Sch. Furt. Co., oil finish. 12 50 Richards & Sohrbeck, paints. 3 70 W. S. Mack, express and expense. 19 90 H. H. Grover, drayage, express. 3 85 L. E. Kerns, repairs. 2 50 Wm. Clendenin, books. 2 27 P. Nelson, drayage. 6 75 Lee & Hunter, curtains for office. -75 J. Wixon, drayage. 1 50 Hull Bros., muslins and curtains. 9 14 A. A. Crampton, judge of election. 3 00 II. H. Grover, judge of election. 3 00 J. Knox, clerk of election. 3 00 D. O. Reid, repairs on flues. 4 94 A. Peterson, labor. 7 90 J. D. Hubbard, census and blanks. 50 50 D. R. Bowlby, cartage on piano. 5 00 E. B. Knox, framing pictures. 6 00 C. J. Bergbloom, labor. 5 00 Harwood & Cralle, team. 3 00 $274 77 INSURANCE. Gillmore & Gleason, No. 1. $60 00 Gould, Walker & Hemenway, No. 1. 60 00 Wm. E. Stevens, No. 1. 60 00 Gillmore & Gleason, No. 3. 90 00 Gould, Walker & Hemenway, No. 3. 120 00 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 19 Wm. E. Stevens, No. 3.$150 00 YVm. E. Stevens, office. 1 75 - $541 75 INTEREST. . $21 20 . 122 98 . 33 82 . 58 62 . 22 00 . 28 43 - $287 03 TEXT BOOKS. H. J. Gourley, readers. $25 15 Richards & Sohrbeck. 5 71 W. S. Mack... 50 - $31 36 MAPS AND CHARTS. Appleton & Co., charts. $9 10 REFERENCE BOOKS. J. D. Hubbard, cyclopedia. $30 00 W. S. Mack, guide books. 9 00 S. A. Maxwell, addition to library. 36 35 W. D. Baker, cyclopedia, animals. 66 00 - $141 35 APPARATUS. Ginn, Heath & Co., numerical frames. $7 10 YV. S. Mack, blocks, apparatus.14 50 Richards & Sohrbeck, supplies.'. 18 75 - $40 35 HEATING APPARATUS. NUMBER TWO. Davis & Co., registers. $10 60 Davis & Co., heaters for ventilating flues,. 81 69 - $92 29 H. L. Bullen... J. Deere. J. T. Robinson H. A. Fogg_ W. Simmonds . YU. H. Edwards NUMBER THREE. Davis & Co., heating stacks and pipes.$1,250 00 YUilliams, White & Co., iron and scraper. 34 36 Moline Plow Co., iron. 82 E. Smith, tin work. 152 39 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber. 115 00 L. F. Kerns, iron work. 13 90 J. F. Woolensak, transom lifters. 5 85 E. W. Spencer, registers. 3 00 20 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, Davis & Co., steam gauge and registers. $ 10 50 Sickles & Preston, hardware... 4 20 W. H. Edwards, carpenters. Ill 25 W. H. Edwards, laborers and expenses. 10 10 W. H. Edwards, superintending work. 112 00 -$1,823 37 NUMBER TWO HOUSE. J. A. P. Berg, stone work. $26 70 Robt. Millholland, painting. 5 00 W. Edwards, painting. 6 00 Dimock, Gould & Co., lumber... 550 32 Moline Pump Co., sinks. 15 50 J. S. Keator Lumber Co., lumber. 6 60 Davis & Co., basins. 6 00 Curtis Bros. & Co., doors, etc. 92 00 C. R. Keesler, work, carpenter. 8 10 J. Keesler, work, carpenter. 13 72 W. W. Wells, freight on doors. 1 95 Peter Sinclair, labor, third story... 46 75 J. Knox, labor, third story. 27 50 J. Dufva, labor, third story. 36 00 B. Sperbeck, labor, third story. 27 50 R. Nye, labor, third story. 68 00 II. II. Grover, superintending, third story. 50 00 -- $987 64 RECAPITULATION. Salaries, superintendent and teachers.$14,355 25 Salary, secretary. 200 00 Salaries, janitors. 1,714 50 -$16,269 75 Eurniture and fixtures. Stationery and supplies General supplies. Euel . $212 63 172 90 179 91 1,019 94 - $1,585 38 IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. No. 1, ( West Ward).$ 261 85 No. 2, ( Second Ward ). 1380 40 No. 3, ( Central House ). 218 22 No. 4, ( East Ward). 15 34 -$1,875 81 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Number one...$ 48 68 Number two. 270 01 Number three.... 223 30 Number four. 43 05 General incidental expenses. 274 77 - $859 81 Insurance.$541 75 Interest. 287 03 - $ 828 78 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 21 Reference Books Text Books. Maps and Charts Apparatus . Heating apparatus, No. 2 Heating apparatus, No. 3 $141 35 31 36 9 10 40 35 - $ 222 16 $ 92 29 1,823 37 -$1,915 66 $23,557 35 Completing No. 2 House. 987 64 Total Expenditures. $24,544 99 TUITION ACCOUNT. Balance reported last year..$573 59 Tuition collected and paid to treasurer. 250 10 - $823 69 EXPENDED. Paid for reference books.$141 35 Paid for maps and charts. 9 10 Paid for apparatus. 40 35 - $190 80 Balance in hands of treasurer. $ 632 89 Amount collected, in hands of W. S. Mack. 42 50 Amount due and uncollected. 23 10 Total tuition fund,. $ 698 49 BONDED INDEBTEDNESS. Bonds outstanding and maturing July, 1884, to July, 1889, $18,000 00 Bonds unsold.... 500 00 ABSTRACT OE REPORT OP SCHOOL TREASURER FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1883. , RECEIPTS. DISBURSEMENTS. Balance, April 1,1882.. $10,512 09 Taxes per city collector 7,278 97 Taxes per E. Moline... 1,027 69 Taxes per Co. Treas... 7,751 14 Tuition, H. H. Grover. 228 60 Lumber and mower... 18 00 Boilers sold. 76 00 Township fund. 202 98 State fund. 2,21128 Temporary loans. 6,950 00 Bonds sold. 4,500 00 Bonds paid. Interest on bonds. Loans paid. Interest on loans. General expenditure... Bal. on hand Apr. 1, ’83 $3,015 00 912 84 8,000 00 85 70 24,433 56 4,309 65 Total $40,756 75 Total $40,756 75 22 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT. To the Board of Education. Gentlemen: I herewith submit my fourth annual report of the Public Schools of Moline. If the success of a system of schools depends chiefly upon the effi¬ ciency and loyalty of the teachers employed, and upon their cheerful and constant co-operation with each other, with the Board and with the Superintendent, then indeed, have the conditions during the past year been favorable to the accomplishment of the best results ; and that you have been satisfied with their labors is evidenced by your action in unanimously re-electing the entire corps. The “ Suggestions to Teachers ” published in last year’s report have had a tendency to make the work in the different branches partake more of the nature of education, and less of the cut and dried instruction which results from too close adherence to prescribed texts. There has been also little friction between teachers and pupils, and con¬ sequently between teachers and parents, owing chiefly to the absence of arbitrary methods, martinet discipline having been discouraged whenever and wherever observed. The total enrollment this year is 1,573 as compared with 1,639 last year — a decrease of 56. The average monthly enrollment however is 1,214, a gain of 90 over last year; the average number belonging 108 greater, and the average daily attendance 94. This increase with a falling off in the total enrollment, indicates a higher degree of punctuality on the part of those attending. Eor further statistics re¬ lating to attendance, etc., you are referred to the tables accompany¬ ing this report. Among the subjects to which we wish to call special attention is : (1.) The Course of Study Both the High School and the General Course of Study are now under consideration by the Com¬ mittee, the first of which will probably be ready in season for publica¬ tion in this report. We would suggest that no effort be made to pre¬ pare the General Course for publication this year, but that it be care¬ fully revised before the beginning of the next school year, a manu¬ script copy made, and the work thoroughly tested in all the grades, the teachers being invited to report such criticisms as are suggested by actual class-work experience. By following this plan a course will be obtained conforming closely to the requirements and possibilities of MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 23 the school. As was said in our last report, “ A Course of Study should be developed in the schoolroom and not arbitrarily prescribed for teachers and pupils.” (2.) Supplementary Readers: — We have frequently urged the advantage of two series of readers. Although the Board have liberally provided supplementary reading matter from time to time, this has been of a miscellaneous nature, and more especially adapted to sight reading in the different grades. In addition to this we need a second set of readers, corresponding in grade to the first four books of our present series, containing very few new words, but words with which the pupil is familiar, necessarily transposed, thereby giving the pupil the kind and amount of drill absolutely essential before he can become a good reader. During the past year we tried this ex¬ periment in two second and two third primaries, the teachers testify¬ ing that the pupils who read through two First Readers took up the Second with much greater facility than when using only one First Reader. We believe the second series, if introduced, should be the property of the Board, the books to be loaned to the pupils using them, and they and the teachers held responsible for their careful use. (3.) School and Library : — It seems to me desirable that some measures be taken by the school authorities for bringing about a closer relation between the Public School and the Public Library, which shall be a reciprocal benefit to each. The fact that they are controlled by different boards and are the property of different political units should not discourage any legitimate efforts toward this end. A little over a year ago we arranged a classified list of all juvenile history and biography in the Public Library, and by means of the heckto- graph made copies of this list for each intermediate and grammar school teacher. These have proved very useful to the upper grade teachers, enabling them to quickly refer pupils to any special book in these departments bearing upon their school work. If this list, together with a classified list of books of travel to be used in connec¬ tion with geography, and a list of such books on science as are adapted to the capacity of the pupils, and even the best works of fiction, could be published in the annual report, or on slips, and distributed among the teachers and older pupils, not only the efficiency of the school work would be increased, but much could be done to inspire a love for good reading. A school that teaches only the right use of books could hardly be called a failure. (4.) Physical Culture : — There should be some systematic plan of giving physical training in every school — nor should this train¬ ing be spasmodic — ten minutes or more to-day and nothing to-mor¬ row, but should be as regular and persistent as any other school exer¬ cise. In order to make this training a fact and not something theo¬ retically desirable merely, teachers should understand that they are not to attend to intellectual and moral training only, but to that 24 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, which ensures a sound and well-organized body as well. In order that teachers may know just what physical training to give, carefully prepared manuals, containing exercises adapted to the conditions of the average graded school, and comprehensive enough to bring into action all the principal muscles of the body, should be placed in every school-room, with the injunction that when the arithmetic, the read¬ ing or the language exercise is omitted from the programme, then and then only shall the gymnastic exercise be dispensed with. We have been making careful inquiries and expect to be able to recommend such a manual at an early day. We have no doubt that ten minutes a day, one hundred and eighty school days of the year, devoted to this work would produce results plainly evident in more erect positions while sitting, standing and walking; more volume of voice in reading and talking, and better lessons both on account of the relaxation pro¬ duced by the practice of any given exercise, as well as the generally improved physical condition. (5.) Admission of Pupils : — In conclusion we wish to call your attention to the admission of beginners. That pupils coming to school the first time should be admitted but twice a year is a matter that very much concerns the efficiency of the first primary grade. The plan to which we allude is followed in many schools for obvious reasons — reasons affecting the child seeking admission no less than the school. We will say that at the beginning of the year the first grade is or¬ ganized into two classes. At the commencement of the winter term four months hence, ten to twenty beginners enter, making a third class, it being impossible for these beginners to enter the classes already organized. In the spring another influx of beginners swells the number of classes to four. By this time the school has become unhealtlifully large, and the multiplication of classes and recitations has cut short the time previously allotted to the latter, thereby impair¬ ing the efficiency of the teacher’s work. This difficulty would be obviated by having only two stated times in each year for the admission of beginners—one at the beginning of the school year in September and the other in February, the second month of the winter term. The most inclement part of winter has passed at this latter date and four months remain in which to give the children of the third division a substantial start before the close of the school year. This arrangement would give the first grade teach¬ ers two classes the first five months, and three the last four months of the year, unless perchance it should be deemed advisable to make promotions in February, in which case the first grade could be kept in two divisions throughout the year.. The greatly improved results should make this plan equally acceptable to parents and teachers. Kespectfully submitted, W. S. MACK, Supt. Schools. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 25 TABLE I. School Census, 1883. SUB- Distbict. Five Years of Age. Bet6 and 21 Under 6. Under 21. Population. d • H c6 o Loss. i Males. Females. Both. Males. Females. Both. Males. Females. Both. Fibst . 48 288 293 581 196 179 375 484 472 956 1846 144 Second . 80 316 349 765 204 184 389 520 534 1054 2378 • • • • 35 Third . 61 384 415 799 164 168 328 575 583 1158 2665 .... 173 Fourth . 27 197 191 388 88 85 173 285 276 561 1116 167 .... Totals. 216 1175 1248 2533 648 617 1265 1864 1865 3729 8005 Last Year.... 206 1174 1205 2379 629 620 1249 1802 1825 3629 7902 Gain. 10 1 43 154 19 16 62 40 100 103 Loss. 3 TABLE II. Showing Number Different Pupils Enrolled in All Schools. Schools. A Room. B Room. C Room. D Room E Room F Room G Room H Room Gram. Room High School Total. Boys... 45 44 44 34 29 25 15 16 17 15 284 Central.. Girls .. 42 44 29 32 42 31 24 24 29 57 354 Both .. 87 88 73 66 71 56 39 40 46 72 638 Boys... 38 38 32 32 27 24 15 15 221 No. 2 . Girls .. 18 40 31 30 32 31 25 24 231 Both .. 56 78 63 62 59 55 40 39 452 Roys 25 25 27 39 21 28 165 Wtt.rt W Ann ... Girls . 44 34 23 24 28 19 172 Both .. 69 59 50 63 49 47 337 Rnvs 40 37 • 77 Fart W a no Gi rls 39 30 69 Both .. 79 67 146 Roys 747 Totat, ttst Hav SnOTTOOT, Gi rl s . 826 Both 1573 Rovs. 107 Ntottt School . Gi rl s . Roth 107 Roys. . 854 Total in All Schools ... Girls . 1 826 Both .. 1680 26 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. TABLE III. Showing the Attendance in the Different Schools and the Totals for Each Month of the Year. CENTRAL SCHOOL. MONTH. Whole Number Enrolled. Average Number 'Belonging. i Average Daily Attendance. Per cent of Attend¬ ance on Av. No.Be- longing. No. of Cases of Tardiness. No. Neither Absent Nor Tardy. September, 1882,. 497 475.4 455.3 95.7 17 244 October, “ . 508 486.5 455.5 93.6 24 189 November, “ . 511 498.2 459.6 92.2 30 209 December, *' . 491 468.7 425.7 91 37 149 January, 1883,. 506 477.6 422.8 88.5 85 122 February, “ . 494 464.3 413.5 89 30 126 March, “ . 474 449 402.5 89.6 28 138 April, “ . 462 425.6 392.3 92.1 22 151 May, “ . 430 416.9 388.4 93.1 31 180 Average, . 485.8 462.4 424 91.7 33.7 167.5 No. 2 SCHOOL. September, 1882, . 352' 345.5 334.2 96.7 8 205 October, “ . 346 332.2 314.4 94.6 7 173 November, “ . 370 361.1 347.4 96.2 8 206 December, “ . 359 331.7 317 95.5 19 147 J anuary, 1883,. 367 352.1 320.3 91 23 124 February, “ . 359 350.2 330.8 94.4 12 132 March, . 353 333.1 312.2 93.7 19 146 April. “ . 353 336 315.2 94 9 144 May, “ . 329 319.9 311.8 97.1 12 192 Average,. 354.2 340.2 322.6 94.8 13 163.2 WEST WARD SCHOOL. September, 1882,. 263 254.2 243.7 95.8 6 126 October, “ . 260 252.5 232.7 92.1 15 73 November, “ . 253 247.5 230.1 93 7 110 December, “ . 252 240.8 227.3 94.4 19 103 January, 1883,. 282 266.7 245.6 92 33 62 February, “ . 275 258.4 234 90.5 18 73 March, “ . 254 233.1 217.8 93.4 4 102 April, “ . 263 250.7 233 93 6 100 May, “ . 248 243 229 94.5 5 110 Average. 261,1 249.6 232.5 93.1 12.5 95.4 MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 27 I EAST WARD SCHOOL. MONTH. Whole Number Enrolled. Average Number Belonging. Average Daily Attendance. 1 Per cent of Attend¬ ance on Av. No.Be- longing. No. of Cases of Tardiness. No. Neither Absent nor Tardy. September, 1882, . 115 111.5 107 96 22 59 October, l ’ . 120 114.3 108.9 95.2 31 50 November, “ . 120 114.8 108.6 94.6 7 54' December, “ . 117 105.4 93.3 88.5 15 34 J anuary, 1888,. 115 104.4 94 90 34 25 February, “ . 116 108.6 86.8 80 11 24 March, “ . 109 100.2 85.6 85.4 3 27 April, “ . 105 91 72.7 80 4 15 May, “ . 96 92.8 87.4 93.3 6 36 Average,.... 128.6 104.7 93.8 90 14.7 36 TOTALS. September, 1882, . 1227 1186.6 11 40.2 96 53 634 October, “ . 1234 1185,5 1111.5 93.7 77 485 November, “ . 1254 1221.6 1145.7 93.8 52 579 December, “ . 1219 1146.6 1063.3 92.8 80 433 January, 1883, . 1270 1200.8 1082.7 90.1 175 333 February, “ . 1244 1181.5 1065.1 90 71 355 March, “ . 1190 1115.4 1018.1 91.3 54 413 April, “ . 1183 1103.3 1013.2 92 41 410 May, “ . 1103 1072.4 1016.6 94.7 54 518 Average, . 1214 1157 1073 92.7 73 462.2 28 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, ROLL OF HONOR. Pupils neither absent nor tardy during the entire year. Johnny Johnson. Gusta Hommery. Annie Evans. August Anderson. Rena Aron. Eela Wickstrom. Jennie Lundberg. Minnie Tietgen. Willie Alsterlund. Eugene Mangold. Kirke White. Sigfred Johnson. Annie Lindgren. August Hokenson. Jessie Donahy. Fred Gustafson. Ellen Johnson. Anna Swanson. Emma Schneider. Bertie Wiese. Gusta Anderson. Emma Berglund. Emma Lindgren. Amy Knox. Abel Iverson. Lola Mabie. Mamie Noden. Johanna Tiegrin. Jennie Tiegrin. Georgie Watt. Pupils tardy once, but not absent. Henry Exbom. Hattie Donahue. Pupils absent one-half day, but not tardy. Christie Kuttler. Mary Larson. Johnny Larson. Georgie Rank. IIilma Rosenquist. Hilma Lindgren. Robert Wilson. Rolland McCoy. John Olson. Eva Henry Cederberg. Hattie Wells. May Watt. Oscar Swanson, Hilda Langstrom. Ida Oberg. Oscar Oberg. Adolph Halquist. Willie Entrikin. Entrikin. Pupils absent one day but not tardy. Nemo Elmstedt. Sadie Chadwick. Della Guy. Amos Elmstedt. Mary Penney. Mary Stoltenberg. Emma Aron. Richard Johnson. Daisy Gilmore. Eddie Lawson. Annie Berger. Amanda Berglund. Emma Deere. Charlie Nelson. Victor Langstrom. Selma Hoagland. Emma Anderson. Frithiof Lindgren. Pupils absent one-half day and tardy once: Willie Olson. Clara Oberg. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 29 Willie Alsterlund, Kirk White, Jenny Lundberg, Emma Berglund, Emma Lindgren, Lola Mabie, and Jennie Tigren have attended school two years without being absent or tardy. John Olson has been absent only a half-day in the last three years. Adolph Halquist and Minnie Tietgen have attended school two years without being tardy, and have been absent only one day. Henry Cederberg and Victor Langstrom have attended school two years without being tardy and have been absent only a day and a half. * 30 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, GENERAL STATISTICS. % Population of District, July 1, 1883 . 8005 No. of persons in District between 6 and 21. 2533 Total enrollment in public day schools. 1573 Highest monthly enrollment (January). 1270 Lowest monthly enrollment (May ). 1103 Average monthly enrollment . 1214 Average No. belonging. 1157 Average daily attendance. 1073 Per cent, of attendance.. 92.7 Whole No. of tardinesses. . 657 Average monthly tardiness. 73 Average No. neither absent nor tardy per month. 462.2 No. public day schools exclusive of High School. 25 No. teachers in day schools exclusive of High School. 26 Av. No. pupils to a teacher, based on Av. Mo. En., exclu¬ sive of High School. 46 Av. Mo. salaries, excluding High School an,d music.$ 48.78 No. night schools. 2 No. teachers in night schools. 2 Total cost of instruction and supervision.$14,355.25 Total expenditures for all purposes. 24,544.99 COST OF INSTRUCTION AND SUPERVISION PER PUPIL. On whole enrollment. $ 9.12 On‘average monthly enrollment. 11.82 On average number belonging. 12.40 On average daily attendance. 13.37 COST PER PUPIL FOR ALL EXPENSES. On whole enrollment. $ 15.60 On average monthly enrollment. 20.22 On average number belonging .. 21.21 On average daily attendance. 22.86 HIGH SCHOOL. • Total enrollment. 72 Average monthly enrollment. 62.4 Average number belonging. 60.7 Average daily attendance. 55.2 Per cent, of attendance. 91 Whole No. of tardinesses... 41 Average monthly tardiness. 4.5 Average number neither absent nor tardy per month. 17 No. teachers employed. 2 Total cost of instruction. $ 1,400.00 HIGH SCHOOL COURSES OF STUDY. FIRST YEAR. FIRST TERM (16 WEEKS). Latin Preparatory Course. English Course. Algebra. Grammar and Composition. Physiology. Algebra. Latin — Grammar and Reader. Physiology. SECOND TERM (12 WEEKS). Algebra. Algebra. Grammar and Composition. Physiology (6 wks), Botany(6 wks). Latin — Grammar and Reader. Physiology (6 wks), Botany (6 wks) THIRD TERM (8 WEEKS). v Algebra. Latin — Grammar and Reader. Botany. SECOND YEAR, FIRST TERM (16 WEEKS). Algebra. Grammar and Composition. Botany. Arithmetic or Geometry. U. S. History and Con. of U. S. Physical Geography. Geometry. Latin — Caesar. Physical Geography. SECOND TERM (12 WEEKS). Arithmetic or Geometry. Zoology. Natural Philosophy. Geometry. Latin — Caesar. Ancient History. THIRD TERM (8 WEEKS). Arithmetic or Geometry. Rhetoric — ( Style). Natural Philosophy. Geometry. Latin — Cicero. Mediaeval History. THIRD YEAR, FIRST TERM (16 WEEKS). Book-Keeping. American Literature. Ele. Pol. Ec’my and Comm’l Law. Geology — ( Optional). Geology. Latin — Cicero. Modern History. Book-Keeping. English Literature Chemistry. Book-Keeping. English Literature. Chemistry. SECOND TERM (12 WEEKS). English Literature. Latin — Virgil. Natural Philosophy. THIRD TERM (8 WEEKS). English Literature. Latin — Virgil. Natural Philosophy. Reading : One hour each week from English and American classics during first and second years. Pupils to read also out of class a certain number of works by standard authors. Spelling : One lesson each week in both courses during first year. W ord Analysis : One lesson each week in English course during second year. Drawing: One hour each week throughout English course. Drawing op¬ tional in Latin course. Penmanship : One lesson each week while studying book-keeping. Business forms and correspondence to be taught in connection with penmanship. Music : One hour and a half each week. Rhetoricals : Music, readings, recitations, declamations, essays, debates, etc., every Friday afternoon. Pupils will use Powell’s “How to Write ” for composition work of first year. During second year pupils are expected to prepare outlines for, and write not less than six formal essays, two of which may be reviews of books read. During third year pupils will be given much practice in argumentative dis¬ course. i • ’ . •. v h ' . ' . .. ■ . 4 t ■' ■ - ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ . MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 31 COST OF INSTRUCTION PER PUPIL. On tf>tal enrollment. $ 19.44 On average monthly enrollment. 22.43 On average daily attendance. 25.36 On average number belonging. 23.0 -♦- SCHOOL CALENDAR. Fall Term — September 3d to December 16tli, 16 weeks. Winter Term — January 7th to March 28tli, 12 weeks. Spring Term — April 14th to June 8th, 8 weeks. 32 REPORT OF BO ARP OF EDUCATION, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I. ORGANIZATION AND OFFICERS. The members of the Board shall meet annually upon the first Monday following the school election, and organize by electing a Pres¬ ident and a Secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for one year, and until their successors are duly elected, unless sooner re¬ moved by the board. Elections shall be by ballot, and a majority of all the votes cast shall be necessary to elect. II. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the Board, preserve order, enforce the rules, sign all bonds, notes, agreements, or leases, ordered to be executed by this Board ; sign all orders drawn on the Treasurer, and on or before the first regular meeting after the organization of the Board shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Board, the following committees namely: (1) A committee of three on School Grounds and Buildings. (2) A committee of three on Supplies. (3) A committee of three on Teachers and Finance. In the absence or inability of the President, a president pro tem. shall be chosen by the Board, who shall for the time being exercise all the authority, and perform all the duties of the President. III. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a complete record of the proceedings of the Board, as well as the receipts and expenditures, in such book and in such manner as the Board may prescribe. He shall sign all documents requiring the signature of the President, and notify all members in due time of all special meetings. He shall take into his possession all books, papers and other documents belonging to the district and held in charge by the Board, and safely keep the same in such places as they may indicate, subject at all times to their order, or the examination by any member thereof, and lay before the Board at their next meeting all letters and other documents that may come to him for that purpose. He shall refer all bills and claims pre¬ sented to the Board to their respective committees to be audited, and when ordered paid, shall draw orders on the Treasurer for the payment of the same. He shall keep stubs of all orders issued, stating thereon the party to whom and the purpose for which such order was issued, the amount thereof, and the fund on which the same was drawn. He MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. no DO shall hold his books, records and accounts at all times subject to the inspection of any voter or tax payer of the district, and annually pre¬ pare and publish the report required by the school law, together with such other items of interest and information as the board may direct. He shall make out and collect all bills, receive all moneys due "from in¬ cidental sources, and pay over the same to the Treasurer, taking his re¬ ceipt therefor. He shall register the nafnes and address of all appli¬ cants for positions in the schools, and, under the direction of the Com¬ mittee on Supplies, procure all necessary registers, books of record, blanks, etc., for the use of teachers and pupils ; shall meet the teach¬ ers at their regular monthly meeting, and deliver to them their orders, taking their receipt therefor, and perform all other duties generally incumbent upon such officer. IV. COMMITTEE ON GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS. It shall be the duty of this committee to take special charge of the school grounds and the buildings thereon, to examine them yearly (and oftener if required), and report to the Board what improvements, repairs or alterations may be necessary, furnishing an estimate of the cost of the same. V. COMMITTEE ON SUPPLIES. This committee shall have special direction of the purchase of all apparatus, books of reference, furniture, fuel and general supplies used in and about the schools, and, with the advice of the Superinten¬ dent, shall report to the Board what may, from time to time, be need¬ ed, and with their sanction, shall, through the Secretary, order all supplies for the various departments of the schools. VI. COMMITTEE ON TEACHERS AND FINANCE. It shall be the duty of this committee to ascertain, as nearly as possible, what the yearly expenses of the schools may be, to consider and report to the Board the amount of salaries of all persons em¬ ployed by them, and to suggest candidates for all vacancies. MEETINGS AND KULES OF ORDER. 1. The regular meetings—except the yearly—shall be held on the first Monday following the last Saturday of each month, at eight o’clock p. m., from the first of April to the first of October, and at half past seven o’clock p. m. the balance of the year. 2. Special meetings may be called at any time by the President, or upon the written request of two members, through the Secretary. 3. A majority of the Board shall be required to constitute a quorum, but a less number may adjourn from time to time. 4. At the appointed hour the President shall call the meeting to order, and as soon as a quorum is present, shall proceed with the busi¬ ness of the meeting in the following order: (1) Reading of the minutes. (2) Report and Suggestions of Superintendent. (3 } Reports of Standing Committees in order. f 4 \ Reports of Special Committees. ( 5) Communications to the Board. 6 ) Bills and unfinished business. (7) New Business. 34 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, 5. It shall be the duty of the Board at their May meeting to reap¬ point such teachers in their employ as they wish to retain, and notify them of such appointment at or before the close of the term. 6. An examination of applicants for vacant positions will be held in the month of June of each year ; notice of such examination, stat¬ ing position vacant, salary paid, and length of school year, having been previously given to such applicants. Applicants must pass an Oral and Written examination in all the branches now required by law, in Theory and Practice of Teaching, and in Constitution of the IJnited States. An average of 75 per cent, will entitle the applicant to a cer¬ tificate. The Board may defer examination in Botany and Natural Philosophy for a term, in which case an average of 85 per cent, will be required in other branches. No new appointments shall hereafter be made previous to such an examination. 7. Separate bills must be rendered for articles purchased for each school, and in accordance with the classification and duties of the re¬ spective committees. 8. Every member present shall vote on all questions, unless ex¬ cused by the Board. 9. The yeas and nays shall be called and entered on the record whenever demanded by any member of the Board. 10. No member shall retire before the close of the session without permission of the President. 11. Unless otherwise provided, the rules of order shall be the same as those for the government of deliberative bodies, as laid down in Cushing’s Manual. GENERAL RULES. 1. The school gates shall be unlocked at 8:30 a. m., and kept open until 5 r. m. The school buildings shall be kept locked during the ab¬ sence of teachers. 2. The sessions shall be from9 to 12 A. m., and from 1:30 to 4:30 p. m., with a recess of 15 minutes in each session. From Nov. 15 to Feb. 14, the afternoon session shall close at 4 o’clock. The primaries shall close one-half hour earlier, except in cases of half-day attendance. 3. New classes shall be formed in the lowest grade of the Primary Department only at the commencement of each term. 4. The books used and the studies pursued shall be such, and only such as may be authorized by the Board. 5. Non-resident pupils will be admitted to the schools, if there are vacant seats, and shall pay in advance the following rates of tuition: High school, 60 cents per week; Grammar grades, 50 cents per week ; Intermediate grades, 40 cents per week; Primary grades, 30 cents per week. Bills of tuition must be paid during the first week of each term. If pupils are afterwards unable to attend, money will be refunded for each week’s absence. DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. 1. The Superintendent shall devote himself exclusively to the du¬ ties of his office. He shall exercise a general supervision over all the schools, buildings, etc.; he shall visit all the schools as often as his du¬ ties will permit, and shall give particular attention to the distribution and classification of the pupils in the several schools, and to the ap¬ portionment among the classes of the prescribed studies. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 35 2. He shall have authority to appoint such teachers’ meetings oth¬ er than the regular monthly 'meeting, as he may deem proper, for the purpose of conferring with the teachers in respect^o the best methods of discipline and instruction. He shall have the privilege of calling together at those meetings such classes of the school as he may wish to employ in illustrating the subjects discussed. 3. He shall take charge of and direct all teachers’ meetings, and at the close of each term shall report to the Board all teachers absent or tardy or failing to perform the parts assigned to them. 4. He shall attend the meetings of the Board when required by any member, shall assist at the examination of teachers, shall examine pupils for promotion, shall attend the examinations of the various rooms, or conduct the same, as may from time to time be directed. 5. He shall consolidate the monthly reports of the teachers, and report the same to the Board at their next meeting, together with such other statistics as may be required, and make such suggestions as may assist the Board in the discharge of their duties. 6. He shall carefully observe the work of each teacher, shall con¬ sult and advise with him, and shall promptly report to the Board any teacher inefficient or incompetent to discharge his duties. He must hold the teachers and janitors responsible for the proper discharge of their duties, and will himself be held responsible to the Board for the same. 7. He shall have power to suspend a pupil, but only in a case of violent or direct opposition to authority, and for conduct detri¬ mental to the interests of the school. When so suspended a pupil can be reinstated only by a vote of the Board, and by making an apology as open as the offense, and by giving assurance of implicit obedience in the future. 8. He must, when possible, first admonish the pupil, and ask the co-operation of the parent or guardian. When suspension takes place, he must notify the parent or guardian, and the Board of the fact, and the cause of the same. 9. At the close of the school year he shall deposit in the office of the Board, all class-books, records, registers and schedules used during the year, and make such report of the condition, progress, and wants of the schools, as may be required of him. 10. All requirements of scholars or teachers, by the Board, shall be communicated through the Superintendent. 11. The office of Superintendent is on the second floor of High School Building, and his hours shall be from 8 to 10 a. m., and from 4 to 5 P. M. DUTIES OE TEACHERS. 1. It shall be the duty of all teachers to acquaint themselves with the rules prescribed by the Board of Education, and to enforce the same within their jurisdiction. 2. Certificates must be presented to the Secretary of the Board and contracts signed before teachers begin their duties. 3. Teachers must be in their respective school rooms at least twenty minutes before the opening of each session, and five minutes later shall open their rooms for the reception of pupils. Teachers who are not present at the above named time shall report themselves as tardy. 4. They shall call the school to order promptly at the appointed time, devote themselves during school hours exclusively to the instruc¬ tion of their pupils, maintain good order, and strictly adhere to the course of study prescribed by the Board. 36 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION", 5. They shall prepare a programme of daily exercises to be kept on the board, and hand a copy to the Superintendent immediately af¬ ter the beginning of school in September, and shall promptly notify him of any change therein during the year. 6. They shall have no more important duty than the exercise of constant supervision over the general conduct of their pupils, and shall on all proper occasions call attention in the most effective man¬ ner to the importance of practising good habits and manners, both on the school premises and while passing between their homes and the school. 7. They are particularly enjoined to regard the moral and social culture of their pupils as not less important than their mental discip¬ line, discountenancing promptly and emphatically vandalism, falsehood, profanity, cruelty, or any other form of vice. 8. No teacher shall read or announce, or allow to be read or an¬ nounced, any advertisement, or allow any advertisement to be dis¬ tributed in school, except when authorized by the Superintendent; no teacher shall allow any agent or other person to exhibit in school any book or articles of apparatus, or permit any one to take up the time of the school by lectures of any kind, unless by the consent of the Super¬ intendent. Neither shall contributions for any purpose be taken up, nor shall teachers receive presents of money or valuables from pupils under their tuition. 9. No teacher shall send pupils, during school hours, upon errands not strictly pertaining to the business affairs of the school. 10. No teacher shall resign without giving four weeks’ written no¬ tice to the President of the Board ; in default of this all compensation for that time may be declared forfeited. 11. Any teacher who finds it necessary to be absent from school on account of sickness, or for any other cause, must send immediate no¬ tice of such absence to the Superintendent. 12. Teachers above the primary grades shall make a monthly re¬ port to parents and guardians of the attendance, punctuality, deport¬ ment and scholarship of all pupils under their instruction. 13. Teachers will be held strictly responsible for any injuries done to their rooms or furniture. They must attend carefully to the venti¬ lation and temperature of their rooms, taking care that pupils are not required to sit in drafts of cool air. 14. They must promptly and neatly make out their schedules, reg¬ isters and reports. 15. They may detain pupils not more than half an hour after school to make up neglected lessons, but no pupil shall be deprived of a re¬ cess. 16. They are not expected to use text books during such recita¬ tions as have not been prepared from text books by pupils, and to use them as little as possible at all times of recitation. 17. They shall promptly report to Superintendent all pupils who refuse to yield obedience to the rules of the school. 18 Any teacher may, with the consent of the Superintendent, have one half-day in each term to visit other schools for the purpose of ob¬ serving methods of instruction and discipline therein. 19. Teachers temporarily absent on account of sickness shall re¬ ceive, the first week only, one-fourth of their regular pay. 20. All teachers in the employ of the Board shall meet together the last Saturday in each school month, and, under the direction of the Superintendent, devote two hours to the discussion of such matters as pertain to the best interest of the school. They shall meet at such other times as the Superintendent may direct. MOLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 37 21. Each teacher is required to have a copy of these regulations, and to read to the scholars, at least once each term, so much as will give them a good understanding of the rules which apply to them, and by which they are governed. DUTIES OF PUPILS. 1. No child who has only temporary residence in the district for the purpose of attending the public schools shall be received in any school, except by payment of tuition as provided in Section 5 under General Buies. 2. Pupils shall provide themselves with all books, slates and other articles to be used by the class to which they belong. 3. They shall not be allowed to go into any hall higher than their own, to enter the school yard before 8:30 in the morning, or to remain on the school grounds, after dismissal, without permission. 4. They shall promptly pay for any damage they do to the property of other pupils. Any pupil who cuts, marks, or otherwise injures or defaces any school property shall be fined for the same, and shall be liable to suspension, expulsion, or other punishment, according to the nature of the offense. 5. They shall be examined each month in all tlieir studies ; also at the end of each term. Pupils absent from the term examination will be examined by the Superintendent before they are allowed to rejoin their classes. 6. All pupils in the High and Grammar Schools shall pursue three regular studies, unless excused by the Superintendent. 7. Any pupil who falls below seventy per cent, two successive months, as indicated by his examination, shall be transferred to the next lower class. 8. Pupils wishing to omit any prescribed study must obtain per¬ mission from the Superintendent, before doing so. 9. For six half days’ unexcused absence (two tardinesses equal to a half day’s absence), in four consecutive weeks, a pupil shall be sus¬ pended. , 10. Pupils suspended for unexcused absence, under previous rule, may be reinstated for the first offence by the Superintendent, for rea¬ sons that shall be satisfactory to him. Eor reinstatement for subse¬ quent suspensions under that rule, the pupil must apply to the Board. 11. Eor absence, tardiness, or dismission from school before the time of closing, the pupil must present from parent or guardian an excuse. 12. After two days’ consecutive absence it shall be the duty of the teacher to notify the parent or guardian of such absence, and after three days’ absence to drop the name of such pupil from the roll. 13. Pupils of the High School who complete the prescribed course of study and pass a satisfactory examination shall be entitled to cer¬ tificates of graduation. 14. A training class may be organized, the members of which shall receive daily instruction in the “theory or teaching,” and have prac¬ tice under the eye of a competent critic. 15. Pupils who receive certificates of graduation from the High School and spend a year in the training class, shall be entitled to a certificate from the Board of Education, and their claims shall be en¬ titled to the first consideration in filling vacancies in the corps of teachers. 38 REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, DUTIES OF JANITORS. The janitors appointed by the Board are required to keep the rooms well warmed and properly ventilated, daily swept and dusted, and, when necessary, washed ; to ring the bells as directed by the Superin¬ tendent, to keep the walks free from snow and ice, to make all needed repairs in term time, to keep all out-buildings in good condition, to closely watch and carefully protect all school property in and about the building, and during vacation to make such improvements upon the building and grounds as the Board or their committee may direct. DUTIES OF PRINCIPALS. 1. It shall be the duty of Principals to have general management of the schools under their charge; to strictly enforce the rules and regulations of the Board; to carry out the directions of the Superin¬ tendent, and make ( with his approval) such special rules as may be necessary for the preservation of good order in the halls and on the play-grounds. 2. To have supervision of the buildings, out-buildings, heating and ventilation, furniture and apparatus, and to give directions to the janitors for the proper care of the same. To see that such directions are fully observed, and in case any injury is done to school property, to ascertain the person doing the same, and report at once the name of the person and the extent of the injury to the Superintendent. To re¬ port, at the close of each year, the amount and condition of the appa¬ ratus, and the number and condition of the reference books belonging to their respective buildings. 3. To visit the different rooms in their buildings as often as their class duties will permit, for the purpose of observing the deportment and work of the pupils; examining classes and giving such advice and directions to teachers as their observation may suggest, and to promptly report to the Superintendent any deficiency on the part of teachers. 4. To classify — with the aid and advice of the Superintendent- all pupils entering the school for the first time, and to promote pupils when, in the judgment of the teacher and their own, they are able to do the work of a higher grade. 5. To attend to the distribution of blanks for reports, and to col¬ lect and forward the same to the Superintendent at the proper time. 6. To suspend pupils for persistent resistance to authority, until their cases can be reported to the Superintendent; but in all such cases—when it is possible—to send a previous warning to the parents. 7. To be in their respective school buildings at least half an hour before the opening of school, and to punctually observe the hours of opening and closing the schools. DUTIES OF JANITORS. te such improvements upon heir committee may direct. 1. It shall be the duty of the janitors to sweep and dust all the rooms in their respective buildings as often as is necessary to keep them in a neat condition; to daily sweep the halls and stair-ways; to wash the floors of the rooms and halls twice each year — during the winter and summer vacations — and to keep the walks on and around the school premises free from ice and snow during the winter months. 2. To examine daily into the condition of the play-rooms, out¬ buildings, sidewalks and fences, and keep the same in good condition. To report to the Principal any needed repairs or inj ury done to any school property, and during vacation to ma' the buildings and grounds as the Board or 3. 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