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EDUCATIONAL.

The first school-house in Moline was erected in 1843, shortly after the platting of the village, on the site of the present city engine-house on ground donated by the proprietors of the place. The building was of brick and was used for religious as well as school purposes. It was erected by the people, each donating as he was able or willing. Joseph Jackman was the first teacher. Mr. Jackman is remembered by all the early settlers. S. P. Hodges was the next teacher. He was subsequently county clerk for many years.

As a matter of course the first schools were of a primitive character. As the scholars were few in number, ranging from the child sent by its mother " to get rid of it " to the young man who should have graduated years before, and all confined in one room, the teacher had to teach all grades from the a-b, abs to the higher branches in mathematics. All this has since been changed. The schools are now thoroughly graded, the present system dating from April, 1873, when the first Board of Education was elected under the city charter and in accordance with the revised school laws, consisting of the following named : C. A. Wheelock, President; H. H. Grover, Secretary; Wm. H. Edwards. Ezra Smith, C. O. Nathan an Jonathan Huntoon. The first annual report of the Board showed two school buildings that were known was the Central and the West Ward.

In the Central building, in addition to the Superin­ tendent, W. H. Russell, there were n teachers employed and four in the West Ward. The salaries of the teachers and superintendent amounted to $8,014.77. There was a total enrollment of 750 and an average of 624.

After serving some two and a half months in the fall of 1874, Mr. Russell resigned the superintendency and L. Gregory was elected to fill the vacancy. He served until the fall of 1878, when W. S. Mack was appointed. During his administration great improvement was made in the schools, which had increased in numbers very largely. During his last year there was an enrollment of 1,104. Twenty teachers were employed, the salaries of whom, together with the superintendent, amounted to $10,386.59. There were three school-houses at this time.

During Prof. Mack's first year there were em ployed 20 teachers regularly, the salaries of whom, together with that of the superintendent, amounted to $10,436.02. There were then in the district 1,819 persons, between six and 20 years of age, with an enrollment in the schools 1,285. New rules and regulations were adopted, and the time in the High School was increased to four years, the number of studies being reduced each year. A new school-house has since been built, and in the summer of 1885 the district in South Moline, adjoining the city on the south, voted to unite the city district. There were in that district two good school-houses. Added to the number in the city, it gives six school-build­ings, valued at about $134,500.

The present Board of Education is composed of

the following gentlemen:

W. C. Bennett, President

L. E. Fish , Secretary;

W. K. Sloan , W. W. Wells, F. W.

Gould and P. Colseth .

The following is the corps of teachers for 1885-6,

assigned: W. S. Mack, Superintendent.

CENTRAL SCHOOL.

R. E. Call, Principal High School. Miss Eva F. Covalt, First Assistant. Miss Annie M. Holbrook, Second Assistant. Miss Mattie W. Davidson, Room 9. Miss Lanette Covalt, Room 8. Miss Gertrude M. Waters, Room 7. Miss Emma L. Proseus, Room 6. Miss Lottie M. Proseus, Room 5. Miss Marilla L. Healy, Room 4. Miss Nellie M. Anderson, Room 3. Miss Lizzie B. Mason, Room 2. Miss Emma F. Stratford, Room 1.

WEST WARD SCHOOL.

Miss Mary Tague, Room 7 (Principal). Miss Carrie E. Parsons, Room 6. Miss Ella B. Wells, Room 5. Miss Nellie M. Curtis, Room 4. Miss Maggie McCool, Room 3. Miss Lucy D. Evans, Room 2. Miss Ada M. Stravvder, Room 1.

NUMBER TWO SCHOOL.

H. D. Hatch, Principal. Miss Jennie Ray, Room 8. Miss Eleanor M. Vitzthum, Room 7. Miss Mary A. Tyrrell, Room 6. Miss Sadie L. Barker, Room 5. Miss Fannie A. Huntoon, Room 4. Miss Carrie Reid, Room 3. Miss Emma L. Cooper, Room 2. Miss Jennie W. Ives, Room 1.

EAST WARD SCHOOL.

Miss Minnie O. Olson, Room 3 (Lovejoy's Hall), Miss Maggie Medill, Room 2. Miss Sara E. Doxsee, Room 1

SEVENTH STREET SCHOOL.

Miss Hattie A. Moore, Room 2. Miss Kittie G. Battles, Room 1

I 6TH STREET SCHOOL.

Herbert E. Griffith, Room 3 (Principal). Miss Ella L. Doyle, Room 2. Miss Mary E. Moore, Room 1. Geo. R. Housel, Teacher of Music.

 

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