Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-15
The Public seboo,

or as relates to schools Of the ei,v,.,
a report of the Secretary Of the D
School inspectors. made in pu,.,,.
resolution of the Common Cou,..,
da,e Of March 10Th, 1851,
Respectfully report, tina, the.
have examined the said repo-, ~ e
fered to and find it incomplete ,,s1fA
of much information needed br -. ~
ciI and the people for a corre,, n, =. . :
ing OF the condition and pros,s,;,..e
public schools Of the city 'As
Section Eve Of chapter elsvs, a.,
ter, provides that toe Board a :. 81 ~
speeiors shall on or before the l,., I'll
in each school year, make ard ,- -E
the corporation Newspaper. a fB,i '
the number Of scholars ipst,r.,.s
the preceding year, the seyersl ~. ..,l
Of education Pursued BY them. he.
pnid 10 each teacher, the irr,5,..,
penses OF each scboul, and the reos,,,-
expenditures, SpecItyIng the s.r,.i','
receipts and the object Of an 49,
your committee regret 80 say that u. /.
going provisions II tire city CHI,
DO; bsss complied with to the ~.
contemplated. 1t has been ofSe;sH, -, -
10 the Council by .rhe late and
Mayors of the city, that firm tn. -.
Formation IN their Possession, The -.
education per scholar in the publie -
ct the city appears to be Cecidedlv "a i,
and investigation and re.reneiu.s
DscesssTy, strongly urged by them
The committee called upon the S...r-
of the Board Of Inspectors fvr a5d~,
information not embraced in tbpf, ;,
above alluded to, and not reegivis, ~,
quired response, we are unable n 4,
mine the exact cost q i,s,ruer,-,
scholar, but fad in their report tB,,,,
had paid the sum Of S5,9O0t, Ia.
$500 To janitors. e2G6 for fuel, aai 6.
chalk, ink AID cleaning Of school L.
making IN the aggregate &. SOC.
~ the close ut the term. We s.,
schr.l NJ ., and caa 81 esk in theks.
p-ai-e of the apparent eficirney 4
TEACHERS aud the perfect 2 I'D orifr,
ont the several departments If he :.
IL the highest der artm.Ht, there 80.
sch lars in attendance, under the ela-,.
Mr JshoGnet with salary Of $50
$3.50 ajdltioHal for teachng lrv.
with two assistants az 500 each, Esg
: 100 yaid FIR teachers In tins aersrys
pe- aaaum r. the iutaImedia,s az
meut there were about co sci IN
attendance, under care @! Miss A,,,
JTiEcipai with Il ralary # 500 sd
ly tysu assistants with laFiss f S2a5lss
making $3.50 paid teachers % ih!. ssr
meuJ ger annuri. In the pr!aarT lzr
meut there we're about $50 scholar. II
tendance in charge &c diss DHreil a.
salary # 800, aud three as,i,tssl. ~.
whom are raid $3.50 each acd aeE
rnakiag 81 Gj0 PAID TO teachers ia E.i
ierlnediate department. The roUu "a
department L. heated in the rassna
the ru Hing and not as well FsntIEl
II ought u be. II c1ntaios but @5s
and ca7uot acc0uMOda c near al thta
ais residing IN school di-ric No "a
advancement ur1er 4 s.ric: eT4loi -
system caDsigDs them 70 the ps.HsJs
par'meat, whsle the Iatsrm5Iiats an.t.
~ departments arc never CT SGD
often not half full, and occupy p,s-ssl;I
well v3BtiiE;sd rp,uls "a 1ae bal!us
Since our visit GO sch Of " > lbs
re,a1y # ire r ard 81 Seized ll..
has Kindly furnished toe C5uucl -:
i".i'w'EE rrGfem-as Of the rusits- -
ar that attended IL ghe seytal 81
meUis 0t -cnr. ! NJ. ., ~; 10 toe
department 20 sen lars. 100 70 iig--
intermediate, aul lI5 70 30 u rs
mary.
Taxing fhe inside fcures we FoRs
tue sp'~l number Of daIg arten5sa-
the VIII IL school for the term jgasi
3i5. and az cost Of So So yer re- :
$40 IT per annum. We are Of The ~
that the fell and vilter terms ~ :
fully a.Ieped which uonld rsts,.
annual cost per scholar below be .
figures, bat how much We are U1s,'
say, ~ the absense Of correct stsii,.i4i
information in the report Of the BIS
Inspectors ot the 22nd March, j: 81
lowing item:
Paid for salary of PRINCIPAL Il 9
No. 2 eight hundred dnllsrs and tE'
dred dollars additional FIR laDgasgs
We were Informed thai a cir.s 2
or ten scholars were instructed
French language by Miss Jennings 6
the last term, and that tho nomttf .
lug any other than the Engllsh s'.
IN our schools is never large and ibA ,
OF the seven male teachers who bare
charge of school No. ., since . a,
were incapable Of teaching any oias (,
the English language.
In conclusion, we are eonstrsSs-'
that while we would sincerely re-.
have AIRY change made 10 or
schools that would have q tbSd9
lever their standard Of eduesbo',t
their efficiency or render them w
of the object for which they Vers ~
aud with all Difference for the eia
the b ard Of School inspectors ~
in their report OF Of the 226d Mac
venture to suggest to the B sT,
the Council, TO suspend, for The
the teaching of Of all language: eies
the English, OF at least v ben scss-
penditures would have to De
therefor. ALEC a reduction oi Ok
paid 10 teachers and a redurli.i
number Of assistants in some Of ia' y
men,s or at least until they MAJ 3
hya more full tendance OF % a@
schools We recommend strici 9
in oil expenditures for the PabiE
until our people may bsc1me BOZ
Pay the present ez0rhiiant Ta,
ton. And your committee iurina
mend the adoption Of the ioilSsT
uaTea
All of which is respectfully snbS~
ii HOWK,
GILES HBAlS
B. CAsRtS
CsrE2
ORDINANCE.
Be Il Ordained By the Common "
The City Of Joliet. ..,.5s
That all monies raised By
school purposes, within the scn.TS
the city, SHAH hereafter be KEPT y
treasurer seperate and distio'i
other city funds. and that 81
school purposes shall be auol'SS
Common Council and paid 81
said school fund and no othe., 80
said school monies shall not DC "
than for school purposes. 20 is
Passed and approved Oct S1'' "
Attest, SAMUEL D. sEIIH' Y"