, 1862-08-08
To the Young Men Of the City and
EnUDtcYa


Recruiting Office 122 Lake street.
To the Young Men of the City and
Country.
The employees Of the Chicago TRIBUNE
have resolved to organize and recruit COM
psny for the war. The muster roll was opened |
for the first time yesterday afternoon, and be- |
fore sunset, it had received twelve names. |
To-day they will be fully prepared to receive
recruits both from the city and country. The |
roll will be kept at this Office, and all men |
who believe in earnest, vigorous action, who
believe in fighting, not playing, are invited to
give us their names. It is proposed to raise a
company that shall be credit to this city,
and Of which the men shall be proud. Iu every
one Of these men the Chicago TRIBUNE will
take personal interest, and as a matter OF
accommodation both to them and their friends,
will keep register Of their names, the battles
in which they may be engaged, and the casn-
alties to the company. Their friends, By re-
ference to this register at any time, will be
enabled to fnd the exact locality Of each
member, in health, sickness, or injury. Young
men in the country who are des1rous Of join
ing US, should apply b letter, OF in person,
to this Office. We make this appeal in the
full confidence that it will be speedily an
swered. If you wish to join crack corps,
gives us your names if you wish to identify
yourselves with 4 fighting company, give Us
your names. Youz country wants you, and
wants you right away. There is sharp work
on hand, vigorous blows to be struck, and
the TRIBUNE boys are bound to strike them.
Meeting OF the Board of Education.
The Board Of Education held special
needing at their rooms Oh LaSalle street yes
terday afternoon.
ELECTION OF ! TEACHER.
Upon motion Of Mr. sneahan the Board pro-
cetded to the election OF q teacher in the
High School. Messzs. Porter, Bristol and
Townsend were nominated. The election re-
sulted in the choice OF Mr. Porter, the vote
being Porter 7, Bristol1, Townsend3 3.
SALARIES.
Upon motion of Mr.. Sheahan, the salary Of
Mr. Porter was fixed at $500 per annum, and
upon motion Of Mr. Carpenter Mr. Adams
salary was increased $100.
THE QUESTION OF AGE.
Upon motion of Mr.. Ryder, the age Of can
didates fer admission to the High School was
fixed at thirteen years.
THE scAs1MoS SCHOOL.
Mr. Sheahan offered the following resolu~
tion, which was adopted;
Hesolretl, That the Committee on Buildings and
Grtands inquire into the practfca billy and e1pe-
dfeEcy Of etttctlhg sale or exchange OF the lois
Ct potion Of lolB now Uccnpled By the Scammon
School House, and procuring lot for new build
ing for eaid school in some more appropriate and
,1i4Y1yl NHt
port to this Board.
TEXT BOOKS.
Upon motion Of Mr. Sheahan, Whate1y's
Logic was dropped from the textbooks now
in use at the High School.
TEACHERS CERTIFICATES.
Upon motion Of Mr. Foster, certificates to
tech were granted to the following: Alfred
S. Barry, Bennet ]. Bristol, Philo ]. Petit
| bone, VIM. E. DtRrlmer, Luther Stone, Thos
| ]. Willever, Isaac Delano.
| Upon motion, the Board adjourned.
The Railroad Regiment
A meeting Of the representatives Of ths
! leading trunk railroad lines of Illinois wa
held last evening at the law office Of Hafge,
& Anthony, McCormick's Building, to devis'
| Eomc plan Of action in connection with TIL
r:ikipg Of the Chicago Railroad Regiment.
Col. Ham ond OF the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad wss called to the chair
aEd a. Bigclow Of the Michigan Central Rail
road chosen secretary.
After canyassing the merits Of the projec
and an inspection Of the muster rails of th
several recruiting officers, resulting ia the IT
formation that already more than half IN e1
tire regiment had enlisted, it was resolved t
. sppoint committee to wait upon the Go,
eznor and obtain 3 special permit for the 81
lection Of a place Of rendezvous, and the o
ganization Of the quartermaster and commi
4 ! sa1y departments Of the regiment. This cor
| mittee consisted of representatives from nil
:, Of the main trunk lines, to which was adds
Robert Forsyth as chairman, and WAS instruc
L ed to report at meeting to be called by tt
4 chairman, probably this evening.
To Col Hammond great credit is due f
the interest he has manifested in olganizl1
/ this regiment.
= J. D. Herkimer, Assistant supesintende
Of the Illinois Central Railroad arrived
= town last evening and will give his person
t efforts to bring the project to satisEacto
Is conclusion.