, 1862-07-11

ing, they are always Joyous, never quarrel
some, ever happy. They belong to that Low,
antiuqated building standing back from
the street, on 4 small lot some six feet below
grade. On the front is white sign with black
letters, which for character aud style would
not illy become butchers shop, only 1t is a
little plain and rather antique. The sign tells
US 1t is DEARBORN ScHooL. Hence VIC infer
that the children 60 there to school. Like all
ancient things, and especially anything that
lays claim to antiquity in Chicago,it has his
tory.
The Dearborn school edidce has nearly at
tanned its majority, having been erected in
1874. It is stated Of this building in an official
report Of the superintendent, that it was re-
gardcd at the time Of its erection, by q large
portion Of the citizens az monument of folly;
snd the mayor elected the following year re-
commended, in his Inaugural address, that the
council tt should either sell the house or con |
vert il into an insane asylum doubtless for |
the use Of the board who had ordered its erec-
tiou) "and build one, two or more small |
houses, suitable to the wants Of the city"
Mark the words, small houses suitable to |
the wants Of the city" What far-seeing
statcsmanEhip! What proyidcnt econ
| omyi 4 member Of the infant depart
ment Of the school that year is just NOW Of
age, his education scarcely completed, and
he beg gins to mediate starting in business for
himself, after serving few years clerkship.
! The house was seated in the two recess
| rooms for about four hundred pupils. Nov
| re have twelve schools and q high school, all
in as large or larger buildings, and all the
| 1tn11 1a-a dat;
ing from 60o to 1900 pupils. In no respect
docs that stumbling block Of primitive ex-
trayagance compare well with the p1ainest
new structures of the kind in the city.
But let us walk in. 4 class Of little ones
blockades the front hall, and throng swarm
on the lower flower. They are as busy as
bees and IS quiet as kittens. In Mr. Bro
mells room above, you observe partitions
dividing the old great hall into two class
rooms, leaving yet one-half Of tue whole
number under his eye, We drop in feT
moments st Miss Bateson's room All are
orderly and studious, save perhaps restless
eyed lad who knows little Of the comforts and
love Ct home; or it may be the wayward
youth will not be loved and caressed, and will
not bo happy and good. Many are the step
mothers who are made to bear the Silent
singing reproof of society for the way9ard-
, ness Of those for whom they toll with earnest
and honest, thoug h it may sometimes be
, with mistaken endeavor. In Miss B. the
5 Normal department Of the High School has .
: representative. Prepared for admission in
G the Dearborn, she has returned there to con-
duct an almost model roon1- a room in
I which kludcss rules aud woman1y character
: sways with more force than the rod. How
: diligently the pupils in Mr.. BIS. room pursue
their studies. The work Of school is nomi.
= nauy over, and yet the pupils show that they
: are aware all is not get learned.
: We would go now for there are many fine
" " rooms to look In upon, but must stay just q
Il little longer to hear the children Of the third
and fourth grades rehearse. How distinctly
e they speak; how natural the modulat1on
= how graceful the action. They sing, too, &
: swcetly. Even sable duette are permitted
e TO play the ini1strels. They have just weight
= enough Of voice TO make the change agreeable
Their ay is of the soldier and his trials in tht
.e camp and on the field.
t. The hall is crowded with the parents Of the
n children. They arc struck by the genera
good appearance and delighted at the manifest
progress Of Ill.
of Up another flight Of stairs in q quiet garre1
Is Of a room is another throng Of children
ID Miss Gould and Miss Bateson rank anon!
e. our Normal girls and good teachers.
TO Of the other rooms We cannot now speak
\, The school averages about GOO pupils. To1
D. may see them in term time slowed away i
i'd tvery conceivable plaee-seated at old styl
rF o7d o141oydfSh f1tr1itr1ro. ynt fha rnonoc 81
n, ways appear checrful-the progress good IN
1t. the children happy. The child Of the millior
OF airc On Michigan avenue sits bY the side Of tn
,l7 son Of poor seamstrcss Of the alley, and il
ID must work sharp or he will be outstripped
Studies in conduct and in life By his less 70:
tunate mate.
IT, TIE JONES
us Was the next Of the class opened By II
al Board. Like the Dearborn, it includes CHI
ro- dreu Of every Grade Of society. Six yea
ol- ago it was marked as being hard school
on ln1nage-one i'll which the rowdy element Ii
1su much license ard gave much annoyance to Il
tly School Board. About that time smoot
lhe faced, round Yankee assumed the princip;
'"o ship. He made no great bluster then 4
'1s since, but set 10 work at keeping school, Al
=. ell- be has done it. Thinking only Of school, j
Luz noring outside operations, laborine early al
w ~ late, without pretention, and without ostc
LIE tation, the Jones has earned reputatis
which no one questions. The old buildi1
=, has long been too small for its numbers, q
'ear 33uNpe ~. -. :.
J o. 2ecol1n,ou'el'i' ~ teeeul o1o.l "
~ Board the twelfth street branch is to
sao brought up into the yard Of the parent est
- lshmrnt as mcars Of increasing the C
= - cheney Of instruction in it.
a., In looking over the seats and pupils Of
Fo- old building they present some REMARKED
~. featurts. The seats range from high to lo
{,-, and 60 docs the stature Of the pupils, I
49,, often in an Inverse ratio. How oddly
,7,1 seems, in this enlightened day, to see 8
49, grown specimen Oft manhood seated to stu
,oo; at q disk made for lad of twelve, and tt
the 's 49, o'sI' 'Ae - 1itu. 4'''4e ''.o
for t!e youpg man. This is the day, too,
3,T- physical exercise in school, but no amount
y,rp | arm practice can 6tra!ghten the curved spi
Tere give rotundity to the contracted chest .
ago capaciouspess to lungs driyiled and stin
and for want cfroon to act.
luer. APFANATCs AND LIBRARY.
CITY The Jonts School has . ttN-incn gl05
ssrd | t. n dollar te!lurian and = set Of geometr
.cek, solids. Thiz is the complete outfit of al
1au- ratus and about q fair sample Of what maj
,ssed io,,rd in each of tic other schools.
also The 1und for the library has furnished
Col. excellent collection Of useful books which
.hrec distributed weekly to the best scholars 81
and th.,e is not enough for all. They are n
nras sought after and well read. There are all
rao- number Of charts, cards &C., used as aid
rehe, instruction. The children have gathers
:, God collection Of minerals and shells in which
find much amusement aud profit.
The policy Of an exhibition at the cnt
Gorge the year has not been folio here; it t.
;, has place Mt the close OF the winter term.
ay OF exercises TO day will not be tho result Q
field, much labor us in some other schools;
H1- judging from few rehearsals they will b
n his 1erestiur TO witness.
pos. ~ a~.>,,<o>, -n,
e., 4 sweeter company Of children you n
', :" aSA see together than the three hundred ast
7., blrd in the lower room at this old and fay
A,ous school yes erday afternoon. The very
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