, 1862-12-24


are manifested the operations Of the mind I
think the symptoms seen in Hopp could not exist
without there was disease Of brain
My visit lasted about two hours, Ny conclusion
is That hls mind was running upon one subject
the in1delity Of his wife. call bis maaly, mono
mania.
The regular hour having arrived, the Court
adjourned to 9 o'clock this morning.
Meeting Of the Board Of Education.
ESTABLISHMENT OF EVENING SCHOOLS.
Discussion Of Text Books-Conditfon
nieht of Teachers.
A meeting Of the Board of Education was
held, yesterday, at their rooms. Present.
Messrs. Haven, Carpenter, Steele, Wentworth,
Ryder, Taft, Foster, Wicker, Ward, Ncwber-
~, aud Sheahan.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
The Special Committee Oh Evening Schools
reported as follows:
To the Board. Of Education OF the City Of CHI
The committee to whom was referred the cues
tIon Of establishing evening or unclasaificd
IL Eey deem at the present
time to attempt the establishment Of unclassiIcd
Echools n as part Of our school system.
2. That in their opinion the interests OF large
csass Of persons who are unable to attend the Fi-
Fate day schools, render it important that some
provision ehould be made for them at evening
schools. '~'
The Committee, therefore recommend that the
Board try the experiment Of establishing two
evening schools one for males and one for females
hc held Mt tho Dearborn School building; the
school for the males on Monday, "Wednesday and
Friday evenings. and the school for females on on
The Committee estimate tic expense for the
zot s1ceed 500. This estimate IL On On basis @ Of
". b. RYDER.
Mr.. Wentworth moved the adoption Of the
report. Carried
Mr: Taft said some system would have to be
adopted to carry out the object of the report
and that lteis necessary to appoint commit
Mr. drth moved the whole matter be
Teferred to the same committee with the Pre-
s!dcnt and superintendent, with power to act.
Carried.
ADHESION TO THE NORMAL DEPARTMENT,
Mr. Wentworth moved that by approval Of
Mr. Rowland, Miss Adele Butler be re-adnit-
ted 10 Il seat in the Normal Department OF the
High School. Carried.
REPAIRS.
Mr. Ward Of Committee on Buildings and
Grounds. reported that they had added 156
feet Of pipe at the Brown School, amounting
10 s5l IS; To remedy the matter of heating
at the High School, two old furnaces from the
Moseley School were removee to the High
School and fitted up, the cost Ut fitting lip
being S45. The Committee had also thought
it best to wrap the supply and return pipes in
the Moselcy and Haven Schools with ftlting
to protect them from the cold It could be
1nnn fnr f1lP Eurn IF ff1r
Upon motion, the bills were ordered au-
dited.
Mr.. Ward moved that the Building Com
mlttce be authorized TO put up furnace in
the west tier of rooms in the High School,
Laid over.
CONDITION OF 5rnD1ses.
Mt: Ryder made series Of complaints re-
srecsing tue ont-houscs Of the Jones, Haven,
and Moseley schools, stating that tllcy we're
IN wretched condition and needed iinmedi-
ate repairs. He thought the Chairman Of thr
Building Committee had too much to do,
Mr. Taft took the same view Of the case.
lie said the supervision Of repairs was too
much for one man, and he made motion that
the Building Committee ard Superintendent
have power to appoint Special Agent to look
after repairs.
After long and desu1tory debate indulsed
N BY Mcssrs. Wentworth, Taft aud Ward, the
Secretary stated that he lad made q separate
" GAlS IlsittGl Ill HIS uunuA TtptTt,
which he thought covered the matter, and
would be submitted at the next meeting,
TEXT BOOKS.
Alr. Steele, Of the Committee on Text
Books, called the attention Of the Board tn tT,n
books--Sherwood's Writing Spe1ler, one a
blank book arranged for writing the words
constituting a lesson, for the sakc Of prcserya-
ton; the other consisting of a series Of words.
tie orthography and pronunciation Of which,
T11@1f h,&+- -,o4.
Mr. Steele said there was need Of primary
geography in the schools. Warren's and Cor
ne1s were before the Board for choice
II the Board would not leave schools
N the back. ground, something must
ed aGae n fsa4G eee HrS Sggop he H. M mort
graduated and come before the Board for ex
animation, for teachers certificates, fall below
other scholars outside the city, in geography.
Scholars 8 cannot get from text books used IN
hera ahe agh ghf School any ge4grapheyl
The speaker critically anaiyzed the plan and
contents OF each work, and moved that Cor
nel's Primary Geography be adopted for use
in the grammar schools.
Mr: Sheahan offered the following a. sub
stltute for Mr. Steele's motion:
iResalred. That WaEren'e Primary Geography be
adopted as one of the text books Of the p1blic
schools. provided that the same be furnished to
pupils for sixty daya atthirty cents pei copy ~
The question was taken upon 8fr. sheah,ns
motion, and it prevailed, and the motion as
amended was carried.
), Mr. Steele moved that Cornell's High School
text book. Lost,
APPOINTMENTS, ETC.
DR.. Foster, Of the Committee on Appoint
ment OF teachers. reported in Eiy0r Of grant
ing teachers' certificates to the following:
Ats,n3gnsta ts,3gt1 + l lKichmond, Lucy Dennison,
Sophia Ar Burton, Hannsh s n laeSf 3. Dow.
Annie MeLaren. Frances II. Whittlescy,
safah a. Smith. Fannie 3, Flowers,
Hattie G, Lowering
The same reported in avor Of appointing
Mrs E. A Chapman assistant in tie Brow8
School Laid over for confirmation.
Ihe same recommended the following for
confirmation: No1
ants IN the Curtis street branch Of Washington
school.
Celia E. Stowe, Assistant in the Kinzie
school.
Sophronia A. Barker, Assistant in the Scam
mon school,
ADMISSIONS TO TIE NORMAL DEPARTxsvr,
Fannie II Ferguson, anna anna 4. E. Amess;nrv, nasse;
Sarah 4. BROOKS. Julia NJ Davis
Harriet F. spocner.
NJ The n Secretary 5epestea the resignation Of
resignation vas accepted.
Upon motion, the Board adjourned.
FALSE ALARM. department was
promptly out, in answer to the alarm given
Tor the third division at II O'Clock last night,
but found no cause for the alarm.
R1AsKa,-Ths following list ofapprovei formso of
Pension, Back Pay and Bounty BLANKS are Tor
sale at the TKRuHE Office. Sent by mail, post
paid, Cash must accompany the order:
Application for Transfer Of Pension.
:. ofMidoW for Payment Of Pension.
q Invalid Pensioner fo1 Payment Of
Declaration Of Minor Children for Pension.
OF Orphan Sister for Pension.
Claim for Horse and E9upment,
Claim of Heirs for Arrears.
invalid Pension Claim.
Mothers Application for Pension.
Officers Certificate Of Soldiers Disability.
Power Of Attorney to Draw Soldiers Paw
Soldiers Declaration for Bounty Money, Arrears,
anrgeon'e Certificate ofSoldier's Disability. 4
Widows Declaration for Bounty Money and Ar.
reArB.
Widows Declaration for Half Pay Pension.