, 1863-03-13
THE SCHOOLS OF CHICAGO.
Ninth annual Report Of the
Board of Education.

AA A'VtVA1 VI tAV
Board Of Education.
An Interesting Summary Of Edu-
cation in Chicago.
We hare before us the Ninth Annual Report
Of the Board of Education for the year ending
December 31st, 1862, Of which NC present a
full abstract below of the more important
points. The report Of Superintendent Wells,
especially, is able, thorough and exhaustive
just such report as might be expected from
this lifelong friend Of tue schools and Jealous
worker in the cause Of Education. We COM
mend The document to every one of our
readers.
The report Of the President of the Board,
Luther Haven, esq, gives the following inter
estlng sketch of the erection Of the Various
school honEcs:
In 1871, there were but four public school build.
@ 3nss MI n the S11y: hose buildings aecomnodated
ington one on the north and the other on the west
side Of the river erected that year each with
aoseIey W.s erected Oh The sopt i tSs o 5as
den on the North, accommodating Gs3 pupils each.
In 1877 two moro Of the eame capacity as the last
Foster. In 1858, the Eewbe1Ty was erected.
asating, :, 1o ,Se pups and ia ls52 the skin, s
ss sas s'ies sf ssf @ sss
M nas ESP aa'ns ho
closed OF nearly double the number Furnished
T. ny one preceding yea5 L. IT. the High
3Go pnpila; making total number OF seats pro-
yided Tor the children Of this city, 1895 In 1S51,
lcss than !, 100 pupils could be accommodated with
scats in OUT Rchools-to-day more than II 000."
EXPENSES.
During the past year the Board have ex-
pended 81, ,28o- II In new buildings, furniture
$500, ,o0o.
PROSPERITY OF THE SCHOOLS.
The report closes with very handsome and
well deserved eulogy to Mr.. Ward, chairman
Of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds,
WHO is most emphatically the working man
Of the Board, and by lis judlcious care las
saved the city thousands Of dollars; and with
IN a!lusion to the free evening schools which
arc pronounced a decided success. The Presi-
dent in conclusion uses the following yery
sensible language:
Differences Of opinion, honest differences of
opinion, must and do exist on many Of the great
+ munity: but here, concessions must be made for
the great cause for which We labor and to secure
the greatest good for the greatest number must
ever be our aim aud object.
!, While in many sections ofour county, owingto
the present nattopal troubles the educational in
to know, and should be cause Of deyout thankful
ness, that in our own city the public schools were
never @ IN more healthy or prosperous condition,
their incalcu]able bencfte-oommanding the re-
spcct, admiration and support Of many of those,
who in former years, have stood aloof from their
THE surER1STESpEx7's REPORT.
The report of the Superintendent, VIM. II.
Wells, csQ., states that Notwithstanding the
peculiar condition Of the country, ana The
excitemcnts that have distracted the public
mind, the schools Of Chicago have never been
more prosperous than during the past year.
The character Of the instruction, especially In
the Primary Schools, has been constantly i'm
proving, and the success Of the different de-
partments-thc High School,. the Grammar
Schools and Primary Schools, is now more
nearly equal than at any time during his ad-
ministration.
THE TEACHERS.
The Superintendent pays deserved COM
pliment to the teachers, and elaboratcs in de-
tail the various incentives which hare COM
hined to bring them up to the high position
they occupy, prominent among which are the
monthly Institutes, meetings at the schools,
visits by the teachers, DC.
SCHOOL AcCoMMoDAT1oSs.
The increase Of accommodations for pupils
during the past year has been greater than
during any previous year In the history of the
city, The Haven School Building, which was
opened in September, has seats for 756 pu-
! pils. The new branch Of the Sca1nnion
| School, which was opened in May, has seats
| for 256 pupils. Each of the branches Of the
| kinzic, Franklin and Washington Schools,
Inns seats for :'s4 pupils; and the new branch
| Of the Foster School has seats for 15G pupils.
2,420.
FUTURE ACCOMMODATIONS.
| In relation to furnishing accommodations
| for the annual increase Of pupils In the
| Schools, the Report says VIC arc left without
the means for erecting a school building In
| 1865, except, perhaps, a small branch house;
addition OF more than thousand children to
the number now attending school, before the
close of the year. The Superintendent 6ug-
gests remedy for this, in asking the Legisla-
| ture OF the State Tor authority to Issue
bonds for such an amount as may be
necessary to aid the School Tax Fund
in erecting the buildings that nre required for
immediate use, leaving It for those who share
with us in their use to share also In the cx-
penec Of erecting them. The remedy is mere
~ offered as suggestion, however, while i'm
mediate action is urged.
ATTENDANCE ETC.
The average number Of pupils belonging to
| all tho schools, including tho High School,
during 1859, was :, 9G2; m increase of 7445
over 1851 !, the average daily attendance for
the same time was 3,::95.
The number Of pupils in the district schools
who were neither absent OF tardy in single
instance. during 1862, was ST. The number
during the previous year was So. The num-
Der Of pupils who were not absent single
hall. aaJ the wear was 1l3. Curiously
enough, Mary E, Purnold Of the scammon
School, and Dexter II, Jennings Of the Skin
ner School, have belonged to tic schools dur
ing five consecutive years, without being ab-
sent single halliday.
The number Of colored children enrolled
during lSC2, including one in the High
Schol, was as follows:
South Division.
Ncat DIVISION. "a
Total. otal................,..,..,.......... IT.
TIE HIGH SCHOOL.
The report Of Geo. Rowland, PRINCIPAL Of
tue High School, says that the number Of
the whole number enrolled having been III ;
the aTeragc number belonging 2a5; last yearr
80; the average daily attendance oS6 the
per cent. Of attendance 96. The whole nun
ber belonging to the school at the beginning
OF ihe year was 81. There have been receiy-
The number leaving without completing
their course was III, The whole number now
connected with the school Is 311. Iu the
High School proper, 2 males, and 129 females;
II the Normal Department, 90 females.
SCHOOL FUND.
The amount Of real estate now belonging
| to the School Fund. within the limits
Of the city Is estimated at............ $500, ,0oQ
Amount Of real cstate outside tho city,, SU1
MoDey loaned, principal, l,.-...-.......... 5s,oo0