, 1864-03-09

that IN the Judgment Of this Board It ia desirable c
postpone Until its. next regular meeting what
payment OF hounties.
Supervisor Charleston moved to lay the wholt
matter on the table TIL O'Clock to-day.
Supervisor Haincs moved to Iay the substitute or
tho tah:c. Carried by ~ against It,
The Board then adjourned till this morning at II
o'clock
BOARD Of EDUCATION,
Special mcctfnG-IEevl~fon OF Rules
5000 Copies Of the Reports to be
Prfnted-Ccrt1ficRtcs.
TIE Eoafd Of Education met In special session
last evening, agreeable to the adjournment taken
at the Last regular meeting. There were presen.
the President, Walter L, Newbcrry, and 1nspectora
Ryder, Wentworth, Carpenter, Brcntsno, Taft
Foster, Ouahan, Holden, Shechan and rrladiyiIlc.
On motion Of Inspector Tan the rules were sus'
pended to admit Of the report Of the Committee on
Rules and Regulations being considered; the pro
posed amendments were Rad By The Supetinteud-
ent.
The amendments were principally verbal, and all,
with one or two exceptions, had been authorized
by the Board at various times during the past ycar
The following are the prominent alterations agreed
on:
Sec. q was amended to restrict the Committee
on Appointment Of Teachers to the maxim. Of such
appointments only for the district schools the
power Of making appointments in the High School
to be vested In the full Board. The powers OF the
Committee hayt4nercr extended to the making oi
prominent appointments, their action being always
submitted to the Board at the next meeting,
Sec. Is was amended 10 IL to eive the CnHuittee
on Janitors and sealaies the power to regulate a.
ter and prescribe the duties and eslar!es OF the
men employe in taking care of md in repairing
the school buildings. This rule was rendered nc
ceaeay BY the fact that In thcae days Of scarce In
bor and high prices constant eriEes are liable to
occur and changes Of men have taken place as Of
ten AZ two or three times week.
The teachers arc cDtoincd from the discussIon O,
fecta1an questions OF party politics int te school
or Teachers Institute.
The following was introduced, and waslenethfly
discussed:
"The Tsashe5s ehsll not strike achi1d on the
This was finally substituted BY tho following, Of.
ttred by Inspector Sheahan:
In all cates OF unusual and seycrc puniahment Of
chdrcn the teacher 1nhicting the same may be sus-
pended By the Superintendent, with the consent Of
the Committee on the school or Of the President,
next regular meeting.
Uniformity in text books shall tc arrived at, md
1t ehal he the duty Of the Principal to report tho
lack Of such uniformity, that books may be cx.
changed.
Teachers arc enjoined to pay particular attention
to cases Of small po1 that the health Of the schools
may be p1eeerTed.
Pupils shopld be permitted to leare before the
close Of school hours ut the discreson Of the Super
intendent, when il Ia wished to take LESSONS in
musfc or other branches Of instruction. This WAS
3{arr 5nfS ,rfh
mentioned that from the Church Of the holy Famt-
" alone. not less than two hundred children at
tended the public schools, and that during lent they
were required by their spiritual direction to attend
on instruction In the Catholic Church, at o'clock
during two or three days In the week. It was the
opinion of the Board that permission should be
given In ali cascs where he Superintendent was
satisfied that the motive WINS not to impose on tho
Board by tnkng Advantage Of the order.
Children may not be suspended for absence in
bad weather. oecasioned by residence OF a long
distance from the echool, or insufficient clothing.
Children moving from one school to another,
shall take certificate Of standing from old to new
school, and ehall not be allowed to make the trans-
fer II under discipline.
Pupils Of district schools may be examined With
others as candidates for the High School, eycn
though they do not desire to enter that instioion
as It is found that many who are unable to prose-
cute the course Of study there required, are yet
ambitious Of showing that they have qualified
themfelves for II.
Movable cords to form words 's1d letters shall
be used for instruction in claeees Of the tenth
grade.
The President appointed Inspectors Wicker.
Tat and Ryder to act In conjunction with the Pre-
adent and Superintendent as committee on pub
lication Of the reports and rules.
The Secretary reported that he had obtained
estimate Of the cost Of publication from the corpo-
ration newspaper as follows:
11a pages Ttth cut and cover for the first
Fer cach SUBSEQUENT thonsand -. s'oo 10 ssS s1So
Making The cost OF three thousand.-.. $3.50
On motion Of Inspector Ryder, the number to be
printed WEE ordered at three thousand.
A slight discussion ensued On the amount at
which the sarne work could be obtained elsewhere.
Inspector shehan held thst the printing Of the
report waH not necessary. In the face Of deficit
Of $e5, the Board should not 60 into such IN
eKpenee; 1t Was time for the Board to begin to
practice economy.
Inspector Foster moved that the next report be
made year from next July, that being the close Of
the school year. Carried.
Inspector Holden then moved to postpone the
printing Of the present report till July he thought
The Common Council should at least throw open
lie matter to bid from others. Lost by against
The Committee on Examination Of Teachers, rc-
ported the examination OF 81, and recommended |
hat certificates be granted to the following: Mar.
ha N. Williams, Annie Kerr, Mary c. Fitch, Mary |
L. Ball, Katie E. Snood, Annie 3. Mckay, Sarah L.
Webster, Sarah H. Bytne, Sarah E. Osgood, Euphe- |
mia D. Copley, Jennie N. Smith, Louise j. Spald-
ing, Fannie 4. AcElchenan, Gertrude A. Lawtou.
7AaV Haven, Maggie 'Bricn. Jabez Roberts aud |
Louisa Dickinson. were readmittcd to the High |
School.
The Board then adjourned.
CLAIMED BT Two W1vEs-A minstrel
uncommon name of Green, was lately claimed by |
Two wives In the ueehborIng city Of Detroit. One
Mrs. Green had baby and hailed from Chicago;
The other did not hare baby and hailed from some
other city. Mira. Green No. visited Detroit, and
finding Mrs- Green No. 2 in the room Of her hus- |
band, invited her to step ont. Green No. could |
not see it in TINT Light, and refused TO bulge a |
scene ensued, and Green With the baby WIS eject.
ed, leaving Green without the baby In possession.
Next day magistrate WAS called upon to atiudi. |
ate between the two GreenB, and not havipg the /
Tisdom Of Solomon, who decided ecmewhat /
:in1flar claim in ancient time by resort to the |
word be Was not able to give the two Ms. Greens
heir half Of the coveted Green, and 40 charged /
Ars. Green with the baby $40 for pcrsistng in her
,lai1n During all these troubles, Grccn+ the l1us-
,and, went across the river into CanadaFand left |
he two Mrs. Green's to fight out their battles Mr.
Green with the baby did not follow, but Hrs. Green
Fithout the baby did. Mrs. Green with the baby
1873 returned to Chicago. where che viii await fur
her Developments.
CHICAGO AND ALTON R. R.-Changes in
he executive or administrative departments Of our
Dali