, 1865-07-29

metic. a1geh1a, geography snd history saalI b,
transferred for that purpose tnt9 1ha E1gllah de-
parMenr, srd b l2s'sacstd IN taoEa hsaaeha.
and the oihsr English hr1nChex, hT the feschers
In thatdepastcaect oa'y. But III hepuptls ahare
the ptin sry Or junior Kradcs shsll. II desired ~
their parents c1 cussisans 20 :oag as t.ey reGaln
In the d!tttc SCHOOL, attend as Often as once etch
dsy IN tbs German senior dtpartmeas, aud reelte
their lesetps In Ill or any Of tbs etadtes 50 ap-
pointed for ,hat Department..
In al! 6i:r4ets ~hcEe cne German teacher on'y
fs employed. the Sane course 0! textbooks And
stndfts th.u be puerued. xs follows:
A.: pupl:s OF the Junior Ge1mas Ora ie shall ta-
qnsst s Ss sSd ss5ar 3 y e.
of1the PrlnsIy Grade. natl they sa3il be suffl:
gently Instructed to enter the seIond Gs41e Of
the EEs ish department, TO which, Il desired bJ
transferred for the ttudy Or arithmetic, aleesra,
eenRrst hy. st.isy,. md the other Easlssh
brinehes, but eha'1. i desired By their parents
- osce zach day, 80 long a. tbey shs,l remaiu in
The District School. and recttc their lessons in
NJ Or az Of tbs studies 30 appaiassd fos she de-
Children reading IN districts where no GsEnau
Instruction y pIoEtdtd, wa@se psrenu d:sire
them e. @ asa5.se ths e. rm1e lapgn,gs. may Be &c.
no sea ~ wsa ,na
trustees of 'he district IL which t6ey resd,.
H. rsnfiet q! pupils Of Giades and B sindyluS
their rsspsclge te:shers, q tr.csl4te f,n Ger
lnl1to English, and frpn English i-to .tm.n,
The law Of Ohio provides tta. whenever to.ty.
I'VE pupils request that Z German class shall b
opetrd, the Board Of Education Il xequ red to
appoint Gefmsn teacher. The namb-r Of ioriy-
ave corresponds with The allowance OF one te4ch-
er f1E every f1rty-e1eht pupils, exclusive Of the
principals; while In our oNn schools the nun ser
has generally teen extended TO sixty. Sd ",
her Of pnpils who should desits Gsfmaa tnsEue-
uon 9sfSss =; r: ssasheE Is apposntsa:
mau lsnsnsEe TO the btnuches Of instruction fn
ne public schools, 5ons Committee IL Of the
el1hlon that the Coafe are scarcely worthy Of
bttug taken INTO consideration, No tar levf:d
upon he property Of citizens L. followed BY more
b. nedetal results Than those which coma from
the tsz 10 tupport 4 popul4r system OF education,
Bnt men who haze closely watched the workings
Of Ae Gernsn-Ehglsh echcols Of Ciuciuuati,
creased BY this addtto5al branch or Instruction,
tecause It dces not require any tncreass OF telc-
ssss. But esen fupposnE th1t this system cannot
ccst. there expenses gould be very irsicaIacant,
and Ecalcejg worthy uf consideration Ut all.
Your COMMITTEE believes that The introduction
OF tetsoIe In tho German laoXusge is 1T 1ent
Present the following Eesclutions:
4tso!ctd. That instruction in the Germsn LAM
Euage shall be part Of the ee1rsa OF tnl1on In
the 1.ubhc Schools Of the CITY Of Chicago.
as as p.acaclble, In as least one Of ths DIS.
t11st Schooa OF each DIVISION OF ths city.
RtS0stfd, Tint the Committee on Text Book4
snd Ceur,e Of distraction be aud ther are hereby
instructed, TO select one sthool OF each Of the
three Divisions Of the City, In winch school lu-
etfuction IN the Germsu ianguige sh Ill bc given
TO slt The pupils, whose parents Or gustdia1s de-
klle 1t, Qr0Cdtd, that At iealt sixty pupils Of such
school shall he wiling end ocIt,ous 10 attead 10
setEOtA IN GERMAN.
AL Of which is respectfully submitted.
L. BnENTANo,
Gkn. =. CLARKE,
s. y. HAYEl