, 1865-05-16
School. Rooms,


|. Tntal cxccss ovtr GO In II .ooms. 9IC
We we're informed that there were many othe.
roo1s containing over severity aua still lsrgcr
Alnher fohtHlnlHg over slxlF pupils.
Here art seventeen rooms un1er seventeen
tesehele. vhicf, cuuts3n an excess Of O!U puoils
oyet 6o, :he lateest number, certainly, which, q
| teacher eau tc.ch. ' Wv
snts pupils % 4 te.cher gives her IN opporta.
pity ,9 e sots aTe nutcs each day to each
~! ~ ps2a svns 81 isssoa tsaia Il
that This only QUE Of tds Gtsncnea @
ssSA ct woaef Ffhssirs h % 'ts5 te sS
We eestensly doubt whether on. schools -a,p in
a"ccus1thtEg condition." when large majority
Of them coYta.n over elxty. pupils to ateachcr.
prize and literaiity has inn.ed Itself ioto tbo
management otaur echoos as has characterized
our city IN Al otlsr departments,
eost u fsas, ,00t or Randolph etreet at 6b.ol0,
or tre River Tunnel at <25s. .1c0 the Like rrn-
nj ct sSe.te, pe.hap:, Or that hundfeds Of
ou- elll!ttcn grow Up In ignorance and NEGLECT
ios What Ere strtets compared to those wno arc
TO r1ce nver theI, or pure wster to tho r.urts.us
ea! !tir, tut. li!gencc and virtue.
Il 10 not The fault Of The people, for they won!d
it IS u To- haa% ons
modate a9ont 690 pupila. This will supp,Y peats
,hs I Ds9es.s 9ssss te e.
before the hou.e IL b:ilt.
Cndtr the management of the paet generations,
{for tht average time aa but sl.ht yelra> bcfore
sny rell:i can be given.
Ytll each successive eeneranou bn better ab!e
u 1Ay Tor Improvements, with or without the en-
ju{ {EeDt Of educational adv1ut,ges themselves.
II We could submit the question tu them, when
they came upon the stage Vi active life, what would
he simple plain common sense question fos i'd
I'll deeideis This: Tan Ch.cogo afford to iurnlsh
eoos hufidlngr, comfortable seat. aud rooms and
Wha, tsy the Bo4rd n1 o1fTraeei M iD''''1
What eay The o~rers Of re,l estate, who desire
70 srs Ras ps;pst 1s
Whist esys The pcor nlp, Who loves his children
and feels thst II, AID thr osst thtr: he can give
thrTt ts m s1turation!
We trust that,be Board IT Ius spoctora w,1l feel
that ,h' re are dulles to to psI:ormed-rcfo.ns %
be tnanEarasel., pressing, wants TO ba provided
e.. SS5 :, Sss2S # T RsE ta,t
lpgs, or sitting upon the platform Of High Scnool
exhibitions, like nutul' admiration society, but
remember hut there are roons containing 1G0
fret cannot rsat the floor hy six inches, where
te9ehefs are literally compelled to keep schools
,hftead OF TEACHING II, which demand taelr atteu-
done: Ne rsP'y t,1sl We have lived IN Chicago
lfeFe tnat Wmt has Ch1caEo attempted that she
has not accomI1ishcl9
We wish thstthe leading members Of the Board
Of Trade, the Mayor and Common Council, and
the Inspectors could be induced to v!sts the
hoo's In k3dy, not the High School, the
Haven, Grown, Skinner CT Newbs.-y (,he New
berry has 1oomt enough. but We are told that the
city t~nrct iusEsh the seats y bRt the old buiti-
iDgs and the briuchcs whtre vieitors from abroad
are not fsequerlg taken 1.y tic superintendent OF
Bo :rd, IT 'hey~onld not ind thcn II ! loarlsh-
1t"o1ld be veil 1t parents would inquire Of
thttr thilLr;n ho MANY pupils there are in their
rcoms; whethet they haye aoy eelt, au1 II 30,
inQs ;i,e sufficient, 10 proper condition, md free
from nll vul<arty how much time cacn day the
teacher davotesto them! Iudeed, II nc did not
feel that We wee Fsk'ng too much, We wou!d ask
the parent (tret1ing ana full Of fdouht orcoursc,)
TO 80 Ind FpcHl m hour where their children
spehd the b st part Of t1er lives, and r. y 1t the
result thereof + the Office of the Roard, Is L.
salle street, for their information and guiiaa:s,
WV.