Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-10-15
Correspondence.
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENTS


Growth OF Chicago Public schools
j. L. piekArd- Salaries OF TeAohers--
School nuildings-A. III. Andrews a
Co.'s School Furniture-MusiC and
the Music Trade-The LiEhte Plano
w. w. Kimballs Music Store.
The growth Of Chicago, in population, COM
merce, manufactures and wealth, has no par
allel IN modern history. In her grain market
and cattle and lumber trade she is without o
rival. Her citizens boast Of her prosperity In
season and out of season. Her praise is on
all their tongues, and they certainly have
''raised the wind" to some purpose by elbow
ing" There is no denying, or wiping out,
that fact. Her population, by the census Of
last April, was 242,879, and the sanguine fors-
cast it at 500, 900 by the first Of next January.
But great as is Chicago in the elements Of
numbers, wealth and enterprise, her crown
ing glory Is her
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
There are 27 school districts and 28 public
school buildings In the city, in which 10000
children are instructed by 490 teachers
There are also about 1900 children taught
in private and parochial schools, making q
total OF $4,000 out Of $4,000 of the proper age
for attending school.
THE SUPERINTENDENT
is ]. L. Pickard-formerly State Superintend-
ent Of Wisconsin on a salary Of 81 200, and
the best superintendent the state ever had,
but who now receives 1000 aa city superin-
tendent--a sum in some measure proportion
ate to the value of his services. He has done
much to improve the character Of the public
schools, and to cultivate healthful spirit
among parents, teachers and pupils.
THE SALARIES OF TEACHERS
g.. 0o enn A.. oAR0 .oaa. ls.,.. - an
pacity, qualifications and age in the service.
The Principal Of the High School receives
81, 500, and his male assistants 81, 200, and
the principal of the Normal Department S2,-
900. The principals Of the district schools
receive 81, 800 the first year, $1,000 the sec
ond, and 81, 900 thereafter. The female as
sistants in the district and primary schools
are paid for the first fourteen weeks at the
rate OF $3.50 per annum; after that for the
first wear $3.50, the second year $3.50, and after
that 500 year. The total amount Of sala-
ries for teachers thus year is 1857, 600.
THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS
erected within the last few years are Of very
superior character. Take the Holden school
house, built last year, in the southwestern
part of the city, at cost Of over 1000, as
sample. II stands on q lot 200 feet wide in
front, 299 feet wide in the rear, and 262 feet
deep. The building is sixty-nine and half
by eighty-seven feet, and four stories high
above the basement. The first three stories
are divided into four principal rooms, with
wardrobes and closets for teachers and pu--
pills, corridors, &c. The second and third
stories have reception rooms, The fourth
story has two school rooms and a large As
sembly Hall-85 by 80 feet in area. The hight
of the room In the first story is 12l feet, Of
the second and third stories l35 feet, and of
the fourth story IA sc feet. The exterior is
without ornament, save the bold projecting
buttresses forming the ventilating and chin
ney shafts, and at the sides Of the deeply re-
cessed doorways. The school rooms are
wainscoted two and one-half feet from the
floor with ash, oiled a1sd vanished, above
which are blackboards extending entirely
around the rooms. The balustrades arc of
black walnut. Each room has separate ven
tilating shafts, in both exterior and interior
walls, and the whole building is ventilated by
fan driven by low pressure steam appa-
ratus, which distributes to all parts OF the
rooms fresh warm air in winter, and cool air
in summer. The rooms are furnished with
/ 900 single desks and chairs Of the most ap-
proved pattern and workmanship,
MADE BY A. H. ANDREWS CO., CHICAGO
The larger desks have their Patent Ink Wei
adopted by the Board Of Education for their
superiority. They have the largest mandatory,
and the only patent "Scraper" in the west for
making all kinds Of school furniture with perfectly
smooth surfaces, and can make 200 desks OF their
new patent-the best known-per day. We rejoice
that the Messrs. Andrewe-whom we knew as school
boys in the Eastare fulfilling the promise OF their
boyhood, by supplying so largely the best school
furniture and apparatus in the country. ohice and
90 Washington street.
Another Characteristic Of Chicago is the promi-
nence II has given TO
MUSIC,
public and private. II is not merely one OF
the variations" introduced to break up the
of the school exercises, and give
vent to tho exuberant spirits Of youth, but it
is taught as science. And In the ,examina-
tions In the first grade, music stands fourth
in the list of topics, being preceded only by
history and geography. And
the pupil, in his examination, is required to
write music in different measures, and to cor
rect music enormously written. And the
in his report, says, "the
teachers Of vocal music have labored to bring
about o more uniform and better system of
teaching music SO that music is not mere
ly parrot-like paatime, but it is part Of the
system Of education. Who can estimate the
refining and elevating influence OF this music
culture upon the rising generationP And
what wonder that Chicago has become the
head of
THE MUSIC TRADE
in the Northwest, and that six music houses
here have sold million of dollars worth Of
pianos the past year2 Thank Heaven, there
can be no monopoly Of music. The myriads
Of human voices are free, and though often
harsh and discordant, yet when attuned by
the master hand, and inspired by divine emo
tons, they make grand diapason Of music
to which the angels might listen delighted.
No one, too. can invent and construct apiano
30 rich and perfect in tone but some one ay
come after him to give the world better in
strument. was reminded OF this fact while
listening to the rich, liquid, deep, full tones
Of the Lighte Piano at
W. W. KIMBALL's MUSIC STORE,
in Crosby's Opera House, 69 Washington
street, and learned that its sales led tho most
popular pianos, though but FIVE years in the
western market. he 10 sole agent for Lighte's
Pianos and Smiths American Organs, sells
Hallet Davis & Co.'s and other pianos, Kim
balls Melodeons, all styles, piano stools,
covers, &c. His st>re occupies two floors, go
by 190 feet, and his sales last year were $780,
900, taking the lead in the Wholesale trade
the northwest.
The Weather 10 fine, trade is brisk-faces
look cheerful. b.
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