The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-06


mittee ON Public schools OF the
Hoard OF Common Council ON IN,
NH % ,,,.,,,,a,, M, .n...a.. ~.
Dill 10 MAINTAIN ana increase inc
efficiency OF the Public schools.
and the debate in the Hoard on
thnt mn o,, ,hc % ,n.,
~ CO., 49,. IN. 81 =. ms" ~, ,
Mr. A. +. Oiark, chairman oil the COMMITTEE
on Public Schools, on the 2ith ultimo submitted
the following rcnort.
tn Sana1,,s ~ Dahl, s.,, ,,.-
The Sommittee on Public Schools to whom
msintai ana inG,sase ,ne e,iieieneS Of the pu5lir
Toying report !h,,. ,,,.,,,.,,,a. u,. ,....
WIN view 10 secure t tne gteatest nmonht o.
SSoa 70 s Gus Puo,e SCHOOLS tnas rs possiole 70
obtain win me means apPliGaoie thereto, and to
equhhle'a US lar as praetieaoie' the SALARIES oil
r adin.,,,r Oh. ..,.r,s. os ,,o Al,
ferent grases the santro,ing iJes ~ ~ . a',
sIaY IN ' evsr scho 70 en-
p,1y avsncs nnn en SsnG0 anu
@ens ior sood AND .fed teachers =" to soa:
, uhhue' Ewing = snsi nuui.ions' amount 10
NOSE IN the higher grsues OF schools In
reward mat may be hereafter obtained by pro-
m9tion OF the tehehers as ,ney snhii merit ".
n.hno o c .ne tb no nave
shouid pe Iurhlsheu WIN teachers having the
,on, anu nave thoIough eausaton IN me Eng
isn oranehes, unuea a. me nnaysls OF our
iBuke, oe rem seisy 1 ~ ,ne s''n. ~ iihhvipics
ana teaehers emp,oyment. uhey ought 10 be
ALE 70 teach orally oy iIiastra'ion rom actual
with word, Or ~ tssl6ooEs, but beautiiy and
charm ,Hn around them as to attract The
minds an enthusiastic desire 70 learn and to use
VTe,eSers Ssvi h these desrsb fr qualifications
should haze ample support, aGd receive due en-
"onragement nom ~ lriehus Oh eugeh t.
9r ne o. H. ~ hna s suen
teaehefs, 70 carry out tne Wishes o. ms eommn-
hHyl ma 10 snow sur Appteeialiop o. llelt
worth ana gfeat work, ms pili Is SO Arranged
ps ' ninsc as AMI lIy a. Sirb ri ~ pS psc ~
mary ns o. our c ,tt. hs,, c u, more inefs
- less dtnerenee IN th,s PHI IL me salaries o.
Inc rules esoh IN thc seieetion OF primary
Aehooi iehehers Apply WIN equal ,otee 70 scn3ols
o, higher grades; rhere saouiS oe no iseH o.
NiBhhnce IN belecuns any cI,ss ~ rNnerS, anu
an order 70 carry out we pIan IN this Dill IL Is
arranged that, as the Pupils must progress under
THIS discipline In inteheetghi titalnments, me
teachers, to keep pace Win the scholars, also
must DC capable 70 aavanee me pupil az me salpe
ratio that they auvaneeu ~ ,he lephrtmcht from
which they graduated, " Is obvious that all
grades OF sehoois heeu eluai anu iuii attehti0n
IN me bIshehes ts,lght 10 eaen seno9' steadily
our sehoob must move ohWaru, hnu, py cohceh.
trMeu ehofs urge 'ISp way " u's'hc'ioh ana
"e!ebriy. ,
Wear aware that there are some persons OF
talentwho take large ihteftst w tbh P4qcational
hnMrs OF on, cry hoIy Iromu,sats tBa tGeory
thatfhe teachers oil primary schools should ye.
@eiye the highest compensation, and ought to be
the most competent This idea was recently sd-
Eanccu IN welseiecteu words anu rcmarkable
tAct IN nus chsnber' Inc argument - based
upon the principle thkt those who lay the ioun.
dation perform tue most Important part, ana
shoula therefore receive greater pay than those
who Apply the nnishlng touches hereto, we
must ueM WIN lhcts anu theories IN pIacticnl
shanner, anu oeiotc masking great changes, look
well 70 what must oe NE result. Are we IN posi-
zion 70 Wy large ana douotiui experiments Is
~ woi 10 ehtlrey ignore, or 70 disregard, even
the experience OF those pottiohs OF our own
country ana OF Eufope,where IL Is aunttteu That
fhe public school system Is In successful opera,
tionl ~ ~ ~ NE order o. preyaiilng custom hnl
SOUND uugmeht tht tue hiBhef the grade ~ any
business, the compensation 10 correspondingly
more, rms helps 10 iiBh'eh laDor py the pros
pect OF promotion'
, Numerous instances might DC cited where gen
tiemen IN thls CITY entered the service OF the
General Government as messengers ana hrst
class eierss, why WvIe ILonioteu 10 me hlghest
clerkships Tor iaithipl performance OF iuties,yet
~ their iprFer station II was as indispensable
70 nave Boou men ASH was IN me hishcr position.
lllustrhtNe OF we question o. TABOR ana It's re-
itoi anu inquire why u was That the men who
laid the foundation OF this noble elinc6 we're
p aia 80 - sma, eomPensnti9n, whlis those who
IN nrc sn me artistic
ated The textbooks on political economy in
form us truly that demand anu supply regulate
prices:
In liking prices we are necessarily governed
somewhat by the number OF applicants, their
qualifications, aud the prices paid In other cities
similarly situated.
sons why classical and the most scientific teach
ers cannot be employed In developing the minds
OF pupils ~ the PRIMARY department, or laying
the foundation OF education In our schools.
that had scientific and classical educatlon, and
were skilliul to disseminate knowledge In all