The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-29

ported favorably on Council bill annuiling bill
to pave the alley 10 square 1qS, enormously en-.
crossed as having passed, by the clerk Of the
lower Board, when II had failed to pass In that
Board. Passed
Mr.. McCathrau introduced q Joint resolution
instructiug the committee before Congress to
request that body to relocate the east end Of
North G street. Passed.
Mr. Moore, from the Com mittee on Improve.
ments, asked that the com mittee be discharged
from further consideration Of Council resolution
asking the city surveyors opinion Of the Belgian
paving laid In Massachusetts, avenue. Asreedto
Several bill. from the lower Board were re.
ferred.
Adjourned.
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SPosu v.
hseners " s"e ru"e 'e"""s'
Deferred pEBArE'
In the board OF Common counch on Monday
evening MI. A.. r: Ciark, chairman Of the Com
nittse on Public schools, called up tue OIL 70
MAINTAIN ana increase the eulemney OF tne pup
lie schools. Inc bill was Puelishsd In inc me-
funLicAs yesterday.
Mr.. Arrison hoped the bill would not pass 10
its present shape. He was In favor oil giving
larger salaries, especially 10 the lower grades Of
teachers OF schools. Ihs sixth section prov,ued
that the teachers Of primary senoois shooid ie,
ceive salary Of $oOO, Increasing annuaiiy gov
until It should reach 500. Believing the pres.
ent teachers to DO qualified, be would ssy mat
teachers cannot be procured at the very low
rates a. which they are PAID, without negieetng
their business. Competent teachers eouid not
Do employed Tor that money, ana THOSE VINO
start the scholars In the rudimeuts OF education
should DO compensated equally with those who
teach the higher branches.
The rudimentary education was one OF the
greatest troubles oil teaching lie mad known
students In college who were versed IN Latin
and creek, who could write hne Worded essays
and solve Intricate problems In mathematics,
who were lost on the four rules oil arithmetic,
while their Writing and spelling we've hornole--
words correctly. In his opinion, therefore those
teachers who took charge Of the primary schools
should be competent, Tor 1t required q teacher
Just as competent IN that grace as In the gram
mar school Chiidren should start cut properly,
and not havo the hrst studies Improperly AT
tended to, TO DO drawback on their future ecu
cation He moved, In conclusion, 10 amend the
sixth section SO as to read, that the compensa'
| ton OF the teachers oil primary schools shall be
$500 per annun increasing annually sou, until
the salary shall reach S90o per annum
Mr.. Tilley suggested that II that amendment
were made, similar provision should be made
for the teachers Of secondary SCHOOLS.
Mr.. Pau said that the gentleman (Mr. A, y
had brought out TACT That should Do calmly
SouoiHs'ee' 80 -eiNfN ss.s
garded the true Philosophy oil teaching. In
Prussia and some other German States tue
policy was 10 have the best teachers, Al good
salaries, TO teach the documentary branches
He alluded TO a gentleman connected with
schools IN one oil the western states who visited
Inc Puohe sehoois IN rfanee ana Germany anu
particularly those Of Berlin. In Germany the
number oil persons who cannot read and write Is
very lew, perhaps lar less thsh IN any other
country. In looking into the school system
there, he found that the teachers Of primary
schools were the the most experienced, Judicious
and best paid teachers In the city OF Berlin, The
theory there was to employ the most able teach
eu to teach the Us and the hrst rudiments,
and be MI. p was satisfied that they were
right. ln the American system too iittie atten'
tion was paid to the rudimen's girl who
had Just been through grammar school was
placed In charge Of young children while 1t re.
quired person OF large experience and good
judgment to teach feeble minds, and not push
them into studies which they cOuld not compre'
bend: lie would never oppose me raising 0,
saiaries' out hoPea lha. Tue very 1eit 'aIen'
~ou'u % emp'o1ru IN s"e p''"I
oil the sehoo,s' In eoh'e'.n''oh WIN learned
eehtensn, ho s'su ma Wv p'a.'ee " ioau'nt
the m'ha before eouIu properly upaeis.anu
was destroying 70" nervous s!s'eui oi lne pres
en- Beheiauoh' ihe o,a'u was gwen mpie . ~ !.
tue PpSs,ea' pv"sI .vu'u en' a". tA"
was continued ~ "vu,u unuefE.ue 'ne hwe'i
can people: ice aes'loS,hs y, 'ne he',ous ys
TEN oil en''ufeh was ope'anB "s"n'. 'uo ~
crease oil popuisuon was TACT 'nA' ln'
increase IN the iAmiils' Of foreign porn parent
was greater than that OF Inc ha''e porn a.
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neculiaritv of talent to teach primary schools,
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