, 1873-09-17
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Meeting Of the Board Of 11d,l-
cation.
Standing Committees Appointcd...Eycn-
ing Standardization Of tho
High School.

Tie Doard Of Education held an adjourned meeting
laat eEoning President King In tho chair, mud present
Inspectors oakfns, Goggn, Dluthardt, 0linger Rich
berg, Nunyan, she1don, stono Wells, Wllco Olcaon.
COMMITTEES.
Tho President announced tho following committees:
buildings and arouuda-sheldon, CaIki,a, WIlce,
Apparatus md Furniture-Runynn, Mclbcrg, Diut-
iar1t.
Janitors and suppNos-nchborg, stono oungor.
snlarioa-Calkjns, ollngcr, Oeson.
rnbcntonB-(4oggn, Runyan, Uluthardt,
Finances and Auditing -Eambolon, Stone, Cslkns.
School Fund propesty-Wilce, sholdon, calklns,
nambcton. Olngcr.
Toxt Dooka and Course Of Inatruction- shol-
don, ua,nllotou.
Examination Of Toaclers-wels, Stone, 1Eanlbleton,
superintendent.
appointment Of Toachora-Tho President, Wells,
Runyan.
1a;ti;:ynSyan, s ssoomWss, nRsss5e Rh1ene snoEs onoEs'n
Evening sohools-Dounold, shedons,s ssi blutl,srdt,
Medals and Tewaras-noydold olesor, pontlca.
Hulcs aud Negotiations Riehberg, Hoy
Mas;na;niSa1;; GMs5n;snMa;nisShes,s ws3!s, p'nthsn,t %
zto. shollon Trsnkin, iiambieon; Washington, is
aogsn ogde shodso d15oT SeIpyy91v SsySn
shelen; 99.s Nv, Wells oisson; skinner TssnoIds
aagen' aa un8er; tottngo drovo stou1; Holou Do1i-
nGlu Aosteint 0lesuh Dore, Wilce; CARPENTER,
stons; g; Iineoln. nantleton .pearson Iarnblctoa;
streot, neneid; Mitchell street, aosgn Wentworth
AYonue, Cnkins; Blue Island Avenue, Donacld Cal
Third Avenue. stono; sanga,son strcet, Mishbers:
Polk Street, auggin Lawntlalc, Wllce.
| Mr, steno moved tho Committees bo confirmed.
EXTRA CONDENSATION, ETC.
Some changes having hcon 1,sde tho plans Of tho
4t1t
| extra.
| Inspector Rlchbcrg from tho Committee on Jaui-
tors Rnu Engineers, reported list salaries to be
given engineers the schoolp showing n incrcasu II
eGo on tho tota amount Of salaries paid out lust year
j. Keller l. Co. wcra awarded tho contract for slaba
at s9 cord, and loeciwoou at 50 cord.
1r.no..,, aho,,,o1 EyEsNo mo, acnooLs cu
schools, reported that school would begn Monday
got. n, At 7:3o III tho following schools: West Side
Nswberry South sdo-eJonoz, Holden. rupiis m..st
rot bo lcBa than u years Of age End ay hooks
ayo yoara. Tne report was adopted. ''s '''' p'''
Inspector shesn moved ~ sncreaao the Committee
on Evening schools from tlro 70 seven members.
The mosun l4oyailtd, It'd Messrs. uoggu aud
btoAa Wero n4deu to the COMMITTEES.
8otnc ANAL blllB were ordered paid,
| THE nun SCHOOL.
Inspector Goggn complained If the crowded con.
dioM Of tho Normal School on account Of lie accou.
High sclool lad becolno den,oralzed, und Quincy
ps%ria Aurqra. and several snull towns in the sata
haa bcttor High Schools, ad turned cut better scho
arR En tho Chicago institution. 1io waB convinced
that tho High seno9! was - d'tgraeo 10 Cuicago Tho
au evening to tho general discussion of eucao,l lii
tho sceneea tho Bctoul wHB furu, and claBsiraliy
was nearly as bad. They should erect High
School building. Now they were aquandcrng s43,0uS
yoar pretending to maintain High scluo which was
| not a school at nll.
Inspector Wclls said TIM classes had started we'll In
the High School, md provision being made to
olyatu tho overcrowling. uo hal hottcr Impression
Of lhe School than Alr. 0oGgn, and believed 1t wsa
doing Ri vol rs could bo expected under thu coui-
| Hona.
Tho President said tAo High School wan tho best in
| the country.
Inspector stono believed tho teachers we're in every
way competent, but the building Insufficient 10 he-
comnodate tle puptla: Ic d!d not know why por-
tfon Of the old ruatOtlcn building should not DO cou.
verted noa High sehool. lie moved to refer tho mat
ter 70 tho Curluittues Oh Buildings aud GrounB aud
on High School, to consider the cxpcdieucy erecting
new building.
Thu motion prevailed, and tho President aul tho
| Superintendent were ndtael to tho Cunmlttees,
Inspector Rfchbcrg moved to change the rule 40
TINT pupils coming with certificates fro,n High Schools
In other pRCes should 10 admitted to tho High School
ln this rity.
Htferrpd to tho High School Colnmittur