, 1873-09-06

SCHOOL mntt0FH..Icgnl AffnirG-- Excnr-
sion HIP tho Cnlunet.
At tho Inst moeting Of tho Board Of Education
various plans for Tho brick Bohool-houso at
Cornell was examined, md tho subject roforrod
to special committee for final notion next Mon
day evonlng. Tho Committee havo selected and
will recommend the plan drawn by Smith l. Cobb.
architects.
Misa 8tolp vaa promoted to = position in tho
High School department at a salary Of 3000, to
tako effect aH boon aH lor present place Gnu be
supplied. !.
Janttors wero appointed for all tho schools.
lilo school consus, just taken, shows . total
Of 649 malo mud 5G4 fomale scholarp In tho first
District; in all, 1889.
A committee MAS appointed to examine into
tho proprloty andcoH Of removing the Brooklino
Holool-houso to tho South Park school lot, whom
tho Cornell school ls complotod..
1t was resolved to Introduce tho Cornell goog.
faphioB' into tho schools within tho noxt sixty
days; Monroo's Sixth nondcr will bo retained in
uso.
The South Shore school is to commence no1t
Monday, Mrs. Hurlbut having boon cng.gcd aB
d toaoher, the dolay having boon occasioned in
htting up tho new school-room.
LEGAL MATTERS.
In tho caBea Of the Village vs.. Theodore
Hossomau, for pollutiug tho Calumet River, ap-
pcals have been malo to tho Circuit Court by
eupersedeas.
In tho casos ys. Joseph Roello, on tho pamo
charge, Justice Horne was compelled to dismiss
the suit On account OF the otIeuse not being
clearly and definitely got forth In tho village or
dinanceB.
In tho case rs. 8. L. Mcdowell, conductor Of
Hyde Park train. for using profauo aud In
decent language to ,Chrt. George ". Dinford,
tho Captain'a evidence that The ol1enso whs COM
lnittcd, and this evidence waa sought to bo con-
trovertod BY tho evidence Of two laborers enl-
ploycd On the road, wlo did not hear or see any,
fact being that they left tho cars before tho Of
fonso as proved wan committed. The attorney
for the defenae, in the absence Of any opposing
counsel. succeeded in perauading the jury that
t4o i defendant was not guilty: Conductor
day.
On Thursday occurred tho annual wator tor11
OF tho Hyde Park officials, this timo under tho
command Of Commodore James H. Bowen, OF
danely refreshed at tho South Chicago Hotel at
1o1 g. m., and embarked on tic steamer
At tho railroad landing ut II, pro-
ceedod through. Cbittonden's bridge up
not Like, and up the o. tho 10 Great eIAo oalnmot s
River to tho lily-hold on tho Indiana limo; up
into Indiana; back again to tho Lessor Calumet;
up unacr Dalson bridge to Wildwood; refreshed
again BY fruit-lunch, and kindly welcomed to
the shore by Mrs. Bowen. Embarked again, and
up tho river nenr1y to Blue Island, being com
pollod by tho reoda md rushes entangfng the
screw to return. Tho party partook Of 6oun-
tiful supper On their return to Wildwood, after
which lovely strolls, shady walks, animated
gamoa of croquets, etc., wound up tho excur-
sion.
Some Of tho party took tho land routo and ro-
turned home by ours others continued on tho
steamer back to South Chicago, and found
most s1mptuouH ropast awaiting them ut tho
South Chicago Hotel. Ample time was given to
ts discussion, and the happy dav closed with
ride homo on one Of Hyde Parks best |
:oads.
An attempt WAS made by tho happy party, ut
Wildwood, to get up resolutions expressive OF I
hair feelings but it waB found that no reporter
aud been invited, no ono Oh tho ground was &C.
,ustomcd TO 'public writing" and their gushing
feelings had to bo suppressed.