, 1874-10-17

| IA tic Eitter or 7'1t thfea7o YFtbune:
| SIN: At tho lust moeting Of tie Board Of
Education 1t was moved to nboliBh tho Office Of
| First Assietant III the puhliu schools. Mill
somebody explain how this can bo t1onc without
violation Of tho contracts n,Rtlo with teaciaors
! now holding nuch oliso?
Tho Kutea und Regulations read thus:
sur VI. At the ,necng Of tho lnard oll tho laet
Tussd"y Of 'uua in each Year tho Hoard shall elect
*sst.nis 1t tno tiss oi sise|io @ tsacSer. ns
rnr hy lie oar, shall i.oll tasir oil:cH until tho
clusc vi shn rool year. Unless sooi!sr removed.
gEc g. Thn aainrie. Of tho tcaresa shalt be 'fctor
ncc:inE fur te election u teachers, ea7d slo'orInina
tou to rcrnan III forco for :ho eaanlng nchoo year.
BY Lilo abovo showing tho Boast Of Education.
IN juno s aTreed to psy certain spece
ninety ID nunhor) for tho so1ool your boginuing
Suntotnber, 1s74. According to what lo3al Or
othic.l principles is 1t nor proposed, six wcoka
nftor tho ontoring Of aucli Eirat Assistants upon
Bnt What Is this oillce Ut First Assistant, and
why nbollsl. 1t III Eonlo o:igcnclcs OF tho city
inter- tho great fro about tho tin1o N1an aoy-
oral soolca of tliouaando OF dollars vcrc carried
out Of Chicago By theatrical and opera troupos.
Il YVES deemed necessary By sone nlombors Of
the pourd Of Education to 'rotroncls." This
wns accordingly done by ot,sting down tho Ealarlos
OF tho foinule teachora 1T tho grammar eclloola
from :BU0 to $3.50. 40 a consequence thcro fol-
lowed grcat loss TO tlo city of competent and
coaaot1 to respond to the embellishments at cx-
ananatfons. aud tenohprs III tho city sought al1
obtained positions otspE,crp. ln this juncsure.
i. rras yosed to l,ay tho old tate $780, to limited
nllubcr Of leachorH wl0so long s1ld faithful scr
yics mgdo Eech 1llbuto Of appreciation suitable
and cxpotfiuut.
IAeir dulles, however, differing not muteri-
ally FROM tuu*o Of o.llrr -tssista,sta, tho .is-
tirctlon Aan ecomeL an i,ividioua ono to soma of
tile many not Eclccted rs ';tirat." Unloubt-
ed3y ttlaIc nre infnsttccs aud favoritidnm co1l-
nccted With this Office Ut Flrst Aegietant, as with
all Offices Of ''itonor and o1Lps,sment." lint,
thcoretical1Y anl for tho most part. practically.
who leve boon longest at 1Tori; i'll tho schools
and whom tl,ey can least afford to loso. Snch
haiuE Tho case. i. la to say tho least upgracious
IN tcacliero who inspire to Experience" to CON-
plain nf fayors accorded to it, and of 1:lostion-
able policy for gentlemen Of the Board Of Edit
cation at thiB ina to ,noyo to abolish the oI1ico
That there may bs public exiigcncioa s,sd
tton Of contracts, none havo boon moro ready to
recognize nna acquicEco in than tho feu1alo
teachers OF Chicago. But, Ehilo tho city caa
ntforl to paY $4,000 to man to teach elocution
in lhe High School, which, until tho prcaont
year. haa becu tau3lt for ii Qua by woman
(ntol5 doccasca(, and wlilo now teac1,era arc
being recommended for German, Il would seem
unnecessary to break contracts already ,nado
with tried and faithful aervants. Besides. what
gort OF an impression il such action; likely
10 sivo abroad Of tho undiminishad financial
rrnbrcrjty Of Chieago. This t. abolishins OF Of
ficea" and dispensing with teachcrp," as it Is
5nr!er t1 do in regard na e !; tho 10
donss QUERY.
CuloAeo, Oct. 1G, 1874,