, 1874-05-22


special meeting Of tho Board OF Education
WAS held yesterdny afternoon, to take action !
with reference to tho dcath Of DR.. John II. Fos-
ter. who was for many years member Of the
Board, and who always manifested doep in~
torest in developing the froo-achool systen
Prsaidont King occupied the chair.
s'' INSPECTOR CLARKE
said ho became acquainted with DR.. Foster
when no (the speaher) was a teacher in tho High
School, and had been associated with him In the
State Board Of Education aud tho Chicago
Board; and was consequently familiar with his
sentiments regarding public achools. During
the Inter years of his bis life, tho Doctor at-
tended to tho dutios Of the state Doard, ut
great cost to himself, on account Of his inHrmity,
and his interest in tho schools was as intense
the day before lie died Us 1t was Years ago. His
love for them must have been doep, since he
sacrificed much time to promote tholr useful
DOCS; and to his efforts was duo In largo
measure the present efficiency Of the Chicago
schools. He had also shown a personal interest
in tho teachers, and helped them IN quiet wny
whom needy, thus giving evidence OF @ kind
heart, mud proving TINT ho WAS moro generous
ttlan generally supposed in tho community. Mr..
Clarke then presented ,..;.:,,-
: u THE FOLLOWING nEsoLuT1oNB:
Assembled to mourn tho decease Of former much
esteemod nemboF Of thla Board, DR.. John H. Foster,
Rssolptd, That, BY tho death Of ehe 20 early md
f1a % cae 30
Aaa sustained loss that 1t must mourn, but cannot
fesolrtd, That this Board only gives expression to
pocally q the essa. body now and formerly eoanee-
ie-leng sIora q our irond in behalf ot I'LL cause,
and Of lis ready sympathy with. and cordial
pse1aa.o lie lateTsss d fres sdue,tien. S -
school named In liz honor ad in The neas provided
By his 81 &C. @ R e.
nobers Of the Board and Of tho community, Of which
henor To- 10 a. s aer and q
our common schools.
records of h!s Board and copy sent 10 the family 1t
1aapEoron SHELDON
stated that when he enterea tho Board quartor
Of a century ago, DR.. Foster was q nme1nber Of it,
and he became acquainted with him aud then,
aH in subsequent business relations with him,
he found that the principle underlying hia
IL Was very much to tho DOCTORS credit that,
though pobBessed Of great wealth. he lived 2
simple, unostentatioue, and frugal ife-a model
we'll worthy Of imitation in these days when
prohigaoy in expenditure led to .defa1cations,
corruptions, aud frauds. The deceased had
always q generous, kindly, neighborly feeling for
all, and the epeaker had knowledge Of his charity
TO Qoa6EfllB llhtltuLOn All that ne QfQ WIS
done In quiet way, and that fact made his name
the more llonoroa.
INSPECTION REYNOLDS
remarked that ho was a pupil In school when
DR., Foster Wna a member OF tho Board, and that
tho scholars looked to him as taking creator in.
te1est Id them than any other person In tho city
No QUO could say anything Ill OF him, and hit
courae toward the schools, and in every relation
OF life HaH auch as to deserve the oneoniu1nH OF
:: SUPERINTENDENT rIcKAND
indorsed what had boon said by the others, add
Ing that he knew OF O number OF instances
where DR., ToBtor bud aided teachers and would
not aocept thanks for 1t. He had mover fount
any one though the other members OF the Boart
had boon nssiduous, who displayed greater
moro unBelilBh, conHfderato, conservative inter
cat In scbool~work than the doceaHcd.
The resolutions wore then Unanimously ADOPT
cd, and tho Board adionrued.
MORE TROUBLES IN THE W1ND1ATf
HOUSEHOLD.
Mrs. Windiate fled another bill yesterday
against her husband, and also making George
aooyille and Ellen L. MoNeln defendants. THE
complainant gives All abstract Of her bill flee
recently againht her husband for divorce, and ol
the injunction and writ OF NO exeat granted
Thteo days after she iilod her bill sho states ar
advertisement appeared lu tho Daily Courier,
to tho cffect that tho houso In whiol
she llycs, No. 195 Warren avenue, would be sold
on the 12th OF Mug to satisfy tsuut.leoti Riyor
jbifl fila 11fI, NJ ETnv ~. o,o,,Itao