, 1874-12-30

ol uays TO cutua enoulu now 10 thc!F Work Wol
4 rolo Of thanks to DR.. Thomas was cordially
adopted. and tho mooting adjourned.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY EVENING" MEETING,
The Board Of Education held regnlar semi.
monthly meeting laBt evening, President Rich
borg In tho chair.
A petition was received from tho members Of
tho drawing-cfnss in the oyoning- school, anlipg
that thn sessions ho continued two evenings II
wooli for throo months. Tho prayer waa
granted.
a communication was received from the West
Park Commissioners asking al oxtousion of ten
ycara ou bonds sanod by them in 1870 to pay for
land bought from tho city. Tho mortgage Hccur-
ing tho samo to remain unimpaired. It was ro-
fcrrod to the Committee On Hchool-Fund Prop
erty.
scuooL-s1rEs.
inspector Wilce moved that the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds DO authorized to adyor-
tisc for achool.Bitos In tho ne1gborhood OF
Thirty-flfth aud Long John atrcets, and Thirty
Afth aud Wallace strcota.
The Committee on Examination Of Teachers
recommended that
PARTIAL CERTIFICATES
DO granted TO Susan 4. MoCaleb, Margaret Ter
huno, Father Nelson. Mary G. Sullivan, Lizzie
Il. Hartnoy, Flora ". Cooper, Dora B. La1ng,
Mary q. peudergast, Ida II. Waite, Sarah Ryan,
Maggie r. Cannon, Katie II. Kelley, Sarah L. II.
Regap, L. II. Mcintosh, Aunio Y. MiuniB, Lizzie
A. Cayanah, Sophie Wysoon, Caddio II. Waldo,
1nser N. schtoldagcr, Maggie a. MoHugh.
Tho report WAS conourrod in.
The Committee on Appointments reported As
follows:
Hnldah II. Newell, iron, Dorc to Ogden En-
lily Wright, from Oakley street to Foster.
APPOINTMENTS.
Matte G. Ayrea, 6canmon: Annie G. Sleeper,
LouHe II. Sherman. Washington Mary Z. Har-
nH, Foster; hiary II. Bailey, Skinner; MattioJ
Parker. Oakloy street.
ron CONFIRMATION.
Hu9dah Everett. Helen n. Hathaway. Frank
lin; jennie. Sanborn, Washington; alary ..
Snow, Mosely; Elizabeth McCarthy, Marietta
Edgnston. Haven; Julia II. Flynn. Lawndalo; L;
Helen II. Smith, Burr.
The recommendations wore concurrotl in.
The following Tesignatioua were Ioported /:
Richards, skinncr Gsorgia b. Abbott Calumet
avenue; Laura B. Holbart, Third aveuue.
On motion,
FULL CERTIFICATES
were granted the following: A1attfo A. Rich
ards, Mary Q. Ayers, Mary Bail. nIipnio Elol,
II. Merrick Il. NottIo Mott, Jonnio Mcdowell.
J. h1lneron Qverton. Hattl0 4. l.. SkaalR, Julia
Il. Shaw, Minnie Throop Alice Talbot, Nellie
Carter. Matte j. Baker.
The Superintendent submittada
SUMMARY or STATISTICS
for tho first term OF 1915. The highest enroll.
nent waa in 0ctober-38,425 the lowest in
Decembor-37:ao0 The average number be-
anca 49, b37-an increase over last year,
ADMITTED TO TIE HIGH SCHOOL.
Tho Committee on High School recommended
that the following be admitted to tho High
School at tho comn1encemont Of tho next term,
thoy having passed. satisfactory examination
Charles D. Irwin, average 90 ]; Francis i. Day.
1913; Louis +. Mann, B3.6 Laurn N. Willard,
s28; ,Angasts. Ellington. si,9' Hattie lulott.
Tho report was concurrod in.
Tho following wero admitted to tho Normal
School: Nottie AIcFarlnud. IS !; Anna O'Conuor,
72; Mary E. y. llartigan, 10.
Tho Committee on School Fund Property ro-
ported advorsoly On tho proposition Of solleu
Fish to purchase
TIE DEARBORN SCHOOL LOT
for 312o, GOO, on twenty years. time, with interest
at Q per cent after tho first yoar. Conourrea In.
Inspector doggtn stated that, owing to tho
toacher in Cicero for instructing childron who
live within tho city limits. ho (tho toacl,er) had
thraatoned to tMrn them out. 'tl'ho nlattor was
roferred to tla Committee on Fluanco with
power to act.
Tho same Inspector reported that tho abstracts
for all tho Hchool fund property outside OF tho
city limits could 10 had for 5000. Tho Commit
toe was authorized to contract for them.
Tho President called attention to the uccoasity
for tue Hlecti0u uf
70 look after tlo property. tho loaRes oto.& ance
tion it should to tho Boards inserosts.
Inspector Heed offered tho following:
Resolved, Thst tho Corporation Counsel be author
lied to appoint sono coinpetons attorney, .t such
compensation as may hs agreed upon by t!la Hoard.
to speedily COLLECT all a,sa duo anal un,i for rent OF
the real eaato eoongng to tho sel1o9l.tnna and to
to. '''' '''''~
Inspector CLARK oiEerod tho following MS sub
stitrto:
%mEnEas. Tho amount due tho city from delinquent
WHnngAs, Tho nsceaAfsy for prompt and deolalye
action III tho collection Of theso back eenta vol "A
ss as sosas asssff fa sn Of ' fs''
WMrngAs, Tho yali.e of'sho school.fsnd property,
and tho income to DO derived there1ra 80 great as
attorney to lay0e himself to tic intoroata Aore!u
I1fsutrpd, That tue Gommttoo on judiciary bo dl.
Fncted to lQn!re Ut what coa sch legal services
30 ob!auel au 10 reEort to tho Uoarl, wltl naue Of
person Tor tho ollce.
Tho substitute was adopted.
Thu apeolal order, tho consideration OF tho
reQuestot
TIE DEAF MUTE SOCIETY,
that o day-sci,ool Tor tho instruction Of deaf
mntos' Children 10 established, was taken up.
l.,hpeclnr Wo!eh Htatol that about twonty
such children hHd expressed q NtlltnEneHH to at
tond. aud that teacher could bo sooured for
800 month.
Inspector l,lutllardt moved that tho 0omtt-
too oil Course Of instruction be requested to
draw up a memorial to tho LagislAturc asking
TINT q branch HutQot be established In Chicago,
k1tG tn EntntE tin Mt tijH nAYk IlGHtinn nf