, 1875-06-30

ST., $50. :
On motion OF afr. schoentnger, Tho Commit
too were authorized 10 ptoceod to mako contract
With the parties namod.
On motion. tho Committee On School Furnj
ture wEH authorized to adyortiso for bids 10
! Achool-furnittlio for tho now school buidngs D,
ti.n Bto of tho Musofy School and Ia Nlckorson
vIlo.
On motion Of Mr.. Oloson tho Committee o,
Jahtsors and Fuel wcro authorized to xdvortiB
for coal for lho counting year.
SUPERINTENDENT pIoRANn
ea1l TINT If ali examination Of Inalc toachera wa
to be- hold al oil it should take place aa BOON a
poseibu.
On motion OF Mr.. Dut',nsdt an examination q
male applicants FOR positions ,sas ordered 10 bl
held July iu, at o u. tn.
Superintendent ric1tarl ntso reported m on
ro:in,ent OF 10000 scholars for the last mouth
OF this number 34,0U0 ncJonged to tho school,
aud w. oo0 attended, thon,.
alF. Halnbleton suggested that Miss Johnston
had performed considerable e1trn work in tlt
Washington School during the slcknoas Of thn
Principal, by which tho citJ saved sI55. Or
motion Of sfr. Dlathardt, $50 extra pay was
VOTED ol.ss johnston.
AlENnt:sa THE RULES.
alr. oloRon called up NIL amendment, oiforet
py him at previous 1ncctinH to change Soc. 81
OF tho rtiteH 10 as to road iii part, As ioIlown:
The schools alali bo classified AZ grammar and
primary schools. Tho gronnar 1chonla tall embrace
sn 81 aS III staSa 81 y TS shsG
Crude. -" S'N
Adopted.
wAyTs AN INVESTIGATION.
Alr. Olcsoh dosEol COMMITTEES OF inyostiga.
ton Oh charges made by All Alderman (IItllreih'
against toachor tn tho Mitchell School,
Tho President suggostod that stlch commit
tee wna tlnneccssary, jnasmuoh as tho Supetin.
toudant Vas prepared TO mako full explana.
ton Of tho matter,
bft ri, hat
homo toachor Ind ooGn romorod to mako mace
for young lady who had just como hero, ant
who was relative OF tic Superintendent. The
truth was that the toaclor roferred to-aIlsa
Hnl!-lad resided horo si1 .years, md was :
graduate Of tho High school and Of tho 6c!loo
Of Training in the Normal School. 8ho had alst
received ller earlior education in a city district
school, al!e received tho placo because eto han
poued to haYe boon examined longer than tie
other ladios who were on tho aamo list. or tl,t
wore graduates Of tue Normal School. BLK of The
High School. and tho other thrce Lac
boon here six. ton. aud four year.
respectively. Further. tue Principal nad tha
hc ha! not relative Of my kind iu tho Chicago
schools. and noyos had. In reforcnco to tlt
chargo TINT outside toachets wcro solcctot ht
haid that out Of 10l uew teachers appointed tAa
quar- Afty-two were graduates OF tho Nornln
SCHOOL, aIxtoou or moro WeTo from tho Illgt
sslool. ~; leaving 9nlY smal1 propor,ion to b.
tl!lod with outsiders, wltnn no graduates Of thf
city schools presented themselves.
THE lI1GI aC1ooI.
Tho rsport of tho Committee on High Bchoo
Course holnS undor consideration, MIR. Violet
the cotrho proposed, asserting TINT it ,vas en-.
tiroly too arduons for any young hoy or girl te
hopo to successfully master nnu retain IealtL
j. was. tho speaker said moro difficult than mos
college courBos, III many respects.
On motion Of Mr.. uIntbardt, tho COMMITTEE
ftH0rk wan Af]nHtei will ho rn1tion +t.r