, 1875-08-31
THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT,
nCsluRs or THREATENED cHNlnEe.

Thoro aro rnmors In circulation that tho head
Of the CITY Government, after having sAtiaGac-
tori1y disciplined tho Police Doard aud after
| having turned out Of Office q few Sidewalk
Inspectors and minor cmplo5cs Of tho Board OF
| Public Wosks, who did not satisfy bis ideas Of
tho good, tho tr,le. aud tho beautiful, has turned
his attention to the Board OF Education, aud ia
contemplating change in tho oftico of superIn-
tcndcpt OF Public Schools. That position has
been held By Mr. J. L. rickard since 1861
when hc camo hero from Wisconsin,
long ncunbency which has boon marked on
tho oiso side by tho faithful execution OF duty,
and on tho other by general public satisfaction.
For sono reason or other, however. Il is unllcr-
stood tint tito Mayor il dissatisfied with Mr,
pickarl,-a tlssattsfacsion which Ia sha,ol ty
A!a. Ai!urotl and ono or two other supporters
or tho Mayor in tue Council. In Mr.. IIiIdrcth's
cnao tho trouble IL beloved to havo arisen cut
ot fomo hchool-toac!er nnpontment. Tho
hep esrefan nanrJcsa ws,tea IL f1ehady nH: but
spelling, while nnlliciont fer tho Domo-
cratic CIRCLES in Which tho Alderman tnovcs,
was tnot considered satisfactory by the fast.d-
eard oi ta oasd xh0 o. sho
slon on tic A!dcrmhnB part found ycut recently
Ia the resolution which he o1oreI in tho Com
mon Council requiring al! teacllcrs In tho public
schools 10 slyo Within the city lt1nits--a nloso
WHICH was IN some 'nystorouH way designed to t
intlEectly bit Mr. Packard. But whatever the |
cause of tho Mayors disticasuro may bo, II ia |
pretty vol! understood that # exists, and it il |
assestei: but doubtless uujustly, that be has OF
!ntc, before appointing neH mon,bcls OF tlle I
Board Of Education, satisfied himself that tloy
we're in favor. Ehen tho ptopee time came. or
3tr. richards rcnovnl,
THE A8a1arAsT.
a short time ago Mr. IIanaford, WIN hal
.en Assistant Superintendent, was seeicned to |
wells school. Practically 1t was 4 removal,
Ter to mako room for now Assistant auuor.
q. 'ns,wAo Was to hayo boon promoted Ia tho
lena taue to tho SUPERINTENDENT. The eva
a,so .,.,.. dosornnseut, it ia said, was turned
lae ". 1eman in Detroit, anil Ae would lava
"sntas nv sti H. disco bad It not been that owing to
eep.sn . art,ornr 70 Council last July in reducing
. ~ eaiaf,eant asit;o. was cut down from $5ooo
tM,I ~ ri, 1"ss'sr% .rhn vacancy still 1cn,ana to
,fi1.J and ~ nua 'or OF people understood
pe candidate. for IN ooslsaoh "a not 1nconsid-
ablc. Among tho utA !, p'onmncns n1I ns,d err sr1
easEs Krk. Lewis Hsh7. icsgo ,oi.' schaola' AMI n
Ii candidate ID M,Ba sarah /. 'achett steTon-
u. II. L., at presout GIG Of the aGu.iy OF 10
oman'a Hospital. It ID undofstoa ! 71 snl' Ihla
10 has made no effort whascrer to SIC. .ne thc
'si.lou, sho having bo>n put fo e"aEu
; several lAdiea of shis city who
@ Interested IN tho cauao et w'ouSn.
IL HA0 HnAt ~ CEEl4DA l5plFkfohtAhA04 ~ Z
Dakcr vesses In tho administration Of public
hool affairs Out Of thsse, 1t is mt.t likely thnt
q Assistant Superintendent will ~ se1sctad.
mt any ono Of them will be promoted 70
TuA HUFEn1GTENDENCY
howevnr, unlikely, It IL moro probable. It Is
i'd, that mnn will DO salected for tho position
,tstde OF the public schools. II has bsea sug- g
,steA that there Ia D mcmbcr Of tho Board OF l.
Rodney Welah-whose iccid- p
lly pronounced Siewa ~ regards reorgan!zing
% system OF education in the Chicago echools =
cot with the hearty approval! Of tho Mayor-ars II
'eaioly the rotlo1 Of his own-Hho may bo r
omotod BY tho Mayor from position .hero ho q
only ono out Of 1ftoen. to Hphnra where he
'uld put in practice tho opinions which hs enter-
ins- or courao tho Mayor, whose plans hrc
1t yet perfected, koeps profound secrecy On
% aaeless ost ~ nnt unlikely tn. aoIno pre-
iperintendonoy, may bo taken ut tho meeting .
tho Board OF Education which il to bp held
s evening. :