, 1875-06-09
THE SCHOOLS.
An Effort Nlntlo to Abolish Oral
Instruction.
Complaints Of tho Detects Of tho Pres-
ent System.
Attempt to Reduce tho Price OF School
BOOKS.
Miscellaneous Business.

was held last night. Present, Ths presIlont,
Nj. Rtchberg, and Inspectors Chotlsin, English,
11osno, Johnston, Oleson, ncod, Bchocningor,
! WEIGH, and W.tfce.
A communication was received fron E. IT.
6holdoo, Frank @. vlerling, alld William Cox
asking R0iG.40 Tor aprraisernent Of achooluropeE-
y at tho rate OF 10 ccnts pcr $1,000 Of yaluation
! inspector DfcBon moved that tho oomnuuicA.
tfon 10 placed on illc 10 Stay ti,orc indefinitely
but tho motion mas afterwards modified To a
i, simple ordor o5o placed on flo. aud adopted.
Inspector Ioyue. from tho Cou,mittaa on FL
nance aud Auditing. icporteu bills 10 Lhe amount
/ Of e.. 379.G3, which were ordered paid.
| HInH scttnoI ANNUAL
Inspector Wclch, of tho Committee on High
School, reported that hcCormck hall was
good place In which to hold tho annual oxerciscs
Of tho school.
| On motion OF inspector Hoyno. tho Commtttes
was instructed to engage the hail aud music.
| aupt. ptcksrd presented the summazy Of H.
tendapce for May, 1875. The whole number On
rolled WAS 81, $50; Tie average number belong.
ing, 35 4525: Avorago daily attendance, 80, 2ao6 !;
per cont Of attendance, o5.0 1t Naa placed on
| Ate.
TIN TEXTBOOK QUESTION
| then catno mp aa unfinished busInoas.
Inspector Reed o1e,ed tile following reeolu-
| tlon
Rtsotred That Il tho opinion Of this Dosrl that
organizations ars REQUIRED for adysneomsnt fro nus
! grade 10 another.
| Iuspeotor We1ch said that tia ncv,fs,o,cd
| method nhIch l,aIi hoen .riof IN the achnn,s ~
depending Oh oral Instruction was not n,,rta,s,
Tim capacity Of pupils to retain tho knowledge
tlua Impaired varied 80 much that uniformity 1t
i cl"bs arrangement WIS greatly impaired. LonBes
ii to4i-booka weta usod. tho rrorud iniaht e,siiv
| hc covered. '''
Inspcotor uoyuo asked vhothcr Tho resolrttoo
would rnnIt,ra "a tnYs.bon.s3 '1' 'so0'a'''4
lnsnector Rcntl nj" ssid Il ~,nIt hnt .xorv ,,r,,t
WHO lad chid in school woul,, tnamk them t,r
it. No mattor how brilliant nun1ta notuht hc
they vii isa,n fas,or from tsxt.ionka t3.an fo,o
inspoetuT @ % ErplIsh sstd tb.t II Va. tbon ar,
otbcs schena ID nntaii att,,tlons, rat nf tart,
booke or pn,jia. lie naval iustcod II th.t t r..
prnclpnia Of schonis sbnufu oht.iu to,tIhooi.s
from tho dcaiers at auch 1ates 4. ito
nunls vt tF,n s.me nri.e III hainvaI aas n nM ~"
yeur con,i in aavrd hv tho oroonss rEc w ~"
dl.couut was 10 mr. cnnt anH a,o,,d hn ~ rcd
to tbe nuniI
iospsctor f,rcd sath that the ,oo.,o, hea noeh.
Ipy I'd do will, ba rnsnutIo,, md thnra va ~
cootiict bstween them. ;rho insIana.nn ti,at hia
RESOLUTION WIS iu favor Of Observation-Disclosures was
entirely gratuItous, lie wos opposed to ths AZ
tuudod ,.so Of oral insruction Low prevailing ~ i'm in
books woId ma .nns and nsS u ae1 IL
attachments Of pup[u. Hia reaoution n,ieit "a.
au,ro mod,featIou. and it mteht bo az erneu;a"t to
asako somo e1oeptinna' II WA - In yr;ocinIo In
that he wished 10 brins nndar discnssion' 'sAS'~'
"''Ir aI,rrp,srpSnrST WV uua'r rfrwsnn
On toiug appealed to, said tLat tho oral rne,hod
had boen afnotv t],alisoi fnr tyo nr fi,rsn vnsra
Ia tho graumar ecLoola. nhysojoey was shnnt
tho only subicnt in Will, tho orai 1,n.hnd s w.s
used. He proceeded explaining tho me,hod or
instruction Ia tue various grades. showing that
ITO oral method uas used yory Iitse exesn:
"nntu t.n an"soiuao'o !toaa tuo cua1aeser OK tno
ounlecs ~
Of tho ollildreu Weot out Of tho schoo! without
over having Aandled geography Or An ar1th-
lne'ie. ana w PSF cont hl1uoas over having
pen p tnoaf nanos.. Tue poof cnllaton who wont
~ oeuon, o. a. aSG.ngo sntii - OF - eot a. voty
FooE eoucatlon' only aoolt ons ol l,Uu0 pu-
ttluction in tho lower g,ndcB WAS about all tho
ce,cI H. tu .hon9ht 1nS% aasry cd II s ~ 70
book pat IL his }snds. s''''1 '''01'' 11''
!hspeetos Meod amonaea hls fesolutaon py OK
eoP1as sae totee lover grades.
no,oa TINT hs hsrEea1n Safa ,Iaat nSys1 /. na.an,v
postponed. Hc snsd tbs plth aud point Of tho
whoio resolution was to got 10 4 text -book on
language lessons, as that WAS tho only subject In
uas used. It was oytdont that .ho resolution
hnd that object, although It wsa bllnAiug in lta
language. :Ha aid not sblnk It fair 10 sttompt
tho objook In that roundabout way.
inspector Heed satd tlat tho gentleman had
"IAngusge leaaaus On tho btatu. He had uaver
thought OF ulen,.
Inspector Eng![sla's motion TO indefinitely post
pone #aa Aen carried by voto OF 6 to B.
-.. CHEAP BOOKS.
Inspector English tten presented Tho follow
inG:
Ress'rtd Thss al hoots authorized 70 b. uaed In tho
eehool1 eaai bo furnished by tho publishers to rho
Principals Q! NJ different sceools y ehe xholesaia
ageeea "a py ne 70 nod sna 20. saeh r1an
priets sns netnro tho n.!I ~ .,,eI, 10
ilss see,is. M 'SS'A 4N ''S~s'" W 'SsA u
Th. ro.ot,,;o, v.. ~.Ya-~.d to H.. fs,.,,.,.,.
m sn noaeas ~ fns,ro,nn ~ .uo En''ee
A'S8"S "'t.' 49,. yv :" ~. ~. ,xn
1,,noe,,. w.,,;, tnaa III rrs1aa ~. .ou,.,,
vs' w1,"S no.. a.e" n .uo. oa0.s" IS. soe to"u"n8i
n1or1x NV ,ds na*M ,.so ~ ~, ~ mseeg "
teouirni 70 tsacS H. v.isnsry sshon1s
#Mrax1s % These sLali 10 1niioYmit; in % mo,bod. n,
instruction ID dinsrynt Languages taushs, anI .so
nnjuat d,serian!n.tioa shown e aay language,
h,6s @ xhaa 10 s,a asseoess A., 20 soTed in tne
prtnh ,i1aw .nn ao,t. ufeSs, netnan; nn'