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tnkcn ont Of tue course, hc should
le sorry That tlo was n member Of
tho I}uarl which to0k a,lch action lie

takcn out OF tho course, ho should
II, r. rTnr.y TrIs, tnat I,, to was member 7f pt
tltcn read the reporta Of the un,tc.l States Cotu
missioner Ut Education, and otl'crs, on tho In
poftance o. ttacii!ng I1tlalc aild drawing. No
!rnnctl IN Tho public schools WAS 40 practical In
mechanics as drawing. 1Io saw no necessity for
passing euc, resolution, but, II It were passed,
lie would n'd 10 u the wur1ts "tn advancinR
pnp!la, an examination It, music and drawing
shall be counted tho same as In other branches"
Mr.. Reed moved To-. POSTPONE all further dis
NJ Wsci, VIII w wanted et t',k i sesiicd now Cue.
might conc up In tho courts, and tho matter
Mr. English was IN favor Of al}oirntng 70 a
special meeting, when they would liRvs full
vor Of the resolution.
MIR. RERD.
:. Mr. Reeds motion 10 uostponc was lost, and
The gentleman sa!l 1o thought 4 o question Of
grave tlouht what the supreme Court would do
under tie statute Of 1877, wllicl, provided that
the board might cxpcl, ,pnp!ts. Asiar as he was
hn1l tlrawng, and ho viellcd MI uafccd case
could DO uiatlc up for the Supreme Court to 10.
vcstigato and decide upon. Tho old statute
Eayu tho Board authority, according to tho Su.
e W%eter / pwoa sustain tat eSse ets Boas stD n
cxpelltl,E pupil for refusing to tako certain
study wns a question.
NH, EH1LlBH
wns not In fnvnr Of flying n tho face Of tie Su-
rrcmc Courts ,lccislor. Tho result of any surh
opposition to thu decision would bo that tho
pupil and tho Doar1 would be fined. Tho Court
lid not decide that tho refusal u child to take
ersss es To Goqt aesas int q
The parents. md not the Board, should decide
these question: concerning their children. No
child should be placed In the position Of refus-
Ing to obey tile wishes Of it's parcuts.
stood up tor law. II the children Of Chicago
were tnught nothing elsc, they should bo taught
obedience TO the law. There hnd been too much
defiance Of law !n Chicago. II waa responsible
city,-for the prevalence ot crime. Let the Stu
prcme Courts decision be carried out. He did
not think tcnchers would run the risk OF sus-
pending few hnn9rcd, or few tliousaudt psl.
thc degistYn did not apply, Jet tho rules Of the
BnArd be followed up, md let peuplc bring tlleir
suits. What sort ol a lesson was It 10 give
pupils In obedience to law for mnn to stand up
n n,,a aT!ao opposition to The decision Of tho su-
Mr.. prusang must have found that tho shoc
pinchcd, for, although Mr. MrlCl had not called
any nnmes, Mr.. Pr,lsslng hastily arose and
asked permission to mako = few roinsrks In aap-
could not obey dn Illogical dteialunt particu-
larly when It was made undar nh obsolete stat
ute.
MIR. ARNOLD
said he had tried to find sonc middle ground by
which thoy could retain these studies and yet
not be In opposition to the decision Of tho Au-
prcmo Court. lie had hopcs Of eventually
finding something Of this nature, and moved to
postpone further ucclaUi Until the next regular
meeting, md t,aklng 1t the special order for 8
o'clock On that day.
Mr. Reed thought they could harmonizc by
prescribing TINT . pupil should not drop study
dursng the term for which It llal been taken up.
Hc was in fayor, however, Of postponlng further
discussion until the next regular meeting, when
he thought something could bc done.
Mr.. Arnoll's motion wns then carried, and
tho Board adjourned.