, 1876-03-27

tnAk TIM NlAGSH MO WOfkN NIL tuVy fnYs - T-r
po,sous holding ihess plioss arc untitled BY na-
ttlre or etlucntiotl, tat Is msttef tor the paoA
lie to sottle with tito board viii, whom tho 70
snonaity rcBts. hut an examination INTO tne
knowiadgs Of what ttoY have 70 do must con,
vnco oLo Tint they are far from oecfpalu. ana
that wlilo in TIM hgRrcgato antarios NAV esam
largo individual aaIs1|as nro below, raehof than
/ fn1tI,er t,uny tiia. na!atics in Chicago aro
tnrger lj,An in otiIor cities. TI1a e'itn srthh'ly
paid lractera may bo Rroatas, but TIM dtilsfonoo
IN marc tilan ooIntatlalallccd by lha addcd a1'
ponso Of living Il, Chicago.
propriatona In eYcry deDatinont 40 this hss
bern: alarmed At finding itaoff on tho sofEo Of
bankruptcy. with MT credit among olhnr Elties,
and without tito cohildaoco Of its own batRera;;
in consequence Of hnt management an!l criminal
neglect, propuscB 70 bog!in the work OF rctfolcn-
mcnt by cutting down tie already meagro na'A.
rios Of fow hundred wosnon who hre
for tho most part authorizing nos ,e's
ought to sayor too much Of the sPtgot and bung-
hole business to gatu favor with Intelligent peo"
pto. Lot tho I'speFa teeD VIII Eu,2pean bLa-
iialics II shoy will, but II thoy wnuId msao an
hone.t showing lot them tilacu nIdo by sdo, In
addition 10 this, tho difference between our own
aud European countries In tho coat Of living.
Whom the Post and Mad atntes el>at II al tho
teachers OF the preHont force woro to rsa!gh 10
day sl,oIr plnuoB could at once be tiilod With
reduction Of 20 pei cant, It ataten
what fl not tsno. 1sia d wo!l-known facs that
municipalities, LowAvoF prodigai they may 20
with tho public funda in eom0 dtract1on, Afo ny
no means Eivcn 10 an oxcoss of EtnarnHitr To-
waris those Who do tho actual work Of ths1r dlf'
foront departments.
Nobody knowing tito work 10 bo done in our
schools would tay for mohant that moro
teachers nro employed than are actually needed.
or than haye regular work to perform. The
CLERICAL work dono by some OF thoso mucli-talked-
about I" iloatoIH" would Bond saua OF tile naws-
papor wrttors Of the day to tue Bhok 1lsin 10 sheer
desperation. kjno-tenthR Of tho city teachcrs 40
paHtly mora work than can DO dono IN stx hours
per day, aud II thoy arc paid for ton months IN
stcad OF twetve-nud It may not be am!ss 20
state horo that siuco tlloy havo not tho faculty
Of cthcrializlng themselves nt will they must
sllbs1st In worry material way during tho other
two mouths-tliB samo ton lnontl,a' salary must
6nppoet them for tweivo tnoutls. 6lbco the
instnnd NJ twelve, slle matter becomes QUO
which tho teachers cannot rcyuiatc. anu
1t ID consequently to bo hoped that TIE Tntn.
uNr, Us vol az tho Post and lIdsf, will mot bold
thom crisniuallg responaible for tho same. Tho
roat during tIo summer mouths being San
OF Tho country, in order not to place teacserA
at a disadvantage with tho other working
classes, they must bc enabled to- 1.-Two dntinE the
period that thar occupation is takon from them
Bear In mind thsy have not sAirkel labor 70!
two mouths. Tcacllesa oyoraidedi II
miatake not, teachefa are paid less than tue Az.
crago policeman.
! Which is tho truer coonomy-to properly pay
teachota 10 instruct the children Of tue presen'
gcne,ation OF, noglec.ing to do this, Of neccsai-
| ty increase tho police forco aud tho number o.
our prtsous7 There arc OTHER Assatihble points
in tie articles alluded to, but II let atonn thol
will necessarily full for lack OF proper support
A. u. e.