, 1876-01-30
EDUCATIONAL.


! The regular monthly meeting Of tho COUNTY
Board OF Education was held yesterday after
| noon in tho new rooms Nos. i, 2. and s, No. II;
East Randolph street, President J. J. Kearne,
in the chair. supt. George D. Plant, Secretary
The new rooms are neatly furnished, aud muci
more comfortable than those formerly occuplet
by the Board in tho same building. Tho usua
number Of monthly bills, including teachers
pay-rolls, were audited
The Eoard unanimously rcpudi2ted tho state
rnents, publicly made, that Principal Wentworth
of tho Normal School, was about to be removed
stated that SIg. Wentworth could not be removed
until juno, as lis contract with tho county was
for one year.
Seven dollars is generally considered 4 small
amount Of money in these degenerate days ol
public corruption. bu: this apparently insignii.
cant sum caused quite breezo II the Board
of Education yesterday afternoon. It happened
in this wise: President Kearney asked that such
bill be nudited; that it Was for carriage hire,
for himself, Alr. Gardner. and Sapt.
Flent, who Ind gone out 1T the invitation Of tue
County ComInissionera 70 visit the paupeI
the bill, as did Mr. Clark. who thought that the
County Board Hhoald pay it, and, Furthermore.
they thought it the Board OF Education had
been invited, it should hnyo bcca Us body.
However, the bill Wss approved, after discus
sion us to tho jurisdiction Of the Board of Edu-
cation over tho Jefferson school. The bill was
declared passed, though Only ono member was
heard to vote for it.
After it's passage Mr: Kcagncy went out, and
Mr johnson took tbs chair.
This Was the signal for an o1D1osioa. Prof.
Wentworth stiG,nat;zed the building ut Jefferson
as shame and disgrace to the county, where
children in health were confined with those de-
formed and diseased in frame ehnnty 16 by q
feet, from the sides Of which boards were 1niss-
ing, which was verv demoraiztug aud uohealthy.
Not alone this, but the school-houss was With
out ventilation, aud 4 stove in the centro OF the
room made the breathing more difficult ard
sickening. It vaa in the rear Of fifty privies
and used continuously, the doors Of which
women went promiEcuously in full yiew Of the
unfortunate children. The gentleman dreS in
his horns at the close, Saying that no had no de-
sire to reflect on the Board Of County Commits
sl0cers.
dr. Gardner had i word or two to the snmo
effect to say on the subject, when Supt. Plant
put in an oar with voluminoua document, in
which ho went on to show that the Board of
Education had no authority in the matter at all,
and that it's jurisdiction did not extend bevond
the Normal School at Euglawood. Ha was cali
ed 70 order just at time when he was about to
elaborate upon the virtues OF the Board Of Cpuu-
Commissioners.
In yiew of this fact, Mr.. Lewis proposed to
resciud action OIL the ST bill for carriage hire,
and leave it to the County Board to pay. Ths
motion w:s decided lost by the Chair. Mr..
Clark then Severely criticized the way in which
business was done by the Board Of Education,
which WAS followed by 1lr. Gardnor. who re-
viewed the action Of the Board Of Couu-
" Commissioners in ecathing terms,
for tho manner IN which they lad
conducted the pauper schools. Flo thought
rather than to hayo these unforturates abused
III thu HaY thev had boen il ware h.tfnr IN +,,r,,
them loose again upon the community, which
wonld DO more humane to them. He said ho
had tried to offer excuses for the County Board,
that they allowed the evil TO exist on ACCOUNT
Of ecouomJ,-but ho would witRiraw that, aud
say that it WAS burning Disgrace to Cook
County, and the sooner q remedy was otfored
and carried into effect, tho better It would be for
the public.