, 1877-04-27
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Some More Legislation on the Eternal
Subject Of Text. Books.
Tho Normal School to he Closed for n
observation-disclosures Business

The Board Of Education held regular semt.
monthly neettng last evening. President snllIvan
In the chair. The abseptees wcro Arnold. Clarke,
CoseFl Kohn, and Smith.
A communication WAS received from tho lcsscca
OF the dry-lock below Harrison street asking the
PICARD to either rebuild the dock Or 10 cancel their
Tease, which Rms until Aay l, 1850. They say
that Il Is unht for hc ~ II IT, 1t was refcrred
to tho Committee on School Fund Property.
THE ADELrnf.
A communication uas receIycd from J.. II.
11averly offering to lease tho Adclph, Theatre for
four years iron, October ncxt' and pny 80, coo q
year rant, monthly, in advance. He had agreed to
putchase the property In tue building. provided he
could rent 1t Tor the sum na,ncl and wou1d mnko
the Adc1phf a hert.claas family thsatrc. smoking
a.an ssa psoo'tea' '1t Waa seteffea 70 the
X commanieatlon iest was received from ,hs Apollo
a.s,st IN heir concert next month, anG that he bs
allowed 70 draw from The schools such rolcea a. ho
nay and a @ necessary to complete the ehf1arans
The sehoei Agent reported .ha. hc had bought
With School. Fund money eleven Cook County
es s .son r. 1un Ts. rns fn~ Interest,"
On snotlon, t6e Committee on pulldtngs and
usonnda wera insttnetcd 70 advsstlso !os = lot IN
the vicinity Of walnut street and Ktdzie arcnuo
suitable foF school. .house.
|! TEXTBOOKS.
:, The special ordar, the resolution Of Inspector
fof grammar and primary schools shsi be furnished
sf oSr eGsJ ss, s. % ss
unlcs the pubialcrs OF sncn new Books shall nlaku
an even exchange for, old booksi and that The In:
tioaaction priccs shall nut exceed 30 per cent Of
Inspector ffoyne offered an amendmcn. provid.
ing that changes shall be- mato only a. new casscn
arc formed requiring Change.
The amendment was nnnntmously adopted. Us
"as tug resolution - amended.
Inspector English offered the. following. which
2. III 81 ss e; :s ss
T. 4 ;sss. II
s::s rs
/ The same 1nspector offered tic following.
No text. book cdttsd oompilcd. rsyi.ed or amended
f opoa sh3s n: anf e:d q e @
ss he sss fnh a9 &c III
I e:
iSs {: 81 &c;
Inspector English ss1d It was emnen.ly proper
that tho resolution ahould be Adopted The bribery
ot tsaehers By getting them io rsriss and edit
did not know that Il bad been done In Chicago, but
1t wnn we'll % guard against It. ~
aAspeEtue 1Etu MAs oppuacu, lpecnuee, da ~ au"'
,cetntood = teacher could not write textbook.
'eotc ol the bc6t ever published bad been pnds by
Inspector English replied TINT 1t would not, hnt
thc TEACHER would bc an'cnslle II l,u hnI any Inter-
/, The resolution Wa unanimously adopted.
1hc Committee on appointment 81 Teachers TO-
ported mo rcslgnatthns Q! Ltxzio Meade, Gertrude
eepted.
+ - hoRMAIrHCHooL DEPARTMENT..
Inspector lIoyna offered tho following:
Re.olnt.t That Tho Common Council be requested to
rePeai ths ordinance Tor ~ estahenent of Normal
ssilool Of pMhlc acooa thu aau,s to tAKu
~. .s..s.. ~ o.... =. III ~ seoa ~, aoo1 sear'
~ fe9aest superintendent Plcsard made state.
fncnk lie said that mp 10 TWO ycnrs ago. tho school
fufnstled about ona third OF tho teachers needed,