The daily gazette., 1877-01-16

that If the contract system was carried
1 out it would save little to the Board, and
| IL would show disposition ON their part
10 economlze, but do the best they could
the Board could not get along with the
/ amount given them by Council He
thought that it was time that the Board
had made statement, showing the peo-
pie where the money goes to, and for
what purposes,
In reference to Mol school he thought
that committee should be appointed to
visit the school, and report If there was
any way they could economize. He did
not think that education tends to crime
but on the contrary if the children were
educated their morals were improved,
Mr.. Chandler, said he did not come
there TO speak but to listen, bnt he
Thought he must add his voice to that of
the others. He was in favor of education,
u was the fundamental principle of our
Government, 1t lived through education.
No man dare ask another man to sell his
vote where there were schools, but if you
wished to buy votes like bunch of birds
go in neighborhood where there were
no schools. When Carthagena, educated
her people she was the mistress of the
world and the same may be said ofRome.
Education made all nations powerful, and
he would go SO far as to say that unless a
man was educated he should not have
the right to vote. Cities that have good
schools are attractive, not only to the
mechanic but to the wealthy.
Mr.. Frock made a few remarks on the
charge by the City Council that the
Board was extravagant. He could not
see where it was, as the Girls High
School in Philadelphia cost S35, 200 to
run it for year, and it is no better than
our High School here.
Mr.. Roberts considered it a great oues.
ton, and wished to add his voice to the
rest. He thought that the schools could
not be improved, and that the Board
knew where the money goes to and
what for.
MIR. EclSel read q portion OF the CITY
Charter bearing on the rights and priv
leges of the Board. He thought that the
members of Council were sincere i'm
their efforts at retrenchment, but they
had no authority to retrench on the
Board. He thought that there were
many things that could be retrenched on
but that in the matter of the increase OF
the population it was impossible to re-
trench. He thought that it was per.
| fectly right that the tax should come
from the property holder. He thought
| that II the Board had the authority to
| levy ther own tax, that they could with
propriety raise 100000, and no one
would complain.
| Mr.. Fraim stated that in 1874there was
S13,813.76 collected by the city and never
paid oyer to the Board, and when the
Secretary drew on the City Treasurer he
refused to pay it over. He thought the
Looner they were free from Council the
| better, and he begged leave to offer the
| following resolution:
Resofped, That the committee appointed
on additional legislation take into con.
J sideration the propriety of having the
charter amended in such a manner that
the Board of Education will be required
to assess and collect such sums of money
as they deem proper to support the pub.
lie schools in this city, and report at the
next stated meeting of the Board.
| The report was adopted.
The President appointed James Nor
row and Charles Bird on the Committed
| OF Teachers to fill the vacancies caused
by the death Of William Hilles and the
resignation of James Morrow.
Mr.. Baird offered the following resolu
tion:
Resolred, That the Committee on Teach
ers in connection with the Visiting Com
mittee are hereby requested to visit No
l School, and examine into the course o.
study and the arrangement. of the classes
and If in their Judgment any measure
can be adopted to reduce the expenses
of said school to report the same to the
| Board.
Mr.. Jenkins offered the followint
amendment after the word "classes -
The manner of promotions and ascertain
whether or not the time required to com
plete the course of study could not will
propriety be reduced.
The amendment and resolution wer,
adopted. On motion. adjourned.