The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-08
Meeting Of the Board Yesterday Morning
What Was Done.

to the association on Friday evening
last. Through the courtesy of DR.. Ward
diner, chairman of the committee, we are
enable to lay it before our readers. The
report reads az follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of The Tax-Pay-
ers association:
Your committee appointed to visit the
schools and examine into the manner in
which they are conducted, beg leave TO
report as follows:
On Monday afternoon the 10Th day OF
March, the undersigned members Of the
committee with Messrs. A. Susanka, Wal.
ter Mckee and Frank Schuckers, and the
board OF education, consisting Of Nlessrs
A. B. Stafford. w. p. Halliday, +. horse.
meyer, VIM. StrattoD, Geo. Fisher and
y. Il. Thstlewood, visited all the pub
lie schools in the city.
THE SCHOOLS VISITED.
Fifteen were found in operation. occu.
pying fifteen school rooms and three
recitation rooms. The rooms are furn-
ished with the improved
seats and desks to the
total number Of 1913, and other school
furniture and fixtures suited to the work.
There are number of decorations, as
pictures, busts, etc, which were furn-
lshed by the pupils, or were the gifts OF
individuals.
THAT PIANO,
The piano at the High school was
bought by the school directors in 1867,
when Daniel Hurd, NJ. b. Harrel, and
II. Watson Webb were in office.
LOSS pupils are enrolled in
the city schools, and - in the
country school west OF the city, which
comes under the same management,
making total OF 1000. The ave-
rage daily attendance il about 600.
The schools are
GRADED OR CLASSIFIED
According TO the degree of advancement
ofthe pupils who are promoted to the
next higher grade when found qualified.
Ia this order Of promotion, the active
pupil is not delayed to allow time for the
slower ones to come up to the required
standard. The economy of this plan, land
the laudable ambition it encourages in
the pupil, the committee regard with
special favor. The instruction is confined
to the
REGULAR ENGLISH BRANCHES,
with the exception Of telegraphy and
photography, which are taught outside
Of the school hours, and without any adj
ditional expense. At the
HIGH SCHOOL
Building very satisfactory exhibitions OF
progress in these branches were given be.
fore the committee after the regular
school hours, some of the pupils report
ing in shorthand the remarks OF the gem
tlemen present.
In the High school there are classes in
the higher branches of ma thematic. and
the natural sciences. The method of teach
ing is such as to educate and develop the
mental powers and habits of theu ght,
rather than to
CRAM THE MEMORY
With the forms OF expression from the
text books. The committee report an
evident Improvement the past year, and
we can say, that the schools have not
been more prosperous, and for many
years not more economically conducted
than at the present time. Several ofthe
teachers employed are
GRADUATES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL,
Having received their education in the
schools they are now teaching; and
the committee note with special
pleasure that these teachers
are fully up to the duties re.
quired OF them, and are giving unex
pected satisfaction, their employment be-
ing an experiment which the board en-
tered upon with some hesitancy.
1t will be observed that the number O.
pupils considerably exceeds the number
of seats furnished the excess of pupils
were found occupying small chairs ant
side benches. Many Of the
ROOMS ARE CROWDED,
Especially in the primary aud inferno
date grades. The committee find tina
there are nineteen teachers employed
| twelve OF whom are
| BONE FIDE RESIDENTS
OF the city Their salaries are as fol
lows:
| ! Superintendent at.......,".....S ! 600 0.
| 3 Teachers at SGl2.lG each ...., ,SG6 a
| | lSacner ...,...,..'.'''''''''''.., 443 "
| Teachers at $3.50 each go o.
| Teachers at 800 $50 o.
5 Teachers at 2iO p" ........ I ,920 o.