, 1877-08-10
EDUCATIONAL.
Discussing the Leasing Of the
Adelphi to Hayerly.
Vigorous but Fruitless Effort to For
bid the Having Of Sunday
Amusemeuts.
1t Appears They Arc Necessary 10 Exc
Ont tile Weekday Receipts.
Election Of TeacherB-sohool Agents Be-
port-Ha1t-Day Schools.


monthly meeting last evening, President snlli.
van III ll'c chnir. Tlcro were present Inspect.
oss Arnold. Wells, English, iiaync, Rectl,
Prusstng, Wclel,. koltn, Jacobs, and tlotz.
TIE SCHOOL, AGENT
presented his monthly report. showing that on
Jniy tho casl, on hatnl amounted 10 $1s,4H15,
that tic tetrluts for llc month wcrc $.,GE3W
from se,ts aud Interest. and tho expenditures
On a'rcui1t Of teachers payroll. stIG.:O,
leaving balance on hand, Aug. I. nf
$h,Ss5ul. Of the tasf. OH l,a,nl, sf5S & IL
for Investment, fN:t ay alanlc Of School Relief
Fund. $::c5 ~, - fus payment ot teachers,
S)1U.59 for payment of balances VI sunuty ~.
counts. 4 statement showing the tOtal rent
due the srioul Fund OIL aug. . to lie $y7,sft49
accompanied the Feport4 and both wcEu nppror-
cd anu referred to tic appropriate Committees.
nEpoKrs.
inspector WcIc',, from the Committee on Ex-
a,nim.tiuu Of Teachers reported that irst.Rratic
certificates l'sd been granted to +. II. Harrts
md l.. +. Sweet. Tic actlon OF The Committee
was approved.
The san,c gentleman, OIL bchatf Of the Conl-
n,t,re on Diy1snn tIigh-9rhuois, recommended
thu election III two additional tcari,crs.
Mr.. :. clatn, iort'rr member OF the
Twcnty-uinl1l t'encral Assembly, was nofnt-
mated tr Inspector English. and supported by
1ns,c, tor, WclclI atl S,I1liyu,I. tr was tlnanl-
,,,osasly cirvtc.l al salary oF $l.lN0 per year,
Nits t, lli:;,y mas elected to tic remaining
1osttinn In Ihc Weht Division tItgh-saEooi at
salary Of s;sssl.
German, reported fartrahly on the petition Ut
citztlls fnr thu Introduction of instruction tn
German IN the king School. The report Wis
approved. ..-...---..
Assistant Superintendent Doty wished to
know sy1at tic Board intended To tlo about pro-
yisng rooms for the holding os lmlf-tay srhous:
Unless t"aet hing was .lonc as'ont II Tic syh'oI
wurk ~unlst hc scrullelT embarrassed.
inspector Afnni'l moved that Mr. 0otY bc
c1nn,.trel to rent s,eh ru,sns % might hu
n.,rss,ry II n:s onIy rlloEcc Ut rviis, hut liz
Hoped, II lts could ''ot get whole day schoos,
they you'll artepi tlt other alternative.
lnspct tur Nthit explained tllat sufficient
ert,no, could bc k.nt Upcn MI .lay II twenty
four additional tc''chcrs we're elected. There
1r..rl,rrs .!l,ast.c.l. It weu|d unty require tue
t1,,!cr OIL sinn1i .1'luunl tron unc tunA to a.l-
utllcr, and .ihrns generally ait:lrtal tu be Ill
lAvtt nj il lull tour:e. III houc Instances
.rr he. ami Eails eulIlll lie renle1, ;llll It
t'ro!ss!l'r thai Tue owncrs would watt for the
1cnt II .l.it VIZ ncrr-aary.
Inspector l;nz-.t tielu that In eutne parts Of
tic ti.y tIny wnIi,l he cunrc:lct1 tn npcn hatE-
day ,uttAsis. The @,lru ttat II tu1 VI unassigned
tratlnrs M l,:sh, ,.na tho death and marriage
Jair- lu,n!. vrss I"w. It likely that this sur.
plus would .nhtuI.t to caf,t lor snItc tt,lc. lie
Nuvc, that lhr whuie matter l,c referred to tte
BlerIns feed suggest d thlt tlIsy tyt yyen pOW-
IT II act, lat Mr. English refused 1o arcel't tue
sItntn.!rIIt
III" u,A.ser was ~ r.icrrcd, and The as,.r,,-
M NJ. btlhE put As SEPARATE iuutfu1's AiEu pre-
vailed.
THE ApELrn1.
Inspcrtr Hnyut. Tram lila Committee on
S.'.o" tnad t'i"ner,y. reported that thry had
prepared l'y tlW AtsnrtIcy 0l tho kOarl, that
t:lcy anlHtyc the >ai.c, anil Recommended ihat
tht tAnc far It., .Sls:ratis9t f>c ttxea u thrcc
years and eleven t1lt,llttlk trutn Ant. I, 1877.
Ihs,nrt.r ,trn1u us.yg.I TINT irlurp tho ]cnse
wa+ a',:f1,ytua rt"IsJ IN 'srrte.! In It that auy
p'tfs.ula:s'c given III the liltntfe TN Sunday
k!pul'! wu's I!le forfeiture Vi iF!e lease. llu
tnttrIuiti tlnt tEc question Of tho l1.anncr nf
us srr':,l. :unsay mtsl mt liz brought n:u tli!s
,.st,u,sniI. l,at lie considered tlu board as
LtAEitiit:s IT the light If trustee Ior The pc,.
pie, and bound not to do any thing to lurt
In.!"nh!cIly thre were ,uany, perhaps II
majority u citizens, who objected. to Sim.
day Theatrical prrl"mat,rra helnE gwen. u,
sel.'i property. They "aul fcr' that stlcir
p!nistrtt. Tor lney wesc JUN. owncrs Of IL, Wa,
being "lisLse:l. liz would not say whet!rr they
wetr rslt or wrong, a.ul decllrlct! to 70 intotlu
tnt,, ,aicratan US 10 Sunday atnuse,l!ents geu.
craly.
ln.., crtor Wells seconded tho amendment.
Inspector English Canned that he VIA ur-
1rejNu1ttsi N Til. matter. and aa't that he had
Il. time gone ny held conferences with Mr..
llatEI!f a!sa t!lS AttGEieft AHA A9kSH kktttH Lu
rc,ruIi, trusu giving sunday evening perform.
ntstcs. Mr.. lIayerly promised tu 10 ~, hui
could not niaxr rnds meet. ,illc speaker !,pl
tlticFfeti the presentation NJ his rcpirt In orles
tus,u II Hnnc uttr propositions fol renting the
huil..ing wmshl be made. hut 1t seemed TINT
nuI,c wcer ttrti'e"rng. There ha BEEN huInc
talk VI l'rnl. Swings Church renting It, and III
tue provision tlen Vi tho Baar,i Of Trndu doing
ST. lut ail lad cuILe u nothing: The ntat.ei
therefore slnMl: lcasu t'f tho building :ur Il
theatre or dead luss of $1,000 year. Mr.
Ilas'rlY intended to abolish the sale nl
liquor, and hall royenantcd to give
only such performances as were respectable
NH .l~ccnt. II nyllliny elso wAs attempted Tho
lcascw Terminated Instantly. Thu Doard must
ITO shu: ont Mr.. lIascrly. II mcant either
that the building. soi stun.! cnptv, or that II
a!nInd ~ fur tWn yeaEt into the hauis Of Mr.,
Rl!.'.ol who would run It In hIs uwn way, and
Mtn"us any restrictions on tue part of the
Inspector Jacobs WIS willing to take Oft q, 600
per year from tie rent II nO sunday perform
anres wern allowed. II It wcre matter OF dol
lar and rrnts, he was willing to forcgo part
Of tho rent.
III. jul English sald TINT without Sunday
pcrtur1lauccs the thcatfs could not bo ulaAu IL
1ssrkc7on pnuss,sa
said that there were \ guod lnanT respectable
reuule III Chicago who considered that l.lu riH9
ing u ehurch-bclIs ou sunday mornings was 4
pubIlc hul'aHtE. ! HeEe HeTc lhAH4 HHH oOlGGt
c,l to Sunday theatricafs; but. oil the o1hr
hanu, there wcsd great many. Including min
lsters ol lho G"slcl, wlIo, to his crrtain knuwl
c'lgc, thought 1t NJ harta u attend conccrt
Sundays. lie hal sttu many such Ut tlI
Turncr.llalI, xnsl wanted to know low muc1
i, worsr ! theatre VIA tE1n q concrrthail. sun
day was y day Vi rest aud recreation, especial
for the working clasars. and t,e did not wlsh Il
deprive them Ut their only opportunity uf rn
1oysncnt. All over ,i,c world SUNDAY evening
trrtosi1anres Wrrc grpMinE In tayoE, aud h
thought tlr banlc would very sou1l be tho ras
III Chicago The world was moving On, and H.
e(eaker believed that vast maturity OF goot
tltl1uns wuulI TIC found to !avDr sunday the
alEiesls stiltcrta and lectures
INSPECTOR 4AAOLD
repeated his iurlner argument that the Boar
wcre trustees !or Tie peoDlc, and bound ut +
do anlth:n. which might be objectionable I
my of tlc i,ut1ir. iLr Wauted lhs building /
te Used A. i public library aud for offices 10
this Board. While uttrting uu oputon ~ to til
prupelcty Of theatrlxI entertainments on Sut
days and other days. Ae .iatuleu that 1nall
Eoo4 people objected u them. II it wes
sought u lease the premises far purposes q
universally T.. knuwltd4e4 v!ce, not enc nletnhc
Ut the B<,ard would entertain tic proposition
zud tbs Npxrd ought to cuusldcr this feelings c