, 1879-02-07


buildings uaed far .cnoot p,,rpo,t,; tho p,v- |
mens o,t o the e general funa q ,he cost Of CO..
,setns nsd dta5s when darnE tue prs'on' 5s.
,rts,fam asto ~ & es ~ H. n,rnpso
ttc mi, the cnonoe,v g" nssc,,r IN nurrhas,nr
srn,tn. ' ..S u'S ste".oy ~ nsasla niss !"
schno, TnH od ae'1s"s ,1s a. rchs9 4a9s oe =
sHa - - WIN, ~ ~ n o., o., f. .m.,.
t,endjn0 n in T enmrt. E'o"'''' ~ "e' w
J1s ill., ~ ,.r.s invsd fo- o,1 ru,no.ss during
icsI,d s sd1 for seaI n,,ro,e. 70 @ was of
ir cntfre ci,v ~ ~ ~, "r"ni .T wss If Rs ner
cent. wy "' '@''9' '"~ - ~
The coat Of tuttlon per pupil, based on Tho
AveraEe daily metnher.htp 10 the schools fer she
It VIA 41l so. The cntru cost per nupil on the
sntac l,nsis for 1876-'77 was 9t307; Tor the year
tS77-'78 1t Was sl3.05.
sc1,oot, ArrRspArcB,
Tim p,o,td,,t Y,,,t,.- .,,t.. tI,,t ,bo scboo1
ror,,iotto ~ Ehtuan ,io r,,,hor ~ nersnn.
RetWccn the ~ .ers n n onI ii rcarsNis gow. In
round n1,nbcra ia f1o0. against lid, 600 in 1876
showing an increase Ut nrarly 1AbD0 In two
ycsrs: Tic daily attendance to wholc numbcr
enrolled "ss during " r rSaF lS u 1o
total enrolment in Central mud Division, High
Schools during 1a77-'78 vas 1,5aS; during
1s7o-'7 l5ls, ~ ,o- u-.,.n.
from grade to grade ia tic primary classes, and
G020 Ia tic grammar claslca,-an Increase OF
803 In the former, AMI Of gj Ia tito latter COM
pared with tho preceding year. The Total num-
her Of promotions wns 30 12U; tlle total increase
was 01. 4 compliment Is pa!d to iic teach
css, to whoae high standard Of efficiency 10
credited tho "prcscut excellent condition ok the
kchools." Their compensation Inns been reduced
Is per cent during tho past two ycnss, and This
ycar they arc obliged to suffer q. further re.
tiuctton Of 8 per cent discount on t1e portion of
tlelr salaries pn.d In city scrip. The average
salaries pall teachers, including Prfnctpals M.
bupertntendcnta, for f'!e sc!lnol yrar 1s1b-'tft
was SG31Ue. Tho average Tor the year Just
closed was $0l5.31.
rsAcHgns.
The number OF teachers cu,ployed during
is7y.,:p 80, snn ~ IN Latter III werc mncss
yN f.u.,na nn ~ ,ha m""s ~ ~ prlnrinnis'
anl n wcrr ,,si.tant,: Al al tho fen.ajes ycro
H .aa ~ III sa 49,. n.sf.,s sn,. nrin9 tiS
,ar III s,sn,'crs wcra anT~tu,rj' ~ rcsi9mc1. /;
,1trd in we're ownrs1eh rrrfiil,ates. and Mt thc
end OF thc gear there wefc 90 Eorn,al.school
| graduates who lad not yet been appointed.
ACCOMMODATIONS.
m I'm - hnilt,nus ,,.c,l for ,choo, nnrnose..
~ hto ;',,inT. ozna od X a4n frane ~ a9 hrck
oM, 1y ia sf5ne' 81 luiIdines rrntc.,, il are
s,rieli mi aFs frntnr. Tnr ,,nl,er o} sitt.nrs
: tor studv IN buildings owned by tic city Is M,.
~ ~ q @ IT, rcnor, .|a,c. INIT liz rrntcd
hndnSs arc. a. r',}n badiy ventilated. dim.
~ rhtwl inln.ical to leols al,.l generally unit
ior 1Sss! sSshoe! parPs;s.: ~ :lsd ss sapsi.slsi
ei.y r. WsshtHaton schoo! naa 'eoat ,aas '9
naraf fo!r rosi!cs. and and recitation rooms.
eeh9ol yess lsW tos tae n,a, astGoaa'on na" ,a oa
nhsr pphs ~ ~ ombc HyIstons urinm ti,e na.t vcar
Ie. iaa seen n abort titt1. Il present about ,00o
pups g. oso,, :" na ts"tse.@o hs},iinas I'M orc
seats LILY y. lnmrsv ~ moSatn thc chfs
Inm 'ua, ntt"1d n,tund,ppn r. t',a .etoo1s S
"'Th The tntai incrsase in average dal,y member
saip r,ese ~ 30 s"4a IL ~ hcop rrcctc1 s,nrn III
mas., tn ,,nw .nho"i. wiz tnssi n II lfr1
!oaflesn N.Y. & .eu w." s dad,cts% tgdt fpnn " ' ths
numb nutnbcr 75o Keats by the burning down of tie
im1lt With vii joaye tl,e actual Increase since
~. pu's, ..n.t mtt G1a H., r, III asois '3~
e'o s''A' "As o.s .....s,,,,".S"
OF tho appropriations made In the years 1879.
1874, and 1875, tllcra remain uneIpented ~ ,50O
school buildings. As fast as the money comes
into the treasury II Is applied to tho purpose f0r
which 1t was Appropriated. Contracts haTc been
Let for the erection OF u twclyc-tootn building
On tho scdgwick street front M q tho FrankllE
School lot, at cost OF s*',bs8e', lnc!aulne
steam-heating apnafatn4i and lnr nlteen'
room nuliulae On nno 1 u ;',.E
| Thn 1ut1 linn s,t7 he
nsat!sH a,nnni IT, viii hn rnanx fnr n.s
rsan"'n .,'hns SsoA .r,, ,v,iI arroumodss, M :,
nSat w ,,,n1e H. viii rciieve fGc nrracni
~ ~ pHF"'' o,,, "'t 4,a V.hHrr Htr"ri
slans!n t,,osr H,,b,o Hiv,.on. nmi t,t. n,,nii'
SeuotS int ~ " tca hniidnrs or Yasalc nmi Wcii
sn,s uu s.'' Thn bn,iino nj, Throon strcot-tn h.
| known NJ the i hroon School-utlI be ready II
Dcrcubor for 05U pupils, who have been crowd
cd into rontcd premises on blnc Island sycnuc
unJ into tho Clarke, tho West Fourteenth Htrec
No, z aud The Walsh Street Schools. A. sool
a. The amount necessary Is collected, q buiIdtHl
. should be erected on tho site at tie corner o
Wabash avenue and Eda street, LEGALITY II
| need OF upFc school accommodation. lit will b.
borne in mind tint the datc oI Luis report u
July 81, 1871 =.
In the appropriation TOT nc" buildings, "!
City Council Inserted the following: lroviart
No building shall cost more thnn sl3uM" Ini
limitation, tho Frcsluent say9t u not IN tHt ~
turest OF economy, and no thinks " would D
wiser to put tho expenditure OF thc appropr'a