, 1879-06-20
TIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
u.v the Children Arc Taught Roadin'
'Ritin', and 'Rithmetio.
yt,t Reporter Discovered In Day
y" Spcnt In the Foster School.
s,ns Interesting statiatios on Pada.
gogio Work.

~.. ,ra nnv IN the Ctty Of Chicago seycnty-
mo buildings used fot hehool PURPOSES o. "h'en
ttttthreo arc o3sned ny u'e city nt'tl nineteen
'..,.ntcd, ~ Puptls are allowed to enter these
I'll. Al tho arc Of q years md remain Until
Eaos, as ~ havc not The "a pac,ty 10 rat through
a. II fhc5 "s'o nes ~ 49, s..,...,. w. .,. ~
he cu.rieulaRl IL tut o.a'nn!y nme' Ing
..hooI pooulatlon Of tho City OF Chicdgo, com.
'.s.,n, The children between the sgcs OF and
p1's"h ~ ,hrrt ta,, mo- and tic number he-
srsen inc ages o. ~ a''u io~'''' '"n"' 'e'''''
,tars--fs ahout Ss.ooo.
rhe pup!1s Of The public schools, below
.>. NV EIvh. School, arc divided Into
aI reaars,-tho children. commencing
nth tho flfBs RFaue' cnteF,n6 tto Hiea-ecnoo.
INN The eighth grade. 1t Ia calculated TINT
.hldren usually remain ono year In each Grndc3
sssnrt t,,c nvarare of those beginning at The
.aouR" ~ .1ono - !. n.th,r, r,oro th.n
ftsk anu eo'''h u'oos ~ t''"'o s''"H
that. lis estlnateo t''at emu culer.n1
rhttaco public school at years Of ago will be
s,.n,rc,1 to enter tho lngh-School at Is.
p1pss, H. sr,oo1, nrn divided, into Two clasecs.-
Tue ectoo'o ~. 1,,,s - ~as
p1lu'ary ana cra'o"ar. nv primary e'hoFaeea
tho pupils In the four flrat grades, and the
grammar schools thke In the pupils Of alt
s,,1e, The grammar schools aro what aro
called inc "e..s. e t,'.,,,. H., ,."T s' ~.
these IN nearly oset1 ~, ~. n III n,e
usually large enough 10 contain Ill Ing ehllaFea
u that class'
Tic ntmoeI ~ ~ sSnov':sep!oo ~, IL. tic vatN'ue
kehoos are aoout eoV! anu t"c nrs'"h1 nuHluct
Of pupils 70 gaeil roGm es, 4 s'x.y '.. Inc esmta
cfaoe T. a.. ti,ai m.nr Tnniis .trnr mt inn, On.
y s,na aaI causc. before attaining that position
H. cn,,rsr nf fnstructfon during tho mat yrnr
A,.hcen M soracwhat niodlt1ed by dispensing With
.an,e NJ The, oral, md adopting moro Of tic
s|ttcn sYbton OF teaching, One result Of this
tn1 L. ~. .,f
;t..t,;,rtion mt the oxpepsa nf the pat!ence tnd
.;sstiiv nf thu instructors. Tho daily pro-
....,nr,c ri excrctsca iaIl down by the S1,perin-
t.rdnnt i. essentially the same ir cnch FrntIn.
thnmeh fcnchers arc allowed considerable
t,'t'.is s".i In the management at details, The
t.It.honks sclcctcd by the Board OF Education
nrod1co a uniformity at studies throughout
H. ttv Int fila teacher II, charge has tic MI
;ho.Jtv IN In regulate tho time which shntl 10 b.
s.ow"a ,,nnn INV one branch nrtl thus NAV fr.
nors nr mnnonolfzo an unpleasant or m aara0-
XXI .,,,1y almost at viii,
II TLc sv.iem OF having one teacher for Two sots
II nnnifs in hnlfxlny schools hns heeu nbnn
Sa,ed viii thu incrraaed Observation-Disclosures
ssssni hv tho erection of new h,tiIdinRe. The
s..a ~ tntInn ncr n,lnil. based an thc aycrare
d.5is membership. was last wear st1.80 Tic
co.t sor fhs Gsral wear ahout to rn1f will bs
somemhat Irss.
~ r., IN nnrnosn oY erhthIttrr Anma facts cnn.
,s1nnr thr manner in which ia nnhlFc schools
~. "n!,inrtci. nnI ria amnunt al tIIno hestnw-
sa unon ynrio,,s hranchus ar edtcation. sotne
t,aftsttcn, tabjes haya hcen cnljcctcd by TuF
TRfn,tNe which aro nuhlishctl below. An nycr-
sos disfrict schuoi was selected presenting