, 1879-02-26


scl,ools for 1871 was so,ots,ooo, but ~ ths was
included balance on hand OF 81 1,Gs0,o00. 30
tint far stAtctnont would bD that lot the rear
1870. The schoos cost $s, ,2s, ,oD, and In This Inst
amount was included nearls 81. oOo paid in taxi
Ing up bonds previously 'ssuet and paying Inter.
tho current expenses were only about 9a s0o M ggo @
IN 1877, the total expenditure was t7,i0U, 00O,
reduction Of more than $.KU ,OoO, md the total
eost ig 1s5s was S7,5eo 600, further reduction
thrce.quarters Of a million In tho cost OF the
schools III t'ro 5cars.
rttis REDUCTION
could be further shown II VIC look Mt thu cost
t!cr pupil for tuition uni tnc!drnta1 expenses.
ssa III n s me-" .o4 T. oe as ssaeto ss VI" y
2l per cent III two years pcr capita, a,nl, IS n
matter ot fact, t',e cost per pupil lii thia State
was hardly up to the average of coat per
2' ae n ss s SSs'neF" Ssea aGs Gs''' to 80 e.sa ss
1yss M rss 1000; sa.sssesso!s toF is slsss
New York abt}ut $t0.hu; Ohio in 1917. hbunt
~ os aSeus s' i sS ses' ID s' is ;'1 ssi; VII
cousin In 1877, S5.aa5; lown In 1877, Sill; Mis-
soilri, 74 cents per uy pcr nuptl, which, II tho
same timc was taught rs In this Slate (viz., 1H
csxs csc'ns wGa Is 1s asss sS Ss 's o S0 sa per pupil
TnE WAGES or TEACHERS
have been reduced The highest monthly
wares pail teacher IN 1s7t, Was $500: IN 1878,
TIE ny ayefnGe f ~ ,nontaly Wagss as, IN ls,o was
average iitte les: than saoo:' Tllcy usually
par buard at not tesa t1un So per Werk Tor thirty
weeks, which would leaYa them !sai0 for The
ycar's work, for they could hardly expect to
vacations. This n,nkcs THUR wages ;sl7.sp per
month, or nbout tlt usltal nay of II farni-
land. Certainly, the interests tntr,lstcl to ten,
nre as great ns thosu tntrustcd to ttle fnrnl-
hand, mil The responsibility, is vastly greater,
for tic farm-Eantl works under the ore Of hia
master, while tlln fcaccr, It, tile great majority
ut cases, Inns little supervision or advice. Agaia,
II was sought 10 rAcapen tho common schools
by doing away with III. tlrst-gIado eer,liratc,
passcs, at the Ecntlelnnn puts In nil Our schools
only teachers qualified 10 teach " tc thrcu
~ !" he will reach only n1olt onc.saxth Of the
schools for onIs o' sixth . .t ,hs tsasets .s, I,
certificates. Tho effect will be to talte
from our teacl,ers al Esprit du corps,
81 81 "%'itG is ,e to s,e e*ca ;:ad " level seufg rgs
gentleman from Fulton makes The further state
incnt that the public schools arc q failure, be-
causu, while the census shows that there aro
1,W0,0tN children In the State 6f school nge,
only 100, ,oo3 OF tl'ctn arc found tn the public
sch,ois. liz syas convinced tllMt this bIll brings
nu rc!Irt to the taxpayer, and hoped, therefore,
Tint the motion 10 strikt out the enactfng words
will prevail.
Df TIE EVENING TnAfN8
d large delegation OF gentlemen living along tho
line Uf the Illinois 81 Michigan Cntul anu river
arrived, charged with cnrrytuE ot tl!e resolutions
nJopteu by tic sumo ntprcst touching the canal.
Among tic prominent men were noticed Tx.
REPRESENTATIVES WISH aud Perry ArMstronE a,ltl
s,nith, Of Tazuwtll; Alexander Bruce, 4 leavy
tinltsha md l.. Ii. RAY, OF Norris; Potter, VI
Henry, anil others. Tllcse gentlemen caino
hero to encourage the appropriation OF $500 900.
or at lcast tho interest of thut sum, tn favor Of
tho canal.
A meeting Of the House Committee on Mill
tary Affairs was held this evening, at which.
,,t was dcts5n'Hed ;n ,,os to make X ,oxer re-
81 'lsc passagc OF So ooo tor tile payment Of tic
troops for servces during tho riots upon TIC rcr
ttlcatc Of tho Atliutaut GENERAL un the Treas
! urer's office. The bill will probahIy pass.
REFORM SCHOOL,.
The House Committee on State institutions
propr|ath,E for the llcfnrm School $;l5, ,00j for
iit ltst yGar nnd $50, 600 for tllo second year.
WAREHOUSES.
| There is 4 considerable delegation horn thta
eTentng Tor the purposo q asg Intending meeting
of State inspection for grain, MS proposed In a
ccrtain measure now pending In thu Legislature
This delegation 1s llealIc1 by D. 7. Hlatterlv,
Superintendent Of tic St. Louis tiruin Eicvatut
| Company, Mesars. Connor Il Bros.t and Mt.
Ncsi,1tt, agent Of tic Ctlcago IL Alton ituilroat
at Tciice. rcse gel,tietne.l nrp upposcd to the
arhclue at Stute inspection, aud elafln that /,
will n1uro thu fnrnlers Of Southern u!,d Central
| illinois. These gentlemen llayc m elevator tr
st. I4ouls, anotler In Eust st. Louis, and sill
| another at Venice. II tbe pfuposcd
hat they Will hc compelled te
| upahdon ~ leaat tHo o. .heir c'eVatoFs' lht