, 1880-06-27
Inspector Stone States the Reasons Which
Make This Action Advisa-
Bile.
fnspector Stiles Gives Further lnlorma-
tioa Regarding Doty's De-
feat.
Mr. Rowland Accepts the Position of
Superintendent.

there was very apparent feeling OF satisfac
ton that the interests Of the schools had becl
placed under the care Of so able an educate
md 50 peculiarly Well-ftted man as Mr.. How
lnnd IS. At the same time there was no les
pcrceptibe feeling Of surpis8 at tho failure o
Mr.. Doty to recure reelection than there VIA
the night before, and, although the subject wa
80 we'll covered in yesterdays TRIBUNE, ther,
was common desire TO know more as to th.
way In which the change Of heads wa6 br'ough
about. Several Of the inspectors having give1
their versions OF the matter, reporter calle&
upon
INSPECTOR STILLS,
who had not been seen Friday night, and asked
him his idea OF the causes which led to the drop
ping Of Doty and the election Of hls successor.
''Mr Doty," replied Gen Stiles, "dld not have
the confidence Of the Principals and the teach
ers~ am pretty certain Of that
'"Why was that2'
"a good many Of them with whom talked
said that they didn't understand him,-couldn't
get detinit answers to their inquiries For in
stance, a teacher who wished to receive some as
surances Of support from him would call on
him. and come away with no sort Of idea as to
his real attitude in the matter. I found great
difficulty in getting from them their opinions
Of him. There seemed to be sort
of feeling Of terror among them. When asked
Will IQey LuOuxut Ut NiIn AS superintendent.
most Of them would shrug their shoulders and
hesitate. and / hnd TO cross examine them to
get at anything At all. They didn't cure to ex-
%e icy adaa think e %as xse sons n
deed more than intiluated that they had known
of cases where teachers had lost their positions,
had sad s sos s 2 To- 1rei eay
cheney us Il Superintendent
Do you recall any such instances?"
but do op not now recall any. one teacher n said
she wished she could tell me some things that
had occurred. Well said l, why don't you:'
She replied In effect TINT
TT WAS QUESTION OF BREAD AND BUTTER
with her to retain her position, and that she
could say nothing. could get nothing very
defnit from any Of them Oh this subject, but
tho prevalence Of 50 much complaint led me to
would be greater harmony in the mana2ement
of the schouls, l did not intimate to Il single
teacher that my y. change .; e, was contempiated
asked who, in their opinion, would make good
Supcrintendent,-as KoM as Mr.. Doty, for in
stance.-the answer almost invariably was Mr..
Ibid you discover that there was too much
mechanism in the management Of the schools
aud TOO little 9. breadth of Treatment in the adj
"Ics- Some Of the teachers thought, and it
seemed to me, that there WAS too much time
spent on mere details, reports, and the like.
There was. to my u1inh sort Of military syS-
lem in bis administration. In fact, it was alto
sether too much on the military order. They
were moved by platouus, companies, divisions,
and brig ades. Then found it the general i'm
preston that Mr. Howlaud's scholastic acquire
mcnts were Rrcater than thnSe of 3lr. Doty-
Personally. never knew anything as to that I
knew Mr.. Doty 10 be man OF good deal Of
fsHcrRy, who was apparently very .active and
worry viglIant, and WIS always in attendance at
the meetings of the Douru.'
ITO WHAT DO You Attribute MH- How1AED's
ELECTIONy'
ITO the general desire among the members Of
the Board TO get u man who was In sympathy
With With. tue PRINCIPALS and the teachers That,
Was there, as has been intimated, any con-
cert Of action in this n.attcr,--any organized
eaoEt to M Ytt NJ Doty putt
ton OF reGlecting Mr. Doty was subject Of
general talk, but ] attended no meetings or
caucuses, nobody spoke to me in the interest
OF Mr.. Rowland, and nobody came to talk with
me With q siew OF inducing MY vote in favor,o Of
Mr.: Rowland, pr in favor Of anybody else. When
5udgment5 you'd make rood Superintendent,
! don't think beard my other name mentioned
but NJ Howland's. 1t was genuine case Of
,''To change the subject, General. do you
know anything Of movement In the Board to
ABOLISH THE CENTRAL H1Gn-SCuoOL
and increase tho length Of the course in the
Division Hirh-schools from two to three yearsf:"
asked the reporter, curious to know what there
was in new reform movement of which he had
received an 1ntim0tton.
There has been some talk OF such q thing,
but SO far the matter is in avery crude shape.
1t has not been advanced in the Board, but has
simply been talked Of among the members on
What appeara to be the general purpose of
F" 1t has been advanced as a measure of
economy, Us understand it. The attendance at
the Central High-school is SO small that several
members have thought it would be worth while
to consider whether 1t hadn't better be absorbed
by the Others, adding to the length of the course
rto
pupils greater educational advantages than are
at present afforded them in the division schools.
There would necessarily be some changes in
but the measure would be one Of
and. as its friends think, of real
md general utility At present, us I said, it is
p xsry % frnde tt shape, ppI it Is likely to come up
,chool vacation"
President Hoyne said he had heard OF the
ais u nh upkef 10 5e eay a
us III an admirable idea and hoped It would
,e carried into practice
MEETING NH N. E. STONE,
editor of tho Daily Ne1Cs, and MEM
YER OF tho Board, the reporter asked him to 8ive
us views in regard TO the proposed partial
:hange Of the school system Of Chicago.
- Well" said Mi. Stone, - in order to intelli-
entity talk upon the subject, permit me to take
reptsospectt!e !, p,1spaa glance" -
The city up to three years ago had but one
1igh-School. occupying the building on Monroe
tTeet. near Halkted For many reasons this wus
insufficient for its purposds. and beyond The
each Ut many people living on the South and !
forth Sides, and ft,was fell that its course Of
was, perhaps, on teeo high plane to |
acct the needs OF the large class Of pupils who |
i'd not propose going through college, and yet |
rho desired something better than the educa- |
ion afforded by the grammar school" |
- What was the course?" |
:" The course of instruction In that school Was |
four-ycar one, aud WAS divided into what was |
allied the general and classical departments
be general including the modern languages and |
raetical science and the clMssicnl being a |
borough preparatory course, upon which the |
1ad.,hte might enter into any of our standard
Universities"
:. Please explain the needs, which were ap-
aren't at the time, for division High-Schools.'
"rHE DIVISION HIGH-sCHoOLs
ere established to accommodate the residents
the various sections Of the city, but especial
with the vicw OF providing short course in
hich pupils could graduate and receive dplt,-
las, and enter business careers The Central
:gn-Schoot was continued us a preparatory |
,hooL Gradually and quite naturally, under
1e circumstances, the Division H1gh- Schools
surped many Of the functions Of the Cen
al High-Schoo1. Children living in the ex-
emo sections OF the North and South Divisions |
eslrous OF taking IL classical or preparatory
purse were accommodated iu the Division
Eh-School near them, 1u order that they
light be saved the distance to the Central High
chool.
:. This appears to be one OF the first tnroads
ito the usefulness Of the Central High School?'
lat; but it has finally come about through this |
xaF 1t.rhY1 hat tha |