The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-31
In tho ScOOls.

In the SCOOls.
One more week Of vacation for the High
school and Prof. Leslie will again assume the
direction of affairs. There have been many
changes in the ranks of the instructors, Pro-
fessors Brode, Wheeler and Misses Tucker
MoDougaI and MoNair having resigned al
the close Of the school year just passed. Ine
filing Of their places has been dimouit
task. not that there is a dearth OF teachers
for the woods are full of them, but because
those fitted by training and experience to
assume the important duties imposed BY the
tru,tess Of this school are in active demand.
L. s. Daugherty, B. s., graduate OF the llli-
nois University, will instruct inthe Natural
Sciences filing the place just vacated by
Prof. Brode; Miss Blanche Church, B.
also Of tho Illinois University, takes the
chair Of drawing, "a new feature0 Miss To-
ME Ravens, graduate Of the o. H. s. in 1855,
graduate Of and instructress in the Teachers
Seminary at Milwaukee, will teach botany;
Miss Mary NJ. Cummings, A. B., graduate
of Oberlin College, class of 's9, will occupy
the chair of Latin and Greek; and Prof. w.
F. Mosier, A. NJ, will instruct in English and
mathematics. OF the old teachers, Prof.
Moore will teach mathematics; Miss De-
Lagneau, German and French; and Miss
Judd, German and History. Prot Leslie
will spend the greater portion Of his time in
looking after the management OF the School
THE BUSINESS UNIVERSITY.
The Ottawa Business University opens its
fall term on Monday and Tuesday, but will
receive students who do not wish to take
full course, at any Tune during the term.
The University is equipped with corps Of
instructors and splendid assortment Of
necessary apparatus and ranks in advantages
with any business college in the west. Prof
Toland, the principal, IS man of large e1-
perience and unbounded enthusiasm and
energy, and if there is grain of business
inclination in student it will not be fault
of his if it is not developed.
tn. CITY.
The city schools will open their doors on
Monday morning to receive the thousands
of children in the different school districts.
The buildings have been renovated and new
" painted and whitewashed during the
summer, and present neat and inviting ap-
pearance. Like the carol Of the birds the
merry laughter of the children will be 81
fenced behind the big doors of the brick
school houses. but they will skip the ropes
and play "nibs" when the school day is
done.
THE DISTRICTS.
About sixty Of the 400 county district
schools open on Sept. 8, and the remainder
between September and November. The
district schools through the efforts of Supt.
Stockdale, have vastly improved during the
past two years. Where once implanted build
ings, broken fences, lack Of water and out
buildings, cracked and broken plastering,
paneless windows and total lack of system
WAS the general rule, it is now the excep-
ton. The majority Of the schools are as
clean and bright ss those in the cities and
the teachers as good as can be procured fol-
the money paid In many Of the schools
apparatus has been provided and maps and
pictures hung on the walls and every COM
fort in reason provided. There are. howev.
or. number of boards of trustees who 90 on
the anything good enough plan, and suffer
the windows to be adorned with old coats
instead Of glass, the fences to 60 to wreck
and the plastering to fall from the walls
They are being awakened and a quiet hint
from Mr.. Stockdale would probably lead
them to see their error.
SCHOOL LAW NOTES.
Children between the ages Of seven and
fourteen years must attend school at least
sixteen weeks in every year. This puts ar
end to the three months schooling so popu-
lar with large number of farmers Parents
are subject to fine of from one to twenty
dollars for false returns ofagss and for keep
ing children from school.
The expense of all elections at which any
school trustee is elected will hereafter BIZ
paid out of the school funds.
Whenever the city council of any city
have been ex-offcio members, the mayor
shall appoint and the city council confirm q
board of directors chosen by the mayor. one
from each ward and one at large, who shall
be president of the board.
Any territory lying within three
or more school districts and in three or more
townships, containing not less than foul
hundred Inhabitants, may be organized into
school district upon petitoning the trus
tees.