Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-14


der" reconsidered.
~There is an item here in the report
of the Committee on Drawing and
Penmanship," began Mr.. Trude,
providing for the purchase of five
barrels of clay, 700 pounds, at 30
cents a pound, and fifty spectrum
charts l move that the vote by
which this portion of the report was
adopted be reconsidered
After he had obtained a second to
his motion Mr.. Trude continued:
ave are starting on an unknown
sea and no one knows where we will
end. 1t is hardly the thing when we
are short in educational advantages.
There is nothing in this mud fad to
instruct the mind and it might be
termed a luxury. We are called
squanderers of public money and
have depleted the city's exchequer to
the extent of $4,000. In many
wards in this city there are children
who cannot get schooling for one day,
and while | do not wish to hurt the
feelings of the defenders of this par
ticular fad, it is a most meaningless,
senseless, and idiOtic piece of bust
ness. No one except persons laboring
under the delirium of fadism would
ask that it be given a place in the
public schools. Poor people demand
that their children be educated in
reading and writing and other
branches of this character
1t was then Miss Burt arose to
make her point of order, and when
the President told Mr.. Trude to pro-
coed he began TO talk about how the
newspapers had received letters urg-
ing them to attack the fads Miss
Burt thought Mr. Trude's grammar
was at fault and she said: "He is
talking about set. ! think he had
better study his grammar"
NO, I'm talking about mud mud
of your creation, replied Mr. Trude,
and Mr.. McLaren begdn'an active use
of his gavel Then Miss Burt made
her point of order good as to Mr..
Trude having talked more than five
minutes. But the board extended
the time, and Mr.. Trude began again
by having little fun in ridiculing
the mud used. He thought local
mud was good enough. but Miss Burt
had to import that mud in the schools
from Ohio.
at is beneath the dignity of the
members of this board" said Miss
Burt, somewhat Illustrated, "to listen
to such rot"
The president insisted upon having
order. but Mr.. BOldenweck managed
to inquire if the mud used was union
mud. After Mr. Trude had finished
his remarks the vote was recOnsid
cred and the Objectionable feature
Of the report sent back to the com
mittee After the meeting had adj
iourp.d Me- D,r+ ,xa,t 1x-or To Mr.
Trude's seat and told him to be pres
ent at the meeting of the committee
and he would find out that the labor
unions were in favor Of clay mold
ing, but Mr.. Trude avoided a contro-
yersy. Miss Burt followed Mr. Trudes |
speech with paper showing the ad
vantage Of clay work and what was
to be learned by it.
Mr.. Trude said after the board adj
jOurned that Miss Burt had cut her
finger while trying 30 cut an appe
from which she was going to make a
cast, and wanted him to bring an az
ton for damages against the firm for
which she was doing the work, but
he refused to do it.
\ bout year ago some one report
ed that Ellen NJ. Close, a school prin-
cipal, had told a questionable story.
1t was found to be without noint.
and its raciness was never proved, but
the teacher was dropped from the
rolls on this charge, and the add
tional one Of inability to live peace
ably with her associates. Miss Close
was given a certificate and placed
on the unassigned list Mr.. Dolly
thai opposed the reinstatement, but
was voted down.
The Board decided to ask the Coun-
ell for leave to buy 20 feet Of prep.
erty adjoining the Desclanes street
branch Of the Auburn Park school.
The price is $50 "A foot.