Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-23
HARRiSON,8 FRIENDS SHELvED ON
the SCHOOL BOARD.

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THE SCHOOL 60ARD.
On Wednesday evening President
Halle. looking more like Bismarck than
ever. trOd upon the appOintccs of May
or Harrison on the board when he an.
nounced the standing committees for
the year. In che morning Gallagher
had said 10 Heating that he was sure
he would have an important chairman.
ship.
"Yes." replied Keating. ''you'll get
an important craftsmanship. You'll
get the chairman ship Of the deaf and
dumb committee"
SO II turned out. The standing com.
mittees for the year are:
School Managcmcnt-l3rpnan. Gu.
sack, Mrs. Hull. Strong. Adams. Har.
per. Cameron. pcttib0ne. Mrs. Frake,
Gross. Mrs. Sherman. Kcating-12.
JanitOrs ana Supplies-Schnel,ler.
Cameron, Mark, Gallagher. Heating
>.
Buildings and Grounds-Cusack.
Schneider, Mark, Gresham. Rogers,
Sherwood, Gallagher, Keating. Harris
%,
Finnnce-Gross, Mark, Strong. Ilar.
ris. ROgers-5.
neutrality-suspicious., Gresham, Harris
,.
School Fund Property--Alark. Bren.
an, Trutie, Cusack, Strong. Harris.
SherwOOd--7
High Schools - Trudc. Brcnan.
Strong, Harper, Pcttibone, Gallagher,
Gresham-7.
Manual Training allagher. Mark,
Mrs. Hull, Harper, sherwood. Harris,
ROgers--S.
Special Funds--Mrs. Frake. Gamer.
ON, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Hull, Rogers
D.
Drawing and Penmanship -C cameron,
Gross. Harper. Mrs. Fr,kc. Gallagher.
Music--strOng, Mrs. Hull, Mrs.
Frake, PettibOne. Mrs. Shcrman-5.
Physical Culture--Harris, Gross,
Mark, Trule, SherwOOd-5.
| Compulsory EducatiOn-Mrs. Hull.
1'rude, Brenan, Mrs. Frake, Kcnting
..
Normal School-Pettibonc, Harper,
Mrs. Frake. Strong. Mrs. sherman,
Harris. ShcrwOOti-7.
Reform and (;resh-
am, Schneider, Cameron, Rogers, Keat.
ing-5.
Rules-Iiarper, Brenan, Gross, ROg.
ers, Gresham-5.
German-Alrs. sherman, Schneider,
| Adams, Strong, Hull-5.
Not IN important craftsmanship II
given to any Harrison member. The
majority on nearly every committee is
In the hands Of the old regime Of the
board. Cusack. Gross and Brennan re.
tain control of the school management
ana finance committees. But Of the
nine members Of the buildings ana
grounds committee six are Harrison
men. The three women on the board
each get n craftsmanship. The reform
been dead for eighteen months has four
live men on 1t. President Halle has
made such a distribution OF his friends
that his control Of the board apparently
remains absolute. The normal school
committee has mt least majority of
four favorable to Colonel Parker.
The President thanked the board for
his reelection during his absence.
John ]. Philbin asked for u reduction
In the $4,000 annual rental for the
Alice Mackin property, or ninety-nine-
year lease ut the present terms. The
school fund committee will decide this.
Mr.. Gresham secured the passage of
a resolution calling on the superlnten,
dent of schools to Immediately report
how many of the 10000 additional p,l-
pills In the schools are In the high
schools, and how many In the primary
ana grammar schools; how many high
school pupils have had to he seated In
primary or grammar schools ana how
the grammar and primary school pi'
pills are accommodated now.
The examination was ordered for
Oct. nj. The $4,000 order for relief
maps for the schools was deferred two
weeks at the request Of Mrs. Frake.
The financial committee statement OF
the board of its condition up To Oct. ~
shows the English high ana manual
training fund OverdTwn S4,G10.
The purchase of new school site for
the Polk street school from Albert T..
Kent, n relative of former Alderman
William Kent. was ordered. His prop
erty adjOurns the present school. He
Is to sell it for 5000 front foot. He
does not pay the taxes for 1897. he gets
the old school building, ana he Is re-
lieved of special assessments on the
new property secured. Cusack said the
Hull House people favored the method
of purchase. A new school Is much
needed In the district.
Gallagher, Heating, Harris, Mark and
Sherwood We're appointed n committee
of five to confer with the Council and
urge legislation on school sites and
buildings. On motion Of Harper the
order that examinations be held for
student teachers who wish to work In