Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23

action In accordance with the commits
sion's recommendations would make
him something Of an autocrat. He
would have the selection Of architects
and the awarding Of contracts for all
buildings; the appointment, direction
and discharge of janitors, engineers
and other employees, and perform all
other executive duties connected with
the business affairs Of the board. Fur.
thcrmorc. 1t is proposed that he shall
be appointed for a term of six years,
at Il salary Of $4,000 year, and not
bc removed except upon written
charges. and by a vote of two-thirds Of
the entire board.
1t is claimed Mayor Harrison wants
the office for one of his strong political
friends. and that IL the suggestions
are adopted John A. Guilfori. the pres
ent business manager, will meet the
same fate that overlook Superintend.
ent Lane.
With a majority in his favor now II
will be an easy matter for Mayor Har-
rison to keep the board Democratic.
one of the most important changes
suggested Is that the number Of trus-
tees be reduced from twenty-one to
eleven. and an amendment. 1t Is claim
cd. will be offered to make nine the
limit.
The Mayor could make appointments
to the new board Mt the beginning of
1899. naming two trustees for one-year
terms and three whose terms should
expire with each of the succeeding
three years, the full term being -four
years. As nothing Is said about the
party affiliation Of members, according
to the views Of minority trustee the
Mayor could conflne his selections tC
} Democrats.
1t Is believed there will be opposition
also to the plan Of putting outsiders or
the Board of Examiners with the ST.
perintendent and three assistant Super
intendents to pass on the physical quail
ihcations Of teachers, the three out
siders TO be college graduates. appoint
eli by the Mayor.
But the scheme which will be tn,
most vigorously opposed, according Il
all interested parties, Is that which pro
poses paying men teachers higher sal
aries than women and increasing at tn
same time the number Of men employed
as teachers In the city schools. T0ucl,
!. ing these points the commissions sug
gcsted recommendations are:
That a schedule Of salaries be adopt
cd which will admit Of distinctions II
e regard to the grades or subjects Il
0 which the teacher gives instruction, tn
term Of service of the teacher. the sue
!. cess already achieved, and well proves
4 advance In scholarship and teachin
y ! ability; that IN effort be made to In
crease the number Of men teachers i
y the city schools, and to this end
n larger salary be fixed for them than 70
women In the different groups.
e 1t should be borne In mind that thes
J. recommendation and suggestions ar
h only provisional and tentative. The
will have TO be passed upon by tn
Council, which may not approve ever!
Il thing proposed.
The commission has obtained opii
IONS from such educators as Presider
l.. ID. c. Gilman Of Johns Hopkins I'm
!. versity. President Draper Of the I'm
- versity Of Illinois, Prof. De GarmO Q
:" Cornell, and many others, oil approvin
;, the entire report.
y. Assistant Superintendent Lane ha
- said that he, too. 10 heartily In accor
with the several recommendations.
. Inasniuch as the commission calls e
-, the revision, In no less than twenty.6y
~ instances, Of the school laws Of II
!. State. the Legislature will also hay
), something to say. Without this revl
:" ion the contemplated changes could NJ
be put into effect.