Daily Wabash Express, Volume 18, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 June 1868 — Page 4

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Saturday Merningr. June 6th, 1W8

RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

TEEBB HAUTE AND IKDIANAFOLIB. AaalVB.

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M., on Saturduy, June 6th next, and in respective Wards at 8 o'clock P. X., on the same day, to appoint delegates/as follows:

First Ward, at New Court House. Second Ward, at Bee«e'» carpenter shop, Third Ward, at Thompson's cooper shop, Fourth Ward, at Northern Liberty Hngino House Ho. 3.

Fifth Ward, Pasunger Station. By order of the Executive Committee.' L. A. BURNET,

Attest

THE

Chairman.

N. FILBF.CK,

Secretary.

DON'T

THE ARTESIAN BATHS

ASH

BROOKE

Go TO THE

will deliver a lec

ture at the Asbury M. E. Church, to* morrow evening, on "the character and designs of Roman Catholicism in .this country

CAPT. JOHN HANEY

EMIQKAST COMPANY—An

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Republican County Convention.

TNS REPUBLICAN Convention to nominatecatidi dates for officers of Vigo County, and select thirl}-two Iielegitea to the 6th Congrmloii ttl Dlntrict Convention, to be held at Go»port, Thorsdaj, Jnne 18th. will bo held at one o'clock r. -A. on Saturday, June 13th, 1868, at the New Court Houto in rerre Haute. Each town •hip, including Harrison, ouUidcof said city of Terre Haute, and each ward of said city are •ntitled to five delegates. It is suggested to the Republican rotors to moet at the several placw of voting in their respective townships, at 2 o'e'ock

negleet the Ward meetings

5 night.

will have a big

run to-day. Try tliera.

MCDONALD

are in receipt

THIRD OF the series of letters to

Young Women is unavoidably crowded over to next issuo.

LEARN that the Hon. Samuel

Maxwell has consented to be a candidate for re-election to the office of Common Pleas Judge tor this District.

THE

Young Men's Christian Associa

tion hold an open air meetingin thfe Court House Square to-morrow at five o'clock p, M. 1

THE

LADIKS of the Young People's So

cial Union, connected with the Congre gational Church, are arranging for Strawberry Supper Thursday evening next.

THE DAILKY

.11.

WARDMEETINGS

TO-NIOHT.

and select good men as delegates to the County Nominating Convention. The places of meeting are given in the c'ajt of the Executive Committee at the feebp' of £this column. -i 11

OUR CITY SCHOOLS.—The

GREAT SUCCESS

Report tbe

special committee to the City Cduncil in rolation to special school tax, which we publish this morning, aesarves sin attentive perusal on the part of every tax-pay-or and friend of public schools.

1 1

D^. SFINNIT-—

Owing to increasing patronage an4 the earnest solicitations of maiiiy friends and patrons, Dr. S has been induced to prolong his stay in this city, and can be consulted at lu.? rooms, at the Terre.- Haute HOUSP, until further notice. .,

—-THE Marshall authorities decline buying the Nc. 2 hand fire9ngine. They are pleased with the ungine but do not wish to expend the money. Poor economy.

The first fire they have wili no doubt de« stroy properly worth more than the price of the engine. 1 "BEHIND THE SCENES," or, thirty years a slave, and four years in the White House, by Mrs. Keckloy, formerly a Slave, but more recently modlsite, and friend of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, has been received by Ash & McDonald, This book, from the nature of its associations, will have a large sale.

AND

ESQS.,

P.E..TTTTTLE,

returned from Indianapolis yester

day, the United States Grand Jury having finished their business and been discharged. They returned over one hundred indictments and, probably, might have profitably continued the work ad infinitum,

THE FLORAL MATINEE,

given in aid of

the Baptist Sabbath Schools, will be at Dowling Hall this afternoon, commencing at three o'clock. The admission fee is placed at tho low sum of ten cents for children and twenty-five cents for adults. .We look for an immense jam—especially of the little peoplo. As a imisical performance it is eminently worthy of the most liberal patronage.

THE ODD FJMJIOWS FESTIVAL

last

evening at DoWrimg Hall Was attendedty a well assorted .assembly of old men and matrons, young men and maidens, witb a plentiful sprinkling of brighf-eyed children, all seeming to enjoy the pro* fusion of tempting delicacies with which the tables were loaded. The hall wai tastily decorated, and the tables and booths well arranged. So well planned, the entertainment could not help being a •uccess throughout.

OCT-OOQB SUNDAY MKBTINGS.— We are informed that the members of the T. M. C. Association, contemplate holding a series of out-door meetings during the summer, and wo have been requested to announce that the first meeting in the course win be held in the Court Houses square, on to-morrow afternoon, at 5 o'clock. The exercises will consist of short addresses, prayer and singing. A cordial invitation is extended to all to Unite with LlieOl in these eAWfCiaeo,

REV. D. E. BEIRCE

Mr. B. and bis estimable lady are in our city spending a few days with their many friends and former parishioners at present the gue»ts of Capt. Haney

THE PATENT CTCLOID PIANO.—in

Harper and Leslie's Illustrated papers.

SEVERAL

PROFEBTT, situated a'ohth

east of tho Nail Factory, is to be offered for sale on the premises, this morning, at eleven o'clock.

MARBIKD—At

the residence of the

bride's father, Rev. Wm. Graham, Lafayette, on Wednesday, June 3d, Capt H.

DOUGLAS,

of this city, to Mi»s

JEHNIB P. GBAUAM.

The following railroadf, on certificate of the Secretary that full fare was paid on said roads to the place of meeting, will return delegates free, viz Beliefontaine, Terre Haute & Indianapolis, Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central, Louisville, New Albany & Chicago, Cincinnati, & Indianapolis Junction, Jefforaonvillo. Madison A Indianapolis, Chicago, Cincinnati it

!p«iiiig§p

emigrant

company for Southern Kansas, under command of

P. Rooker, and A. J.

Headdy, of Hamilton couaty, passed thro' this city Thursday evening, from Indianapolis, for their new ho*i« in the Far West. The company numbers one hundred, and is composed of some^of the best citizens of Hamilton and Marion counties. They ywiil establish a colony on the line of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

will preach in the

morning, alto in the'evening at the Second Presbyterian Church, corner of 5th and Ohio streets, services commencing at 11 o'clock in morning and at 8 o'clock in evening-

wav would a better opinion be formed of the tone of these noble Instruments than at the performance of the Flower Queen, at Dowling's Hall, Thursday evening.— While the heavy chorus of some eighty voices filled th^ large Hall with melody, every tone of the Cycloid Piano, could be heard distinctly above the voices, supplying the place of a full Orchestra. It was indeed a Grand Piano. Mr. Kissner, the Agent for these greatly celebrated Instruments, is now in receipt of a new invoice of the Cycloids.

OF OUR CITIZENS have formed

a club called the "Terre Haute Trotting Park Association'? and have leased the new Fair Grounds and improved the same for use as a driving park and for racing purposes. They propose to offer such inducements during tho coming sea son as will bring to our city some of the most celebrated horses in the country both trotting and running. This club is composed of some of our most respected and influential citizens and was originated purely for amusement. They have finish ed the mile track on their grounds and engaged Mr. D. P. Bissell, of Evansville, to superintend the same. Mr. Bissell is already on the grounds with the celebrated hqrsfSjjsf'tTbhn •.Hi Logan,'" Barr," and others.- «,

•_

J- :. THE AKNUAL MEETING of the "Indiana State Sabbath School Union" will commence its sessions in the First Presbyterian Church In the city of Fort Wayne at eight o'clock on the evening of Tuesday next, June 9th, continuing through Wednesday and Thursday. In addition to the pastors of the churches, each Sabbath school is entitled to one delegate for one hundred scholars, or a less number, and one for evory additional one hundred, or fraction over fifty. It is desirable that every school should be represented,

Louisville, Indianapolis &

Peru, and Evansville Cr&wfordsville Railroads. The following roads decline making any reductions ot fare, viz Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, Toledo, Wabash & W«?st§re, Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana. Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton and' Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette

MASONIC.—The

A. Masons, was held at Masonic Hall, on Thursday evening, at which the following officers were elected:

Lyndon A. Smith. W. M. Edward Norcross, S. W. Robert Van Yalgah, J. W. Michael Byers, Treasurer. Alexander Thomas, Secretary. ,* 1 Rev. E. Frank Howe, Chaplain, Henry M. Ballew, S. D. ,v David B. Irvin, J. D. James McCutcheon, Elisba Havens, Stewards.' Wm. H. Reese, Tiler. Mr. Schwringrouber, who has servjed as SeiS-etary of the Lodge for. seven years, was forced to request tb^ Craft to release him from tho .position, on account Of his ill health. This was done by them with the greatest reluctance, as they appreciate the invaluable services so faithfully rendered by the old Secretary.

The festival of St. John the Baptist, will be celebrated this year (June 24th,) with more than ordinary preparation.— The Committeehav»notes yet completed their arrangoments, but we are informed Dr. Joseph Richardson^ Chairman, has secured the services of the Rev. Dr. Lynch, Grand Prelate of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar, of Indiana) as the Orator for theoccuipn. A splendid time may be expeoted.j 4 ,o- :•.*

Social Lodge, No. 86, held their atnual election on Monday evening last, btit we have had no list furnished as yet. Simon Wolf was re-elected Master, Hardin A. Davis. S. W-, and Joseph Temple

PBAIHIETON TOWNSHIP CONVENTION.

—Pursuant to a call of the'ToWnship' Executive Cofnmittee, the Rbp'iiblif!s|iB met in Conveatioa at the Scfcpql Houpe at Prairieton at 5 o'clock p. m., Friday. June 5th. The meeting was called to order by G. W, Dtciferalfo arid upon' his motion W. A. Gunn was elected President, and L.

Ball, .Secretary.

TJ»e folla\fiqg^leg«tea wore elected to t^»e County Convention to be held at Terre Haute, Sirtttfflay Milton Henderson, John Copel&nd, John Bo we, Mahlon Hpggate, Harvey Bently

On motion it was resolved' tbsi^struct by ballots for-the diflfe#{j»t coUBty oilcers to be nominated whichTeeulted as follow

Olerk—F. M.' Meredith, yi io J.' Treasurer—Davies ^ohn^qn. Sheriff—Nicholas Filbeck. County Commissioner—Aaron gate.

Real Batate* Appr«i*ir—Willis fawns. 4'f-- :t "a On motion the meeting adjourned sin* die W. A. GUI*N, iWt

L. 3. BALL,

Secretary.

CITY SCHOOLS.

GENTLEMEN

|j ...

Annual Communica

tion of Terre Haute Lodge. No. li

F. &

As a Committee ojf the

City Council, appointed to consider iyovfr application for a tax levy of twenty-five cents on each one hundred dollars oc property within the City limits, and aim a poll tax of twenty-five cents withiA the same, for the support of the City ScaodJs, in aid of thb'general State Funds provided by law we beg leave to say that It becomes our dutyito eoquire into the expenses ot the school system as.established and conducted under your supervision! and control.

The extent of the proposed leVy will' necessarily be regulated by such esp inditures as may seem to be rightfully edtd to give succes65tt the Oitsy Schools. For? this reason, the Committee require {o be informed of'the reasonable espequi qf the SchoolB under your management? When this information is obtained, weecan better know what to iKcommend for the action of the Council.

With this view of our duty, the Committee ask for the following information, in writing: 1st. The number of teachers yoii ejpittr to employ, of all classes, with tMsa&tries attached to ea^h class, and individually. 2d. The salary paid to your Superintendent. per annum. 3d. The number of janitors employed, and their compensation. 4th. Tb6 per centag' F.Uowec^ if (any, for disbursing the §cbool Funds.' _• 3th. What''office rent do you pfy, if

titb. The quantity of coal consumed per annum, and the price paid per bushel the same and 7th. The estimate! aggregate expeme of all kinds for conducting the SooooU tf the City for ten months of the yew.

When this infotantitioti is furhilhdd to the Committee, we Will be happy to meet your Board,r*nd hear such suggestions as you may be pleased to make us to the tent of the aid which you .ask from it-he City. Without sufeh4nlo^n|tion^nB t«* timate, we must necessarily be unabjlo to fix the extent of the progos^tax.

Very respectfully,

J'' THOMAS DOWLING,

TSRBE HAUTE,

June 4th.

We LUU members of the Independent Base Ball Club do hereby ehattemge the members of the Crescent. (Ball for all.) To piay Saturday,.June JBy order of the President. Xi. H.

T" the President and Members of the Indeymtmrsam Betf Ctub We, the. members of the firescent B. B. C., do hereby accept your challenge to plsiy a match game, and name Saturday, June 6th, at 1 o'clock precisely, on the Ph«nix Grounds.

WI^H.a

GILBKBT,

Sec:jr, pro tym.

L. A. BURNETT, Corrfmjttee

•u- w.iv D- W- MINSHALL, Aft».r considerable delay, caused" piartly by the absence frem the city ori^r. Barr, and partly by the lamented deara'of Mr Brown (both members of. the Board), the reply to the letter has .been at length received by the hands, of Ale. Hager, the new member and present Secetary. That letter is herewith sitbn^tted, made part of this Report, and is a* fol.V .. -i*-— lows £RRE HAUTKJ'MAY L^'' 186*: MESS* DOTTING, Buk^irr &

Wiley, Principal |$110

Assistant „v.jr.*.i

A. F. Flagg, S.

8 c# liopNiJfMrAJp-

Mr. W. H. Valentine, Principal... Miss Jane Hersey, B. Miss Maria Peters, Primary A Miss Ada Snyder,

th.-.

RMORT OF SPECIAL OOM*ITT£H yo CITT COUNCIL. n*'

MR. DOWLINO,

made the following report The Committee appointed' by'Council to consider, the application of 'the jCity School Trustees for a special tax of twen-ty-five cents (afterwards mod^ed to twenty cents) on each one hundred dollars of real and personal properly, kithin the city, and a poll tax of fifty bents within the same, to aid the^ghera,! 'fund in maintaining the City Schools for ten months in the year, have had the subject under consideration, and now beg leave to report its conclusions, in aV tripf a mcde as is consistent with the importance of tho matter involved.

We have sought from the trusteed kll tho information necessary to fix^uiof the the minds of the members of the Council, as well as all others, the magnitude Jf mfr system inaugurated and carried on b^ the School-authorities of the city. To la^ tho foundation for a thorough examination ot the reeeipts and. "^expenditures of| the School board, we addressed a letter to that body, asking informationjga flie following heads, viz. 1. The nuiriber of teachers* lliey expect to employ, of all classes,'with the stories attached to each class, and individually 2. The salary paid to ybdr^Superintendent per annum( 4 j" I 3. The number of janitors (making! fires and cleaning up school rooms) employed and their compensation 4. The per centage, or alio any, for disbursing the School 5. What office rent do the Trusl

tl0'

Miss O. MJley #.£»} 70 ".•£ ,. ORAMMAR SCHOW,. I Miss Emma Button, Grade A

Bifcer,, C.,.,.-«r| FIRST WARD. S

Mils Clara Graff, Intermediate, A..4

ti "HWiwif nit waiwi«te{fe)*

f"45"

Maria Smith, ... 46 0. Archer, Primary, A 45 Lizzte Lloyd, 'B.^n.^.'.-.i ^5 Gaines, !a trefc jcr-r --1

Miss Nettie Boote, C...... VAABD. Mr. James D. Brown, PrincipalMiss M. Stoner, Intermediate, B...

Mrs. Casto,

follows

from a select comnlittee

Spay

ifany ,, 6. The quantity of coal consumed jger annum, and the price paid.per.bu^Ml for the'same 7. The estimated aggregate expense yf all kinds for conducting the Schools ofS the city for ten months in the year.

A copy of this letter is herewith isubmitted to Council, and will be 4und as follows

TEBRE-HAUTE,

April 13, 18p8.

MEBSRS. KAUFMAN, BARB

BBOWN|

School Trustees, Terre-B$ule:

mmtjflQ 1

Mr. James Townley, Principal Mi*, v&VJ & yy Miss M. Logan, Primary IS Miss Annie Gordon

FIFTH WARD.

Mr.

W. W.

Byers, Priccipal

Miss Susan Bryant, Inter. A Primary A

J. P.

lm-

B..

Miss Susan Beach, Miss Maggie Love, GERMAN DEFABTMENT. Mr. C. Probst, Principal Mr.

fiog-

Vesque, Assistant

..J 70 will at: $45

Two additional female teachers be required, for the ensuing year per month each. They will be allotted to the ward where their services wiljl be most needed. 1

The classifications will therefore be as

it!'

%i* ii

1 Prif^MQ'tiiatlM 2 $900 each 3 800 each 3 Assistants 700 each 3 Teachers Gram. School $600 22 Int'r and Prim. $460...

Total $li,10Q 2d. The salary of the Superintendent is $2,000 per annum, which has always paid out of the'Special Fund.

The salary of the Music Teacher, Which is $1,000 per annum, has a'»o been paid out of the Special Fund. 3d. Up to the beginning of the present school year, there were employed five janitors one for the City School at $40 per month, and four at $20 per month each, for l*e o^er|phais. |ln a^di^pn io this scr

the expeVise of tetdbl

March 1 1867, .waa4&48,70, ~and for, the was $795,^, paid tor office-rent is $160 per year. This includes the uSe of fuqjj aigl gaig The ofi|Qf ^s Jjjsed by the Superintendent, and for all meetings of the School Board. This amount is paid out of the Special Fund.

y^ar ending March 1, 1868, wi Bt'lf. TThe amount paidf f&i *o'f

Tbe quantity of coal purchased during the past year, wasraboijt, 5,822 bushds, at the price df i^cebtfr-per bushel, amounting to $780 07, There is a small quantity now ^on, hand. This was all blocl^ cot^f Wliifth c£ats more than* the c«mtrion bitu-' minous, but it is so far superior in quality and is so mucli better adopted to stoves and furnaces, that we thought it econoinyj 'to purchase ft. Beside?, tlie bins at tLe different school buildings are not sufficient to hold a whole winter's supply, and our contract was, that the coal should b« d«livered .at any time during the year, ^hen&Hr required b^ tbe School Trustees. 7th. The only mode by which the aggr^te f^ppnMS of all. k|nds, for conducting the Scnoolsi could be estimated was to aggregate the payments of all e«olu|iVf of t,uftip|i^fot the year ending March i, 1098., and take that total as tbe basis of an estimate. The total amount pall during that period, was $7,634 41, in \vhich is include J, for inter-i •tfr fat tbfe foodey* ltdr^oweii, and yet unpaid, fdr building two new school houses, the sum of $1,921 41.

Fottbeeliiding'tekooi ydar the: amount required for all purposes, except tuition and superintendence, will probably reach $8,$$. jThif a|i ^p^nsgs of ortUcary repairs of school buildings, furnaces and fixtures, as well as the interest

U.J

The statement

whole fund: for

o^tiie

tho ensuing school year is as follows: tii'i Amount received from County

Treasurer $16,713 37 Estimated amount to be collected on delinquents and to

be*i»w»J«-tt.j|A

paid over at tbe Nov. distribution 3,500 00

Am't transferred tog»r a

to be repaid 5,000 00 $25,213 37 W Balance on band...... $1,147 00 Am't ree'd from City

Tax......... Estimated am't to be reo'd from the State 'authorities cm this summer's distribu-

Hiotf

MINSHALL

Committee of jCotyfflw„Cfynci} Terre Haute: GENTLEMEN'—Your letter of 13thi ult, asking details of information in ^sgsjrd to tho City Schools, has betfn received,] and. herewith we will endeavor toTdply if full® to your interrogatories: 1st. The number of teacher* cf all I classes expected to be employed, during the ensuing school year, with tbe namps of ach, and salary, is as foliowyr'm rHwu wwwr 'w -pei mo. Mr. Wm.

6,551 20

it: ma

10,000 90

Estimated am't to be collected on delinquents and to be paid over in November distribution 3,600 00

is. it jk l*| 21,218 20 Less am't to bb ^repaid to Speoial Fund 5,000 00

16,218 20

Making total. .........$41,431 57 The tuition fund will also required Ikbdttt $3,800 to "pfy for tbr remaining two months of t|e current year, (May and J«UWj) which will reduce that fund tp the sum pf ,$12,418 20. As the estimate of taitlon expenses is $19,100, the deficiency *f $6,€82 80 mast be transforred from the special fund, ia order to keep-up the schools.. This has been dona fyl- th« first time during the current year, 60 *o meet tKe'exigency. 60 The indebtedness oT the Sch?0| edi

1466, bvt oqe ne#- School hot^e,.but tfce sutrender by tbe city of the old County Seminary for the pftrposea of the formal

f,i Yw.,-.- :«'£s

School, foroBd#»%Sd^qi^Tru8tees to provide another building, and thuB increased' the debt to its present magnitude.

Taking the whole school fund together,

mer iror

Special Fund $25,213 37 Tuition Fund 16,218 20

Making total of. Deduct: Estimated Tuition exp^nseaf Hr auperuiterti

Music Tfcai

,..,.it.^i.ioo ........ 1,800 2,4°° 2,100 1,800 9,900

rubbing arid cleaning ioili^,iiijbacting to a

coQsider^je&um ejeh yeafj^was paid, ^here is how empleyetl feiit duff janitor, who is responsible for his employees, and who has charge of all the buildings and keeps them in proper condition, and wlto' receives in full compensation for all his duties the Sum of $150 per month. The $30 additional per month is less than the total previously required for scrubbing, cleaning, taking care of fences, &c., and the expense of glazing and repairs is also lessened. We think it more economical than the old plan. This amount is paid out of the Special Fund. 4th.'^^teifunjga)ljMpd ,to. Hie}Treasurer of the Schopl Board is one per bent. disbursed by him. This allowance is made on the order of the County Commissioners,, and is put oult. ofS tkee Sp&id Fund. The amount- allowed for the year ending_

$41

Estimated expenses of all kinds except Tuition Am't of"©i(tfori ekj1 penses for May and June, 1868...

8.000 00

3,800 00

The cause of the increased call for tui tion purposes, arises fromthe excellence of nrr scjaooj^nil t&ej Jwjsequent great popularity among all classes of our {citizens.

atmend.a, tftbl«4howiiqc^t^% rium-

Wof (fiftfiSfaiWin leteral the largest cities of Indiana, with the relative daily attendance, and the number of teacher^at*each place:

'A Hi

fc 'A A

No. enumerated*.... 9,177 7,255 4,310 4,180 4,225 Av. Attendance 2,5C«2 1,700 1,600 787 Jl,792 No. of Teacher*.41) 34 30 18

From this, it will be seen, that the averago of tho children enumerated is at Indiapapolis,^per cent at Fort Wayne, loss than 24 per cent at New Albany, about 37 per cent at Lafayette 'eri'e about 1% per .coot wliite at^gTei

per|H.gii

The number of scholars per teacher, is, at Indianapolis, 62J at Fort Wayne, 50 at New Albany, 33j at Lafayette, 44 and at Teirg Bailee, 59*. I "3

The request of the School Trustees, that the Common Council of the eity should levy a tax of 20 cents on each one handdied dcfflars of^«iutfiioiij*iii^k'-peM fax of 50 cents, for the next year, was made for the purpose of raising a fund which would cover all the expenses of tuition for the school year of 1869-70, and leave the whole of the special fund to be ap

Board would be free from debt, and' the jf,y9jj^ a condition battel to accommodate the rapidly increasing

WHWWJI* I -XWe submit the proposition to the favorable consideration.ofithe Committee, and oftU

KAUFUANN,

President

J. H. HAQER.

of the Committee !alsp

addressed letters of inquiry to the Seh6ol

vuleyand New Albany, asking mfoinjAtion on the subject embraced in the litter to to W 4 to enable the Committee.Aq.. jastituto a projier Relative comparison between Terre Haute and. the. towns named. Replies have been received from Lafayette, Fort

ZX&UZ ever, that the latter city has a very expensive 3ehaol systepi^ apd 'Wag larger than Terre Haute in population, the dompatiSonV^euld net be'rfAfinely fair. 'Lafayette, Fort Wayne and New Albany will be found nfufih nearer approach tp It, and hence the Committee ,will speak more specially o? them,'*iA considering the expenses of our schools. »ai

LAFAYETTE.

Mr. Mai'vUUthe.SchooL Superin ten'dent ftf Lkfd?ette in aTBclox pub lished letter, makes the following comparison between the school e* pens-es for tuition at Lafayette ind Terre Haute- The committee beg leave to quote the portion of 'his letter: "While other,citiae. as Richmond and T€rre Haute/hWe1 bean taxing from ten to fifteen cents on &LC& one hundred Idollars of taxable property for tuition alone, Lafay ette bv the strictest, econqmy, has kept n^r schools^ open ten months in the1 year, without one cent of ex tra tax. The following statistics may be relied upon as facts. Lafay ette employs eighteen teachers.— ^npl^fl ^irtytflve. afyette pays her teachers, jper month, an average of $40,58. T$rre Haute pays lier teachers, per month,

au average of $57,43. Lafayette pays ou4 (n| teh uwmtlja, t^itioji funds, $8,385. Tefre Haute pays out, in ten months, of tuition funds, $20, 100. Average attenda nce| in Lafayette schools, 928- Average schools, attendance in Terre .Haute 1707

NEW ALBANT.

The Treasurer of the School Board at NW Alban^ wtitcTtA bur Committee as follows "Our teachers are Principal of High School for annum, $1200 Assistant (female) $500 three Principals of Grarmna^ School (males) f800 each' sevfen assidtarit's in Grammar school (females) $400 eabh eighteen primary and intermediate teachers $30 per month. You will see tt^tior tea mouths we pay our teachgrs$l2,300.X: tfe find no difficulty in getting good teachers at the* m'iie3-/ ii# v|ryf frequently hav« application! tibxa A distance for situations. Our Janitors re? 8eMf%abqut .tgro dollars per month per room. "Thiaef the Schdol Law, our Board are of opinion that tfaey haye not the power' tt of a Superintendent. Our schdols are well attended, an^iyf, so fitf as I am informed, very general satisfac

tion'

lifl-t'nre

tThp, Preiidaut

of the School

Board at Fort Wayne writes to .the Chairman ofthe Committee, as follows

rogatories ^n.gelation tp our publiQ schools: a.' "Nunfflfti^'dr^S^ils in school! 2.300 average daily attendance 1,70Q

$600 one .at. $500 one at $4*0 7 $420 llt$400 one at $360—f females-ror34 teachers inall.

fov

observe that Professor Smart omitted to answer yonr dncpooft Relative to the amonnt ^f city texes. to aid th^ tuition AmdL ,' Oijir Schools have been supported aaiirely by the fund raised on the county uplic&te and accordi«g to the ^eneral la-ws of the 'Stated The entire tniUoit expenses at Fort TVs

expenses at Fort Wayne

incIu'Singthe pay of Superintendent ($1,800), amounts to the sum of $18,OOQt for thirty-four teachers.

*•":»i v'i i- HAUTE.

J*lf.

tm me

Milking? total..JLJJ.U-lf.S* 33,90o"So' (sib Which will leave the t-ioJ sum applicable to- 1 ti

It will be seen by the report of our Trustees that the average daily at-, tendimce ta our pubUc schools is 1772, and the expenses for teachers, including Superinteudant, is as follows:, SaparintMuUnts' salary for ten montfas, 98,000 PriacipaLof Hi(h Uohool, de 1J00 2 Principals $9,00 eaoh,, do. a,S(0 a do ®.oo && do Moo 3 Assistaats. 3I^ach«rs(Ora8xatu)M0 do & dot SS_Intermediate

7JOB do i! J'do 2.100 l^OO 9,900 jL.000 i^.ioo

450

1 Music teacher at do

jrill be uotwed. that Lafayette li^nteen teachers at an !expense for tuition of $8,385 for ten month&j New Albany emplbys thirty teachers at an expense for ten months tuition, of $12,300 Fort Ws^ne employs thirty-four teacher* (including pay of 8uperintendant) at an expense for tuition,_for nine-and-a-half months, for.$18,(X)Q Terre, Haute employs thirty-two teachers (including pay of Superintendent) and pays out for tuition $22,100 for ten mpnths.

In addition to these tuition jexpenses, the Trustees have paid alut. during the last year, the large sum of $5,713,27 for cdntingencies. To this may be added the further sum of

£ether items are numerous, and are represented by aboilt one hundred and twenty different bills. Amongst them are: For stationery $286,89 printing, painting, glazing, furniture, making enumeration of children in the schools ($124 paid1 to teachers) office rent ($120,) one copy of American Encyclopedia ($36,) scrubbing rooms ($111,30,) blinds, hauling dirt, stoves (9445,X coal ($780.07,) Janitor's pay, ($150) per month,) sundries,

Ac., Sec.

These bills, in many cases, are quite large, and especially for stationery, repairing furnaces, and Janitor's fees. The scholars are presumed to furnish their own books, slates, &c. If the Trustees hare furnished these necessary artlcles to children whose parents or guardians were unable to purchase them, the ffcet should be so stated, and no one should complain. Cfertainly that expenditure would mjeet the unqnalified indorsement of the Committee. As it is, we are ubable to see how so large an amoi of stationery was required for the legitimate wants of the public schools. The furnaces, too, seem to require a large outlay for repairs, as well as a reinforcement of stoves, amounting to nearly one hundred dollars. There must, have been sad miscalculations in the heating appliances of the various buildings to require au outlay of nearly four hundred dollars to cure defects! in a single year. The plans for heating must hare been greatly defec tive, the heaters themselves badly constructed, or grossly misused by those having them in charge.

It appears from the report submitted to the Committee by the School Trustees that one Janitor is employed to make fires and swiep xut aft the school rooms in the site school buildings, for which he reeeives the sum of $150 per month, $1,500 for ten months. As no one person could attend to so much laor, and heat up the rooms in time

Who do the labor get percentage of what out by the Trustees.

but a small actually paid This whdle-

immediate vicinity of these schjool buildings scores of poor but industrious people who would be giad to take charge of this work, assume the care of one building, and make fires and sweep out the roomB at from ten to twenty dollars per month, thus aiding many needy families, and Saving something to the school funds, now so much involved in pecuniary embarrassments.

the,S?w' w^lch h/

tCr

tedil

1&? therwo years" named tlie|report, amounting to $l,344.40. had no wartahtiia law aft&eni Htm no justifi^ticuj. This. Council,' and] its predecessor, would have done jiifii ample justice, and it must be a sburce' df great rte^ret that he aid not trust its sense of liberality to pass upon his eompmnation. 1

We would respectfolly recimmend that the Couaoil fix the com,penaalionof alLthalruateea eleqted

the receipt or df^tiAeiiiefff of the school funds. To obviate all niisunderstanding in this reapec{ in the future the Committee Wewith report a resolution for thai purpose, and recommend thatit be promptly passed. Thia course i» due alike to the interest of the schools and the business character of the Couneil.

It will be perceived by the report of our School Trustees, that the, compensation allowed the Treasurer of that Board is enormous, considering the amount of labor peri&hifiHbwthi XwtilJKf fees of the Treasurer, for per ceUt2* the direc^ori of

and $795, by order of the Board of

County Oomm woners, for the lat-

Commissioners for his compensa-!

tion, and especially when there is a

r,°e «i srB^rSbfpS

There is not a particle of authority for such an allowance to the Treasurer of the School Trustees on the art of the Commissioners, as the

part ot the uommisswners, as tne

Committee i8 prepared to show,

The Commou School Law, which

designed to govern absolutely every department of our school system, has provided

how

sation of the three Trustees acting for the city of Terre Haute, and all other cities, shall be made. In the General School Law, section 5, it is enacted as follows: I

"SEC. 5.

BY the

The Common Council of

ated cities and towns may

just, to

BE pfiid oii£,

raised

,IN SWH CITIQE

$1,800

of Superintendent,

FT#' I

We believe that the time has arrived when^ the School. Sftoteef* should institute a jagid^aysUm o£ capable

economy in conducting our schools, both in refterdice to the of teachers of all grades, but with rteference to tbecotftiog^nt penses, heretofore so large. Council do not assume any dir tion of this matter, but as the rej seutatives of the people of the ci they do most earnestly urge th Trustees to reduce every salary til they approximate to the standard of 1866-67. At the beginning of the present scholastic year, (September, 1867) all the salaries were advanced fTom ten to twelve and a half per cent. Having gone throiigh, the pinching years of the war at greatly reduced compensation, when the value of paper money and g}ld was as one to two hundred, it ^as au inauspicious time to add to salaries of any kind, for the necessity had measurably passed away.— Wages and salaries are being reduced in all the civil pursuits of life, and laborers, mechanics and clerks are having their wages cut down to meet the exigencies of 1ihe times. This fact must be notorious to the School Trustees. It should admonish them that however meritorious may be the services of .teachers, they are expected to bear the inductions to which all other branches of industry are subjected they teach butjSve days in the and but

six

v'a tn

muohles8than

the compen-

each incorporate city, aud the Board of Trustees of each incorporated town of this State, shall, at their first regular meeting in the mopth of April of the present year, and bi-annually thereafter, elect three School Trustees, Who shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, take and subscribe to an oath and give bond, similar to the oath and bond required of Township Trustees, and such Trustees shall be allowed such reasonable compensation, per di€M, for

"SEC.

TIOK-"

their SERVICES

imd'towns."

This is thelaw regulating the pay of Trustees of Schools elected on th$: part.ofinjcorporatefk p^tjee and towns, and the Committee knowft of

unknown to us. The City Coaneil alone had the right to fix hi«_pay, tjtd h|s chdm for sertiees cotila on-

er^or teadh-

it-1 8OTn, to6j wiH h«V6 *ated to'bc raubtermed jpm the special fund, in order to tee^'up'tHc'school^ for 1868 9v-'lb thusappewKhat the use of th€ special fund •eqtiiral on ever hanifc The Superfnteindent "and musie tteachBr are also paid out of it, awi^ell as'aif others not special lv

Vfafed

for In tlle frirtion ftlnd.— SChibol Trnsfee'Treteuref not b^ing lilting fo ask'the City Council, as the law proviBes, for his fair and just allowance, makes a demand on the^ special fund, and Utkps his thirtejenJmudred'and odd of and ctfpied bj^ hfm as'schtfoY 'examiner, for whfch hfe fcrpftfd eictra couipfen&atioh, is also drawn from the same sourdd. Ahd so on without llrojt. It must be Very dear from this that the school buildings will not be paid for very soon. Never, certainly, till this ''special fuutl" is kept to itself and the just claims against it paid off as fast as the fund acoumufittes. On the other hand, the tuition fund should be made

hours in the day,

Committee believe that the sala allowed them during the last years (1866-67) art amply sUjftcie Thousands of 'industrious sons in Te^re Haute, do business for themselves and others, devote mine hoars of hard service, stud some of them more, to earn over sf3i hundred dolare per annum. This is7 ait present the lowestratepaid to any teacher in, our public schools. Tms«lasa of persons naturally enquire why the salary of the school teacher should be increased while tfyeir own. earnings are diminished And the cm qmry is entirely proper. It :is forced upon their minds by the increasing burthens of the tax duplicate. Neither the Scnool Trustejes nor the City Council can giv© a good and satisfactory reason for these newly-added exactions upbu our citizens. The salaries paid!to teachers during the years fMm 1862 to 1867 ought to be entirely satisfactory now. Hvery thing iin the way of living was higher

then

than it is to-day, as every housekeeper will readily remember. To cut down expenses pr salaries is tjhe most difficult Of all human' undertakings, ac.d it requires a great d^al of fortitude to begin such a Work of retrenchment. The great was in raising the pay of the ers of our schools, at a time when the country was recovering frJm the panic prices of the war period, and when the standard of values Was recovering from the inflated price® of a redundant currency^

was a serious mistake "on. the psrt ot the City Trustees, and they should lose no time in getting back to the ground they go up wisely abandoned.

j«oi Wd nam A j'J

The reduction bf salaries to (IK standard paid in 1866-67—which was in those years considered liberal—would save to the fund a very considerable sum. Insteadj of being $22,100, as reported by the Trustees, it would fo lows: 1 Principal High School.. ..

foot up as 'a: 3

2 W 3 dot J* 7uo ,s. 3 Afsistants 600

K8U0 1*500 3,800 800 1.-600

no'

3 Teachers Grammar School 88 Inter, and Premary,. 400 -1 Musio Tfeaeber, Soo Jdg

iwl

of ny

tat 913,400

This would make a saving of 700 on teachers pay alone. Add to this, a salutary reduction on tbe

.^BQ per anuum, and on

IIa the Janitors pay of $500 more, and

haye re|uJtion ot

this mi bt be

8607

fro

reasonably added a

considerable saving in the contirn

?n®e8.»$?95. It wouldbe d^cult fund of the Trustees, making *afty law aufhorfemg a, he expenses for all purposes 'of city official to call upon the Gmmty,

conda jtiDg the 8choo

than th

hoo

f3 ^5000less

^ve

}?een f0r fch pre9

the Committee re-

commen^ an(jyet

is:^^be

their schools are

said to models of excellence. From the report ofthe Trustees it will be seen that they alfe heavily in debt for school bdildings, amounting to about $44,000: There is but Que way to pay tjiis debt, and the school law point! out the mode. The general law provides as follows

12. The Trustees of the sev

eral townships, towns and cities shall havepower to levy a special tax itt their respective townships, town and cities for the construction, renting or repairing of schpol houses, providing furniture, school apparatus and fuel therefor, and for the payment of other necessary expenses of the school,

&C..

authorities of such incorpor

be DEEMED

of the.special tax

of paying its own way.

Thlr aan onlytb« done one mode. If the recojpt? from the State jviU not keep the schools going let a reasonable tax.be levied to make up whait» ia lacking, tO le'expended alone4ox the maiut$paaco luf^thc schools. The City-Council,,Recited by the people, will not fail to4o its duty in this respect.,aad tfee- 'Trustees«aa alway»eounten.i^a support when a proper economy-is maintained in conducting the educational enterprises within the eity. The Trustees should not dotfbt the reasonable Favor ofthe Council.

It 'iriu^t apparent f6 eve^y business man that if the trustees have the power of borrowing or "transferring" from the building or "special fund," at pleasure, and using it. for tuition purposes, that there will be no end to the latter class of expenditures'. All the Trustees have to do* is to transfer what they choose 'to* expend, and then the very next year levy anew building or "special" tax, to the extent of 2o cents on the one hundred dollars of real,and personal property—as the law gives them the power—aud thus supply what they have taken the year before from this "special fund.'' The Trustees could thus, if they were so inclined,Itgistatfethis "special fuBd&mto a channel which the law neveJ:, contemplated. There would be no check fo tlieax^ti|ntoswhieh Uiq popple of the city would be subjected under a^Ufffgeiso^il ^ril. The school law never contemplated conferring so much power to any School Board. There is no such power conferred by the law. Whatever may have been the z«mzjgraheretofore, no timetahoMld be lost yin getting back to the solid groudN^on which the lnwplaces'these seperate 4'uut^. Kepp thes«0two Cut^ras wide apart as possible, and let every citizen know, what the building, fund, and incMental expenses cost, and what theTrhargt^-'foT tuition are

time has arrived for ^ivifi^to iur public schools, and those who manage them, ajiew direction and a more healthful economy. And^the way to do this is for the Trustees to Spend no more .money than they have allotted to them. They should not borrow a' feiug^e dollar for tuition. The State furnishes to then a fair share from the "Congressional Towuslflp Ejindj" and ,the Citv vvift'do foriis SwiPseh^Ifl^iaftlie Council, £com time to time, may deem just and necessary.: Action 8 of the School Law prohibits the Trustees from spending the tuition fund faster than if is allotted to th#to|ai^erfar«8 «h*tflhfc*!r Trustees shallnot permit the revenue for tuition to beexpencbetL for airy oth er puiSQf^a Purpose inTitfoance of ilsaffiortionm en to their respeotivf, r^ar/aiions." This was a wise prohibition. Itwas iatended, ifie d6trtt,. W a fMQutary check upon the natural disposition to borrow money1 on the faith of what was promised in otheir years, aud to prevent the Trustees ftom anticipating for the preseftf what really belonged to the future

The tax now asked to be jgvied by the Council iafor the supp'ort of the schools fpr tlreten months beginning on the first.Monday in September, 1869, and ending fn jo&ic,

1870.

#i000 i6«0 100

The Conimittee, in consider

ing the'duty Of the Council, wil' confine itself to that period: We have assumed that the expenditures for tuition "and other exjiepses for that ajidjihe, y»v .b^inning ^eptecfiiber, 1^8, should be reduced to the standard of salaries allowed in 1866-67. We have re&sVn to Ulieve that the Trusteerwi^bnform tathiarec©j»t|i(^Mla^i|W of the Committee, and its adoption by the Council, should that be its pleaafcre. In that case, all the "transfers" &om the special to the tuition fwjd'may be placed h^ck, leaving th,0 '4^ial

SiiematC

ent

^ar its cW-

reductions can be made without in the least degree detracting from the efficiency of the schools. Other cities of like population pay

This would proved great relief. The tuition^ fuml,^on first Monday of September, 1$6#,. after

PS,aU lpans and taa^sforatjpnd with a tax levy of twelve cents on the oloe hundred doilars and a poll tax 0£..fifty cents, would staud as follows Estipsajtei tuiU^fund for j«l i.313 salary of teacnncs, on the basi« of 1660-57 *16 fOO oa State fund and citr levy. ISiSlS'Se1"' .v'»rf

LcaTins aDsaraal-deffii

EXCEPT IFUI-

It will be seen that this special tax fond is eschisively intended to pay off 8ttch obligations as may be ass umefl"fof building, repairing And furnishing school houses, furnish-

furnismug school, houses, furnishing school,apparatus ijnd ftief therefor, and for the payment of all other necessary expenses of the school, aoetpt tuitim."

The fewteaa say

in tb^r report.that they h^e £iready ^transferred $5^000 frwn this special to the tkutio» fond, propose to transfer $3,900 mord to make up deficiencies for May and June, 1868) in the salaries of teacher*, and that as there will be a defidency in the tuilioh fond for the n^rfueiio^l ywuc of$02. that

•MV^EVIIVVAJ WTFJY UFIW

ciencr of I tJ%^81 &} This fund of $1D,D1S.20* iap\ be somewliat increased" ftv a lafcer share from the State, in' iassb niaybe- by reductions" mac fe, li

or, it

penses, by the Trustees, for that year. It is, however 9 ncar d^foximate of w^at wIn be ro^u^red, and

music teacher will have to be paid, as heretofore, out of the

ci'sp,e^ial

ftmd." It is t.llft only anniv^m which it can be drawn. Thfs is the decision of the Trustees thenLselres. In n0 eventoan thes^two mlaries be'efiargfid against tbCtuitibuTund. The Committee express no opinion ngig|propriotj! Of thestj rfctofndittr€. ltis^ ^b4ed JolJtJiDw&ref, iH some of the larger citiM of Indiana, and we leave out citr trustees to thgar |i-fp ajpfion^lnl tjpe prennscs

There may bp those who regard all attempts to- lessen expenses for

M«ion^ornrffrle'mnj^W^gl^vard the public schools. Thiysehtiraent is as old as extravagance itselfand much more pernicious. If therfc"" be- »uCh persons, they may be classed with the unthinkan'g and the thoughtless, who noveelfeee but one side of any "subject. They are always impatient -tinder [coflTIN UKt OK TfBST ?A€0tl niTf-V*