Foreign Language Press Service

On Wednesday evening, June 20, a meeting was held at Mr. Klein's saloon, corner of Madison and Jefferson Streets, by Germans who live in the Scammon School district. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the introduction of German-language instruction into the public schools of the city.

The regular meeting of the Board was held on Tuesday evening. The following members were present: Avery, Ballantyne, Bond, Bonfield, Brentano, Briggs, Clark, Dreier, Foster, Guilford, Leavitt, Runyan; Ryder, and Tinkham. we shall confine our report to the minutes on instruction in the German

Extensive article about German instruction in public schools. (Mentions another article on the same topic that included statistical material and was "recently" published.) German teaching personnel consists of about a dozen women teachers. In St. Louis and Cincinnati number of Germa

Schintz of the Committee for German Instruction proposes at a Board of Education meeting to appoint a German teacher for the Lincoln School as the parents of 230 pupils have asked for instruction in German.

Correspondence from Springfield. Senator Woodard introduced into the education committee of both houses a bill proposing that German shall be taught in public schools only when a majority of the pupils demands it. (This measure would only affect Chicago, and perhaps Belleville and Nascoutah i

In its bitter hatred against everything German, the Chicago Times once more attacks German instruction in the public schools. English, the Times says, is the language of the country and only this should the young be taught. We simply deny that English is the language of the country.

A meeting yesterday at the house of the German Society elected Mr. Schutt ita chairman; Mr. Roos, secretary. Mr. Heilmann, who really had brought together the meeting, made a speech in which he explained by an analysis of the aims and purposes of the North American Teachers' Association (the

The more I look at American life, the more do I become convinced that the American needs the compulsory school system... A German teacher's Association is planned for Chicago with the aim of mutual education and also discussion of the various methods of instruction. In order to start on this

A number of teachers met yesterday in the "Deutsche Gesellschaft" in order to receive the report of the Constitutional Committee of the German-American Teachers Association. On some paragraphs extensive debates ensued. The conception of "German-American" particularly caused difficulties. With

If one wants to have good pupils, one first must have good teachers. This fact the gentlemen of the School Board don't seem to have yet understood. They do not say, that in order to have good pupils one must have good women-teachers, but they show through their actions that they are deeply co

The School Board of Chicago has used the great fire as a welcome chance to play an especially mean and infamous trick. A number of the women-teachers of the German language, not only from the schools that burnt down, but also from those that are in full activity on the West Side have been dis

A sad spectacle are the churches, chapels, and other prayer houses lying in ruins. The German churches, in every case, were connected with elementary schools. The most urgent business of the Germans as a nationality in Chicago is the providing of temporary school rooms. We saw the ruins of ma

The German language is from now on to be again a subject of instruction in those schools where it was taught before the great fire. Nine women teachers are to start again their work. The debate that extended over several sessions of the City Council showed that no member was opposed to the te

German is now given in all the schools which were not burned down and where German was taught before the fire. An average of 2,359 pupils in eight schools are taking German. These schools are Washington School, 182 pupils; Carpenter, 328; Wells, 298; Moseley, 282; Cottage Grove, 187; Haven, 3

Instruction in German is now given in all the schools which were not burned and where German instruction was given before the fire. No fewer than 2,359 pupils in 8 schools are receiving German instruction. These schools are: Washington School 182; Carpentar 328; Wells 298; Moseley 282; Cottag

Of the German-American schools of Chicago, the one entitled to the utmost consideration is the high school of the West Side. This school is completely independent and non-denominational, and is guided by the best principles of German teaching and education. American conditions, especially in

There are five or six vacancies in the public schools for teachers of the German language. The examination committee holds a meeting, today, at 10 A.M. and will accept applications. The prospects for applicants are favorable as there is a dearth of German teachers.

The Board of Education is asking once more for German women teachers. Since the fire many vacancies have occurred. But the Board of Education was unable to fill all the vacancies.....Up to yesterday, there were five vacancies during the last four months. Inquiries were made at St. Louis and M

At the examination for German women teachers for the public schools which took place yesterday, were only nine women. Three of them did not understand one word of English, and two others were deficient in other regards. Only two seemed to be qualified. This is a sad situation and the German c

The Chicago Times in its yesterday's edition made once more a violent attack against the teaching of the German language in the public schools. This is nothing new. This paper which in each of its editions is the organ of the worst criminal element, which sings moral songs as "Mephistopheles"