The Schools

The public schools of the city commence nest Monday, and every thlng is in readiness for the event. At the high school the only cliange in the corps of teachers is a temporary one, Mis. Sunderland taking the chair of biatory for the present term in place of L. H. Khoades, who Is still in Qermany. In the first ward Anna D. Robinson and Charlotte L. Millard are new teachers. In thc4th ward a commendable ctmng has been made by secnring a gentlema principal, Mr. H. ö. Sutton. The pos tlon requires a strong hand at the helm and a man principal vvill have a good In fluence. The other changes are Mis Einnia E. Babln, who takes the place o Miss C'hapin, and Miss Lucy K. Cole who is transferred from the 2d ward t take Miss Cooper's place. The regular school meeting occurs next Monday. The report of the sccretary will show the expenditurea of the year to have been $30,447.89, of which $23,755.30 was for salarles; $1,629.16 for bonds and in terest; $1,717.53 for heating apparatus for lst and 2d ward schools; $1,087 60 for gas and fuel ; $1,914.% for improve ments; $2,629.35 for repairs and incidentals; $1,200 for janitors; $650 for lot on State street, and $241.11 for insuranee. The receipts for the school year were $3(i,457.89, of which $5,658 89 came from tuition. The estimates for the coming year is $33,150, of which $24,700 is tor salaries. The house for so many ye;irs the hom of Henry D. Bennett, on S. División st. has been purchased by A. L. Noble Some fine improvements ure contemplat ed by Mr. Noble in both the house and the grnding of the lot, whicli will bt mude knowu to our readers hereirter. The Ignorunee of even the simples styles of hand-sewing whieli so largely pervades the generation of girls that is just coming to womanhood - and too olten their mothcrs nlso- is an occasion for grave heail sliaking atnnng elderly ladies who say sadly that ït wasn't so when they were yoiing! Then, the ability to sew, patch and darn "up to the top notch" was considered an es.-ential part of a young lady's education, and "housewife" and "sampler'1 were fonnd in every school girl's outfit. How many mothers would now be glad of such instruction for their girls, but do not ilud it. Why does not some competent lady establish sewlng classes for our girls? A live and wide awake meeting of the business men's association was held in the council room last evening and considerable interest manifested. A resolution was passed authorizing the president, Col. II. S. Dean to appoint a committee of ten to report the best mcthod of imjroving the roads leading Into the city. l'he chalruiau of the comiuittee only was ïamed, Dr. W. B. Smith, further time )eing desired to select the otlier names. A committee of seven, conslstlng ot Aid. G. F. Allmendliifrer, A. V. Hamilton, J. í. Robison, C. Mack, E. Diirl'y, Tlios. J. vwch, and Dr. V. P. Breukey, was nppointed to solicit coiitributions of cuts of )iibllc and scmi-public buildings of the :ity, to procure the writing of a pamphet descriptive of Ann Arbor and its mfoundlnfrt, and to publish the whole at he lowest possible price, so that it may njoy a widu circulation. A committee of ve to co-operato with the lighting comïittee of the common council in the mater of electric ligliting for our stn;ets was ppototed as follows: A. L. Noble, C. lack, N. J. Kyer, T. J. Keech and H. J. Irown. A committee of three with Col. )ean as chuirman, and A. W. Hamilton nd T. J. Keech was appointed to look fter the matter of the T. & A. A. B. R. ïops.