Historical sketches of the public school system of the city of Chicago to the close of the school year 1878-79

This short history of 80 pages begins with some descriptions of the earliest schools in the mid-1830s. Much of the book is concerned with implementation of state and local education legislation, and school system administration issues from the 1840s onward. There are also brief profiles of Chicago high schools in the 1870s and lists of the graduates.