New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-03-15
The kchool Queation.

ing that the bill reported By Mr.. Maclay in rela-
,;on n rho Common or Public Schools 81 this city.
wonid not be permitted TO pass the Legislature
Some &c the Members d; Assembly from this city
are making great personal exertions 10 procure
different result; and the ice-holdeEs under our
CITY Government feel orfancy tina; their coz
,nuaEce in place depends upon the passage Of this
bill, viii doubtless what influence tncy havc
in the same direction; but apPreilend the un-
dcrtow strong for them. The Loco Eoco CouIi-
,ry Members have for years been laugh, 70 believe
system non.trous aTfair-a stupeadous intrigue
between Gov. Seward and Bishop Hughes :or the
advantage OF one or both a, the expense OF Relig-
Gus and Political equiiy-and they veTz. na,lr-
ally reluctant to wheel al the word ofcoAnand,
and consumrnaie the design which they have been
50 vehement. denouncing. Hhilci Is possible,
therefore, that the grand haing sigl. of distress
sent up from The si,v officials may urge the bill
| throushthe Assembly, do no, believe there IS
any intention among those who have power over
the subject that it snail pas. the Senate Only let
our otice-holders but get safely by the Charter
Election, and it will fall dead as a stone.
Our conviction that such is 20 be The issue of
'fls matter IS strengthened by scrutiny OF the
olii ltseh 1t Is not calculated Tor practical work
ing. 1t has The look OF Peter Plndar= razors,
"hich were MADE not 10 snare out 70 sell. Ii pro
p0se' sweeping 'iaHses ~ our ao''' 'e'oo
| tem-io what end 70 the satisfaction of those
who feel aggrieved by the presen, system Ger
| talnly not If they are to obtain any redress of
u'eii ''''l'''''' y u. y nus s0ie'y 'e III sone
GU anu ''uhuioou' hta!i.i-fps enforcing
ule i'sose " t"o OF 'Fee more a's asiiefaa'ofE
u ana supplementary 70 this II this ON should
pass ti's mn II Is ofo!s certain Nia' a'o'''f
.''0,. O' f'iss'u "e>' sess'ol' y any uopo' 1's'
ut MN ooh''oer "ia' -'l 'ic4- pll proposes.
ms Dill
|. Extends the District School System OF the
State generally to this city. .. Makes each ward
School District and authorizes IT TO elect three
ochool Colh'p's sl"aefs .. lno>e ocaool Com
- 'a'i"Se se''e!"'iF 'iie course Oh eau
oit'o iiielei! puiia scnool hoses, hlit teachers,
&c Us may De necessary, or a a malarity OF tle
voters may require. lhepreseni Public Schools
TO he District Schools within the meaning OF itle
'~' '' " 49, 'Sii w ''i' l''''!i'
money. D. Parents VINO do not Ike Inc manage
mont OF their proper District Schools Respectively
may send their children to any other school they
''''Se' '2''' i '"e s'ioSV''''oe "i t'' p''''
NO facic'i' man can examine ihis oi!i without
'e'ns convinced that II VIII work b"diy II passed,
anu pe very likely 10 become odious. Let us sup
pose that ten Wards decide 10 establish District
schools, build school houses, &c while the other
seven 'otc 10 rest satisfied with the present fnblc
Schools Inc lily Is howcaIiea on tor some S2OO,-
ooo, probably more, to buy lots and build ten ard
r..,, 800
|. 49, -. '"'s-l'"y '"S Pcr'i'pS
'''''e 'ii'n ''ali 'r' aSes-Protest against beng
taxed TO build these Scfoo-houses tor purposes IN
no wise approved by OF 'e"ese'", t" Thorn Will
',' - = 80 ''9 "uu'''o''ui 'aAat'oh
W 10y ''"pPo - ei'so 'onoois llieh look u
''e gwen ~ residents OF one District to send
Their children into aaother Suppose The Schools
are calculated Tor one thousand children each, and
the People OF one District have good School,
witt! which they all pleased but the next Dis
trict i. involved in u quarrel Religious or other
wise; one party overpowers and forthwith ,b,
minority send their four hundred children into the
peaceful and popular School. Here is one School
crowded end its teachers attention divided sv for
eisn scholars while the olheris left half empty
one ins,ructing six hundred children tho other
fourteen hundred. with the same room md at tho
same expense. The parents Of the four hundred
transferred children canno, of course be allowed 70
iHtcrfere in the management Of the School TO
which they thus send, though they NAV still en-
barrass the action OF the Dsuic, in which ,hcv
live. What becomes here of the right Of The pa