New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-27
The College Ouestiop,

Is seems TO Us that the advocates OF the bill be-
fore the Assembly proposing farther grants from
sbs State funds devoted to Education in aid Of
tain Of our Colleges do not fully understand or do
not fairly consider the arguments Of their oppo-
nsnts To talk Of the utility, necessity, &c. Of
Colleges may be very well in its way but is it in
point Theological semiaaries are also desirable
and Astronomical Observatories and gigantic
Telescopes; yet the State does not propose 10 en-
dow the first erect the second. nor purchase the
third. The question In point appears to US to be
q 6llows; Here arc One Million Dollars, we will
say to be expended by the State in aid Of Popular
Education, and nearly One Million children in the
State TO be educated Tho Legislature represents
the parents Of these children. Now there is pro-
position to take part of this common fund and ex
pend II in giving a special and superior education
70 One Thousand or so Of the children at various
rates Of ten to ifty dollars per head. Have the
majority ever undcrstandingly consented to any
such appropriation Would they probably do SO
II the question were directly submitted to them
Who for one moment believes they would
Bot again Suppose certain portion Of the State
Educational Funds are to be set apart TO the sup
port Of Colleges: On That principle that portion
70 b 1,stributedr Shall II be divided pro rata &C
cording 10 the number Of pupils undergoing educa-
ton In each Shall 1t be distributed so much to
every pupil gratultoxsly educated Shall the fact
that College has been well endowed by private
muni6cence or amply supported by thenumber Of
its pupils. or has already received large sums from
the etate-sither or oil Of these dsbar it from far
shsr bountyi Shall the fact that 1t Is poor. weak
and has few pupils, enttls ii TO double portion
Shall it b understood that the present Colleges
only are to be aided or shall those which may
hereafter be set up be warmed into activity BY
State Patronage In short, shall the character
and measure Of State aid to Colleges rest on any
principle at all, or depend entirely on unscrupulou.
ogrollips and dexteous boring Why have no,
the People right to know
sNoSNo PRIsoS.-Harmon Eldredge. Esq
Who has held tho once of Principal Keeper In this Prison
for several years past has sent in his resignation to take
effect from the 18th Of April next great reform In
he discipline Of the Prison has taken place during Mr.
Lt administration The use OF the cat as punishmenl
bee almost entirely ceased and with the hsppies,
saih During the month Of December not blow wa.
ssrash upon snsle convict and only twenty oil
thir were inflicted during each Of the months Of Janu
uy and February. The prisoners never worked more
faithfully or ehserfully than during this period. The
importance Of this change In the discipline will be sp
prseiased when It 10 remembered that formerly from
iSoo TO Sooo ia'Aes were inflicted monthly Mr. E.
dredses successor 10 not yet sppoutsd- We only hope
shss NE Board OF Inspectors viii be fortunate enough
seeurs the services Of gcpusman a. well qualified AZ
Mr. Z for the place, and who vii, carry on, the reform
- suspiciously begun.
Miss CAnoLiNE L. BExns and Mrs.. May A. w. JoHx.
sex Assistant Mstrons In the Female Prison have also
rsgssd the latter having accepted the appointment of
Nsron Of Ts HOME in this City
FRox GrArAxA, P. Rive learn from Capt
Reed Of the brig Ella Is days from Gusysma ths, the
eFors had been very bounufal this About hal
had bean brought the greater part had been bought
up for the European market Sugar arm 1t 10 and
hoasssss IL ou. The markets well stocked with
Ansriesn produce. Flour GA and SIS Dbl; White Pine
unesr e2s Pitch Pine. s27; Frsishts 20 per 100
he for Sugar g and 50 per hid for Molasses.
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