New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-03

Grammar school Of toe University 90 per quarter
FOR Ms;hs msficAl md higher knsisn Studies IN the
former the charge l. SO Ia the isitr - SIS For
Classical studies &c ire charge In the To- rer Sig ~
In the latter e S3 20 Is say averaging So Suppose
then I have son TO oe Instructed 10 each OF these
classes my bill per qusrter ~ the Grammer School OF
Colun5is College vcg.d b. - 50 and Ia ths Gran
mar school OF ,hc University II woa'd BE- $50 nskiag
difference Of SfS per snugm Ia my favor II send M
scr. - the College stead OF the University school
II rnsy "a imagined that this extra charge justified
hv the employment OF greater number of teachers N
the school o. the University. DHeeiy zee fsf,fse :
the fact The Reports for The year 20 which refer
shos ths, the College school had thirteen TEACHERS,
and the University school 5ui ei.hi while toe pupils
10 the former 81 md IA iae latter ----Or, 10
other words. in the College school there was teacher
for every ~ pupils. and IN the loivcrsiiy school
teacher for every 3j Bat still further the tables shos
that these =. pupils In tee Unversty School paid m
tuition : -. while the 81 ID the College School paid
but s 81 although the College school had lsrger
proportion II the higher classes than toe University
school IS resul, OF el TINS u sppesrs sso that the
thirteen tescher. Ia the enc Institution received In
salary = GOD snu tac eight teachers IN tee other re
ceived s6i'i.
All this helps 10 explain Shy the University school
has been running down rapidly for seyersl years
The object seems 20 have been. not much 10 pa,
know edge into the minds OF he pupils as 90 put money
into the pockets Of the teacher rather pe!hsp into
the pocket Of the Rector am told the Council some
time $50 appointed ccrnmitiee % inquire into the
causes of ire decay which bad become 50 visible 10
they have yet ss,sasd themselves respecting the
prognoses OF the disease perhaps these remarks msy
help them in their future investigations
Another obstacle in the way Of raising subscriptions
IA the repeA,sd dissppoiniments which the public have
suffered sitter giving the desired aid, on former occs.
sious In e3--9 when the building was finished aui
the eNtra0rdirsry outlay, sscerisined, the Couneh
stated that SIS go could be obtained the Institution
could then 20 On without embarrassment; the ordinary
expenses being met by the ordinary income. Some
what more than the s7--oO was given 10 them Only
two or three year. had passed when another sppesl
was made the public The debt stated at 10000
snd the Council supposed that II they could raise
sac 600 they could then 90 on with ease They failed
10 reach toe $4,000, but obtained -33VoOi which
amount II former statements were correct ought 10
hsye reduced the debt 10 $4,000 IL seems, however
that when the subscription was paid IN, the debt
was SOS 0O snd /, has since increased I'LL as We have
seen il had risen in January lce 20 $50 lT exclusive
of the mortgage for 900 which there seems 20 have
been a strange ambition TO keep out OF view in the
above computations The pubic have become Searied
with applications for money which have proved 80
utterly Elusive Even when they have given what has
been asked OF them II has seemed Ike rolling the stone
OF Ssyphus. When they bad been led % suppose the
work was DONE they have been called upon to com
mence 1t anew. And now when another sppesi Tor
subscriptions has been ringing long in our ear Juf
tce will md 1t hard TO persuade the public that =
sac 600 should be contributed IL would avail 10 pay OF
the whole debt OF the Institution. tie will ind II hard
work for instance, % convince any man OF common
that claim Of -l9oVO secured oy oono snu
mortgage is not debt
In conclusion = word or two more 10 Justice. In
his anger he denounces the state authorities either as
huence Of "demsgogues, because the University has
Ost the State patronage such language should not DC
used respecting our civil rulers sgine Il might De
found that they had lost confidence in the fiscal manage
ment OF the University. before the University LOST the
patronage Of the state.
Jastce claims for the present Faculty a1d Council
entire infal ibilty except in few small matters,
among which would appear Il the hesitation of some
few wealthy men among them who DO not at once put
their hands their pockets and pay OF $4,000 and be
contrasts the present cement OF the peeunsry al
fairs OF the Institution with that which prevailed nine or
ten wears ago II should hereafter follow him IN THIS
comparison IL will be only far may be needful to
render Justice 20 all parties Especially this due to
the ged founders OF the University, 10 whom
be seems inclined 10 impute nothing but blame Their
services are too well known throughout the nation 10
suffer from bis nsuuaons Ny object hss been not to
compare one set Of men with another but 10 point out
evils which must be remedied in order 70 the prosper
iy of whs, on got to be noble Institution have no
doubt tha, the remedy will some day be applied. The
University will not be lostio this city. even Justice
and his friend should abandon H." DO not believe
that g. they are the men, aud tina. Wisdom viii die
chem"
In the meantime take leave of him for the present,
Wishing him n safe delyersnce from his dread OF the
wayside and the omnibus They will do him no harm
il be will do justice 10 others and 10 himself
OBSERVER.
surprised ft hat ~ the when The tables show
TIA, the declining at 20 - ssrse-j,
made th-r Reports O. the Regents hat e
hool prosperous c1ntfsn DO wonder hat the late
year such sofilay declarations. He
str of De tssk VI making orcs' without straw Or even ciay