New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-14

up and finally drove the horse and otlcer through
apicket fence; the animal then stopped end Pear
sail was arrested his companion fled. lie vas
committed for trial.
10 TIE EDITOR or THE TRiBrnE.
What improvements can be made in the orGan
szti0n OF the free schools of this city This i'm
portant question is one of paramount interest TO
every man. woman and child in the city and coun
try. That there are defects in the present ar.
engagements, and deficiencies in the organization
that demand serious consideration one can
doubt who has been familiar with the working Of
the present system. The Free Academy fails to
accomplish all that is desirable in opening the
means ofmgher instruction than is to be obtained
al present IN the W ard or Public Schools. After
deyotlnG much time and thought to the matter
of the opinion that there should be established
IN convenient locations four large school build
ings, two for girls and two for boys exclusively,
the first floor 10 be devoted to a primary depart
ment, the second floor to a school of the same
grade rs the present male and female department
OF the w ard Schools and the third, or upper floor
in all OF the building to be devoted to an academy,
or high school. where all boys andgirls who arrive
at given stage Educational progress, may be adj
mitted, after rigid examination, by special
iners In this way all objections from distance and
Inconvenience would be fully met, and thousands OF
youth OF both sexes would pursue their education
INTO the higher branches where hundreds do at pre-
sent. The Free Academy should be made a Free
College with separate departments for males and
females who desire to secure the benefits of com.
plete education. Diplomas should be given out to
the graduates OF the four high schools, and also 70
those OF the Free College, without regard to sex
II is the opinion of the most intelligent lady
teachers that such course would act as power
full incentive to eXertlon on the part Of the Young
ladies', who are at present left to float on, aud
after years of exertion leave the school and
mark of appreciation is made TO distinguish the
Industrious and persevering from the idle and
ignorant.
throw out these hints in order to excite atren-
ton, and hope that discussion may be elected. 1t
may be urged that such & scheme would take
away the best girls AID boys so that the lower
schools would mol appear well as at present.
This apparent objection is the strong reason IN
favor OF the plan By removing all pupils who
could pass all examination to the high schools,
there could be no possible chance for Sinking or
OF trumped up examinations The teachers
would be compelled to be faithful, and all sham
would be at an end. The characters of the
teachers would of necessity become elevated,
and much higher degree of intelligence would
be demanded and paid for. No person should be
permitted to have charge Of class OF any grade
WHO was not thoroughly matured and whose
services would be equal to any demands upon
them. 1t may be asked, where are we to lind
such teachers
Tie answer to this is raise your standard of
requirement and salaries to any point yourequlre,
and tie teachers Will be compelled by competition
to perfect themselves, and the graduates of the
high schools would fill the posts junior teachers
at from $500 as the minimum, and $500 as the max.
mum rate of salaries, while the Principals would
chiefly come from the Free College and others OF
the higher institutions of learning in the country
In this way a degree Of intelligence and accom-
plishment would always be secured that would
insure the highest state OF excellence. 1t IS
fact that the Public School Society have furnished
49,. IL ND Gt,l,c
and in most cases. these persons have been mOn
majors in the public schools, and have stereo
tlped manner that reminds one more OF the camp
ard military discipline than OF the school room
as we deem it should be. The habit of following
out q given routine year after year, has the ten.
dencY 20 get the teacher into the idea that the
good old way is the only way Give us
thoroughly educated persons to act as teachers in
all cases, and pay them literally, and the Free
School system alone will regenerate society, and
root out all OF the evils that result from ignorance
and its legitimate consequences. s.
ArrENpr TO COMMIT lNFANTIcIDE,-A woman
named Ellen Barrett was yesterday arrested
charged With attempting 70 destroy her newly
born infant by throwing 1t down SINK. Inc IN
fant was heard to cry and female named Cathe
rine Feency, residing in the same house, heard
it. She gave information to officer Rogers OF the
Fourteenth " ard, who succeeded in rescuing the
little1 stranger. 1t was given to its unnatural
mother ard she now has it with her in prison
where she wiilremain until her trial.
SUICIDE AND NQuEsr-The Coroner held an
INQUEST Yesterday at the City Hospital upon the
holy ofjohn Smith. a native Of this State, about
80 years Of age, who committed suicide yesterday
moning by taking an ounce Of laudanam, De
ceased was ounteer in the late war with
Mexico He was discovered soon after taking
the poison and Drs. Fisk and Cheeseborough sue
ceeded in removing it from his stomach He was
then removed to the Hospital, where he soon after
died Nerdict Death by taking Laudanum.
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