New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-16

To ne Edrar Of The Tyissn,.
SIR. The Trustees Of the Public Schools, II their eyes
Fl Your article with the above caption on Saturday last
must have been tsB by surprise. To learn that an IN
"fueuisl ia progress, looking 10 the nidson
Of specifically Theological teaching into tbs routine OF
= Lool. must have occssoued some wonder az least,
that that a the Gr they had heard Of IL Strangely dis
courteous they usi have thought H. not 70 have been APP
prisd # projected entry upon Their premises OF host ct
new end uunyi.ed auKilales albeit a. the sacred cause
ot Re.iop Tley will be- relieved however On leaning
how far the movement has gore, and what precisely It IS
Alta recent party Of several Clergyman OF different de
nominations they discussed the merits Of plan suggested
SINE twelve months ago in The Erangs'cH Ce'l0''c As
uedifc .tion Of course pursued by the Old Free
Sboo cety Of this City, Tor supplying the want OF re
,irs i,.truction IN our Public schools Thinking IA
y,rsbly of H. and d-smng Il in TIE man practicable,
thy -ft II III the hands o. Committee who should
looA 81 il more thoroughly, ana tley approved Oh
n subnit II 70 the consideration II all parties con.
,.r.a The Committee, As yet So lar As ] an
ir.orr,a have done nothing the puohc notice, tlere-
hf- 81 tie subject which les appeared has been "a
f.rur,u yure aud n-lp-ctnt hu[ since II a. appear
I'D NJ Foifor you vii as~ % correct the represent.
II 3D. : a. which you have inadvertently gwen and
Wl.h v-fv s:-riay changes - chTtctrr X - ny
troto..d a. ,.u exhibit that number of d-noninAI1nAl
igb.rs E. 70 to -ech OF our Ward Schools ana there
tr,sec a. gy- 'Leir Institutions 20 The cli ~r divided
I'll INTO s.ofasu classes IhA, grant would make quite
fle babel you have d-pci~o 30 'Ie course 80 I@' d"
orrer aird Is that ID csriail Gay % ne week tFoof
me. ful. t.-,rl. % the ordinary time OF ac"urnng
Oh. school ell ic scholars who's parrris nave d-sir-l ~
bah have r.fm,-.D o. l-Aye the school Tor tie purpose
az TX tn4rs pr couta ? % ave cAufcn
t. o- SurcaS school auc afe % ~ taught nptsys
tense az eo0zy. tut tie principles oi ,tALiy, oy
rb.ir YroI-r pa.rF - sPFut !L'uut"ra lb- frn.h-
l,ro tie .CI-I yaTc-s y'u si'- sh' D. Kept
d, usual ID r. school house ana ilrfr Dr. occupied "ih
,f-ye l--,s might boz So them VA l ~ oder taat
3D. f.4- i,Igr,r ught lo.e nothing OF me rZsr course
~ stlcs. sl,ud be slmstnlg sirg ~ tlai --r
hsrs "a. M-ctfu,s. ga pso-f---'.r .t -4s t. t4hi
,.f.. t-.ftllf .HnfeI0s w1'cn miSlt Dr. pr'hnin>ry
.,,y 90 he lnat cesieIa,aa N modern ed1caii9n no.
o., b.y 81 ,L- proceed p.Aa can b. ulyel Of
0ry - q it-r.d ma IT forth % detail Oi c"4-- 2
80 p. u-- th- sarct 4 AID p-rllr q he
t.s.tfi- We'd schools, AL these 1er. - --rnc-
.u'ed befor- 30 thog was seriously ,y1gtto o. ih4
Ia. many su} erest advantage. one 90 VII 80 -tf it
ru. III CT, limitations Of Chr,lirs an guilty Roman
Catholcs a1d o.. he proe-4ut e.cis 81, ay -l4-l-
yor v II voyr leave. g. snow t-t-- ALTON.
- yrr-eu ny th-ct Is amply . c'frt-. .ssi 7-~a---
son. lours, respectfully h.
RsIna5Ls.
Our corresp, rdeut u.s. We presume one If ,harulfI-I
nate but iapp.ly not company who 10 Ms re-
gulsrly read Tie Tribuas. Had LIE been intimately "a,
cuainted with tbs Journal be would have been aware
that people ar oItn surprised b. the exposition n our
columns of movements wbereof-.ey had No previous
knowledge, and which e1position-or, Indeed, an az
position az aI-seems TO the movers most untimely and
di.courteous. On this point. the ultimate judgn mt
rests with the public 1t seems that the proper
TINE for development and criticism on oar part va. ex
acty the earliest practicable tine after obtained
knowledge Of the facts.
NJ appears to be very well posted up with regard 70
the facts readily submit IL his single correction
Of eur statement Ii is not proposed he says have
the theological lessons impaired within the common
school houses but al such other places the several de-
nominations respectively may provide The correction
is an admirable one and needs just one more TO render