New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-05

the prCvis.OEs Il TIE law, Aad y CHIEFS e1ilN"t
2 a. Unconstitutional and oppressive -. .l
In ISL the Lesslst,srs Es.h great rnanfnsy pissS
The aw now in i0rce. lt : essentially oonl'I1..' ~
between toe views OF the sdvoca,es sah "plN,e S
the law of lSsa-hesNeeu the theories az as ~ -
,rnr.,rfy hssis Of taxaton Tor the supf1ft OF 81
80 IA, mixed one previously cossining IN W. 1
rropsrrv a. such bore portion lo'Gf siSAiSs 80 -
n the burden. and TIE persons dIreS<y -, -, =
remainder While the prvSeat S,ste tax OF $500
Tsstr couces son fruun prupsrry than aay msie
yisusly 10 $50 !, does not, ~ the sIiie OF nc CT -
-, n sss,.rue render the schools entirely rec N II
sense q being exempt from the psyniehso. .' 80.
Rate bills 20 paw some portion OF tee teSe9sfs 49,
have vet 70 DC collected in msny nor nos "a Nie
districts Of the state But % the intgcnI tnc seao
are now as they were undo. the laws anterior 20 ief
absolutely frce. .s.,.,,r. ,,,,r;,y
;,s ls.r Session nv the Commissioner Mr. : ; ksndSi-
and IN the last snanA report OF the lste SdpeI n,
II a proposed 10 substitute mill tax tor the present.
one This j. ylrtflsly, ana iadecd aVoNSu'.' P'Ot
,icn 20 restore tree schoOls, - A..
p.sr ceutinl tax beyond all question. Il more deen
sible In theory than one OF hNe't aionn NAeu "ss ~
70 meet 8 wan. which 4 varled oy the ssc Va.S ;.
which vary the svasls OF the TAX VIZ e c.esso ., O..
r,ruf;on cf rorulaiion and weGl,h. hNed 'lN uOes
~, oSspt use 70 either ii these contingencies AMI
sp,cn, rapidly increasing population Ike our OWE u
II Is exactly sdeluste 20 IL purpose one Y'N' MUS
necessarily lall short OF II the next
Ard tnar a mil tax cannot be tniry eon.'ervo an va.
erous burthcn property Tor ne srsS 90 - Va ~
tanning popular eiucailon--or mat pro.ccu'l NuDn
Sers through az CLASSES ot socety-has been very os
tnctly admitted By the opponents Il ree schools neh
selves by their asserting 70 The eight nundrei uoishu
do lar TAX. When imposed Z snoanted ~ note tiN'
tenth Of per cent on the assessed Nc OF e P'Vt
erty Of The STAIR -. t
he eousl division OF hir Of the school toney' ~
districts be permitted % rcmsn 10 lorce x l. nor
nrhable thar IT. class OF districts which most strenu
eusly opposed the FREE School Lsw-he sparseiy lnoop
ted oncs of the counrywouh object to the suoitlu
non OF mill tax for the present one nor, on tne o.hr
hand that the wealthy city snd village dlsictH VIZ"
Gave it, ropplsr raioriies 20 that law would press TIE
change Neither OF thcsc classes OF districts WouN now
desire H. except on conditions which would rcnoe' Il
obnoxious to the otucr TINS remark Is thrown on. 20
chow Ghai in settling this point we are not pernhted 70
view Il az a separate and independent proposition 10 DC
decided On IL ab.fgaCt merits. q
Il constitutes, in fact the principal IN se''es .,
measures adopted ~ an acjusimen between r'V1
interest and Opposing views Experience may ana
probsbly does demand the modification OF some oil ines
measures Il certainly makes such demand, Il can oe
shown that they affect any potion OF t9e community
oppressvcy or iniuriousy, But whetherK Is eNpeuent
10 so reopen the rlal, luestonto reew ken me
dCsols. which preceded the enac'ueh'
nj The present awand is too not 10 correct any pos
tive evil but only 70 attain what portion o the COM
muniiy regsrd ~ greater goNd-N y ioA VIC ""V" "
the LegislatuTe 10 decide
Not doubling that tn wants OF an advancing popuis
ton will ultimately call Tor ON increase Of the Sats tSS
and that when 50 increased II would be better on az
accounts 10 made it pcrcentum. and thofeorS Scu
sdusna one the undersigned feels cOnstralneI 10 tN
mess the opinion that the time has not arrived o such
action Nor he dposed At present 10 rcconlheuu sy
action which VIII s4ect The interior pony OF tuc
schools or the duties ui trustees. the eYus arising
from frequent changes 10 the aIteT pafucus' INV
net been sufficiently appreciated. -.
The school system OF New-NOrk Is too vast, involves
interests toe important 10 be rashy esiap,het or au
IN CHANGED Il requires pernsnency 10 adapt 20 tne
Circumstances Of society and 70 give facility and ySor
10 its operations Where no serious pfaeilca sN y
felt It can scarcely be doubted that arcasonahe degree
Of such pcrm1nly preferable 20 m,e,rant eu"ns
a. even though independently considered those changes
might promise some degree OF improvement
In the rapid transition from y tenn to ystem m INC
constant change OF details, made without te oenea, VI
sufficient experience which hos marked Tue sch0o lSS
isstou of thclas onr year, the natural result has io
lowed Grave errors have been eommuted 10 re re-
,rieve them new ones have been plunged INTO. Inc
LEGAL officers have been embarrassed 10 ulooi 9rn
their duties varied by each years lesNlHlion' lnsy
have conseauently performed them with diminlshei
srsTt snd greatly diminished accuracy Want Oh zea'
or want OF efficiency IN the principal soon eXe4us 70
the subalern or parayzes Ms efforts Even the tcach
era finer on more spirited professional body than
whom is not 20 be found in our state-have lost some
thing Of that h.h enthusiasm which few years since
exhibited ts kindng traces throughout our schools or
"a h more likely ther efforts unsupported from without,
have fallen on s9u made sterile by Indifference, or
clicked by angry contention Melancholy a. is the con
fession and decided a. are the exceptions 70 u our
schools in the opinion Of the undcrsgncd nave ucefO
rafed during the rapid changes Of the lat four years
Whether We have reached point IN these mnsatlohs
where il IA best 10 pause, and lee eNrting iegnHoh7
where not obviously and seriously wrong stanu an,I
further Developed experience and more settled pubuc
continent sha call tor well considered changes, i the
crave question now 10 be settled Ga Il, the views oil
the undersigned arc already expressed
". AL SUCH MATTERS RELATING TO lis OFFICE AND
DFNT SHALL DEEa EXPEDIkNr 10 COMM SlcAiE
AFFILIATE JURISDICTION or TIE sUfEMNrkNDENr
Doubts have arisen a. 20 the power of the Supernien
a.
the scboollsWs Of the State These doubts have been
occ6soned by the repeal OF See 1872 Chap 40 OF the
laws OF ls47 by act passed Ia 1919 This repeal Is
surposed TO have been the result OF clerical error
Whatever It's erect IL Is well understood that the iiea
was not entertained or brogched In the LHglila
ture OF aboshing the appellate jurisdiction OF the ru-
perinei dent ara compelling oil parties aggs7ed by te
acts decisions Of the inferior schOO officers 70 resort
10 courts If lev for redress Entertaining thus belief
and concerning that tic act Of 1919 did not NJ all events
AFFECT OF the Legislative cnsctmens conierring %
risdicsn on the superintendent passed prior To lsT
the undersigned has entertained the appeals which have
been brOr ght before hum ami he il not aware that hs
decisions have been Ia any case dsregrded Bat 70 re-
move doubts, and prevent controversy, Z "a recon-
mended that the Legislature by express cnactmrnf re-
conlrin that appellate jurisdiction Ia the 5upernten
dent without which OR school stem would becrushed
by litigation slInos. within single year.
ACADEMIES AVID coLLEGFs
The money de oted by the Smte educational purposes
IL divided mainly between three cl1ses OF m'tiuuons
VIZ: common schools academies sad colleges Nnh the
two latter superintendent has no oicin connexon
But they much the lormS constitute part vi our
educational system Zach Of those psrts eNercse6 d.
rect and important influence on tie others Tho higher
educate instructors for the lower the lower Do pupils Tor
the higher ithas often been assumed that fhr uies
ests anag ustc and IN point Q. view tey have
sometnaes been practically made co. b. attempt IN the
Legislature increase the appropriations 70 n ne
peDse the others candid discussion OF the relations
which tAcy should sustain toward each other bI a.
the octon II Tie Government l. concerned Therefore
deemed appropriate IN lhis coanexion.
Nothing Be obviously true than the proposi.
ton that every dollar devoted W the S,sie 20 iucafion
al IUrpOses should be expanded 20 render rs ben
efa tie greatest practicable extent equally open %
all The cCmnon schools alone, at tnLs time proecnt
this condition Ia heu tuition u cheap 10 oil and al
so'liey free 20 the ildgen. The academies and col
!eges, with the exception Of certain beneficiary scholar
lnipf, and with other exceptions which VIII b.
presently Ectieed ure tuition and other fees ami
eypeI lure for books viii shut their doors On large
eilss Of POI uiation. Tse puLte moneys which they
fbas N fhah M all