The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-05

hDovls1es o( shoss stores sssutao sttsansass lsss
hf tAslr vaass Hev fe Il so0d 60 added to prsssst
eoapsssss = instruct il sosaenio ana esisxt.ss
brsncbsst rhess questions srs ssssd to pscs In .
.SS S.ss no. ssy
ths hsts n the and Who have probably formed
rated OF tbs cid which ths Stas extends
Union schools With suoa sdditlsnsl I'D might II il
tue, torn substitute for academies but What gooif
ust,l Iofulssioa w.sh hsvs er~sty sdvasoeA aa6
thsr bensats 10 believed, would mot DO q svsay
0isssn lpatd .. thoss the academies no~ are A.d
.hy swsy what has slresdy lavshed on sc.d
emtes-ths scquiroOs OF years merely to build up
sphere the Union schools ere OF
culabe beD@he a. substitutes tor academies generally
they ere uncshed for and promise no Improvement
There method In the judgment OF tho unders signed
BY which the State render bepea Of this uods
which spprop'a.es to higher education equally
cur'sling any now enjoyed BY another clSss-and In do
ing this seither dimDi-n the Dumhsr inpinge
interests OF TIE existing higher institutions u -acang
That method would be 70 distribute among those
tions ss much money 40 nos- and more IL necessary
but TO require them to dollar thus received
IN eratuitsusy educAiDg suoh pupils tho State shall
oe.ienAre
b. proper method Of desis asiDs tho pupis the L.
eduaic OF the present sy,tem ~onid BE- done ant
results ATTAINED sih enlightened psilsu-
thiopy as with the theory and spirit Of our political
The ilospg is outline Of the proposed plsa:-Let
the COMMON school districts Of the State arranged
into a. many academy districts there may
hereafter be OF academies Let cash acsde9y 20
required to receive annually ffom he schools
its district and gra u,tousy edu,ste pupil Tor every
s. received from the ate college, lils
frcu tDs free DEPARTING nte ain number OF aosds
mites ,be same footing. The s.o'ion Of the pupils
should evieenty be MADE the basis OF eduoa nal
| qualification end general merit There are several
methods Of mpshinx this which 1t l. necessary
readily sttarbe Is established BY the erperisuoe OF chs
Free Acsdsn my in tho city of New York and Other
TIE FIRE. Acacemy In the city Of New York presents In
fact practical exanpdcs'ion, Ia single locality Of
the plan above proposed for the whole state
lite Pr ps from the schools the basis above
soegs-ttd and |. educatss them grstuitousy The
deIsned has during the past visited this iust
tut personally examined its records Investigates its
plsDs Of in detaii snd Sitnessed operations
To ssy thas emnenty successful in accomplishing
the Objects o. e. fouDca ion Is but faint praise Of tho
CURED that founds'ionor Of the sola and eosnt c,rps
Of tescieGs Who manage ito concerns Within It's halls
the MAKE Of caste aud the Distinctions OF seath else
where 30 ptrvadDg-pevadiug the mansions Of tho Nv
Ing and the msutoeums Of tbs dead for
igpt red. The of the rioh the poor neither Of
them degaoed beD~oiaIls but the honored cadets Of
parental government meet on ground where neither
/ the came higher branches OF science, drinkinS
from tbs rioh fountains of classic literature cut
vstiDs the same elegant tastes ana perona accomplish
ments, the Undersigned with emotions he viii not at
tempt describe the atatives of almost
tremes and Of inter mediate poiot in aud
ouDiary coDdtiop-the Of the merchant whose
GELS visit every and Of the employees Of his store
houses and his wbarves-of fathers his.
toric in professions In II in and Ia arms
sBd OF the oh oilipg whose sinsws sup
| port this socia supers tructure above them
TIE difference between such q foundaon-wherS the
beet brightest youths county irrespective Of
all other distinctions brought tog Their be equally
anonted and Fsndaed for the Olympic race OF Life and
manhood and rrpo~n-and TO be put In position whore
high heart bold eudeavor will place the rewards Of
life equally within their reach In the place Of that order
OF things where the aecesies Of measured
by pecunisrJ social condit0nWhere poor schools
thought suffice for tn. nd where eleemosynary
winter-mSks the developt m INT of . truly American
idea snd at once the symbol and the commencement Of
Dew phase In educational and social progress
1t scarcely to be doubted thai the great msropois-
the Iusst!oDs OF whose philanthropy! ara only equslled
by thee OF Der business enterprise whose
and suburbs everywhere sprnkled with her msgnn
cent ohsrits-~il add to this class Of her Dstu.ions
nor that she will ultimately perfect her system Of free
eduess!s1. by the establishment of free college
scale prvpor ioDed 10 the Of her population.
There ether institutions in the State approaching
the character 0, free academies One Lockport
taught hundred pupils during tho year Another
In loeess Of organization at U'ies
With peculiar pleasure the Superintendent calls atten
ton to ths fact that free college Is
in State By private fouDdatisns and b.nesactions
Geneva its ZANE to Hobart Free Dol
preparation n study and who furnish satisfactory
| tsstn onisis Of character
scsdsui4s and colleges, would be great ayirg Of
Ierse to the State the erection Of and nirey
tees and by this it believed that the
Gums distributed among these institutions would
end ae sings Of free instruction IN the higher branch
es OF learning 70 consider ato extent throughout every
| Cars of society
arescy asserted that the change proposed
would lot result iBjuriousy the p.cuuy interests Of
the academies ana colleges III they receive the
amount OF cid from the Sste as at present makes te
difference to them whether cheaper tuition
! OF their entire number Of pupils a. it dses
whs.ber Dskee the tuition portion slight
y increases that Of the Others sucn would the effect
Of the chang. IL the number of studsuts remained tho
same as at this time But The number would IN
doubt%Gly ncrsas5 by the o. entirely
GLASS. a. to prevent rte In tuition and ut the taue
,hslan he anAI nal
cost III Institutions tnem elves aocrung from the In
In another respect the proposed change would directly
aid The pecunary Interests OF the academies colleges
They would longer be coDsidered sppcr aiming
their Bo7tpt3ges TO mpsratvely small olass
ciety they would hcone parts OF I'd alton sy.
tam equally tss property Of the Whole peop snd equay
being ciossy limited TO fixed smouot at present to
oser Of and iousl ooed the Other
vtu.o Gov IL arord aad stesey stream their
Interests sI3 those If che Pape shouia De found DO
| nAnd-
| Edveaf,cr, Of Ttqeh-,
Few estimate sufficiently the importance Of teaohe-s
clara, or their influence on society Nesry nuch
nts they menc the moral character Of the young
and their nhuet is probably mtre fet In develop
ing he Intellect g:7i1g it syecton throughout
szrnsive portioo OF society haens sf teso
sutes Of the stale Of literature and It's ostos
lures bsvs not been without tt,r ir1aeoos those
whose otot7rs have ve;gbt IN isning both literary
aud socis, position P:.judioe against this oocup.
| lion IN couDtry, u uniusy 1t lie npclls,o
| Where IN toe United statas have teachers a.
os been found behind the moral Intellectual Guilt
Walton Of the body the community ia vhoa they have
been osiled upon to teaoh-nay pot IN advanos Of IL,
How often has even the bscatn OF suspac,oo fallen
The moral cs.bro Of of the twenty 1ve thousand
tchooi teachers Of New York or their intel.
isctusl os!isss tns .orh the bar tbs sacred desk,
,he highest boAoess and official eostons Of county.
bear pba.ic testimony For ubrsm Sng Industry Ia
sbotovs end ply ally proetrauns occupstoa-f,r
Pstsbt bsvirx o. incoDvsoences and wtioh
those unemar pith the subject hardly sprsosts-
for sesoNr and high toned devo'ico TO tbs duties Of
their calling ample opportunities Of observation hAvs
saiffea the undersigned tcA oss- OF excel the
tsscbere OF New York And IL L. notorous that none
where the sxtcnt OF ,h,tr duties are
taken into consideration 20 insdsquatey paid b.
you'd 'sv ci,ies snd larks Villages ssgss paia -
tsscbsrs % ct YQusl tbo1s Of any GLASS o. opert
| who're occupation otmssds any previously acqui I'd
dsxteri y.
II IL COMMON to urra the oecssstty Of easb ching
professional cisss Of teachers oise OF tsaooera for life
1bis mcst 5e@sbs fesut oanuot be obtained ..
ratet OF reYn.fstion and thsrs iDdloa Of