New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-11
IEGIsLATIoN CPQN COMMON SCHOOLS

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SIR. The b relative TO common schools passed By the
Assembly le,t Wednesday evening ard winch s to
BE- acted upon By he Senae il is to be hoped will receive
in the ler boJy moe grave consdefa Jon than appears
veto have ben given 70 IT, The wan. Of mature delbaa
;o, s apparent upon tie vtry fa Of hs bill IL p1rpOus
IN d. an amendment Of the set establishing free schools
palsod March % 1893 Now, night have been suppoed
he mbtrs Of tie eisaure at least those who have
taken any interest in IL subject would have kuo1n that
the at red 10 but proposal Of ev which was
f. be submitted 10 the people oud has been repeatedly held
Hv the Courts 10 be urconst uloAG and w The act
heeoro is not in c1s enc and can in pr per sense DO
the basis Of any legislation whatever IT is true that
other &c was passed in 1871 co4toirng substantially the
troyops Of that in question: but il j. not little sngu
lar at lie bib above referred t. should have passed one
lonch q tie Legislature and liter considerable qscus
sone without discovery o. tie mistake into which it5
may be hoped dat in the Senate there wiz leastbe
so much dclibraOn 10 relieve the bill from the appa
rent evidence of crude and hast' action
The amendment however, Is objectionable on other
grounds Which viii briefly specify. Il proposes to take
ION the schools OF oil asyums or societies u seciarGn
or deuoniuaiOutl character or which are under tho
obalge # any religious sect or denomination AL 6eneht
Of ho public money Appropriated 10 INC snPP4t OIL C'h'
il sucy could not have been supposed BY the franers
Of the bl OF 10y those who v,ed for 10 that 1t Wa IN the
rover Of the state Superintendent or OF any suborlae
common School officers. 10 apply tie pubic faad other
an in conformity with lave passed for that purpose
or hat the schools Of Gsynms and other charitable scce
ties could have any p0.ticl et1n in the Common school
urd oxc,pt by special legislative enactment Various
acts hove been passed giving such schools d1rhntve
share OF The fund bat in all instances upon he c0ul ton
that hoy should be subet to the supervision CT toe
school auth. rit # the city or disIct where 'hey
were situated. In addition TO tis, BY a general
ar, Airl T. l-5cl all of such schools l'thef man
those i'm the City of New York, hnt az 20 when
there is similar provision IN he laws relating - that
Ct, were in elless terms declared o be SUBJECT - tie
r..f.. .lo
were thus placed upon the footing win oher schools
a. respcats the employment u teache the bancht 10
Tre,eea thereto Of the District Schools aul The Bolrds
a. Education in Now OIk, Bro0hn aud other Cite. he'd
,,' . ,o,Ty as from the Di.e: hoos As
surnpp ilen that they fully discharged their any IN res
poet to both the instruction in Tho schools couN h0 eps
wholly free from anything OF religious setIa"Ah cH'
int Fl may be said hat The Children remain under tho
charge o. c societies. and that there may BE- sectana
irgucntc adj ou4h not part of Tie sulr ntucoh ia
sci oos T's no doubt viii be 70 n ihoe societies whch
oro soccron in ACr character as tAe 10 nan C9'h2nc
hui the same objection oIpts 10 cnlfeh SEM % e -
trrf school-tiey win have relI. ous teaching IN thef
own ialniies or IN Ito churches 10 which they belong All
hat the law can look to is to euord against mpol err ~
tuuCtous in schools 10 e HHt P'i' w WIZ '.o
fund is devoted and this should be secured 10y the most
explicit and rigid esactmen II he pFeseg' l4%s are 4i
b1uous ia that respect let hem be amended. bdt INC .
GOES much further and denies 90 religious s'coy hlld
ing The teue Of eny particular sect all pAbho aa ior 'ue
instruction OF the children IN their charge even IN MARI (.
fho Great object had ~ view ia the use Of the pubc iuAi
q 10 rroyde for the education OF all children IL Is con
tidortd desirable tat the poor should be thus froydt
for and we seek 20 gather into the common sclocs al"
without distinction Il paIonase or religious Deiet Du.
There is class who are left unprovded Tor by me common
school system VIZ: destitute orphan children These nay
ina no Parents must be uttey neglected except Tor the
Charitable intervention of public societies Wnch ouor
substituted rfrortage But they are still the ogec's 81
-ubc care and should be educated Gs wei IS nhfWe1
w shall this be done The societies for tlo mos Pli
arc sustained by voluntary contributions anc lne eAecu
I've dut IS rtrf',raCd cratu uy BY charitable citzcns
Who have other claims upon er time and canno' oe eA
ucctfd 10 do all that parents ordinarily q" JOE V-f w
Children We have ht 90 require or look Tor mo ~
tlan that should have general oversight OF me ci
,rcn within lie walls Of then estabshment' they
cannot look Gor them in the streets, nor safely enUs
tiese little uufiierdod creatures TO the district SCHOOLS
shall there be schools then IA the asylam' iAs mes
.a,y ADDS 10 the expense ami becomes too ousroNs I
soceries that have no endowment. Surely At IS enough
NV the eperous contributions Of the benevolent th des
tipte children are furnished with home and placed nnoc
n sort Of parental influence The expense oil 0u eu'"
/ ton ought to be public charge . ,.
III ooncede that it might be preieraol' ~ maSs IVY
erao poyision for the um schools rather thahto nave
the, tninc led wilh The district schools as reguiaolA
eve n. cded for the which would not be htpcao.e
the other But taught by experience h~4 ~ a
some G&ed general system Approp',at iohs nav psS
be,u made bv the Legislature Ter The heneut Oh asylum
bpf tEey have been made year and ouitel aO.ne'
,s doubt H. on the whole, that uncertain nd OF al
If material service Nheever Is given oagot 10 DC coi
Tain fcm wear 20 year otherwise more may % i'st ~ pr
o ibptiors than is lanedb the public oeneIeci'n
S. n be schools of asylums could 10 PROVIDED Tor ~
an so,ne systematic basis no rtasonhNr e'!ec'H o'"
be made 10 Il, being done by distinct legislation
II becomes those however, who OBJECT 70 tIe pr si
e,rsprentnt to propose plan when wou5d DC . ID.
ouiveleut nd be equally conducive 10 the eduV"oH
~, Lass Of children designed to be benefited A II o.