New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-13

IN 7 efin in a,y e opr colleges. The rfcltauonS
in e,Vsrsl Ofh,r brsucLcS were gudlp ci'oi'ao"
The fact that a thOtough cNsmi""n"" J" oc.' n
sptCiGtd stuOi,e IN 'it I"uimoh Schoo II ]" t;,
ssr, IN ,rocr for aduh's'On INV" '"o' 10.
schools ,rsur,s a good class "f sch" at'' our,
',,.I . -, .cI,sot. do not dcpNud Tor cN'N'
,,,e ar the wbims OF patrons the rut" aa
| Ir;,o;,al, arr .blr 10 enforce th09JusuusS ~
cliphue and scouirement. The o,""" ,ho,Is orr.
of Cincinnati With these rec "'t" A., rross;,,
the olcr, Of Cincinnati and are i'p'"; tuo.,on
ON I" Az eyualiy With the FREE oV"" I' 90 Is tb.
~, tb;n1 in the report of l-O4 i"ohS a. ua,
On 'n'ns Il, wv. nSt dealing fairy with these
49, ..,ate collected. for sch"'i purPoseT'
" s'n" -. SII6 729 of which SOL 10 were
III ,''u."3 GA a3 ,noropriatcd 10 schools elsewhere.
,,,as 70, seem right. This city IL great
Ii~,;,, ~ people, and nothing shouid oc u"nc
- ,r.y,rt The edJcatl"n ot tbc vast hu'hoc. VI
- :" iJ,an m the n,o.t thorough manCer. Many
c' c"''o' sc,, il vas published in the Clhcinuat pa
sr.tln, E.hop lurcell had in some 'peoth he
rnao, in Austria Il th,nk) compared these Com
ron schools OF Cincinnati TO wolves whcb met
the ,nnbs of the nook ~ they landed and tore
and devoureN them | do not think his Reverence
n,v s,mra' bizcs with thee schools very sre"'y'
irssruch es there is n Catholic school III o"nnec-
,j,, vi uesry ever, Catholic chdrc1 IN tue cl'y.
S,;J tb.g. scb.,ols g ,nnot compete win The Pub
Ec .cbooIs which are the Peoples Colleges and
are doing a great work. For this reason they
ought rot to be hindered by uojuet rcstnctlons.
II Cincinnati will taAe care Of her own children,
tle Sate ought to be satisfied.
The progress Uf thee schools is Indicated IN the
following acts: in 1880 all the Puohc Schools IN
C,ofinnnti en,ployed % teachers, at a cost OF
50. 80; IN l-;b they employed 43 te 'chsrS, at a
cost of s. CAS-; in 1910. j3 teachers, ~ cost OF
$40 60i: in le43, 70 teachers, at cost OF So,
S27t In 1896, III tcdCLcis, ~ a cont ot $40 N34;
5 IA 1874. 222 teachers at cost OF SO lJl
In I-5l the Superintendent. in hIs teport, says:
"1hc reading "f the Bible is regular exercise
sat the opening oi the morning sessions OF our
Il schools. TO have it reed is the hrthrght OF
.our couutrymcr aud no teacher should feel at
"hbetty ~ ntE'ect it, or perm 1t 10 be read IN IA
"cAreass or Indifferent manner.
ssTcacbtrs can ID DO way impart 81 great aud good
"a lessen rs by showing by their manner and
"tone that they respect ifs holy precrpts.
In both the High schools the German and
French and higher mathematics are extensively
taught bv competent proiessOrs so that the boys
and eils Of the Queen City who pass their course
honorapiy in the lower departments may have an
education il the High Schools which compares
6vorably with that gained III regular cJl eges.
ST. Xayers Co,ge is a Jesuit institution,
which for many years Was uLder the Presidency
of "Father Elet "a soft, unctu0us sort Of
father. | once passed through the buildings OF
this inetituton-f Father Elet acting as my GUIDE.
Jesuit saints, sOmt OF whom hai been Generals OF
the Order; and i; was quite edityDg to hear the
Preside 1T Of au American College detail the puer
ilities of miracles peftormed by ttls saint and
that. One of these saints had been repeatedly re-
vied by q woman who was afterWaro found dead,
bit when the saint came near her she rose uP
And shIieked out, " | sm in belt, or some words
10 that effect, and sunk back dead. The same
worthy Prvsiden. once criticised the EnRiish Bible.
In an argument with former pupil, allie ging that
in the Original Hebrew there were fur Books
" of Kings" whereas our Bible has but two!
Tue young nan properly TUNED On him oy assert
ing that tie worthy fathers declaration either
showed igbOraI ce IN worthy college president or
it showed s"InrtkUg wore, a. any chtd reading
our Bible knows that First AID SecoOd Sanuel
are otherwise called the First and Second Books
of Kings. Ihe JesVi', oil cOurse, looked foolish,
but wIs'l sold nothing.
The Hnpiists have h Theological Seminary north
west Of the city, perhaps t~O aud u hsH miles
Fl, III Main street. II is kYoWu ~ the F.Irmouut
TbtolOeical Seminary. The FarmOuot Land
Company gave the institution ~ acres uf land. \
Iarke tsiidng OF brIcb ] II feet ny 30, and four
stores high has been put up. 1t bids lair 10 be-
c1ue powerful auxiliary 10 the Baptlsts III tle
Western States.
Lane Seminary on Wa'nut Hills is 0 richly en-
dOUed irstitut0n. Its l1nds were priuci pal'y the
gilt Of the late Elnnthsn KenDer; ard IL derives
it, name trcm tw' brohrra by the utme of Lam,
who gave it Il considerable SUN Of mCDey. The
venerable DR.. Lyman Brecber Was formerly
its r, sident 1t bas always lad On abl, Faculty,
ana it has now the meaDs OF educating you q Len
for the pulpit perhaps - "a good ad9antaIe as
any seminary in this country. lis library is large
and select its location very beautiful, its buiid
iags comno' iOus. snd It's professors men uni
veIs1lly e-teened for rbelr gifts and pie'y. he
iands, according 10 the CONDITIONS on which they
were given, cannot be sold, tut may be leased
These leases are coming nto great denaud and
must give the ScGinary an iuc"me ample ipr It's
present waits. IL alumni are numerous, and are
founc in all parts of This count '. taking every
thing pto account, Cincinnati is probably ahead
OF every city at the " est 10 the extent auo com
pleteD~ss If its meaus for cducafiuG the 'uug
and has good reason for prde in these institutions