New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-06

1.-The School OF Design for Women" is one OF
the noblest among the many philanthropic enter
p,isss which the humanity of our city has from
time to time originated. 1t is an attempt to widen
the sphere and increase the reward Of female indus
try il a manner at once unexceptiOnabe and Ma
tionally benefcent. As people, We are notori-
ously deficient in artistic capacity and taste, for
the very good reason that Whatever faculty we
may have in this line has never been cultivated Ii
is no discredt to an infant Yankee that be cannot
talk Greek, nor is il the least dsparagement Of our
people to say that they are, in constructive,
creative art. but little advanced from barbarism,
and far behind the nations of Europe. For this de-
fciency we are paying millions per annum, in the
shape Of high prices for French goods that We
might make cheaper for ourselves if We did not
necessarily defer to French art and taste and wait
to copy patterns and styles that should be able
to create. The School of Design for Women" is
an attempt to remedy this defect and, though but
humble beginning, it promises career of signal,
varied and ever.increasng usefulness.
The managers of this School have resolved to ap-
peal to the berality Of our city in Course of
Popular Lectures to be delivered at the Tabernacle
by the Rev. Messrs. E. II. Chaplin, 7. Starr King
Henry Ward Beecher, and Messrs. Edwin p.
Wbipple and George W. Curtis, five in all Of the
very best Lecturers in the country, who may all be
heard for dollar-the best dollars worth that
has ever been prOfered to citizens-or either OF
them for twenty.fv cents. Even if he proceeds
we're not to benefit one Of the very best and wisest
of our philan,hropic enterprises, the Tabernacle
would generally be crowded for these Lectures. As
il il, We appeal to all our citizens who believe that
there are better and more enduring modes of help
ing the needy and unfortunate than needless aims
giving. TO crowd the Tabernacle to it's utmost ca
pacity, at each of these Lectures. They will be
worth double their cost; but their further recon-
mendaton is even more cogent than this. Let US
show that there is some perception and discrimination
amorg us with regard to benevolent enterprises
that our hot pursuit of wealth or pleasure has not
entirely absorbed us-that we know how 70 honor
and encourage noble deeds. We appeal to the Me-
chanics ard Artisans of our city, whose pursuits
will be signaly benefited by the successful opera
ton of the School of Design, to make a point OF
attending these Lectures and to canvass their asso
ciates and fellow. workmen to secure their attend
ance also. Here is q plan to help women which
does not involve any vexed question respecting
Womsn's Rights; here is new field of employ
ment being opened to the least recompensed portion
Of our workers for wages, which will tend to give
additional work and better pay to al who labor
Let il be nobly sustained and encouraged.
One word, now, of reproof for the managers;
A. hn thov
will understand that it has no personal ap-
pication. The programme of their Course
of Lectures procaims that "as the Lee
lures are erautously given, the managers a,e
"enabled to fix the low price of 81" &c. We
enter our protest against this "gratuitOus' bust.
ness Of course Messrr. Chaplin, Beecher, &c.
will lecture unpaid for such an object if solicited to
do so, but it should not have been asked of them.
THE laborer is worthy of his hire" and those who
are engaged in an enterprise designed to improve
the laborers condition should not so conspicuously
forget it. None of these lecturers are rich men;
they all lecture lin psrt for their living and who
ever wants their services should pay for them. Mr.
Chaplin it ia announced is to give his new Lecture
on columbus" the rich fruit of his Summer vaca-
ton He could get 500 for the first delivery of
that Lecture in our cty-why should he give this
sum to one among the thousand good object, which
appeal to his bepevolence, while men worth fifty
times as much as he is thought generous if they
give $40 The true way is to pay him the fair
market value for his lectures and then ask him. with
others to contribute to the support Of the school.
The exaction becomes still more unjustifabe when
strangers like Messrs. Starr King and Whipple are
+. ouired TO come from Boston to lecture here con-
sumpg at least two days Of their time, even assum
ing that their lectures ale given by inspiration and
cost nothing. How many evenings of this Winter
these FIVE gentlemen required 10 lecture gratuit
SSis sy Tor public objects We do not know; but the
e1action is utterly wrong and should be stopped.
Again we urge the public to crowd the Tabernacle
for each Of these Lectures richly deserve and
will reward attendance-and, when they are finish
ID we beg the Managers to send the lecturers their
paw and not undertake to help one class of abOrers
at the cost of another. The world has too long
already been trying that experiment.
A telegraphic dispatch announces that the PresI-
dent has decided to purchase the site known as the
p~;oL Cburch nron>rtv for the post- Once in our