The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-12

InveseAs ataoa into Public Schools
INFORMANT CONCENTRATIONS FROM The COrstvrnu
or YHB COURSE or STUDY AND SCHOOL BOOKs-
WHAT KINDS OF BOOKS ARR USED IN OUR sOgooS@
The sUPxRINTEs DkrTs. PROFESSORS And rEAoD-
ERS APPLIED TO g0R IMPORTATION IN BEoAeD 10
TIM MANkEB IN WHOM TEXT BOOKS HAVE BSEr
FORCED INTO Usk-AKS The BooKs GEO BELiABLe
FOR THE PURPOSES or INsTRUorIoN! Ero., gre.
We havs recently called tue attention. OF the pablo "
Ne rapidly increasing oxpeHdure. Of the B,ari OF Eia
catios and 70 tho charges mAdo against OF tho par
Hss ooA>eoted with that body missppropnaon OF ths
moneys designed for educational purposes. Charges a
such sereus character are glad 10 peroove viii AT
b allowed 70 pass without inquiry and the Ia vesaga
noa b ~ vigorously prosecuted - promises 70 be.
viii result In Developments or . startling nature. Tia
Committee the Course Of Study and s,hool Books hAvo
FOR ths purpose Of procuring eli the Information
~ 70 this end addressed munIcatoa to the srpcv
ntsnAsus, professors tutors and osohers under the
Board o. Eduostiou. II 10 ono OF the mott imPortans
documents whIoh he's boon published b. This body. ana
~ has FOR Ia object tho exposure Of dishonesty and
rupon, will meet with tho approval OF ell vino have
the true Interests Of edaouou ., heart Tho following
ere the priuotpal points OF tho comnan'c atom
TIE frenas q ed,caoc Gay tbs eornrt::ss s..s s.s.
iss,n Gon She pubic treasury pr.dg.iy e.seadsd s
:sse eeCts a % ~
- public ior Ae .uIpc.s e esacsssa .aa asy
's1 ssa s. he q
imminent peril To remedy III. sni'es eva toe Com@sss
tive dny to call e AID 10 in,Ate Just ssonom u shes
pes,enes ard integrity Of s.ohers every grade and w
: az: ss' s Ss ssss y. e sss %
that when they called do ac for the -
The cs.%iss oesis study school ss.:.
worh re- ask each ssSs g axe ae sST or
them with direct reference 10 the several questions nov 30
Does the ssthor Of the book seao,iHs % ycrs ,,sx
comp os Ii. BOOK exhibit s Soss 70 teses DE DSncpi. q
his special science or study IN clear s'd nhsbie "A nn
ss,s how different book; on s s.me sabiss -
school ed xtIeh OF them consiaes the ses Tor hc
= A, what did you TO wee toe pre.ca. aa-
~ hs Ss oc. Of III. Guy sa Ss~ oS ssss 70.
ibe sWiors whom you rs.ng Of Iou. s..
selecaon books piseet in your hands By o
n yoq sIe pr,ncPsi ps. :a.e ne r,saass :. go
by the Committee on tse Course OF hudy anAsehoo s''<s
If you know either Of your knowledge b, mlur
NATION froa reliable source OF instance Or s.f Pis.
of the sa,d comm,se ms
" ss so 2. any o. s s. % as. or sS
euniary ntses or receyetH reward for re..nme adns
which has been eneced lbe name q the bo't s.A shs
nnne Der and mt OF the school ...-,...,.
m.lssd ~ sSas with ~ ds,. he -
S iSin or Or; Be: !" ne Ss' s q
,osbng bis hsr social scholastic re'Aons With his or A
wsaaT produce in oDlai.s sssac.s, sass. E.
PRIMARY sphoo books .sig sleneuary gsa-
Sgs % s 5 q ss.
a see On s and ,s Z .as
bouno
Plsase say the BOARD Of Education sAoi,l resolve ~
unfo<m system of primary sch books. would
accept appointment OF commute 70 prcVarus
the eetneutary books Tn
primary Of insrucuon being onde 5000
tina, should appear on at ps~toa a the labor -
lotted TO ~
Plesse what books used BY Drsnted
po paper. and become useless by Tho deio,esdu q
the binding
To- 10 you know any material In bsok
sThoos If the IN
dae Of the edition aud The err bT cal
page sentence and prece chnUor Of IN cror
and tho rule ct critic'sn and Of verfhcatton-
III. DO you that any book now uss IN schess
which e least degree aaaAsss
suheutcty of b. fcrfptues rfevtrrnsy OF Wvns
revelation sssx dreoty Indirectly ne peculiar tsses
Of any religious ishi
II 10 y6a Of any bora eoots in ssy q
public schools which religious soctsxs0 teo
taught which confsiu eecariss
positions II state the bosk cditoo page. and vs cs
mAncement OF ne seatsnce.
Tho committee have aiso ssoed lnvtstsoa 10 tesoA
err, requesting their attendance Monday evening
next, ths assem bly, q thu Normal School "a IN
the merits OF the various text books on grsnoar
md other studies included n the adoped by ~
Board Of Education.