New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-24
FROM NEW-JERSEY.

To the Edito, If The ~ Y Tribune
SIR: Your Trenton readers have been watching with
ereat interest the progress Of the Hazeltine Contro-
yersy" in the columns of The TRIBUNE. Indeed, 1t
bids fair to rival the animated discussion of the famous
Metropolitan Police BILL 1t seems to have attracted
the at, ention Of the tsa great and small, in differ
emit States of the Upion as appears from the nuner-
ous ard varied eples published in your issue of Sat.
urday last. However much the victim Of your we'll
m.rted cas'igaiion may vince, and however some Of
bic sympathetic friends may be disposed to censure the
soberninded i'll regard you as having rendered the
cau.e of Education essential service, by your fearless
exposure Of adaptable imposition. Our institutions OF
learning, aud especially those designed to qualify per.
sops for The very responsible work of teaching should
undoube dy be under the SUP ervsion of those whose
competency is unquestonabe. Those who furnish the
ans to support public institutions, have right to
demand til at their management should correspond win
the outlay
We. in this partof New Jersey. feel very lively
interest just al this time, III the subject uadeI Discus
SION in view Of the fact that our own Norhal hoo
ard its Principal largely engaging public atentlon
very thorough scrutiny is being Instituted into the
general qualifications OF Prof. Phelps, its Principal
Some darIrg scribbcr in of the city pspers has
rad the emety to call in question the rhetoric Of the
Professor which he seems to take exhibition OF
"eirart impertnence" TO use little OF his own
phrase olCgy. II said that in case articles OF
clothing we're left in the bu ldiDg by the students fine
Of ten cents imposed III order 10 their recovery,
Which, II seems constituted in pait the perqusites Of
the Jartor Of the Institution This practice was
called in question BY Friend of the Institution
in a private note addressed to the Principal Tbs
note ELECTED tie lie OF the Professor VINO imme-
dately paIaded the afore-aid note in the columns
Of one OF the paper, and Inflicted upon the pub
lie and the v.nfuresome correspondent column
or more Of protess,snn wrath. The Professor,
having some what Loot his equaninity in pouring
out the said torrent Of wrath, was not quite care
full enough i'll the construction aud rounding Ut his
Ue,r d.. 1bir hes brought ntO the field very ior
uiiabe st, who has assumed the aph ibetica
4. nomen OF 40 Y. O., who seriously Questions the
Isopieiy Of such expressions "a the folow q, VIZ:
"ubgalIy odors, volunteering unsolicited advice,
&c.
Now, Sir I do not know how you may be occupied
this vsnn weather | presume. ho"eVer, mar your
tine is fully eRgrosscd with professional duties But
il you coud spare t. tine to overhaul the affairs
Of our New..iersey Normal School, as III the New
York insiance il j. cerfaioy "a cOnsum oahon de-
youtlv to be weied.f We ere paying our Proee ssor
a Good round sum-say 4, OO0or 81 500 year-which
CERTAINLY QUE T. 20 sva,tbiDg for Us III the way Vt
moculiig literary ability. But, really. recent devel
opuents have startled the residents Of Trenton, aud
.Ic seriously awalrg tie people OF tue State to the
necessity Of seeing that the $40 600 annually drawn
from the State Treasury for this object be made 10
furnish US with a corps Of Instructors who VII do
credit TO the little State of New.Jersey. Many oare-
full observes Of men and things here are led To con
clude that this drain the State Tire .su'y should
either cease or be crowned with better educational
results.
Can YOU SIR, drop US few hints on this subject!
and 30 oblige MANY READERs.
TycnfOr ~ J. July 81. 1851