New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-22
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.

To the Eliter Of The n. y. TyibsK<.
Sir: A. subscriber Of your paper, wish TO cal
your attention to the act passed at the last session OF
our State Legislature protesting 70 ausnd the law
relating TO Common Schools, &c.
| am confident that when the subject lie understood
BY the messes Of the people, there Will be demand
for I've repeal Ny object in writing 70 you IS to ask
YOU 10 cal the attention Of your numerous readers 70
the features Of the BILL and to ask the favor that you
viii insert form Of petition to the Legislature for tie
immediate repeal.
The main object of the bill seems 20 be 70 abolish
the Office Of Town Superintendent OF Common
Schools snd in it's stead to have one Commissioned in
each Assembly District to act 10 conjunction with the
Sup.rvior Of each toEp - perfrm the duties OF the
SUPERINTENDENT the salsry Of the Commissioner TO
be DOT more than 500 per year and the wages OF the
Supervisor is fIeo by a~ 20 be twsiye sniltnss per
dsv ubile 'he wages salary of the Town SuPertn-
tenfent was ten shIlngs per day for what services
n ey should actually perform.
Taking the to~n Of Cato lin which reside) for
fair average OF towns in the State propose 70 point
ont few of the Disadvantages resulting from the
change in this town as general rule.
There are in this town some t<enty.t~o distr'c's In
which schools taught by about twenty teachers
each be inspected and paid in part, at least, by
the Commissioner and Superv lsor-formerly by The
Superintendent. There are in this Assembly District
six tow ns supposed TO be divided into one hundred
are Usually engaged in the mOnh Of October, and the
schools ususlly CONNIE 10 November for the term OF
four 10 siI months III nee one hundred snd twenty
teachers are to be pected by man ia one mona,
and the distance from ooe extreme of the Assembly
District the other is about twenty-five miles, and IN
one District tie Commissioner resides near the exretne
boundary Of the district Tue duties of the Connis
suner are inspect anime teachers, 10 visit each
school once or more in sch year; advise With to
the use Of books, &C. and the construction of school
houses, &c asd to make reports of all his labors to
the State Department, &c. The Supervisor OF each
town il To receive all the school moneys apporonet by
the State TO the districts and pay out the same. For
meily the Sup4rnter dent performed ali this labor, 81
the entire satisfaction of Trustees and teachers, at an
expense TO the town of $35 TO 80 per snnun. Nov
the expense will be not ess than 500 per town. and
at q very great inconvenience To the inhabitants.
lift 10 bscessary to have Commissioners CT Schools
for each Assembly Di,trct hope il will not be at
the e1p+Dse Of the abolition OF the office of Tom Su
telinendent, proves 70 be very great inconve-
nience.
An impression forces itself into the mind on reading
The rev law that it. object to act of Puo
lie robbers of he school fund aud 70 place the FAM 10
the bar de OF tried honest men, | ~cad not judge
barshy Of the character of Supervisors OF the towns OF
TIE State but merely claim that honesty is not wholly
confined to that class. have already said more than
intended to, and hope you will examine THIS matter
and call attention to it Of the great reforms OF
the day. Yours, &c, JAS. HIckok.
HsyiSiss, Cayusd Co., " T., Dec. a. 1855.
PETITION