New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-06
CALHouSr1Es FLEEISe.-The Kansas correspond
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
SCHOOL SUPERINDENT QUESTION.

SCHOOL SCPERINDENI QCESllON'
To ne Editor of The " Y Tribune
SIR: We are very much gratifed to see the objections
urged against aOwn Superntsndents in print The first
objection is new TO US, and think quite inconsistent
II says
!. The present law gives us something over lOo
officers in place Of nearly 900. Regarding pub
lie functionaries as at best necessary evil, we de-
cidedly prefer that system which does the requisite
work by the fewest hands. Who does not at once,
that all town Office would be abolished under this prin-
ciplel 1t would take the psthmaster who has not a
cert for bis services and make county pathmaster
whose salary would be 81 0QO year, and go il would
be with all town Offices We might well abolish the
Office of trustee, and create In Its stead county
Office, and q corresponding sslary. This principle
carried out would abolish all town Offices. We are
glad we are compelled to say this much on this point.
II shows the real inconsistency Of abolshing neces-
sary town Office and creating in its stead a county
Office, the salary being treble, or double at least.
The fact is, town is kind of little State, baviog
certain rights Of its own, like the State of NewYOrk
compared to the great Republic. Who would think
of eboshng of the important offices OF this State,
and create in its place United States Office.
T6f II = PInsEd 4ed,sd ' need. so %Fsn Sny to be
n. The assertion that the Town Superinter dent
never did nor expected to attend to his official
duties is 30 absurd that we pass it by.
t.rial that he is rejected Supervisor, Justice
Town Clerk and only elected to the office to keep his
party together and consequently not fit to supervise
the schools of a whole township how does it better
the thing by making county officer from the same
material TO supervise the schools Of whole county
w. If it can be shown that some towns not be.
hind others in the county, under the present system,
the objection amounts TO nothing.
V. The objection that Eown Superintendent dare
not recommend improvements Of school houses, &c,
for fear would beat his party in the next election
falls with greater weight against the county officer,
nasmuch the increase Of his salary calls from his
constituents nothing but political action-they not
being able to be guided by any other consideration,
from the fact of their immense distance from him.
We are quite sure that man in his own town would
be heard in his recommendations in preference to
stranger. 10 short intensely, rrevocably hos
tile to the Office Of County Superintendent Of Common
Schools, and consequently we favor change in the
direction Of town officer, who shall be required to
examine or inspect any teacher that may call upon
him for the purposes and rather inclined not TO
let not well enough alone. WYOMING COUNTY.
AS the above is supposed TO be an answer to
our own brefer article the same subject, we let
it pass without remark. All we want to add to our
former statement is just this question-Do you
happen to know any earnest, liberal advocate Of
Improvement and Progress in Common School Ed
ucation who is in favor of going back TO Town
Superintendents! We don't. Ed.