New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-25
LETTERS FRGh THE PEOPLE,
SCHOOL sUPeRINrEN DENY QUESTION:.

SCHOOL SUPBRINTEN DENY QUESTION.
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srR: SCG,rs fam. r " soy a few vri, upon this
inpataeL suffice AID # We spell sfes words r'oog,
SIC oua e. L;eDoes are sou ewha uoyrAmm.;ics, get
we hope to rtese.t our views that small thinss WIZ
be overlooked.
We do not propose % make s7fdsn oh.nye
~ this after bot let the District fire o,ntinu'
one ye.r at least end then we ,hsud bs in favor Of
lae giving the towns the privilege OF Gle ting Town
Superintendent, or remaining they are. Ths nd
teet the fg IN cur Op LoD to core unl,ss take
The ground tca. toe state Superintendent ovs tue
wants Of the poope better than the nseives. Il l. n,
dcubttdiy true tat the County Office ongioasd
with the ale Superintendent aud eqasly true tLat
Le gA4ntd 10 psuoBsge nor favor by 81. Aod w. are
wi.lu Z that c u''ctIas have sl the We GIT thAt
such reeu,t il dicses
There liz quite G difference between Bank officer
ard 81 hUUi Com riseiCner, as r-gards lie 'c 81 do
tie, sffec,ug The c,ssses Tue Bank ard Canal Off
cers are hardly out Of TIE Cry Of Alb shy,
cseed 10 ma be vdL anu surrounded oy ali The ga tor
winch adO'ps XII z, willie Town o. County 10 o.
nssuer directly TO cur dOOre iGrtr actiog our
ctild Ell 10 mofas aud IN seund eouc't'ou, which Is
the very tCutohtOn Of Genulte RepG Die. Bat we
csnnot zee no the State Superintendent cam T. re-
con mend ufice that has been triec and condemned
by 70 itions ttat oOded our Legisls,die. We have
lee q acquainted With severa. ywn Supcrntencents,
ard tben punotuary and thorough ex.miosti0n OF
teachers gave general eststa ;tiOn; and tO~ It 6dl
sct them ahtn they hear it said tbs, our scnOos
we're scarcely supervised at ell. AID the oxansnstoa
OF teAche!s q farce, we 10 not koow.
II Is clear TO our End that Town Super atenGeut
cau do the work wi'b less expense thsn County OH
Ger from the fact that be board a. home 8qdsave
quite TEN in the wear AID tear VI horse apd car
rsgo. We do rot seq the County officer Is pad too
ucb but DO cay the TowB officer con do the same
work for less money.
TLeright Cf pbyug County officer from the School
Futd il veiy Questionable IN our micd II we sh )uld
opt this principle AID pay ell ofiic,rs t1at have
aDyihIog TO do with our Common Schools, it seems to
Us thai cur School Futd would become minus ia g
.t'It tine. But suepoeo We pay County officer
II co When, il the Office was cooGoed to tue towns
il Won Only $500 would thio De gaining ST. one
eId es ouch as ives l)st at tie Ctheri
TIE efici- ncy of u ettct as compared With Town
Supeiitt,L0tnt is e point very easily decided. Woo
dOes Iot know that the Town officer do t1e work
with lees expense ard equally Will " sOes rot take
les vet or judge 10 this work it only ieq lires
sD familiar with tchooLteeohing, so far a. visit
NJ schools aid the inspection Of teachers is coz
ceined.
What Il akes good school Is ii doue by Town
CT County cfioer1 Certaib, rot. 1t is done by
coed teacher and plenty Of ulcney. You cannot
a good ecoool with pJor teacher even II the Gov
erlOr should visit 1t once week. We ask. teen,
what il the property of payiog ahy officer ron re
School Fund ctg tbeie il rot enough TO pay our
tescLeIsl The public should uoderstand this, go that
ci.or.n vii, not be Kept from school b! euoymous
rstc-bills Which arc worse thao so many bulldogs
I!sC ed at the schoOl.house doors.
We uLC crstaLd that this officer Is elected by a
couI y vote, aid not 10y tie Supsrvi5or' Aud the
csu,ICn by fclIow.partisans 20 ''Note the Tickle,
"No Scratch ng," &c. would 10 much strooger in
State than in Town tecOrs-tte greater TIC OIL ~
tho greater the temptation. And IL will be hard to
mike any town believe they have not ss good men
for this office any in the couu y.
II this tc.r is not required 10 know what is beat FOR
tie diff, rstt aDs he IS Of bt all Is he not re-
qued 10 kuoW when TO alter districts locate sites fr
scbo1I-houses aud recommend how the zane shluli
he constructed Most oertsiLly. Now, we say en-
,ficer located in each town does aud know bstter
about these thrgs than any officer loo ateo in auy
other part Of tie county, from be fact that locating
dtricis, building sohcol houses &C., diiers IN differ
eut towns
TIE con plart ofteachers having great distance TO
travel occurs when the officers appointments are all
fulfill aid teacher ia sick, leaves his school for
other Teesous his place is 70 he led ty another.
ST. ice it to cav we have sore head TO be cured
by opposing tots District iee. All We ask is hon
est investigation Of the subject, allowing thai would
betcacher DID commend it. A FARMER.