Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-11
TuE ultr.AnD,s READERs.


- o,no orthe Reasous why Hiliard'a Rcnderu
shonid Not hc ThrowR Out of the Pebble
schoois pi Cleveland
let Because they are already in use, tN the
satisfaction Of the community, and no good rea-
son has been shown for a change.
"a. because the Text Book Committee
charged with the examination ofthis matterre-
ported unanimously that il was 'inerpedicnt %
mako d'sy change IN Reading Books Al present
81 Because the Superintendent notified the
Board in torifing that "in his opinion no change
ought nOlo 10 be made
4th Beopuse nearly oil the Teachers OF
Cleveland recommended their introduction 10
the Text Book Committee Of 1858, who made
carful and thorough examination, and compari-
son, with McGulley's new series and others,
and unanimously recommended them 10 the
Board who unanimously adopted them. This
Board was composed Of men Of great expert
ence in school matters, and most Of them had
long been practical Teachers
9th Because the Teachers A 0eidfiOn, COM
posed of all the Teachers of Cleveland, at their
last meeting unanimously petitioned the Boards
Of Education 90 accept the gratuitOus service
of Prof Thome, President Of the board, in
Reading and Elocution of condition that Hill
lard's Readers be retained the coming year
This offer was made by Prof. Thome in order TO
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| lard series over McGuifeys in discarding the
system of notation used in that series, which
the best Teachers regard erroneous and Dieious
This view is supported by nearly all the leading
educators ofthe age, as shown by the fact that
no series of reading books published the last
| fUs or ten years, has adopted Il with the single
exception of the McGuffey series.
9th. Because the recommendations from
Superintendents and Teachers using the Hilard
series in other places in reply to the enquiries
of the Text Book Committee Of this city, are
unanimous to the satisfaction they give, and
their superior merit in comparison with other
books.
| 7th Because their moral tone is unezeeptiOn-
al, as as proDed By the concurrent testimony of
nearly all the C!eTgyR,en of this CITY, and with
out exception, here or elsewhere, by all who
| have examined them.
sth Because the majority ofthe practical
talent and experience in teaching in the Board
are opposed in this change.
9th, Because it can be shown that they are
cheaper than other series
10 Because the entire public are opposed
to a change. without satisfactory reasons being
shown them for it, The excitement growing
out of frequent changes is injurious to the pros
perity and harmony of the school.
IL. Because the idea of this change did not
originate with the teachers the parents, OF the
Iert Book Committee, but with foreign book
agent, who had forced this change upon the
public ef Cleveland, while in the estimation Of
.59ur.f1hs of the people who have examined
them, he Hillard series is far superitr
IL. Because the McGufiey series has h0ict
been thrown out Of tho Cleveland schools the
matter Of the new series being substantially the
same, and nine tenths of it precisely 80.
l3. Because they are better got up, with
better paper, firmer binding, and more carefully
selected from recent sources than the other.
IA. Because they have been but recently in
troduced.
Is. Because the IIillard series are published
in Cleveland, is home enterprise and are soOr
to be manufactured printed and bound in ClcDc
land This is no doubt the true reason why q
demonstration is made against them by foreign
parties.