New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-27
at the .ame time, sacrd the Heads OF Depart
"men,s protrscted sesson. OF meditation and rest.

At the ,ame time, sfcrd the " Heads Of Depart
''msnts" protIsctcd sesson. Of meditation and rest
TIE whole lumber ct Instructors OF every
grade is either 26 or q. Allowing an St.
tenc sbce OF eco pupil, in the Academy, which
s 10 excess Of the f,ct, there would not De more
thsn 10 toys IN Section We have seen = class
of ole hundred ard thirty -four uccsssfuls taught
by th- great DR.. Notf. Ia the Philadelphla Hgh
School. which 10 every respect, IA moce honestly
administered tran the Free Academy. tue S-c-
tons ayerseed during the Year l.51 Dore than 10
eacs Ip the Cincinnati High Schools the namber
was pesrly the same. In our own boys Grammar
Scb0l- the hsbest cls,.e, sill average more u IN
30 pupil. If the Sections in the Free Academy
were msde Of a suitable slze, nearly al the mex
per-uced tutors could be dispensed wlth-lsrse
sums of the public money now wasted in salaries
could be say,o-and the pupils be brought where
rhey ought TO oe under the beet instruct 20 there
Is III the institution. Bot this would be fatal TO
the grsDd scheme of University name, University
titles, University pay. aud more than University
sir ecure.
There, Of course, s no intention on the part of
the "Iuiipg clique that the practical results OF
their policy, upon which it has been our duty to
anlmsdvert, shsu be demoralizing education of
the lads committed to their care. But, conduct
teaches more effectually than bomiie.. The first
si' lesson in morality taught TO the boys of the
Academy ia the Introductory examination. Tney
have been braced for this ss for severe trial.
Years aud months OF hard labor have been devoted
% for Al. A Gau Hoty nf
evil do they Learn, and how quickly, IN the start
ling knowledge that this exauioation is a farce
that what should be- an ordesl is IN ma1y cases but
a single snd easy question, aud in all cases only
few simple inquiries. Their sense of justice, and
their honest ambition To excel, receive shock
from the discovery that at the Free Academy me-
diocrity and proficiency are on par of favor, and
have equ.l chances. The knowledge thus acquired
eToas rsuky in many Of the scholars IN the Intro
ductory Department. AZ the subsequent e1auiina-
tops for promotion, the most careless observer
may see books and pspers in sly use, To assist stu
dents who would otherwise be puzzled or
"stumped"-may notice boys cOmp,cled together
into teuporsr, joint.stock association for the diff
fusion Of how ledge under dficulties, and mutual
assurance against bluuderlng-may see no yigi-
lance no strict care Oh the part of tne examiners.
Need We Dwell Oh the moral influence ot this noto-
rous sDd chronic condition Of things IN the Acade-
mys examinations What the state of discipline
H. on these anbusl occasions of fraud by pupils add
ccnniyapce and laches BY tutors, may be inferred
from the reception which one of THE TRIBUSE'>
reporters net with at memorable examination,
On account OF which We published st the time.
There Is another most serious evil Influence in
the education of these Academy scholars. a con
siderable number of the Introductory Class are
yearly left uuprom0ted account OF loss OF
marks Some of these have been passed over IN
this way .eyernl timer. Indifferent, reckless, or
Discble vOus, their stuGies being Only an easy re-
view, they e1empiy the dangers OF ldleoess and
the demorahzipg effects of socal disgrace. Ine
new recruits from the highest cla.ses of the Gram
nbr Schools are generally in a fine state OF dlsci
pine. The leasirg gs of the Academy's Introductory
classes are permitted TO take these fresh and am
bilious lads under their especial charge. That
very many of them speedily become adopts in the
arts of idle and dirgra:ed boys, 1t is unnecessary
for US to say If there were sympathy, kiodnoss,
vigilance and wisdom IN the discipline Of the Acad-
emy, lads erripg under su'h Influences might be
brought back TO duty and TO industrious scholar
sbp. If there were fidelity and couscie ntiousness
in the discipline Of the Institution, the corrdpng
resouum of the Introductory Classes would not be
allowed to accumulate, to leayen the fresh material
from the Grammar Schools