Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-13
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EDITORS NATIONAL DEMOCRAT The article
In your paper OF yesterday on the change Of Read
ers would convey 10 those not acquainted With the
subject au erroneous impression, preludelal to US.
As we do not believe, however, that you would
knowingly allow your paper 10 be used to niure
the business OF any firm in this city, but that you
have been msiniormed we trust you will allow US
space to correct the erroneous statements.
IL is not the case, as the wIiter Of the article
states that Hilards Readers after trial were und
to not answer the purpose the positive testimony
ia writing OF nearly every teacher In the city that
Hillard's Readers have received "uHlUerSdt dp-
D. Ooal that "they are highly satisfactory !" that
they "hape giBsa uHipersai satistaetiOn;" !" that
| they have proved % admirably adapted &c, &c,
Is unquestOnable proof TO the contrary. We would
| ask i0hO found they did not answer the purpose
1 Certainly not the teachers their united and une
qniyoca testimony shows that they did answer the
| purpose admirably Not the Text Book Com
mittee, for after a thorough examination they
made report highly commendatory TO Hi
! ard'a Readers, and reported no change Nor
change ought aO,0 10 BE- mafe," aud Intelligent
aud experienced school men 10 the Board have
| constantly protested against the change. The
| National Democrat does not find them uusuited 10
the purpose, for that paper, after an examination,
| made the following editorial remarks In les issue
OF January 7th, 1859 billiards series Of Read
ers which are now in use ia our Schools are re'
gdrded byteaehers as altogether he best H0i0 er-
tdHt . ...H
- II We think thele IL no doubt bui
these readers will eventually come into genera
use as they are popular t0heTepeT they are kHOloH
and desapsdly SOP The discovery seems 10 have
been made by the agent Of MoGnfeys Readers
who for weeks was visiting the work shops Of The
new members, 10 create prejudice against hiard
| Readers-against uB as publishers Of them-auC
against the Committee aud Beard who adopted
them Until this agent was sent here to attend Il
the interests OF the Cleveland Schools, eyerythinl
! was harmonious and satisfactory.
The principle advocated by the writer Of sus
thlning Home ERteTPTiss and Hons Industry, d
the true principle and meets our most hearty ap
proyal For that reason Cleveland book, pub
lished in Cleveland, and about 10 be printed anl
bound In Cleveland should be sustained and "pro
D. tected from false attacks from interested par
ties. ...... ..
We alsO fully endorse your remarks that ''Oii
School sysiem ioas not got up to enable any Iiab
hsher 10 FoRoE books t6ith0ii msnt Cor old DIS
, odgded OHss) into The hands Of schOlGrs' VIII
but the agent OF McGuney's Readers has attempt
Il % 10 iOTce books upon an unwilling community
10 force them over the heads OF the Text Boo
i. Committee 10 force them in spite Of a protestin
= minority Of the BoaFd--to force them Ia the fac
= OF eighty pettioning teachers, and regardless
10 the opinion OF the Superintendent Books thu
y forced upon the community cannot remain lOug
4, use Very respectfully yours
10 INGHAM a. BRAGG,
Publishers Of Hilerd's Readers