Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-05
THE scHooLMAsTER WANTED.

The committee on education in our legisla
ture have reported leaye to withdraw on the
petitions for the abolition of our school sys.
tenn. One member of the committee, Mr.
Boltwood, expresses himself against the en-
ployment of agents by the board of education
Iii other respects they are unanimous. 1t ap-
nears that this report has been the subject OF
somewhat sharp discussion in the house, not
on the merits of the questions raised by the
petitioners, but in relation to some things in it
which were considered disrespectful if not in
smiling TO some of the petitioners. Some of
the petitions which the committee were d.
rected to consider were not irreproachable
snecimens of English composition. Some of
the petitioners showed considerable lack of
committee not unwilling to bring little ridi-
Guile upon these crusaders against the existing
school laws and arrangements, incorporated
parts of these amusing documents into their
report One petitioner said =
"AIl our children in mass from Is years
old & under to have an equal chance in edu-
cation & to do this would recomend law
that such schools shall be maintained at least
seven months in the year, and that their Pru-
dental committees shall employ good & eff
fcient teachers to teach the most advanced
under fifteen years & older if the district de-
termine & and that all cases of trouble with
the teacher shall be settled by majority of
those present at leagally called meeting pro-
yided it cannot be amicably settled by the
Prudential committee and that it shall be the
duty of the Prudential committee to canvass
the district at the commencement of each term
of the scoo, if any children who are CON-
pus nentuS are deprived of school for want of
food and rament. he shall forthwith supply
them with such things as he may judge nes-
sessary at the expense of the town and that
he shall see and that the prudential committee
shall receive such compensation as the district
shall determine & now | ask you mr. chairman
to see that such laws is passed as is nessessa-
ry to carry out this sistem
Another document presented by another
party, proceeds as follows =
"To the Comite on Education;
The Freeschool party call for the dissolution
of the Boyrd of Education so far as its conex-
ion with the government so as to leave it on
the same footing as Colleges Accadimays &
Other self sustaining institution of Learning
by Subscription or Petitions with direct appro-
priations from the Government the same right
belonging to the common schools
the first incroachment noticed was Law to
to compel the Towns and Cityes to establish
high Schools under heavy penalty for nom
compliance an Act entirely inconsistent with
the locality of the Rural Districts centrazing
all the advantages in the central part of the
Town where those most neding the benifit was
least Likely to get it."-"In the next place it
semes to be necery to have another tax upon
the rights of the inhabitants of the state espes-
tally upon the Rnral districts & towns by pas.
ing an Ac to copell Towns & Citys to chuze
number of Town Comitymen with large fine
for noncompliance tia has full power to pull
ddown Schoolhouses & build new ones accod-
ing their will or better judgement in accord
ance with the act past at the Anuel Session IN
the Session of the Legislature of 1909 TINS
Town Comite SENS to be wei adapte to cary
ing out the purpurs of centraliseaton OF the
power in few mes hans to spread Normal
School Teachers over the State to the disad
vantage of our Children who have got theiI
education from other institutions of Learn
ing
in regard to the School Fund we ask for 9
equal distribution among the Citys & Towns
according to the number of Scholars & to be
kept as parmant fund for the Comon schools
as appropriate & no parte of it diverted to nc
other parparse."
This proceeding of the committee was cen
sured in the House, and, after discussion, last
Saturday, the motion to revise the report by
striking out the offensive passages was carried
by considerable majority.