Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-09-27
For The Patriot
Corporation Election, and the
schools.

| Asss7s Edssorz--There is no subject Of more
| impot lance 10 The citizens of Nashville, THAI
| the public schools; and yet, will venture
the assertion. that the Teot people harbT .
lnure a,apsrsal Dissatisfaction against The present
I au;i-democr4tic system than is 10 be found
| III any country whatever.
! Tb,. cai4-es tor thrse .li>euDica!s are VAR
I ons. The taxes levied tor the support ei
/ thcs- gentry is he.tyy-.yer. beyOBd ths amolnt
lev led ia other sectI,Is and cities for the sup
port OF public schools. The election OF teach
ers, tbe. l. done bay st OF who not
amenabie 10 the people in any way; and spAo
seeis Gdrd'&pges over the POWER that elects
them, by eiectinG the teachers, &c, to gov
ern the Mash lille public -chools, just two
days before their time expires. This was
done, doubt. 10 def,a the Interests IF the
propl-. Il estai,ii-h,s !, dfTpotism more to
b. dreaded han monarchy III its worst forui
in Europe. For, il few individuals take
the power iu:o their bands, aud put men
into Office that are Objectionable 10 almost
every particular To The people, andi compel
them to receive them, for Twelve months,
with 40 redrcss, are they not Aecioliog over
the publ; with au iron rcd:
The line is ROW approaching when shall
avail ours Ives OF the opportunity to contend
for Cur rights a citiZeus aud as freemcu; and
Let us, if We are not already fastened in the
snare Of deEpotisln. commence a plan that
will give the people a-ehauce 10 say who
shall be their masters, and govern the schools.
To fleet this object, let The candidates for
Mayor and city authorities answer through
the city papers. and on The stump, the iol-
lowing quesioas
Isl. VIII yUu, if elected. use your inl!uence
and vote TO have all the School Commission
ers elected b. he people or qualified voters
OF each Ward?
I'd. Will you use your influence and vote
10 so amend The present School Board cf Ed
Tic ,t.on or Conn issione,e. that it shall cOu
sist Of three Boards, viz: \ Board Of Educa- |
ii u, composed of enc membcr from each |
Ward: ID BOald OF School Iuspcc OFFS, to b. |
composed Of two members from each Ward; |
and 4. BOald OF School Trustees, to Do COM |
posed Of three members from each Ward. |
These Boards TO b. arranged that each shall |
discharge he duties assigned il. aud no mou |
eJs o be appropriated or ordered, unless by |
4 regular session of all cor bined; and to re-
port annually the cost of each pupil 10 the !
school, and the items of expenses of The school |
in detail. in printed pamphlet.
The foregoing gus stions suggest system |
Or basis for the superstructure OF public |
school system, that will tend to place the |
matter at the door of each citizen, aud give !
10 each Board the right TO elect their own
teachers. and not be tools for a previous
Board.
If the present superintendent Is the man
selves, and :hen let them so say; and if the
present prices of teachers is right, without
any regular grade, let the people say that
they do not want any grade; but teachers
nay receive as at present they do for teach
NJ tie same branches-cne S400: another
$50; another $500: another $500: and so
on up to S2,500.
But more ia future. PARENT.
+. s. On examination find Mr. Dolbear's
statement, az to the relative costs for the ed
Ication of pupils, is correct, viz:
Nashville. per pupil, say........sl5.00
Philadelphia, -...... 900
Why is this, aud how shall we change the
esult? What about til. irsertia, as charged
" tac Superintendent PATENT.
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