Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-30
For the Duly Patriot.
Free schools OF Nashville.

No. z.
Has there been fourth change ia Geog-
rapbes since the opening ofthe Free schools
Ii has been asserted with mnch positive
ness, by few persons, that this statement
il not correct. Its correctness can easily he
ascertained from parents who have bought
them; but as booksellers are generally well
informed. as tn what books they sell to he
used in the different schools. / will give the
statement of Mr.. John York.
The changes that have been made in Ge-
ographies in the Free Schools. ar. as follows:
Goodrich's Primary Geography; GOOdrichs
Geography aud History; Morsc's Intermedi-
ate Geography; Coltnn and Filch's Intro
ductOry Geography: Cotton and Fitch's
Modern Geography; Warren'- Primary Geog-
raphy; Warren Common School Geography
The above is as complete answer as can
give. -Four changes have been made in Copy
Books. Very truly.
JOHN YORK;
1t SENS from this. that l sh Duld have said
instead of four. | acknowledge my err
Tor and stand corrected. ] crave pardon Of
the good people for having put it SO much
below the truth. Now please set down aud
coun: up bow many thousands of dollars
these changes, in just one study. have cost
the good people of Nashville, not estimating
the injury from confusion of mind, and los
Of lime to both teacher and pupil. always con-
scquent on change of books. With as good
a Geography as Goodrich s. one that con-
tains 270 pages of closely printed useful mat
ter. not only on Geography. but on the kin
dred branches OF History. Geology and As
tronomy-one that uuites the teaching of
Geography and History. the only common
sense mode Of teaching either;-wiih such a
book bad been the teacher, | would have
set down both my feet against any change
until after the new census, aud especially
against exchanging il for such a miserable
little picture-book of 100 pages as that intro
duced this year, only TO he displaced next
year ~ one with the new GENUS. IL Is also
asserted that these Biographies are sold in
the schools. not Mt dollar, as / was Inform.
ed. but AT thirty cents. Well. this only makes
the matter worse. and is q confession of
practical "favoritism." il the institution sells
hooks to some OF the pupils at thirty cents. and
compels others to pay cue dollar or .be ex-
PEELED" The prolesSed friends Of the insti-
tuition are thus making Il worse than had
charged; for ! only said that the organization
was such az to open 1.-THE way for iavortisIn,
&c." have charged no one with exercising
this power; but here is a confession that it has
been used.
The copy-hooks used 10 the schools are
sold 10y the publisher AT s. cents per dozen
about seven cents each. Whether the schools
sell them AZ seven or at fifteen cents is fer
parents ana cniIufen 10 say 1 care not
which is done; IL is wrong in eithsr case:
wrong to the schools, aud wrong to the book
trade. Neither Superintendent nor teacher
should have anything whatever to do wish
buying or selling books They are there for
u Different purpose. Lit their minds and al
feciions be feeding their fiocks. II the
boaid furaish books tree 10 The children Of
the poor. all very well, bat why boy psit
OF ihsm North al wholesale. aud yet puy
hundreds OF dollars worth here At rstails II
part Of the pupils 20 buy AT the stores,
why not all except the poorl! II part are
20 buy NJ she schools at Wholesale prices, ~ by
not ALI
How are new school-books 10 Cad their
way ingo schools, il anoghr impoi iant en-
quiry. j. w. DoLsEAR-
sAsy RES boundaries esn he markea On The old
pisle wsteas TIE LAS Necessity for chang n<
ssthsr- fhr bsslk cosAf t1-n be rol n Rsuch
laser pr.ce thzn cogld bs .ssE1sd - pab.
i-sAer. ND.