Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-01

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Our Public Schools are justly the pride Of
the people. They are our hope for che rising
generation. There iS not 9 family within
the city limits that has not By right An in
tsrS,t IN them. Do our clslssns feel that
lively interest that they shOuldi Do they
keep themselves Postod e 70 the progress
and present state Of thee home Colleges
Do they realize 70 what q magnitude our ed
uestional lyStem has ErownP
We beg TO present few ltsmh, drawn from
the Pgblihhed Report Of Secretary Roberts
for The school year ending July, 1850. There
are seventeen Public School Buildings, ca
Fable Of accommodating 4. $50 pupils To
these must be added the West High School
odI6es, model Of chaste beauty and com
mOdiouhneSS.
There is an attendance Of from 5000 to
5 900 pupils. To instruct this army of little
ones, sighty-tWO teachers arc employed, at q
cost, inclusive of the supsrintsndent's sAls-
~, Of $S5. $50. The current outaYs for fuel,
stationery, repairs, ETC., amount 10 about
O.OOO more. #
Not estimating The capital invested in the
buildings, We may Pus the annual expense
for educating the children Of this city at $40
per 'oholGrJ avery moderate cost, consider.
ing the high order Of the schools. These
nurseries OF learning are open to all city
children and youths, between the ages Of 5
and 81. No distinctions Of high and low,
rich and poor, white and eolored, are recog-
niEed. "Ths mind 5 the standard" as It
should be everywhere In this free common
wealth. We are happy to say that owing 70
the liberal policy which has heretofore die.
tated the administration Of these schools,
and The fosIering care which the citizens
have extended to them, they have attained
to high rank among tho kindred institu-
lions Of Eastern and Western cities, and have
attracted from various quarters honorable
notice. There can be no question that our
Public Schools stand in point Of aetusl Inn
pOrtanee above every other branch Of the
pity government. If they swell hugely the
annual taxes, they contribute hundred fold
more to the intelligence, the power, the we'll
being and the security Of the community
indeed, the benefits of thoroagh schooling
IRE not to be estimated by dollars. II now
md then & valuable family is driven out of
he city BY heavy taxation, for every one
uch family there would be ten driven away '
y shutting up the public schools, or eEsap- =
ming their advantages.
What say the citissns Shall these Home 7
the poor mans and the I
loh mans COllsgss,-conGnue to be LII. Y
rally Sustainedf VIII the people watch !
yer them, as the proper and legal u
uardiansf Until three years ago, the pso-
le had no voice in the election Of members :
the Board Of Education. They were chO- v
IN By the City Council, and ave men con-
iituted the Board. Nov, By aot Of The :
legislature, the Board consists of eleven v
lembers, one from each ward, to be elected
1nually by the popular vote, as the mem :
srs Of Council. Thus the responsibility ia B.
lroWn upon the people, just where it
lould lie. Il tU true that many doubt the =
isdOm of this change, and dread the con- i,
'eueDces. They are 10 be dreaded, we ad- "
it, If the sober, enlightened, reliable citi-
ms generally absent themselves from the
rimary meetings where he nominations are
Gas. Bat Is not this q most culpable 70.
ven to the extent which may hsve been %
lstly complained Of hitherto3 d
We would earnestly call upon ell good 3
len, irrespective Of party, sect or condition, a
rally ct the Primary Meetings already ef- y y
cially called, and there procure the nomi- q
alton Of SOlPstsst, yfait..fsl men to serve in z
be capacity Of the Board Of Edueatiou.- 4
lOOk out enlightened men, who in their !,
carts Just estimstion prize education above I.
Il prices men who will feel sufficient inter- q
st in the Public Schools TO attend the meet !
ngs Of the Board without compensation,
lhsr than ths rich sense Of serving the RI Z
ing generation. Z
RENovAL.-We have removed our stock TO !
az Superior street., next door to Taylor 4
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