Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-06-16
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because Gov. Curtin did not choose to
continue in office bis predecessors choice
as head of the School Department! The
same fact, however, happened in the other
Offices a. the Governors disposal, and we
have not seen any "caviDg in" Of the
various departments on that account.
Mr.. Hickok, the first head of the School
department after it became Independent,
honestly sought to make it non-parfizan,
by appointing his Clerks equally from
each political party. No man had been
more useful in that department than was
Mr.. Hickok. Yet the Editor of the DEM
ccrat (then in the State Department. we'll
knows that Gov. Packer disturbed the
harmony Of the Office in that respect, and
turned out Mr. Hickok aud put in Mr..
Burrows, Gas be had right to do)-Mr.
burrows being of his own party. Mr..
Burrows chose all his Clerks from that
party, also. His own loyalty was I've
do not say whether correctly or noD SO
much questioned, at home, that the Senate
would not have confirmed his reuomina-
tion, if it had been made. Gov Curtin
made his choice Of Superintendent, just
as Gov. Packer had made bis. Mr. CO.
burn retained the Deputy of Mr.. Burrows
(whose loyalty is unquestioned)-tut all
the COpperhead Clerks resolved not to con-
,inue under Mr.. C,burn, even before he
had chance to ask them. In the light
of all these facts, how can Gov. Packers
deputy Secretary blame Messrs. Curtin
and Coburn for doing jus, what Packer
and Burrows had doue-prefer their friends
for office
Mr. Coburn is q native of this State,
and no man in it has had a more every
day, successful, practical knowledge of its
common schools, from the log house in the
woods to the County Superintendency.
We think be viii! do honor to the Depart
ment as its head. At any rate, in fair
play, give him trial. "Do as you would
be done by" Br DieFenbach, aud don't
let US seek to injure the glorious cause of
popular education because of any personal
likes or dislikes that We may happen to
have. These cup and downs" often occur,
and it is most manly not to fret about
them. Whoever may happen to hold the
c6ice, lie: the ystem flourish long after the
grass is green over our graves.
We copy a frauk, sensible view Of the
subject, expressed by Nh. Burrows himself
10 the Penn'a School Journal for June:
THE NEW STATE SUPERINTENDENT.
On the first of this month, the SAFE admin
israron of the common school system passed
into the hands of new officer. The educa-
tional men of The State need not be informed
of Mr.. CoBURNS past career in reference TO
the. schools His life has been devoted 10
teaching; and for nearly ten years, he has
been connected with the movements in this
State for the improvement Of the school
system. However, it is not TO the past butto
the future that attention is now most 10 be
gwen. And, therefore, we, on the part of the
Journal, avow full and frank support TO the
new head of the system. in all he shall devise
for lis good--cordlally believing, as we do,
that no other motive will acrua,e his course.
Sui, inasmuch as TO "err IS human" and as
men will differ in opinion, and hence differ
ences in conclusions may occasionally occur
on educational questions, this Journal will
hereafter, AS in times past utter its own SEN
tlments. In a wOrd-like SCOTS Locksley-
il will have a cheer for every brave deed or
true word in behalf OF the right, and friendly
caution for mistakes, should such be made.
For the rest, this Journal bespeaks for the
new State Superintendent a cordial support
from every pareht,teacher, and school officer,
as but their duty and his right. Without
that generous support which attributes the
best supposabe motive TO every act. and
allows full time for the development of policy
not always apparent at the first, there can be
neither a successful administration of the
system, nor that justice TO the officer and
public which each citizen should feel in
conscience bound to render.
Let all, therefore, unite, and, if possible, |
cause the coming three years to be more dis
liuguished for successful progress in school I,
affairs than any preceding term. The times .
require this al our hands.
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