The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-06
CITY HNTELLGG NCR.

TO CHANGE THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF ADMIs-
SION TO THE Hen SCHooLs-The opponents
to the present system [of admitting pupils into
the Boys Genital High and the Girls Normal
Schools, are using every effort b secure the
repeal of the rule adopted q couple of years
since by the Board of Public Education, as re.
ported by the Committee on Revision of Studies.
Prior to the mode now in existence, candidates
+ n admission to these high schools were COM
PEELED to undergo an examination conducted by
the professors of each institution, and then the
necessary number of applicants received certih-
Gates of admission according to merit, but now
the examinations are superintended entirely
10y the principals of the grammar schools, and
the pupils are advanced according to the de-
mand by the two high schools. Under this
plan frequently two acquisitions are made
before the vacancies are filed, and in securing
the pupils 1t more frequently occurs that incom
petent young ladies and gentlemen are obtained,
who, of necessity, have to be dropped For
merly there were more applicants than could be
accommodated, and instead of being dropped,
those rejected returned to the schools whence
they came and underwent an additional six
months tuition, when they were again sent for
examination, and, in nearly every such case ad-
mtted. Under the dropping" system, at the
recent examinations of those already in the High
Schools, 8 girls and boys who had been ad-
mitted six months ago had their public school
career ended by being unable to keep up with
their fellow-Pupils. ~ The present manner Of
Academy is advocated, and it is similar to that
in vogue in Philadelphia several years since.
They have certain standard, which
if not reached rejects the candidate, but that
rejection does not debar him again appearing at
a subsequent examination This subject is
causing considerable excitement in our Board of
Public Education, majority of whom are in
favor OF returning to the old manner of admis-
sions, but they are unable to accomplish that
result, by reason of q provision, which was
adopted at the organization of the board under
the act of Assembly transferring the selection
of its members from the people to the courts, re-
quiring that, to repeal any of the rules of the
board, two-thirds vote should be necessary.
However, its advocates are doing their utmost
to repeal a rule which they think is doing in
calculable injury to public school education.
THE MERCHANTS AND THE INCOME TAX
On Saturday last the Commercial Exchange
Association held special meeting, at which
the following preamble and resolutions were
Whereas The recent action of the Senate Of the
United States has created a fear that the Govern
ment may re;enact the income taxa tax at one
time tolerated only because of its supposed
stty, but now evidently unnecessary, and therefore
absolutely odious to the American people, therefore,
RESOLVED, That the Commercial Exchange repre-
sentng largely the mercantile interests OF Philadel
phla, DO protest most earnestly against the enact
ment by Congress of any law imposing any income
tax.
partial in It's operatlOn as IS shown by the present
BILL which selects about 100000 persons out of a
population of upwards of 4O,OOO,OOO for special and
offensive taxation.
Because it is unpopular with and hateful to the
thousands OF remonstrances against and not
petition in favor of it have been presented to Con-
gress.
Because it throws wide open the gates OF fraud
and perjury, whereby thousands of the dishonest
can readily and easily avoid its payment
Because 1t Is inquistoria, authorizing and requir
ing Government agents to inquire and pry into the
private business affairs of all persons whether they
are liable or not for its payment impertinent
QUESTION, when unnecessary and peculiarly Often
Bve and Odous to an American citizen.
Because the sum which the Government would
realize from THIS dee stable tax would be compare
lively ritng, not exceeding annually over seven to
eight millions.
And especially because it is absolutely and evil
shown by the annual receipts of the Trea-
sury enabling the Government during the past fiscal
year to pay OFF 900 of the national debt
"a financial achievement unparalleled in the history
OF nations but which, when caused by excessive
taxation, is of questionable propriety)
RcsotUed, That we approve OF the faithfulneSs of
the Secretary of the Treasury in collecting the reve
OF the country and his appropriation of It's
surplus funds to the payment Of the national debt
but that we abhOr and denounce the unwise policy
OF re. enacting an unnecessary income tax, and OF
continuing the present onerous oppressive and in
discriminate system Of taxation which now lies an
incubus upon and paralyZing trade commerce,
manufactures and every other Industrial interest Of
the country and which savors more OF the folly OF
the man who killed the goose that laid the golden
egg daily than Of the wisdom OF the sklfu fnaucer
and the farseeing, sagacious, accomplished states
man.