New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-17
CRAM.BING IN BOSTON.

STARTLING STATEMENTS IN REGARD TO THE
| BOSTON PUBLIC LATIN sCHooL-A hEkClL lS
| sYSTEM-oPINIONs OF DISTINGUISHED Do.
| TORS AND CLERGYMEN-THE SCHOOL Oo"
MITTEE PETTIoNED FOR REFORM
BOsroN, Feb. 15.-In New-England we are
proud OF our schools-but they are not perieo' ~ -
city We have many noble schools but they aIo "
siderable extent imperfect In thcr system VI -,
tion as they are In their system OF construction " O
to NO ha,a always looked upon our Public Latin Schoo
AZ tina hest educational institution OF the nnu ~ 'o
country Wendell Phillips has said has no equa III INC
world although the School Committee 40 not 'i'A 3D.
II is good school, but recent developments 10 70
TO the discipline there would indicate that IL 10 ipy
tending TO destroy the bodies and minds Of its pupils by
! the examining system.
few weeks ago stman b. Allen, esq, OF this city,
welllnown member OF the Suffolk bar, and also prom
nenty identified with religious and educational In
terests and who has in the Latin school, after In
vesgating the regulations OF the school, was OF the
opinion that some reform there impeTayely neces-
earv The Latin school has about $50 scholars Mr..
Allen had printed circular which he caused 10 be given
10 the pupils with the request that they should hand it
to their parents TO sign II it was cOnsonant with their
ideas the subject The following is copy of the Cir
cular;
10 ne s.,ooi corlasitee Of he city Bosson:
The undersigned parents guardian Of more boys IN TIE Public
Lan School respectfully Iprseu, Tat BY present Ieso a|ps h
gAch allowing q hour, Toy gong 70 sPd retaining from
he evening, DAY ou Aonla! mernns e s.a{ %s srs
giving lite no time o = OF efsa'i ana 9 ,n. ee h5 " M
believe that t, eque' and hat gOr Of
fccp vOuld promoted by he rnh Of 6G;h
p. 9Ia ia t S5I az any Saturday eTeep, the
AZ ST IL every month for public exercises
The circular was, Unexpectedly, signed by 2 parents
OF boys in the school Mr. Aliens next step was to get
the doctors enlisted in opposition to the examining
system of the sehOolsand hesucceeded admirably The
following circular was sent out:
DEAR DocroE: Assured that take an Interest IN Tie dqc,op o.
eS ASeDs n boy. = sfr.S5 and eT colleges 5g
seuon 70 the petition cory Of ~a ae' None kpo. tstey
e I'm cul o. mon tie re asked for .,y
Eve ias would eondn thereto WI !ol pee 70 slsh a.. is -
70 youi Hoping 70 bear hsH yoa without
Tie result was that 1-2 Of the hest plyscians r. BOSTON
signed the circular, including lrs. Bowdtch Williams
emii.S.i Se, ~ =, a. i, ~ he Tcnnc 6ftSn laid tiio
added mat tls oi lc - 80; oTd LIN
dred diseases, row becoming feariuly prevalent AAe
petition as follows;
I. n. e,hO1I C,asmtt Of ~ err n Hc''on' 49, WA, 81, Mt,
r represents that as a,o Il b. ~, seiS I, 5 P 70 Ia
saturday except ie o2e eel aai' ~ e. y! mon ,o' pam L.
S 81 The % Ia he rs.t a.ad fr would promote The tc Of
boys aud add their mental rg aud therefore eoaear with and
sGhioiued Sre some Of the memoranda made by some
r mt a Wslis Sa1eDieadSt Of tbS cty Hospital o the
nsio 1 ,oI 5iaRoi me s'So ' @ % Brain and nd7oa. d
Sl.er' 5r fs % fe,rfsiiS pre1scH Lessons
Icque than two hour Of study ont school are 700
lave sd soma complete School q Instruction. and
both had rue constitutions a. eo1queSe One ssel: N NOON.
ce sud hss been aee bis studies Both ere mesG,
eho conan . o, e az " ,nioD Nat no les
So55 he aei To- s5ars oa Of school leaving voluntary
with each to study Or rest paw d, ,,s 'g so
on" Dr. George w Gray says wish that all q OR schools
Ouia Ike so1c car eges at 20 much ana my o's spc
t.. Dr. .e Wash .,y, The result Is an oyeI.Ie bar
1879 ' Dr. JesTb n Warren ssy ~ now cordially siSa the
s,e can our attending th, school
TON ij lG1 p 't c 6 se sss: 4Sa for The sane
reason am Jy s,eG nat A. Iol i Y 90 J as S 70
Ipeees having spfn. t ,sa esn, 2. B 30 ls
% NJ tlS hoys aaer a IN .eroas permanent III health
Dc George stuart says Of late e 70 msoit' Of d.s',e 'een
Of The mental lover, The y1ng 10Th male .Id female
i how TO shoot big gun'" Dr. Alfred Garrett
s most heartily IPPro;I . '' nP 1I oar G by s dr.
CAR voad allow child 10 study more ao
slr loo ofn,1 .Gofen elder such ca tssebe esce
saooi are Slo in beaia es Year, tbs Iao: ko fcr.o
take ss, 1'e b n sHs .. The aao 5n Of
as rs limits and as b% ~ n, o o, i.f ,ed
| ssl ec.Ly ~ the PSLlc Latin 81. ooh"
Mr. Alien labored TO secure influence Of the clergy,
and addressed the following circular to many OF tLem
REV and DEAR knowing the interest tale in TIE elues
son o. ne ySV.g s D I Of Sr for N. yous ese.
inclo,ed which mssy Of the parents Will present School
hour Of hari .1dJihe IN
preparatory school ia toe eOasa- eqHtAaeel 70 safa-y
Iigft weak and tired aut uuft 70 erov TIE
rest teachings Of the Sabbath dsy. II Is within tie
writer that Of the hoyt too exhausted by
Of the master Saturday, Lessons for Mon
dsTs regularly them The Sabbath rather than lose
Make SATURDAY day OF mental c ply
exercise and recreation so that Sabbath day Of o Ies
u those truths which scholar shosi for
AoLCa tie fresh AID er etde
m for he classics again II with the views eI
pressed ueoS petition will ee 10 nn and return 10 me
/ the
sixy-hve clergymen Of the city both Protestant and
Catholic. signed the petition annexed to the circular.
Among them the Reys L. L. Hale, James Freeman
Clarke ID. c. Eddy, VIM B. Wright, A A. Minor j. D. Full
ton r. c. Blunkerro L. Webb. f. Cheney, and others
OF distinguished note; and all of whom expressed the
deepest and warmest interest in the reform This does
not however embrace all tho evils Of school system,
but step in the right direction. great wrong has
unwtingly been going In midst The bodies and
minds Of the young have alike been dwarfed and injured
by tine terrible brought TO bear upon them and
that parents, physicians and clergymenthe part
| of Boston which thinks and fees-has been called to
OF the evils there is hope that better state Of
things may be inaugurated and the slaughter Of the
| innOcents" cease.
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| TIE CUSTOM-HOUSE-THE PATTERSON INYEsTI-
| CATION RENEWED
| The investigation of alleged abuses in Gus
tom-HOuse affairs begun last month by the sub Com