Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-04-27

THR SCHOOL QuEsTtoS,--An article upor
this subject was LAnded in last week. and an
other this, which were not 10 our notion. aDt
therefore have found no place Ia our columns
The question, we think, is not one for mer,
carplng and fault6nding, or one that every
indiscreet scribbleT should be permitted reek
lessly 10 sssail, for the mere pleasure Of seeing
himself In print, on for the qualification Of a
petty spleen or prejudice We can make room
for no such articles. The welfare Of OH
schools are OF too much importance, and too
closely identified with the character, prosperi
~ and happiness of the community, TO be ex.
posed 10 iudiseretion or ill.eeling. They arc
the pride of the village, and should have It's
protection. That they are conducted with
any greater perfection than any other organi
cation OF society, we are not disposed to main.
tain no department Of society Is free from er-
ror, and ground Of complaint. II is not the
part Of wisdom, therefore, 10 njuro and break
down that which we cannot be deprived of
and which only needs correction and reform
1t is.a sou: ce OF discomfort to have our space
taken up with articles, the spirit OF Which, Is
TO gain asuccessfu a point, 10 show who can
handle the quill the most adruilly, aud who
can prick the deepest, instead of an earnest
search for truth 1.-THE showing up fairly, but
plainly and fOrcibly, errors of Judgment and
practice. What every Intelligent, right-mind.
ed citizen wants Is, to find where these errors
are, and apply the correction. If the Board
Of Edpcaiion are lavish of expenditures, es.
tablishing precedents of dubious utility, and
lack proper amount OF balance, these are all
matters for criticism--ior discussion and for
remedy. We are nQt taking the ground that
they are obnoxious TO- any of these things.
But If any respectable portion of the com,nu-
nifty are Of the opinion that the working OF
the system needs TO be examined, aud is, 10
proper tone and temper, desirous of discussing
and bringing the matter before the people, we
doubt whether the Board of Education would
thwart suoh an effort. Policy and a common
sense OF propriely would not certainly lie in
that direction, That public attention has been
directed tC the course Of the Board is pretty
evident, aud we arc unable to discover any
way of meeting the charges or suspicious
which have been hinted, SO suitably and dc.
cisively, as that of The publication of full, fair
and faithful statement of the receipts and ex
penditures of the past and present year. and
the present condition Of tie treasury. Sus-
picion, or fancy, would then give way for fapt
and demonstration. This we hQped for last
week. We regretted that any official notice
was taken of anonymous correspondents, be-
lieving that such statement as that alluded
to. officially put forth, would stand upon its
own dignity, and whether in all things above
comment or not, ii would, at least, command
the respect of the community and leave it to
decide what was demanded if anything, for
the honor of the Board, and the welfare OF the
system we all huYe at heart.
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