St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21

orr schools. and the selfishness of the
motive So manifest in the act itself.
Our advice is, to all. not to dishOnOr
the law. 1t is enough that, under the
eye of the Board of Education, it has
been sadly diShonored for few of the
late wears. Be patient. There will be
Il change of some things. The people
are impatient concerning recent events,
/ to some of which we have alluded. The
superficial Legislative investigation was
but the throwing of the tub to the
whale. Instead of disclosing the worst
| features involved in alleged misdemean-
ors-the apparent sanctioning of open
violations of the school laws of the state
for two years or mOre-it was not, SO
far as we have observed, even alluded
to. The outside washing of the platter
did not cleanse the inner of its foulness,
so redolent of moral death to law and
order i'll our law honoring state. The
Investigation only served to cause some
things to stand out more prominently
the subjects of ridicule and contempt.
Therefore the cry is abroad among the
people, that if this branch of our edu-
cational syStem-the Board cannot
guard them from imposition - from
schemes worthy of the hot bed of Tam
many ISN'T had better he cut off and
burned up with fire.
But we d" not join in this cry. The
mission of the Board is not ended. 1t
is true. i'll our apprehension, it has got
of To sea among breakers. We would
bring it To shore. to a firm anchorage,
that this branch of our educational SIS
TEN may. with watchtul vigilance. guard
the people from the multitude oflecches,
with school books. on which. if they
can pass the Board, their profits are
more than one hundred per cent.-and
the people must pay it. \ large neces-
sity alone iuStities Il change of books.
but if made no one connected with the
system should share IL taIthing in the
profits. If this is not self-evident we
Ito not know that we can make it APP
pear 50. Furthermore, the underhanded
and Illegal mode of insinuating these
books into our schools the Board final
~ becoming accomplices in the acts
So ahhorrcnt to every sense of Justice
the public cannot accord to it its appro-
baton Nor should they.
Yet we Ito not wish to censure the
Board of Education. We really do not
call to mind the names of all its mem
beers, and it may he all We're not cog
into the schools, the book in question:
If not, we fear they We're less watchful
than they should have been.
While we cannot refer to the Board
otherwise than us Il body. such members
of it as were not involved III the matter
under consideration. ifany. We of course
do not include i'll our arraigmment. We
except such a. are Innocent. Indeed.
it has been limited to us that three of
securing the selection of Frenrh'- Arith-
metic.
Efforts had been made unsuccessful
:" far as we kn"w-to place these books
i'll schools without the state. Vermont
accepted second hand garments, while
the choicest are none too good.
The interests of education in our state
requires, i'll the preservation of our
school system. perfect freedom from the
least faint of seltishneSs. and when dis
covered it should he brushed of as
promptly as the maggot fly from IA fresh
steak.