, 1874-03-14

Tho Controversy III HosfoM'
uosroS, March I, 1874.
10 tho Editor Of The Chicago Trt1"ne: .
SIR: It is good many miles from hero to
Chicago, hut nows travels faat, and mako no
doubt TINT, erc this, an expose Of, tho savings
and doings OF our School Committee hero in
Boston has reached you. It il at present hard
to tell how tho said Board will receive the inoyi-
table result; but 1t Is not at all difficult to SEQ
wlat thnt result will DO. It would soom nj if the
old Crusadcrs of tho Dark Ages were nbroad,
only, very unlilo them, tue warfare four knights
il dqainst woman. Thoro il something 80 absurd
about it all that ono may vol be forgiven il no
looks at tho ludicrous aitto. The discussions
have bcen earnest to tho utmost, nnd lawyers,
doctors, aud ministers have each merged their
partta,,lar calling into tho ono general crnsado
The Council Chamber has presented lively
sceno and, il "Our Special Artist" could layo
been present at either Of tho gatherings recently
thore assembled, think d faithful poltraituro
would hnyo been worth preserving. Tho Com
mittco, from tho very beginning, seemed to be
determined that their numbers should remain
intact, aud they would submit tt, no innovation.
ueayen save tho mark What receive on equal
terms-to did, counsel, aud-uote ut their t'eIie-
erations-,comea Why all laws, human aud d.
vine, forbade such an aggression. They folt
themselves strong to resist; but, to bo armed ut
all points, ,--eso, what is tho uso Of City solic-
itor s-thoy determined to rofor to him, md hiB
| Judgment should be ina!. :,
Sc tho question WAS piled, ARC tco1',en to be
| considered az reraons !"-bccauHe something or
othur that they were willing to Ablde by sllcnks
OF ''peraonB" rs being eligible to serve in TIL
olllcia capacity don't pretend to be legal, but
OF our papers. saw before my mental vision u
good!y number Of q certain creaton-in tho i'm
p,cation not yet diguiiied by any rane-,,-waiting
lor nu "opnion.' Tho "opinion camo,
manner Of doubt US to their capacity to "servo''
in most any other position; but hero and now
no. thoy were not legally. ''l'ersons." The
august body Of School Commissioners could not,
aud must not, ai!l would not, then, 10 subject to
No matter what the samo btalldard Of authority
from another city aaid, directly opposite in sen
timent, everything should b9 strictly illegal u
and aboye-board. There should be no loophole
and reflect up tho intelligence OF tlicsc chosen
servants of the peoplel So. to make assurance
doubly suro, there ca1ne an appeal to the Snpscme
Court Of Massachusetts, and it's decision was
conclusive and to the point to everybody but the
Committoo,-a decision which shortly, a1ld torso'
II, and absolutely pronounced not only tho 10.
gality, but tho ability and eminent fitness, oi
women to act on tho School Committee.
Ono would think, theni that now those patleni
women who had 80 quietly, md in 30 tsignitieG
md gentle manner, waited for tue open patti
to tler own lawful seats, would bo courteousl,
shown to them. Not bit Of it; nnd tho discus.
| sion waxcu hotter and hotter.
Now, here In Boston, this affair has como tt
| 10 q molnentoua 'th1nE,-nothing less than tlf
settlement for NIL tlulo Of 4 very important ant
fundamental point; and the very neauH tllt
Committee hive taken only rodouud moro com
pletoly to their discqmtltnro
Tho votes IN four wnrtlB Of our city, a!mos
without dissenting voice, placed their cal1ls
tlatos in Office; they received their credentiali
with tho other elected candidates. from tho re
naming wartiB, Rpd duly. prchanted thomsolye
Tor tllcr authorized positions; Wien, 10!
bugbcar looms up before their cosnpcera, mt
Immediately assumes elepllantino proportions
, growing daily bigger aud bigger.
How does it stand now2 IhAye listened to thl
controversy from its, beginning. nlld have roa'
what In writon TIL eyeiy hand, ulid there ~ Ii
much In it Nll that sayora OF tho ridiculous tlln
| beg forbearnnco for painting 1t III such coora
I lEiuk 4 worry entertaining and amusing yol,'nl
might 10 complied il all tho ,HquibH and com
, nionts which hayo beon made wore gathore
together Suffice it to say thut, In dcHultor
! article like tliis, worry foS Of Tug salient poi|,t
: can bo touched; but an oyo Interested III til
working ont of problomh will dHcor',, ir tho not
ycry.distait fntlro, 4 triumphant adjustment G
this knotty question, viz: the giving to tconle
+ tho suporintelidgnco aud oversight OF til
chilIlron in whose woal or woB thoy, nR Wonles
arc 10 instinetise!y and fundamentally into'
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