The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-20
USCAR UENNER
II. Hess.
DIR, HUPP's SPEECH.

When the reports came up to- consId-
Grafton DR.. Hupp arose and from writ
ten manuscript read a follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: | object to the re-
ception of this report, but before giving
my objections, in the first place | shall,
with your permission, ask the Clerk t.
be kind enough IL turn to the record oil
July 10th, 1873, so that the Board may
Know the specific matter that was refer
red to the special committee whose re-
port has Just been read, and So that each
and every member thereof may net in
diligently and Understandings on this
very grave and important subject in
voIving, rs it does, the veal or woe OF
our glorious system Of free schools.
Inc Clerk here read the original or
der of the Board, of July 2Oth, 1873,
which sets forth that "Jpon motion OF
Mr.. Collier the subject of German in tnr
public schools and all the rules relating
to this department, Were referred to st
special committee with Instructions TO re-
port to the Beard
From this correct reading Of the record,
every member of this Board Will not tail
20 perceive that it was the subject OF
German in the public schools and nil
the rules relating to this department,
mat were referred to this special COM
mIttee Tor consideration and report.
Pur.u mt to the Instructions embodied
in the resolution, the special committee
t appears met on Monday evening
August 10th, and the report just rruG
vas agreed upon, but rs | am informed,
not unanimously.
This fusacious and atitudinaTan COM
mittee seem To have evadcd the we'll Ill
tended purposes and orders OF the Board.
and have made a report on the cstab-
llshmcnt of High school, matter not
RE- red for its consideration.
Why this evasion "of German in tn"
public schools and of all the rules rclat
ing to this Department. The Board
dit, at its last meeting, order that II report
upon this subject should be made, md
Instructed this special committee to exc
cut It's unconditional order.
wiz this eUaSiOn GOT German in the
public schools, aud Of all the rules rcIu.-
ing to this department?' The Board
DID, at its last meeting, ORDER that re.
port on this subject should be made, and
instructed this special Committee to cX.
ecute Its unconditional order. The ma
iOrity in their report, have skliliuiiy
evuded the instructions of the Board,
ana contravene the laws and usagc-
which govern all business, official and
parliame a-y, transactions!
Inc demand lS-givc Us the report on
G ,rman, the majority of the committee
alswer-We prefer TO report that meas
us be taken ioJkmg to,cord the e-tab-
lishm Mt of a High School, II they had
not enough spinal eoi,mH to report on the
subjects referred for tn ir .n,iIerA;ior
their srlt-re~peCt should have Undue
them to have so reported t" the Board
but instead of that, they have allowed
themselves to be led oSids by s,phIstry
and skilled evasion, and tonight, tue
Board 1, no nearer a report on German
in the public schools. rs lar as the ma
iurlty is concerned, than It was wien the
committee was appointed The reu
purpose of this majority report j, not The
establishment ofa High School; but is an
indirect attempt to diminish the etiiclru
cy of our free schools, anu 10 reduce them
to A, B, c schools. II almost appear,
to be cunningly devised attempt to
change our free schools into ordinary,
inferior schools, in which nothing is H.
be taught but spelling, read &, wiring
IN perhaps how to keep accounts.
We want free schools supported BY the
State, and which shail otfrr an opportu-
nifty to obtain sound and thorou. h edu
cation to every child, no matter whether
Of poor or of rich parents
We do not intepd to introduce rank
and caste into this country, and We know
that nothing will lead to 1t 80 surely as
separate schools for the rich and poor.
We believe also that Whee!!n.. the