, 1875-04-05
TIE SCHOOL QUESTION.
Einstt Action Of the lsnffaln Com II, OF,
Cotliicii-No ScpurHtg scllouls.
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OF tno memoirs OF tue common council. an a1l-
EVER jB given to tla memorial of EcYcral 1cnd,ng
c;tza,. o.l,in7 I'm ulonti,, {n,o ,,'a ,s, ~
e'@Hs'4a ua"''s lao AuoPsV' ''''o 'ilo pubho
mint aimed tv tj,o Catholic conrrccaiora ~ ,,,
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such as tho memorialists l1ayo wiHhed.
hrt u ,oon,. ~ ~. ~ l., t.,a ,,'. u' w.
1as.,hte @ 'u ~ ,,,o ~ r,so " 'r,n ' Sny one
,ioht1v dec1oYo thu nuest,o, rorat l., =.
an far M tl,ov .+a corrernal. ..ona ,,,,o,, =,
iaoot ,,o,xar 80 .rti,orf.," ~, rI.e'S, ~ y.
1osA1 po"et auo I''l' 4nos e3pose 'ne
etrnctaso OF 10" On "Alcn tue common schools
Of this sato rest and Show that tho public
schools Of Buffalo uro - common schools ~ in
tle mcau;pp of tl,e nenera, etntute. 1;nt,or +h.t
a,1+,,o ~, IL, !. ,,.e,It,,t ~, fr,,,,
x t"rotn @ IN :. ~ scno. l,u nt,ar tan.E money
pv .oIi,.to,'s ,oa,s.at -, es'aoshse n7
nr ,c1es m,-nnvr. "ra ,ot ~ n,,,1;a ~
srhnni l.; s!.a taaa, wans. tu L.. P%a " eotlnu' ~
f." ~ ~ 's - *i oeg.l ahsheo ~
u ~. I've oplnlon o. mas tonfs, as clted ~ tile
nsnooi ~ Cona"s..tee; ~ apso'Ately conclusive on
!'oSn1t ~ .i'o"nans ss ~ " e.at psgle,ieq , on
-. snGit ~ eEttatu eonoo!h nsauaa"ca ~ lo3i ~
tl,a f,,... .Sis ' ~ A'1"A"'5ef
'ao eooEt sao
,ah aoan Gata1ne % ospnan afy.nnn to,uaF, W. shall
nop.oy w Sa!!eu on tn.Mos!o" u 10 INC tan'e Tor
tra r. rra.rt thi @ 1n Wno inay at'
rcnse We t not Intend to te,k Iisr.rauiiuIs .I n
Lpte inatlsntions In their lroper sphere thcy aro
worthy Of all praiae snd al legitimate support. Uut
s aso Unable 10 as'coves NY go rsasoa why tho
cahnot attend the ordinary public tchooa Of tllcE la
rirt II tue obec. Of slis npc.a! legislation Is to nf-
ofu tAem anch education Us the state furnishes to a
MsJ a. ~els nnu better pc obtained through t1e
d!tary channel II the ob}ect Is TO furnish .het with
Instruction of partial or fectaFan character, tho
10 such PURPOSE
There may bo difference Of opinion ~ to the
wisdom or Justice Of the Law, but Az to wlIat tho
law IL IN tins matter wo do not eoo how tnen chi.
J!ffer. The School Committee draw from it tho
only possible tnfcrence when they taY at Ia
clearly beyond the power Of tho Council to
grant tie prayer Of tho memoralsts." Tho
goconu inference Of tho Committee report will
tinnbtlesa ba augElly asani1ed in Bomo Guurters,
lut it is equally we'll founded aud inpyitaolo
from tho legal premises Of tic c4se 1tn
that neither tho School law Of the stste nor thu
charter Of tho city contemp:acs or authorizes rctors
instruction tu tho district schools, or in auy School
Iha widest diversity Of view may and does Oh.
tain US to tho viituo Of sytteu. Of education,
from which religious instruction Ia o1cluced.
But that does not affect tho fact that our laws
llayo eBtaltaslo i n rigiuly non-religious syetcn
aava tho Committee:
TIN sclaols nro rart and rsrcel Of our sy..cm OF
staa and hnn.rlnl cosern'nent. .nl they oistt not
~ ~ nnas snlsers!ent ID ro!iRous pgoraslud1sm in
any iosal OF ahder suy psete4t.
furthermore:
Those who seek the sehoo,s for tht. rnrrc.c Igpo-
ranlly or wfny do thuIn Injury, fur when ihey