The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-29
EDUCATIONAL.
THAT CRITICISM
For some years past there has been in the Tele
graph department. headed

EDUCATIONAL,
with the name Of whoever was for the time Coun
Ity superintendent, as Editor. For some time
past the name Of j. P Briggs has appeared as ed
ltor
Being responsible for the management of the
Educational, as well as other departments of the
Telegraph, We referred to two different articles
which alpea.ed IN the Educational at two differ
emf times and pointed ont their inaccuracies The
first Of these was quoted from the editors of the
Wisconsin Educational Journal by the kduca-
tional Editor OF The Telegraph The other was
the caption Of an article from the New York State
School journal, printed copy of which was fur
nished by the Educational editor for the Tele-
graph. We pointed out III eff4ct,the inaccuracies
Of these articles, as we ell 1T duty to do. And
in an article headed Criticism said
If any OF our educational friends think our crit
icisms are unju they are at liberty to come to
the defense OF the journals Upon this the Edu-
cati0nal editor placed upon the copy hook his
article, Catching at Straws, which appeared last
week This came 10 us through the foreman
and we reluctantly consented to its publication
but it wa, not til after IL was in type that we
learned it was requested TO 90 in the Educational
THE will account 10 our eaders how the Telegraph
may, for short time have had the appearance of
being divided against itself The Educational.
Catching at Stfaws, aud our Editorial IN relation
to 1t, are before our readers, and there for the
present we will leave them.
This week Mr.. Briggs furnishes an article under
the caption, That Criticism, addressed to Mr.
Editor, over the ini tials, j. +. Thus address,
OLs
not intend or expect his article 10 appear in the
Educational. And, believing it to be unsuitable
for the Educational, 1t does not so appear, and
he Telegraph Is relieved from the appearance OF
being divided against itself.
Coming to the defense OF the School Journals
how has NJ Briggs defended them? The follow.
ing is the sentence from the Editors OF the Edu-
catiOnal Journal. 1--WE will seBd the journal for
81 U, We preparing the postage" Of this we
said, the Educational journal should be gram
NAUTICAL We will now say that the above quoted
sentence Ia J OF grammatical. Will Mr. Briggs
say that II Is grammatical In all his show erS OF
words aud torrents of questions in relation TO it,
he has never cuce SAID that 1t is grammatical.
And uLlil he does say II il, and undertakes TO
prove IL all he says Oh may say III relaon to it is
unworthy OF reply,
Teachers salaries from the School Journal
We 81 oke of as being incorrect Does Mr. Bners
edml, that 1t il IL correct? He admits it by I'M
pljCatiUn only, III the questions he asks i'll rela-
ton 70 it Aud yet he Comes TO the defense CT
the school journal. II appeared in the School
journal, and c, me from be printed page Of the
journal through the County Superintcnde into
the Educational of the Telegraph through over
eis nj.
1t would seem that Mr.. Briggs sets himst if Tor
the defense. not only Of the School Journals
bat also OF a the world and every thing iu IT,
but lie Telegraph and It's eC itor AS we gave
perDi- SION Tor any oil our educational friends,
II they lhOu- hit 0uI criticisms were Il Just to
come 10 the defense OF the Journals, we WA find
t.ut If We Can how he defends them He has
offered no proof that the Journals ara cor ecr
IL has place even SAID that the Journals are
correct de defends them by showing that the
Telegraph is incorrect. And he finds authority
for dong IN what we said in our last that With
ne active cooperation and able assistance of
j. p We could do mucb. lie understands us
TO mean b. active cooperation and able asei&tdlce
active opposition and able, resistance. So he
comes with all his forces in defense Of the Journ-
ais by showing That The Telegraph is incorrect
And mere Is his fefense.
fne Journals are incorree The TELEGRAPH is
Incorrect Therefore the Journals or iuStifable
in being incorrect
John Doe stole horse: Richard Roe stole q
mule Therefore John Doe Is justifable in
stealing Il horse.
Criticism, IL great Improvement over his Edu-
catlouaj, Catching at StrAWs, in correctness Of
copy.i Ii u0truthfulne*s by lmplicatiOn and in
braggadocio aLdgadiatoriai gasco nadet Is great
deterioration. All ne say. by Implication to the
effecI that We said he did not know how TO spell
hOnOrCd and drowning, and perverJlng his letter
" INTO L - untrue. We said that his spelling
these words he did was bits OF Carel essness on
his part which we had not followed. And we now
say that We have his copy and the letter is plain
~ u and not W.
AS IL j. 2. BIS proposition to match himself
against The Telegraph man aud all his compost"
tors Tor spelling match, we will say that, at the
nrst Spelling Match IN KenIsha, when were
chosen and declined to- engage IN tie match, on
account OF not being able to endure The addition.
al labor and excitement, Mr.. Richmond former
composltor In the Telegraph office, eald be would
represent tie Telegraph, ard that his offer was
generally assented 10. At that match MIR. Rich
mond spetled Mr. Briggs down. or pe.haps IL
would be better expressed TO say that Mr.. BTjgg
was spelled down some time before Mr. Rich
moud was So far. the Telegraph, thrOu Oh its
representa- i've, is ahead Of Mr.. Briggs. nd un-
til Mr.. Briggs catches up, 1t would seem to be
unnecessary TO engage i'll ny other mate. es.
When Mr. Briggs succeeds in defending the
SchoolJoullials III me two cases now awaiting his
det3pse, or acknowledges that he cam OF defend
q
says ab0ut the inaccuracl.s Of the Telegraph A,
present IL Is sufhcle 10 say that they have beer
Introduced without our permission and out o
1 place But as we allow The communication
Introducing them 10 appear in the Telegraph WI
will attend 10 hem In PR per ordef. We enoult
prefer disctssing the grammatical accuracy o
quotations from better etaDdal dis 81 accuracy thai
he relegr 4ph but as nothlhgeise will suitJ .P.B a
| we'll, shall De ready TO examine them il
order when we arrive at them. TIL
two question: from the School Journals ar
now Iii cr0er and will tic till they ar
disposal Of. j. b, must prove them to be acc.
rse CT admit that they are not, before we motto
specially any thing he has brought forth agains
the Telegraph, er admit any thing more he ma.
bring
Mr. Briggs closes his communication with 1hi
aavice 'Either move out OF your glass house O
S cease to throw By this under
QUO: Leave TIL Telegraph office And leave Ken
o-ha. This being the polite advice, we are lore
, ed to make the inquiry. What ofense have W
commits ed against MT Briggs! Ana we answer
We Lave called in question the accuracy of ON
: brief sentence coming from the edi tors Of III
Educaione journal, and one caption comm
f.om The School Journal, through him, into IN
Educational of the Telegraph. This much, an
nothing more.
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