The Morning herald., 1876-02-01
A WALL FOR EDUCATION.
PAYING THE MONEY AND GETTING NO
cHo1oE-TAxED AND NOT ENJOYING THE
PRIVILEGES INDIGNANT COMPLAINTS
FROM cITIzENs-THE BOARD OF EDUCA-
TON INTERESTED. - w

fRlVlLEGES - INDIGNANT COMPLAINTS
FROM cITIzENs-THE BOARD OF EDUcA-
TON INTERESTED. - "
A parcel of complaints have recently
reached the HERALD Office from . number
of prominent citizens, stating that although
large taxpayers, they were unable to enter
their children in any Of the public schools
ofthe city. One of these, Mr.. William, L,
Gilbert, states that he took his little daugh-
ter to No. 6 school last September. She
was denied admission on the ground that
there was no vacancy. He was told that he
must wait until there was vacancy, but SO
far he has heard of none having occurred,
or at least he had been told that such was
the case. He further stated that his school
tax amounts to fifty dollars year. !, = -
Another gentleman states that he paws
eight dollars year, and that he has not
tried one school, but he has applied to every
one in the city, and at every one of them he
was refused upon the ground that there
were no vacancies. He stated that he was
not able TO pay for the schooling of .his
child and in addition to that pay the school
tax, and under these circumstances he ID
compelled to see his child grow up In
ignorance, while he pays an enormous taxa
tfon to the school fund. ' '''"" ''"'
Another gentleman writes to the HRRALb
THAT ne has to pay sixty dollars . year
school-tax, and that notwithstanding this
he cannot find school that will take his
child. He Furthermore adds that II the city
NJ irrp& ~
the Board Of Education cannot better
meet the demands for public education, they
had better be selected from other fields of
knowledge, and from among those who will
give themselves more concern in a matter
requiring more attsntion than these gen
tlemen give It. -''' 'i'~"9
cation, could furnish some light upon this
Twas last evening dispatched to the House
of one of the members, when he gained the
following information in relation to the
ueatter
{"Ido not doubt the gentlemen's state
u1ents. There are applicants for other
schools besides No. 6. No. 2 has 70 nsmes
on the list for seats, which cannot b. salts
fed as the rooms are all filed up., As soon
as ~acancies occur we send to The parents
or parent s.S Of the child applying not yssH
nv child in without there was a vacant
seat AS child cannot be removed to make
room for BIS. We have no fayorites we
are bound to use ali alike. AS soon as those
those who are far enough advanced in thepri-
mary schools they are promoted to the Gram
mar schools. Mr.. Harlan is now examining
as fast as he can in order to ascertain how
many arc capable of promotion. Some
times we receive applications from persons
| whose children have been expelled from
schoolhouses to obtain entrance in another,
| and in one instance to my knowledge it was
| granted, in order to keep the child'e parent
from grumbling. There is no doubt but
what one gentleman is right in saying that
there were twenty names ahead Of his little
girl, yet we cannot help it, but are trying
| to as fast as possible. As soon as we can it
| is intended to open primary school in the
Taylor Academy. Until then We are help
less; as you see our hands are tied.''