, 1876-03-23

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

THE HOARD OF EDUCATION.
10 tht EdftoY a The Chicago 1r.tuns:
CnlcAoo, Mnrch 22.-'Tho "malo echool-
marms." q very digniaed body. mat 10 npuctal
solemn council tho other evening, 10 demand 40
oxplauAliou and satthfaction OF one Of the mesn-
pers Of thor body. There WAS bood- -scen.lng In
tho air; eyce ilaahed ttistllnR nisil ,nsuised
honor, they doscondAd upon Prof. Wolch liko an
avalanche. nncauso lo told "thc snpte truth"
And when WAS "trltl," ovor acceptable among
our rresont i,oar!l Of Educatloua Tho Pro,
fesaor ban Btsuck bottom when ho sugReAts ro-
ttenchmnnt: Il In an idoA that cannot bo
driven into The heada Of the Doard. Thoy arc
TO largo e1sont appointed by our present eoy-
cali for An unlimited estimate for the current
year. Thoy dont tntood to rotsench. They Aso
nos large proporty-holdors. OF 1hrge Taxpayers,
The present bankruptcy q our city will not A.
built. jobs must be put up for tho Hing to get
a augor In tl!o appropriations. THO ball
must ho kept tolllng no matter who
anffera Now 70 tho time 70 yonl!lato
tho Affairs Of tle board. Let tho.n BIO aiftoA 70
tho bottom. Lot Prof. wo.ch spoak ont: Ilo
ev,dontly knows moro than Ao CARDS 70 toll his
many friends In tho city havo alwAvB thought
him loo honest 20 boo q politician. They tbink
10 now. md believe hia charges IN tho main to
be truo. Tho charges OF spending ths public
money to give q finished education. to teach
dotmnn, .nusc, painting, drawing, ETC., aro too
true. Taey CAL be proved aB ench, and
tho fnoinbera who aconHo an honest man Of
nanoaktnE around the question support tbon,.
political purposes, and to provide places for
"protegca" Of members Of tho Board. Why
should $50. .0oo year DO expended for teaohers
OF this lanEuasoa Why should tho i;onrL order
that all scholars reaching certain grado should
study dornlan3 simply 10 spend this amount
Of monoy OIL dorlnan toachers. and this, too in
Brite Of tho protest against this rulo BY Amera-
cnn parents, Of parents OF hny othnr nation
kIkn lea FN- ~ AL ali
md the fco!,ug displayed by certain ncmbers
Of the Board, | an more imnteBsed than ovor
OF tho truth Of Ills charges. Tho Doard is com-
posed OF too many political hacks. men who
hold Office aud haya held oll!co ln our CITY Gov
crnfnent for years, or have lived and grown fat
on oity contracts. Lot tba o1poso 10 bnt tho
beginning at au investigation tint shall ind out
whore this 920l,oo0 has gono. Now IL the !ino
for tho Professor to Hubstantiato tho facts given
In hiR letter; Ills friends will stRul by him, bo-
Loving him 10 be honest IN his eudeavor to re-
trench In the onormous estimate Of the board
OF Education. Respectfully yours. W. D. T.
THAT POSTAL LAW AGAIN.
II Tbs Editor n T1t Chtapo tribune:
Cn1cAoo, March 22.-Yonr correspondent In
yesterday = TRIBUNE speaks tho wishes OF hun.
dreds Of thousau ds whom ho u1gos that The
United Statca Senate ahall complete tho work OF
undotuB the Great wrong sprung upon tho poo
plo by Senator ilamlin'g Postal la;s Of last vim
ter. Not only let CongIcHs restore tho old lnw:
but lot our ueneenl Post Office Department
lonrn to construe postal laws according to oom-
mon sonso, which they now frequently fail to
do. Some of tho decisions and constructions
nre now n1oet ridiculous. A little more common
scnaa put into the constructions might holp te
aoften down many obnoxious features Of caro-
lossly-drAwn Laws.
by all means, let The United States Senate
hasten 10 complete the work OF tho House In re
peallnr tho Hamlin Postal law. Mroad,
nj in mil n
Of that repeal md to a!lay the clamol
for such 1epeat have reduced thell
rAtos On carrying small PACKAGES Let the
repeal to be complete, aud tho people will be
largely benefitel. All who are interosted LII thil
matter should wrtto to the Senators who roPra
sent thoir State and urge THIS matter Oh thoi
attention. Lot us demnud that this tmpottan
measure meet with that prompt attention whicl
It received in tho House. Flood your EonatoEl
deak with letters, stirring him up to htn duty
Let Logan hear from You. 3.
RESUMPTION.
~ The Editor VI Tia Chicago Tribune:
CHICAGO, March 22.-Mr. Atkluso1'a plan fol
The resumption Of spocio-paymont is good st
far u 1t goes, but It doea. not provide for, tht
currency Of al ouhauced vaiuo-a clauho pro
vldit,1 for this would think, mako Ills rlar
deu'rAble. I would sus9sRt osauae fixing npor
son,e certain rate, which nll dohta contracted
prior to tho date of its taking effect should bt
estimated at, excepting, at course thoso paid il
gold. 10 Kot at folr rato wc could take, 90.
tho average ratio at which gold was sold q
by the Tronaury for two or throo months PHO
to the enactment Of tho measure. J. Il. l.
"No CREAM, NO rAY.'
IT, the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
EAnLyiLLE. III. March al notice nu Articl
| In to.dAy'a TRIBUNE under tho caption, N
| Cream, No Pay" signed A. q. G., which remind