The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-01
children" is bu. modern rendering OF the old cry of

cnildren is but modern rendering OF the old cry OF
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THE coLLE0E WiPgD our.
IS. L. D." says that letter which appeared In
these columns lately from one slgning himself 10 Z.
RosenheIm" was o very weak defence for one who
had been student In the New York College for three
years, ana THINKS that he attended the college during
that during his stay there nc could name hundreds
OF young men Students whose fathers were we'll 10
Larrcmore as instances. The college, he asserts.
seldom gcadustes poor mans son, not
their parents iuabily to do without their help
ing the five years instruction. He comedies with the
view taken by many 'hat one VINO can afford 10 send
boy 10 school after he Is fifteen years of age can
afford 10 pay tor him" There IS no justice IN grad
uatag scn mems sons al the expense o. the masses;
The school teachers OF New York are tho best PAD
class IN II, ana lie thinks the proper place 10 CON-
mence win this work rs at the oun,ain head-tne New
York College That done away with, Kidding US OF
useless expenditure OF $l50 900 or over We could he
says, easily manage the remainder
SCHOOLS.
"David Terry" who states he ''beongs to the
body of the people, expresses his thanks Tor tho
stand taken by the HERALD favor OF tne public
scaoois IN which lie was pupii between MY and
sixty years ago when be says, there were only Two
such Institutions IN tnc c'ty AT that ime, accord
ing TO our correspondent, the pupils wrote their
A, b, C's the sand and their alb abs to ccmhand-
meau" GA states ana oeyond ,htt 10 copy BOOKS II
was expected thai The great OF the pupils had the
privilege of learning reading, writing and cpher,ng as
lar the rule OF three, without any pretence being
Az times lnry were instructed in SUB
s;diary branches, mainly those Of the "rat-
oil the former the writer says he can testify
from experience Inc trustees wno took delight
In visiting the schools at that time the
Fathers of tho city, and included such mon us
Henry Rutgers, Thomas Eddy, Samuel Wood ana DE
Wit Clinton. These would pass IN and out among
Tho scholars wd teic ne,nes GA the pup,is saic as
head lines, and our correspondents ADDS, every one
OF them could write" Ii boys showed special aptness
these gentlemen would procure tnam situations ana
the0 look after them, heipins them along through
lille. Very few got through college. but many moro
would have done SO II the present Nav orN College
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college aud they have a perfect right 10 them.
The graduates OF our common schools are rcputel 10
be more thorough and betler disciplined thaa those
from any other preparatory schools Let US then
MAINTAIN the common schools and tho New YORK Col
lego, and II citiZ.ns who have the means prefer to
their childron TO private Institutions let them
do SO. II is among the evils OF the times that we
have too many commissioners, too many Offices and
too many employees, some exorDtanly paid ana
others not compensated sufficiently. We need TO he
brought TO more equitable state OF things. We cam
not hurry ythins but stern necessity is upon us,
and IL hose who have the place and power 40 not
show a ready disposition to adjust matters to the
necessities of the times II may not DO considered
wonder II wise men become mad.