New-York tribune., 1878-06-22
LETTERs FRoM THE PEopLE-
THE RICH AND THE SCHOOLS.

/ PAYRs TAxRs WITHOUT GETTING Rsrrpx
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THEIR NEEDS AND MPnarrc.
TONS
| 10 the Edftor Of Ths Tribune.
SR Your correspondent A." A. B. C.s IA right.
II the ricb or tloso who arc taxed pay sacb heavy
aScs IL "a right that they should reap such benefit as
they may and send their children to the public schools
But. IL figures correct, and they were taken
from Governor Roblnsons 10 the Legislature
can he not that Pny taxes Cor ths
schools II We bad simple elementary teaohinz-reaa-
ing writing aud arihmetie-thcy need cost bat tnfe
In the comparson and these parents being less taxed
coud afford 10 educate their children where they chose
In our cities have said ths cost is enormous ths
teaching IA carried 60 hne point the frequent and
meaningless change Of books also grand tein 10
Of other changes.
There is silli room for Improvement may ADJ
Judging 10y tne curious character o. some Of the reading
BOOKS especially. books which the children would hardly
meet With anywhere else.
While amupOn this subject Of taxation, II may Do
added thai "a presses aneqaally aud rather hardly IN
many smaller towns and villages. where parents
would be glad 10 give their children better advantages
.lan 10 be found In the public school bat they cam
oat afnrd 10 pay the needed keep the district
school up ts present standard and also support an
academy, such as they would prefer for their own
children. Thing equalzed TO be sure perhaps an
aiemont of Communism comes Ia. " You have no bus.
ness 10 be better oa than l. 10 gyo your children
better education than can give mine therefore your
children shall have less, that mine may have more"
Well that may be Communism, but it Is not exactly
the ordering Of Providence and never has been m ali
TIE records Of time Indeed snrs OF this many
persons. tnat there those who maintain that the
nrst statement of sclfevident truth In famous
Declaration Of Independence alsehood that s men
arc not created free aud equal
Have we done best 10 raise mp an our children
10 dead uniformity OF attainment cutting them all 10
hmm nlff la
nnJ these " things" not good downright wOrki 81
could giory anything it would BE- work '-tae work
of tie hands-with such aid a. the head might give.
But--i0 40 bacE-suppose orr system settled, ~
supposc IL Is not going 20 stay go Already many dis
in-and when yOu Try 10 meet mans conscience
you hHd sifonS Dafler lbete h.e pluelps insrtned
possibe and II the majority rnle wh,ch b The tfue
democritlc principle, there can be no end Co the variety
Of our school books. Nay there j. no guarantee that
utterly at war with our cherished PRINCIPLES and la
TSe question Of the Bible IN schools q only The
beginning and the differences aud dlsuutes but
CONTINUATION, and who snail see the endi
Already dou0muailunai schools are asking and re.
ceiving he money Of the state, aud u one, why NOT
another one man u "a gool a. another aud great
deal better" and 20 Of sch0olsi
We own that the theory s beantiiu-uniyersa educa-
dol $40 lcg Sl. ~, aud Eitues
ana the daily grind very hard and rough. There
30 Utopia that we know of-xccpi NlBclaud, and that
Lct us consider and at least 60 no deepcr-T mean
hiRet1 Ahtle Htt Ioites t Wule Wnich WI compel ~
% sl1r day, and better without COufCt aud with
QOed gracf. ghuu upon comuuislou. Let che children
learn read. and ct the pe0ue provde f0r their own
education on the W ole we might b. wol cared for
i0r now, TIE state being very Paiefual the people
have itiie voice, aud as a consequence to Interest
4. uay rot Dee 50 bad everywhere, hut we remember
when oYeI-curous person studied the st Of
,osll manHgcrs Of city school. Ia wards hat
ever tley may coll these mauaEers). two "lquor
dealers" aud was "bdrtender." The scloncs 0f
Dotcs. o. now taught, your true Communism. man
rs FOR any place he -cti
And the secret history of many schools and books
aud planOs ana teachers. and MANAGEMENT generally,
mcWtng Imperfect ventilation CroWdlug and routine
iusfluc i0u. would show thai nur fcfch imperfect
rs many Idol that has been brOuEdr out 90 Light BY
sn awakened though savage people, and fCrsakrn and
degraded when they saw iis true iuc0mpigeness We s
Eve in OF experiments, and not ell apartments
succsel. Az ANXIOUS INQUIRER.
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