The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-08-13

We kindly ask permission 10 respond
through the columns of your excellent pa,
per TO the Wholesale dcnunciatlon Of oul
lormer article relative 10 the tuition Of the
normal schools. Our object WA TO ask a
few simple questions, hoping to obtain sim,
Pile explanations but Instead your paper
brought TO US . TRADE from Q BerllnlIe
that sounded more like the banns and
anaihenlas OF Popedom, or tho invectives
of a barbarian than the words Of . cultiva-
ted and well-bred specimen OF humanity.
However. his article. which Is only an al
tempted evasion Of the truth, suggested =
few prints which we raise to consider /:
First, the author. lie represents himself
as a young m1n vino expects To attend pne
of the normal schools this fall. ffthis be
true. we ask what right he had 10 offer his
explanation OF the matter that belonged
exclusively 10 the normal teachers and
County Superintendent. Even though his
teacher had given him the explanation he
claims 10 have received, ifhe Is truly com
nos mentis, be would never have thought
of taking this matter from his teachers
hands.
1t is only reasonable TO suppose that not
one man from the entire body OF teachers
in Somerset county, save this learned
prelate, would ever have thought Of such
a thing. unless employed as private secre-
tary, in which case we simply ask for the
countersign.
But if he Is only q private, he would
better pull in his horns. curl down In his
kennel and save his yelping until II Is cali
ed for.
But if he is an Official. so to speak. we
ask upon what authority or for what pur-
pose he appears arrayed ia the attire Of
another. Surely it would be more honor
able to stand in his position and speak as
q man, than to skulk along the by-ways
with the dagger in his hand ready to stab
it to the heart.
Here every candid reader OF this paper
must say there are two i~rreconcliable
iacts.-A man meddling with business
that does not concern him, or else repre-
seniing himself as what he is not. "Oh.
consistency, thou art a jewel, but thou art
set in q casket of mud"
End. The Tuition. Notwithstanding
the explanation of this mental prodigy. the
whole matter Is still yelled in mystery.
How could we as teachers be expected TO
know what division of the tuition the
professors had in mind when they wrote
their articles for publication? On the o
trary, would We rather not be expected to
take their meaning from theI: words. than
TO hope that they intended it to be differ
entf Heretofore the announcement was,
normal tuition, Sc" and every n ex-
pected to pay and did pay extra tuition for
extra studies. Now, when the card ap-
this year with normal tuition, g."
wasjt o rational for US 10 suppose that
for all studies not generally included in
the normal course there would be extra
over and above the $7f The only
that we can see there could have
been in such an announcement land we
are not alone in this belief was to screen
, certain faction of public parasites in the
would. be -~county-seat of Somerset county.
The professors of Somerset, Centreville,
and other schools, have published their
rates at the old standard, thus virtually
.ienouncing the 81 publication and that
Goddess OF knowledge" in 1.-THE Athens
Of America" stands alone on the new ba-
us. OF course. we could not expect that
his collegiaa, struggling so long in the
bangs OF parturition and in the travail of
ler soul longing to be delivered, would
meet on q level with the lesser lights OF
he county. No. this is a progressive age
md from hence there comes q sweet voice
yently whispering come up higher"
Sd. Our former article. As before sta
all we asked for was an explanation.
We did not desire to make a display of
nor was grammatical accuracy
lppermost in olr mind however, we will
Omit that all should strive to be accurate.
But we designed to present some facts and
Judging from the 'tsquirming" the truth
# these must have cut keenly. The ex-
PRESTON u critic, that wonderful o
OF intellectual greatness, quotes,
TO have the correct form Of the
-erb in the original manuscript which ave
till have in our possession. But admit
ing the incorrectness, and not caring
whether the article is even worth 5 per
,ent liz point OF grammatical accuracy,
believe the truth of the article is almost
Universally acknowledged throughout the
ounty. and We would rather be right
han President
Non Jax;ng.op An. . 1876