, 1879-03-14


WI1N1H0roN, H., Marcll 1e,-I Wish to sug-
gcst to Tic State Superintendent OF scfloo!s
few thoughts TINT perhaps it weru we'll for htln
10 nut In practice; but, lis hays not the honor
Of MI acquaintance with thut Stat1 functiUnarY,
! hope they may reach him through your useful
paper.
In our younger days, whom geography was
thought TO bu n study too far advanced for
common school. We lad for Il reader "siorsos
ucocraply,' which t!ls best sct,olara learned by
leust In single winter, Afterwards not only
geography, but Englsl,Erauimar, we're regularly
tn,igilt tn most Of tl,c schools, ntAl many IT.
stauces may hc recalrd wlsers scholars have hc-
come proficient III grnnmar, buiorc belug ad-
yanccl to tho grammar class, simply by listcn-
In: to The cousiant repetition OF Murrny'R rules.
l iropose TINT tnth grammar A1ld gcogFnpliy Ge
included to lflHltcd extent IN u reaticr ior a'l
scholars u far advanced ns the lnterinpdlats
grades, ii illr Superintendent could fuyoT II
ihr,e nre plenty u! puh!lahors wlo ould Ect out
reader or readers to tuclndu u,e olcilcnts Of
E,4tn1ttar nut rlldlnents pf geography properly
arranged In photographic tor cAsi.rGa1AE tliht
Shnud snpcrrcdc tIlo ordinary "fh!rd" aud
"F0urth Readers" -.. -.---
Durln, the Wnr wc used to have cheap maps
OF the localities vi the armies, mil tile ra!lFnali
companies publish to slvg AWAY very eooa oI'es
mans should he considered as indispensable.
win tllu Superintendent Zee to It that bill ba
Introduced to ttas Present Legislature aut' 'lor-
i1Il1 thu authorities of our common Selluos 70
e1pcn1 limited atnolnt, say not rxcaeusllE - -
ceuts per schu!nr, to be used fur furnishing
nuns for tllclr respective sehonls'
With tic suggestion Ut another innovation
will not further Tux yaur pa'ionGc:
AL tho great tsaillcb arc ao!tl Tor i've cents,
conlatul,Is Eight to twelve Anh sixteen pages
making profit to publisher and reader. Now.
II hnlf Ut ono pagu Of my ol these dntEics Vert
10 complied as to rbntnfh tha essential ncWs OF
the tlay, VI cuurse oini,!liE murders, Acauaal,
ul partisan elt!toFtala, but embracing ttctna of
legal a,,i legislative proceedings, public lm.
movements, new rat9r0all connections, etc., Il
Woul.t ,nake an agrceanlu ntd usctn! scluo!-read-
or tl.at would bu takcn up ny all nie schouls
III Il m published l' on ono side of lalt paru
separate, 1t could be- sent by express to tewd-
dealers mil bu by them sold to classes, to te
read In school daily, md be taken tloIut ut night
by tlla scholars, at 50 trItllng I'LL exPct.so a. 10
lsaye few fa,uilics without u palmr. vSry Fc-
pecettully, a. ". H.
Corporal Tun!shn,sat In Wisconsin.
10 the Editor af Ihs Tribune
CHICAGO, Mnrrl 18,-la Tuesduy's TRIBUNE
may be found tho following languugo: "As the
Supreme Court OF Wisconsin has already Ecn-
dered decision to tile effect ulat physical cl1as-
tlsc,nent Of children III schools nust ba consld-
cred IN assault, which IL punishable by a tlHc."
otc, It seenIa to me there must ba some mis-
take about this. have frequently l.earl the
samo statement, atsl have taken some palma to
ascertain the facts ns 10 tho decision Of tbs
Court. hayo before nu tho entlru DECISION ~
3ayun by Judge Lyon. q part Of which VIII
quote. 1would llku to give tile whole ol II, but
your spacv UNI NY ttMe WVl uvt pe14lt' Lug