New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
LETTERS FROM m
THE BR0oKLYN BOARD or EI)t3 =
4 caARer or ,scoNpnvnsscx AND 1l4p


CHofcE oy1xxr-Ao9xG II
10 tie Baftor ef fAss r etbxe u e 4
SR; No person, ] sm conadenf,
the published account OF The procoedtn68 ~
meeting OF the Board OF EdueatIsn q BroQ11
out coming to the conclusion thas tboy u>el,
ginning TO end disgrscsfaI IN ne ex1senp
lated to maAe every ciff1en AsbaN1ed - t4SN4
have charge Of tbe eduosftenat tdAAru ~ ~ d<l
occasion wss special ueetzng - ,xdoDt ~
other supplies for the schools for period ox
The report Of the COMMITTEES % Boota ~ ~ -
mitted at previous meeting ard IVES nov y ~
upon. J, ~ }<<.{z
After several beoks had basn adopted ous u ~ Z
bezs Of the committee asserted Of csrtain ~ "
at Is not proper book Kt isa clog and M ~ 4
and yet voted for II In committee simply oot U
to the wishes Of amaorfty Of iss uembor<% 40 j
man voted again In favor OF the I" oioG and dr4x1
the book that 10 not proper p for cur scbcok ~
was adopted. Another gentleman, not, h0povex 3 ~
Der Of the committee, showed irom abundant afq
that certain other book recommended WA ~ =
pernicous In les style. but mislesdnR - ~
he asserted that there hundreds Of err r1ez ~
seven hundred and morc,' In tho yolume xttt 611
tion was backed by another member Of ~ 1ery Il
who had been Q teacher in forn1ex ~
anu who now holds prominent position - ~ e4]
This gentleman asserted that be. too had examined ~
book in question with much care. and found ft 20
entirely unworthy Of place IN our schools x>!tz
despite these damaging statements, the b0oef NI<I
adopted and. by the peculiar methods OF aEcrte ~
introduced and used. All toe books rscomsnende4
the committee including score Of biographies, ute
histories, and more than seventy re1e =
books. adopred, though large part Of t1o M4
bers pr0fessed 20 be In favor Of ~uniforntty. H3z7
to say, the champion OF uniformity himself ip
sire to favor the books published by local
he ppased 10 term It, forgot 10 vote for
It appeared. in tho coursc or the dscuGe That
certain books andthat no two members were ~ aee
but that, for the sake OF harmony aud IN or0tx III
the adoption Of the books thay 1na1y1on41I<
favored, IT unanimously agreed that every Uep1
should have his way aud thus his book lQleQe1 ~ X
think, Is quite unnecessary. We had right - expo1
better things Of tue committee, and yet wien We ~
whom it is comp0sedtwo OF the nrnIbez Openly CON
that they know nothing OF booAsp all thA1f lE
guage corroboratiug tue statemenf-Wo ouht not ~
surprised II worthy president of tue Board No.
better material OF which TO make bis committeoo
no doubt would do better. s..3e, .e
have all along thought un1 year ortyo past }h11
the Mayor OF every great cityand ne aione--ecu<<
have the power Of bamIng the ht-ds OF departue4 {
and appointing the OF the Board Of Educae0
but the appointments to the latter body IN our city
present Mayor have convinced me that hers eoo4
incapacity worse, his utter recklessness, n W.
changes he has made In the personnel oil the B0orQ
ing the last two years. Instead OF Ienoniua1r& ,1o
old Intelligent aud efficient MEMBERS he bas given fe
places whose chief recommendation 70 81 Yokyf
dubious kind therefore rejoice TO learn that me wv
OF the State has signed the Dill which ooea
give to unworthy MAJ the exclusive power 0i 49,
and only regret that the Dill does not extend the a.
privatiOn to the Board Of Education Is ,f3'
Bro0kitsg, June 19, 1880. = fz,1