Daily Republican., 1881-04-18
FOURTH EDITION.
PRUNE AND TRIM 1T.
hat correspondent Says IL
needed in the Board of Educa-

what n Correspondent Says is
needed in the Board of Educa-
tioR.
Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
WILMINGTON, Del. April 18th, 81.
MESSRS. EDIToRS:-Your Editorial
OF Saturday on the School Board called
10 my mind remarks made recently by
a New Yorker to the effect that when
abuse Of power reaches its utmost limit
and becomes intolerable, when through
indifference or corruption, ignorance
and bigotry in Office begin to destroy
American institutions then, the Ameri-
can proper aided by his dutiful adopted
children will rise to point of order
and place the American foot down de-
cisively on the undutitul, the rebellious
and the corrupt, then making a clean
sweep in the department transgressing
will set up again on a higher level than
before.
We, the people of Delaware, have
been snoozing long enough. The grunt-
ing and roofing of some animals round
our State House have become Gas the
girls say) quite too awfully aggressive
and have disturbed our dreams. Your
vigorous Daily and Weekly pinches
and calls warn us that If we do not arise
from our slumhers and build pens, or
prepare for an electoral killing time,
the foundations of our institutions will
be undermined and we, the people, may
find ourselves under the ruins, but we
are looking out now, and we see n num-
her Of these rooterS tattening about the
city offices, not quite ready yet, though
about Unr schools we hear an ominOus
grnntine and think that you had better
fix May 7th as killing day for that lot.
Then, the board room and the schools
being thoroughly cleaned and aired, let
properly qualified citizens assist the
gentlemen remaining in, for we have a
tew gentlemen in our Board of Educa-
tion, to care for the rising generation,
unmolcstcd by the root 'ein outs"
4 School Board is not intended to re-
present political opinion of any one
kind, il is noc supposed to have the
slightest religious bias, nor is it pre-
sumed for moment that it would or
should draw a color line. 1t is expec-
ted 10 furnish or hire brain power
enough TO supply culture according to
the needs Of the people, and sense
enough TO run the schools economically.
II is understood to deal justly with
tcac hers and pupils, Catholic and Pro
testaut alike, and also to afford to chill
drcu OF darker hue the same chance for
the same ability as is afforded TO their
lighter brethren, even up to being grad
uated in the Opera House.
If men Of irrcproachahle character,
having sound sense and good educa-
tion would devote enough time TO the
duties Of the Office, 1--WE have many such
men in our city who could) our school
system might be much more efficient,
and their reward though not accompa-
MED by dollars and cents, would be an
monument Of gratitude in the
hearts OF teachers and parents, tower
Of mental strength in the community
and moral influence in homes of the
people,
II is time now for such philanthro-
piSts to stand forth in our midst and do
battle with the enemies of virtue and
Begin reform at theroOt of evil, prune
md trim the School Board, then the
Young shoots in the schools will begin
o grow UP healthy, stalwart, intelligent
,ous and daughters Of a glorious Repub-
ir. ARGUS.