, 1881-11-25
sens enuf III 60 tho vaIyu tu the onntr! ov aEnd
spclnR, hurtIll cooperate. aanh rs fhe nhnez
nv 81 hi mr. irtNrc4tt.tl. r. II. VtEKNOY.
The Graded school Hynte1n Defended.
II ths Editor Of Ine t.htedro 1tibWns.

The Grn1ed school Hyatenn Defended
10 ths Editor ut Tns thtenro Tribune.
OMAHA, Net, Nov. @@I.-NottcIng with tntareat
tho discussion. pro md cor. OF tho present
Rr,,tlcd school syatent ! fcot dIspoAetl to apchk
xon,owhnt Upon a subject with which have tsad
and hnvo considerable to do II Ia cnsy fnr oitt-
stiers to condemn system for fnslftsw which nrc,
In part. trt.ct bit It Ii not ensy tn AuRRcst lin
prnvc1ucllts which aro practical. It IA niuch Ike
tho effort. nr II certain Individual VIM tries 70
seassts taas tow ha ,nS 81 rcscs t, rio
t,nrR. in two sota of grate,1 achonls With wlial.
! have hat nxtH.rlnncp aItlrlnz Inc rnst "lHht
ycars. this ha. not hcen tho rnlc. a t;crtalm
course IL lntd nat tcr each terms wGrk which i
tnojrr jri,S part Of zach cinss. rsc.iiary brilliant
puTa ,irp fow, l!kr ro,,'ets: hut whero one r.
~ :r n.S i imn, thS teoraef sor vbh !. oy liz
tctwuen their present cinss and tho ono next
hHhnr. W. tln.i 4 r.kally nunner who aro IN.
These children 20 nyer tho work araln+ btt mt.
as was stuffed. they do not r,nku II success 1t
e sHs s e Tye1 M 10 sS enfs 'ey @ aSa aS In
W sn.!ceta required to h boso ,s.', certain ,,i,
There are o.hers sui'r'cmcnt"!y T. thuse but ~. !,
ocs hrgnss @ ark II sSs
rnted. tnltsacrs .sn not roaize The nonnect.on
between onr prarx a ana d., 81, gacr .sI ErnI1nar or
consnKe II ti'e pupils ], tho pE,mary elasses .
reach even tho grsntnnr 6chpnf. Hence tue
number uf teachers Ia mitch sninrr In tho a1Rh.
er than III the lower grades. Upnn leaving tho
petNnrtus. those WIN 10 complete th1sr stittstca
| fr,tn several schools nil enter ona. Tho course
| ot study which they hnvc pursued mist hc ts
nearly idcntIcnl NJ pstssl1le to prevent perfect
| fIhbel NJ this staEe of ADVANCEMENT. Aghtn. no
nnG except those wbD hnrc tried tho ex-
| pertinent knsw what It means TO take, tho lirst
| MOnday In September. froul forty tn eighty five
| luyH, cD.nIng from nil ctnssea uf sucety, and of
nyery terrco nf CULTURE. md not aniy teach
fnlr avarnae result. In school work; Our critics.
nIni,y nf tiler. Judge us only BY lsosutc.! cnses
whlch have como tp thor knowledge and With
CUT personal investigation lind fault with leach.
era. Supcrlntendvnth. graded. Sohuo1s ntc.. In
| dIscriminRtcly. would sNy. c1Lne md see ~
| frU,n n. ,n.. Mont1ny 10 p, m.. Friday. Watch
us closely, SEQ our work AB whole. thbn. am
| quite suro. lnuch Of tho fanlt.tlHtllng vii! Ilo
| cur, and CUR critics will ccnsc 10 feel thnt we
nrc mere mnchines. There. are pnoF tenohors.
and poor schuols. lust rs there arc poor min.
| Istelu, doctorr. and lawyers, but ynu do not
condemn these as ctnsses. fou indlviuatlzc.
| olive i,s tte same treatment. As n people we
aro growing intellectually, through thcao sumo
! pnhin schnn!a. Suggest practical tmprnVeneaf
| md we Will try the paAn faithfully. hut curl.
| ee!entl0us. painstnktrH workers In tho broad
Held ot elucntinn feel that the. present wilnlu.
aate condemnation Is ohty rs unkiild az IT IA on
tirely unjust. J. r. =.