The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-06-12
SILVER MEN ARE AROUSED
BIMETALLISTS APPEAR BEFORE
THE BO1RD OF EDUCATION,

tory from the Public Sohools-Grounds
of the objection-Teachers to be Ap-
pointed June 21-Petition from Students
and Graduates of Hillhouse.
A committee from the New Haven
Bimetallic union appeared before the
board of education at its regular meet
ing last evening and requested the
board to withdraw from the public
schools Thomas History of the United
States, in which the petitioners allege
that the author discusses from par
tisan point of view certain events in
the financial history of the country
since 1873 and makes mis-statements in
regard to these events. J. P. McCusker,
chairman of the petitioning committee.
stated to the board the particular pas
sages to which objection was made,
Alexander Troup said that while
there are honest differences of opinion
on the financial system and while he
believed in the double standard and
was willing to pay for the propagation
of his opinion, he did not think that
public money should be used to bolster
up either side. He believed that chill
dren in the schools should be taught
simply facts. He wanted to go on rec
ord as being opposed to public money
being used for his side or the other
side. He thought that the author OF
the book was either ignorant or made
deliberate mis-statement-. He said
that while he and his friends were
spending money in the Bimetallic
union they did not want to be back
clipped In the schools at the public
expense, so that their children would
be prejudiced, that when they grew
older they would not care to enter the
Bimetallic union. Ex-Judge Joseph
Sheldon and w. H. H. Hewitt also
spoke against the book being used in
the public schools.
On motion of Mr.. Moran the matter
was referred to the committee on
schools and the gentlemen of the Bi-
metallic union withdrew.
The passages to which the objection
is made are on pages 221, 954 and 362
On page 243 in speaking of the panic Of
1887 when there was a scarcity of
lIlOllcyy Lie ddtiOl say lIlIL LAAS 5NF-
ernment found that it was losing
money by accepting state bank notes in
payment for public lands and that tThe
secretary of the treasury issued 'Spe-
cial Circular in which he directed the
government agents to receive nothing
but gold in payment for public lands
The bimetallists claim that the govern
ment agents We're directed to receive
only coin and that gold was not speci-
fed On page 1862 in speaking of the
Bland bill of 1878, which was passed
over President Hayes veto, the author
states that great production of silver
in Nevada and elsewhere had caused
a considerable fall in the price of sill
yer in relation to gold SO that, "silver
dollars of the weight of 4121a grains
were worth only 90 cents in gold" The
objection to this is that a silver dollar
was worth one dollar in gold, although
4121s grains of uncoined silver were
worth only 92 cents in gold.
On page 1862, in speaking Of the act of
congress of January IA, 1875, providing
for the resumption Of specie payments,
the author states that the secretary of
the treasury was directed by the act to
redeem in gold coin all bills of the
United States which might be present
ed to the treasury" The objection to
this passage is that the bills were to be
redeemed in coin and that gold coin
was not required by the act.
The gentlemen who appeared before
the board requesting the withdrawal of
Thomas History were: Mr.. McCusker,
Mr.. Troap, ex-Judge Sheldon, w. H. H.
Hewitt, ex-Judge Blydenburgh, A, j.
Hatch, f. A. Raymond and Daniel Nc
Williams.
After the silver men had Withdrawn
Mr.. Moran, of the committee on
schools, reported the resignation of
Miss Evelyn Manning, teacher in room
No. l. of the Edwards street school, to
take effect at the end of the present
school year. The resignation was ,ac-
cepted. On the recommendation of the
committee Miss J.. Breen was allowed
pay for seven days absence on ac-
count of sickness. Mr.. Moran reported
that the committee was not yet pre-
pared to present list of appointments
of teachers for the ensuing year, and
on his suggestion it was voted to hold
special meeting of the board on the
evening of June q, when the list will
be submitted. The rules of the board
provide that appointments of teachers
shall be made on or before June 15,
but the rule was suspended.
Mr.. Connor of the building commit
tee reported that the contracts for re-
pairs at Dwight school had been let to
the lowest bidders and presented a re-
port showing the estimated cost of con-
templated repairs on the schools of the
district The total estimated cost will
be S13,321, divided among the schools
as follows: Hight school, s536; Web
ster, Sl55; Oak street. $195; Davenport
avenue, $500: Orchard street, $210; Skin
ner, $44s; Wooster S1O5; Fair street,
s175; Dwight, small repairs, $50; Win
chester, ,s115; Dixwell avenue, $40; Shell
ton avenue, $500; Lowell, 1896; Edwards
street, S915; Humphrey street, $500;
Washington, s45; Carlisle street, S4S9;
Day. $3.50; Greenwich avenue, 1920;
West street, $50; Welch. 1886; Hallock
s615; Zunder. s55: Strong, $50; Woolsey,
s1.130; Lloyd street, S445; Woodward $55;
Ferry street, 1895; Quinnipiac, SIS; Cen
ter street, $50; Boardman, s2S5.
In addition to these amounts for the
various schools, there are in the esti-
mates other expenses which amount to
Tho roporf appaptad and