American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-25

sincere friend of our Public Schools, but less libers
to the High School than could be desired" VIVA
> more "coud be desired'' do not know. But that
was the friend of that School, while Chairman q
lis Committee, can be proved by the Commissioners
and by scores besides. During the debate, Mr. Lou
derman remarked, 'No two members of this Branc
have by their acts proved themselves more devote
friends of our Public schools, than the President ant
the member from The Eighth Ward"
Your correspondent, in his second article acknow
lodges the incOrrecneSs of the differences he drew
against me in his first articles and expresses regret
So let that pass. In this communication, have no
used word which is designed, expressly or mpliedly
TO wound or offend amy human being; and having sal,
and done all design to say and do in vndication o
! iRyselt, | dismiss the subject.
u Respectfully, your
u 1t obedent servant, S. COLLINS,
rz- MESsRS. Notwithstanding TO promise
| prepare TO reply 10 Mr.. HOward'S communication
but ilst, shall define my position to Mr. II. and tn,
public. My near relation to the Principal of the Hlgf
School Will give rise 10 the suppoSOn, that these ar
ticeS do not proceed from me, hut from my father
my youth might also to some, give coorng to this sup
pOSlIiUnbut expressly declare that they wholly
/ and solely my own. Mahy of the facts have learned
long since in conversation with my father, who has
! long been accustomed to regard me in the light of
familiar conpanisn and has freely admitted me to his
! confidence,
| Being in the Second Branch, and hearing my faith
and the schools 9njuSlly assaed, conceived it to
he my duty to him and the institution to which owe
my education, TO make the statements which have
/
Gus public who have sustained The Public Schools at
a heavy expense, did hesitate in the proper
TO be pursued when they unuStly assaed by pre-
tended friends avowed enemies. Mr. Howard Is
communication Is so different from what might have
been expected from person occupying his situation,
that sl II make no comneats on the epthets used in
it, but refer it 10 the public for their award and estab
lish his hostility III the High School beyond all contra
dction thas been claimed for him that he is friend
of the High School and we shall investigate the ma
turc of that friendship.
To prove his friendly feelings to the High School let
f.cts be stated 10 candid public. By Commissioners
School Report for 1884, it appears school contain
ed $50 pupils; hut the schools declined, and 1859, in
the eight schools were only 675. That year the High
School established, aud the system revived. The
Commissioners i'll their report for 1889, called atten-
ton to the want of budng-the friends Of the
school in the Councl did not respond. The report for
si" ss agfa 81 the sSest e"d of The
says, Con first of Jany 1899 there were but 675 pu
pills in all the schools. During that year the High
School was established and some changes were made
in the mode of instruction in the primary schools
By the annual report for Jan. 1910, the number had
increased TO 1914; by that of jan lS4l, 227O; and
now there are in all the schools 305i pupils. Much of
this increase of public favor is owing the existence
of the High School, and TO a knowledge of the fact
that here boys can be thoroughly educated not only
for all the ordinary conditions in life, but that they
can be well fitted in the classics the first uni
vcrsty in the country" During the year, AZ BOYS
from the primary schools have been admitted, and it |
IS known that there is large number now looking |
forward to a future examination for the same ad-
vancement. This will require accommodations at
present not within The reach Of the commissioners In
deed now out OF their power TO furnish the school
with such appointments As the pupils require. Then
hare no yard tor recess recreation and the house
now occupied though the best tgLch could be procured
for The purpose, is not suited to the best interest OF The
school" For detailed account OF this room see re-
port of joint committee education, journal LIST branch
lSl2. soon after this report the Commissioners leased
the Gay street lot, intending to build a High and a
Pubic schools the divided ground rent allowance
tho Int h,,,a
ed S330 each. Joint committee on education reported
IN favor OF building. MIR. Howard opposed the mea-
sure III an lnfamaatory Speech in which he is re-
ported to have used the expression .what have little
ragged urchlns (or raggamutns) TO do with classical
education" Same session failing in Gay street lot
tie committee on education reported resolution i'm !
iNof OF purchasing the Assembly Rooms for High
Sfhoo which passed the First Branch, t,co rotes onLy
etSt against IT, Ii was defeated III the 2nd Branch
Mr., IL roting against IT, Provision had been made TO
etablsh two public schools. but on the last light of
tje session, Mr. H. voted for resolution forbddng
commissioners to lease lots except by permission of
tp Mayor and City Council. TINS could not he OBJ
taned I'LL the next session, and the schools were de-
lyed one year The High School unprovided for re-
named in It's unsuitable building. During the sum
nef, as appears by printed report, one boy out of
every seven was confined by sickness, and one of the
eachers lost his health and his life. COMMISSIONER
rpoH tor ls42 brought up the subject again, and Mr.
'ohen offered the Assembly Rooms to the Councils
D'nt committee on education reported in favor of !
hrchasmg them and the theatre tavern for High
PShopi IL iHe Councll approved OF II. The blanks
we're filled with $40 900 in fee paqabIe in fpe vears-
WI III c2ted against it. He had sought to indnce the
commissioners to accept Of the old hail for the High
elloo ana public school, and the Councils would
axe the Assembly Rooms for hall, As the building ,
vas totally uisuted the only good this would have
one The High School would have been 10 break il tp
MS was March 3Oth, 1913 On the 18th March, 1913,
appropriation had been made of \ U 900 TO erect n
iimary school in the west and one in the cent,e of
le city. The Commissioners and friends of educa- ,
pm ou' noble oi $50 feet deep in an eligible sitIa-
pm and proposed leasing it for the High School at
5vo per annuH. They asked ncD approximation of
phey %hctcccr, not dollar, but to take the 5000 ,
p!opfiaeu tor the central primary school, and with
hha some SoOJo OF $4,000 bank stock held by the
nnnlissoners, to build plain, neat High school,
Wen should also accommodate The primaru school. A
ING SO reasonable left any man without excuse for
position 1T passed the First Branch unanimously.
men 1t came into the Second Branch an amendment /
v ol!ercu 10 uett at tile whole measure, for which
T. ri. roted. The amendment was lost Mr.. II. ri
ii iIlI ne mar ana offered as an anentnent land
n'iea lnat no ot shat be procured tor High School
e rms was lost He then voted against the Reso !,
aon, Which would have secured to the citizens of {
iuhlofe High Schoo plain but convenient, TO &C ii
aipnac also me Primary School, and without any
nhet appropriation of money than had been already
We. during the debate, he spoke decidedly against
. hlsh echool ana the Commissioners III the most a
i,m'hdtofy manner, 30 that former Commission B
linen member oil the First Brach-ineetlng nun Ia
aIwafaS at the staircase at the entrance to the First
men, aceosted him in an angry manner, telling him c;
lie iah spoken in way he would not hare dared C,
fPe& before the people, and that he had stated lies in
hnon TO The conrseof the Commissioners. am pre-
Pu TO prove this at any moment when necessary. =
school abandoned by the Councils, was lett with n
tahy provision. Its miserable situation is best ex-
lned ny the report of the Commissioners at the b
&c on the year. They recoected that the High pc
1901 had exerted beneficial influence over the sn
pe Public School system: that it was the very ga
tdaten upon wheh rested the ultimate success Of pub tn
Education in this city, and without it was properly or
tered we might in very short time, bedeprved of OF
ary powerful auxiliary. es
AZ the examination of candidates for admission to ed
thigh School, held in August last, thirty -two were
fad qualified. This increased the difficulties OF the