The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-02-15

T, The High school has also paper called
the "AcOrn" which was edited the past week
by Miss Jewell. The articles were well writ
ten, and were superior to many that we see
published in what are entitled Literary pa
pers.n The motto of tho Acorn is hopeful
one, "tall oaks from little acorns grow"
After the conclusion of the exercises il the
High School, Mr.. WHEELER rose to give the
statistics of the schools and explain how he
came to be q Trustee, and wound up by Dip
ping into the charter question. He had heard
Mr.. Whittlesey say that the Catholics were
oppo.ed to the schools and in favor of the
new charter. He thought this was all wrong.
as the Catholic children were educated in our |
schools as freely as the children of Protest |
ants. As he sat down he called out Mr.. Car |
penter by asking him if the report was true
that he Mr.. CO. was opposed to the schools.
Mr.. Carpenter felt called upon to say to Mr..
| Wheeler that it was no-such-thing, and
that he paid more tax for schools than Mr.. w.
or anybody else, but that the Council under
the old charter had gouged him and swind-
| led him and he was in favor of a change in
some quarter. Mr.. Nurrie, then got up, and
in a very excited manner demanded Of Mr..
Wheeler his authority for the statement that
the Catholics were opposed to Free Schools,
and went on to say that even with the new
charter, we could have schools equal to those
now in operation, which ipse direct and
price of constitutional law seemed to Mr.. Ms
mind to be conclusive. He was in favor Of
supporting the schools, but he preferred the
voluntary system to school taxes. He paid
SIS school tax, but would sooner give $50 as
voluntary contribution. Others would do
} the same. He then proceeded to carry the
war into Africa by inqulring Of the respect
able audience present, how it was, that the
High School was called the Wheeler High
School, when the city paid for the building
and employed the teachers. Before any one
could throw any light upon this mooted point.
0 Mr.. Whittlescy rose to make a personal ex-
t PLANTATION" He had heard on the streets that
n some one had said that the friends Of the cd
r charter had said, that the new charter was a
G "Catholic trick" After enunciating this
point with violent ges,iculations he subsidized
and Mr.. Hornbrook emerged from his seat
d to make another explanation" about the
n Wheeler High School. As nobody cared
e whether the school was called the WAeele'
n school or the Hornbrook school or any othel
kind of school, Mr.. HIS explanation was
upon the whole uninteresting. After so mucl
- small talk it was refreshing to hear the Rev
> Mr.. Gilmore, who delivered n pertinent anC
ie forcible address to the children, replete witt
&c anecdotes, and altogether the best Of the day
Rev. Mr.. Sterritt was then called upon. Mr.
s. arose without any definite idea in his min,
= as to what he was about to say. He though
the old charter might be good, and it nigh
:" be bad and he had the same opinion Of tn
new charter. He had not investigated tn
subject, but for his part he never espresso
nj an opinion without knowing what he wa
m talking about. After this sage remark MI
is S. retired and Maj. Robinson proceeded {
III make q few remarks. He said more in f.
minutes than all the other speakers had sal
during the day. $50
~ wanted fifteen minutes Of six, p. NJ, by you
Reporters chronometer, and
D. ''The shades Of night were falling fast
when Mr.. Plumcr, advanced, and depositi4I
his hat upon the floor, and grasping the bac
OF of chair for support, stated that he shout
n. proceed ITO touch upon a few points, ID
ty touched upon by any of the speakers VIII
had preceded him. Mr.. p. then went in'
an investigation of the question, wheth'
. more liquor was drank under system
licensed grog shops or under the reign of frt
- whisky. which point had certainly nat bee
touched upon as had not the Kansas qucstio
or the Bulwer and Clayton Treaty. We wei
be unable to hear Mr.. Plumer's whole speccl
in and we left him touching upon the poir
A. neglected by his predecessors. Whether
is still upon ''high points," we "dinna ken
Yonr Reporter confesses his inability to a,
-, scribe the scene in the High School last FIR
-. day. 1t was rich and interesting, but Il
=. discussion was out of place, and exhibited
!. want OF taste on the part of those engaged
"A it, which was objectionable.