The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-01-14
About Town.
No. s.

principal reasoning to be adduced here
is whether or not these schools now IL
embryo, shall become as universally pop
| ular as schools of similar character hdo
become in all the larger cities OF the
North. We really cannot see why they
should not become equally as acceptable
and as universally popular here as else
where.
Who will doubt the motives of those
forseeing and liberal thinking gentlemen
that first designed the system? We far
cy no one And yet there are enemies to
cause that cannot be abrogated from
any liberal mind by any perversion of
common reasoning. We design not to
impugn the motives of those who may
reason otherwise, but we do desire to
prove by as sound and argumentative re-
search as we can adduce, that the entire
system is one that must in the future be-
come universally acceptable to all classes
high and low, rich and poor-though
the aoorhi,gs of that system be of such II
character as to merit all the odium that
would very properly belong to it if lily
conducted.
1t is well known fact that the pres
ent universally popular public school sys-
tenn OF Mobile, New Orleans and other
cities of the South, was not established
in day-that even in Baltimore where
it is so popular, after the successes atten-
ding the workings of the system in New
York and Philadelphia, it was but me-
agre experiment at the Outset.
As we have before stated the origin
continued history, progress and present
popularity of the Public Schools of this
country should interest every man, and
he who would turn a deaf ear to the con-
vincing arguments of those who are wide
awake enough to appreciate the system.
should be incarcerated in some Asylum
for the insane.
The Public Schools of the cities South
of us were established many years after
the system had been thoroughly tested
in most Of the larger cities of the North
Therein the North-they We're sue
cessful The sensible inhab itants of that
queen city of the South-Cincinnati.--
still dubious of the character If these tlle,
so called free and easy school We're anx-
ious to experiment on the system there
The free and Public Schools of the North
had years before been in successful oper-
ation--and worked themselves intoa pop
ularity that was as great and as univer-
sal as it was just.
Several school houses were built SINH
lar to those now in progress here, compe-
tent teachers employed and by dint of
perseverance on the part of those friend
ly to the cause, all obstacles were soon
overcome and they now stand as mon
ument to the glory and honor of those
whose memory they will forever perpet-
uate.
We will continue this subject as our
time will permit.
CIRCUIT CoURT-JUDGE BAKER, pre-
siding. The case of Williams Estate Us.
P. +. Schliecker, which has occupied the
court for the last two days was given to
the Jury yesterday afternoon, WAC render
eda verdict in favor of Williams Estate
Blow & Chandler for Schliecker, and
William Sharp. for Williams Estate. The
court adjourned until this morning at IL
o'clock.
The LECTURE AT INSTITUTE Hail.
We call attention to a Free Lecture to be
be delivered at Mechanics Hall this
evening by Mr.. D. Harvey Chris
tie, on the Subject of "Music-its
Claims and Practicability." We hope
there will be large attendance, as the
subject is one of interest to the happiness
of mankind and the Lecturer in every
way competent to treat it in proper and
becoming manner
BsA- There will be Temperance
speech this Thursday evening, at u o.
clock, at the Presbyterian Chapel, upper
Church street, The public are respect