Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-20
Tnr PusLrc SCHOOL. Editor Of "a. s.a,,-

first time that would trouble Won upon On. .nh
Ject and SO IL would have been Were II NOT that
"Not one Of the Needy,D has snf,s,ed - -. "a
Tor the Public Schools, or rather his Peal for
those OF his wealthy friends whom he y.,onId
nave occupy them, TO get SO far ahead OF his
hhoIIeoge as 10 misunderstood nv purpose or
70 induce him to make erroneou. Statement. IN
iegalu 70 H. Now, as to his charge that Uin.
llmatea that the Public Schools were ragged
- or that "aitempted to introduce Into
VIC sys'eh OF public Instruction distinction of
caste, 10 will only be necessary for those suffi
clentiy Interested, to look at the communication
,eIerreu TO, to see how utterly erroneous are all
Ms statements respecting II. | am not in the
habit, Mr.. Editor, Of projecting new measures of
public good. The sole motive that PROMPTED me
10 trouble you In the matter, was to direct pubIic
IN the management Of the Public Schools viz, fhst
OF allowing children Of parents abundantIv able
TO pay FOR their education elsewhere 10 nccnnv
places IN these schools, while, by thousands, the
cnhaIeh OF thcse In really INDECENT cir.umstan.
ces, are rejected for want Of room. and are Tins
compelled TO grow up in ignorance and as a con-
sequence, IN vice, In the hope, a. then stated. of
,1iuScng o1neIs, better qualified than the writer,
20 laks snmcient Interest in the matter as to have
II made the duty of the Trustees to remedy the
eVll aud still hope so, notwitbstanding the
eomion offered by your correspondent in his
beautiful allegory. After saving :" that the pnh'
Tic Schools bear analogy to the public hvdrants,,
tIue Tue says) 'the supply of water will be am
pie, and the means of education limited - I
suppose 81 ne means that the supply of water from
me GREAT ais will be ample, when we get it,
(tor at present IL is very limited) Verify This is
close analogy; but, really, think II serves INV
purpose better than Ii does its author At anv
n, e, wneh tne facilities for public instruction
get 10 De as ample as the water in the ydrants
wnen In addition to the pipes now beinS laid 10
erlng II here, we have the 'thirty- inch mains >,
viii agree with your correspondent that all who
apply lot It's benefits should be admitted without
regard to their pecuniary condition: but mill
then, shall insist that Il Is but right ana fair
that children Of the poor should have places in
the Public Schools in preference 10 those of the
wealthy, and that it was for their heneft ,hat
they were instituted.
Nor ONE OF THE NEEDY
In publishing the above. we have to saw that
we do not agree with the writer. The PubIic
Schools of this city are rMb!ie schools, empbati.
cally. No one class Of our citizens can monopo.
me them to the injury of any other class They
are free, To all alike-tbe rich and the moor ~
high and the low, the lofty and TN, humble -
we would sooner that they we've struck from ,x
,stence than that they should be otherwise (,ur
asqud,ntsnce with the members of the present
board OF trustees, makes us confident that they
cannot be induced to discriminate between the
children Tor whom application for admittance to
me schools are made. Were a rule established
mat discrimination should be made I'm favor of
those really too poor to educate their chiIdre
elsewhere, the consequences would be fatal to
the public school system.
The OUTDOOR MEETINGS mucb- ,,lLo,
oil outdoor meetings were commenced Yesterday,
under the direction of the Young Mems Christian
Association, in various parts of the CITY. The
OBJECT, as explained to us by an Officer of the AS
socldtioh, Is To inducethOse who seldom hear tn q
gospel preached In the churches to place them
selves under gospel influence by attending TeIi-
S'on< meetings at the various churches The
meetings were held At the following points:
81, capitol illll-minister, Rev. Mr.. Greer
baptist church. We have not heard from this
meeting.
Seventh Ward, near the southern extremity of
Seventh street-minister, Rev. John R. Nichols
Metnodlst Protestant church. The attendance at
this point was quite hume rOus the and iepre CON
sisting principally of the industrious workino
men residing in that distant section Of the CITY
Northefn section, rear OF Northern Liberties
engine mouse very large audience, good order,
and the indications very favorable Rev DR. F.
Swentzel, of the Methodist Protestant church
Ninth street, preac he'd at this meeting
FIRST Ward, near Morgan's wharf--minister
street.
The reports from the eastern and western meet
lngs mad not been received by the President of
the Association when this paper went to press !.
but our knowledge of the residents of those sec
lions, and the popularity of Rev Messrs Greer
ana ltasdale, Justites the presumption that the
Intetlhgs In those sections were as favorable as
those In the other sections.
WASHINGTON THEATRE.-Edwn Booth con-
Guided his profitable engagement on Saturday
night, when he rendered Charles De Moor, in
SchilleT's sombre tragedy Of "The Robbers, ,,
In a most impressive manner the crowded audi
ehce Gazing MN before the curtain at the end of
Tue lourth act, and again at the termination of
the play.
From grave to gav,"-to- night, Mr. and Mrs.
Florence, whose spaI king and happily varied
performances have rendered them the most at
tractive "stars II not the brightest in our mer
lean theatrical armament, commence an engage
ment unavoidably and absolutely limited TO one
week-a period entirely too brief for the wishes
OF our play-goers, but which will, nevertheless
be made week Of extraordinary attractiveDess
even with this gifted couple, by the crowdin9
into IT OF their most popular and merry plays
he opening bill Is one admirably calculated In
display their versatility, embodyinp Broupham,s
capital American drama Of - Temptation.n and
U w Tdyleure's popular protean farce, express
" written Tor the Florences, termed "A Lesson
Tor Husbands" The notable success which
marked the long engagement Of Mr. and Mr.,
Florence in the chief cities of England Scot.
land, and Ireland, aud their more recent brilliant
engagement OF nfty-seven nights at Wallack,s
Theatre, New York, affords conclusive evidence
of the rapid stride towards excellence which
these young artists have achieved since their last
appearance in Washington-the one as a per<on-
ator OF Irish character, and pretty Mrs. Florence
In her varied illustrations of character and as a
vocalist and danseuse of great accomplishments
HEALTH OF THE CITY-Durinp the month of
August there were ~ deaths reported I'm the civ
Of Washington, as follows:
Accident ............. 1IGastritis ..
Brain - Inflammation Heart disease ~ I
OF .....:'.. ....... 1Hydrocephalus. ...... l
Cholefa lnidhtuin. II lntemperance ........ 3
COnsumptiOn......... Standardization of 1
Commissions. ......... IlMeasles .. I
Decline MINIMUM. Old age............ 3
Dentitlon. ...-....... Paralysis 80. ...... I
Diarrt1d. 6 Pneumonia - I
DioPsy.... ........... Rheumatism ...... .. /
Dysentery ............ 5 Stillborn .. 1
chronic ............ Suicide. ........... |
Fever-cOngestive go. 1 Sun-stroke - I
scarlet .......... Not reported ...... 2