The mountain Democrat., 1863-02-28
school Matters and Why the High
school Is SIM a Myth.

lii, question has been repeatedly asked
he' are Ne gong 10 have our lgh Schuul:'
It's Known that such an enterprise has been in
contemplation Tor number ot years, and thai,
i.ist :I(l The plans aud specifications tor such
a oU:ifi"g were all cunplrtrd aud accepted bV
u J".ht Board, cnnsIstIAg Ot committee sbf
tiIrr from the Cuniu.uu Council aud The lizard
81 Trustees Il Tie fuLhc School, aud propG-
sA's tor "u dIus the same had been received
and the contract neatly closed. froCecdlnys
were here checked, bccause there was not
cuungh ready muncy in the school iuud IL meet
Tie rrluIrgEcn;s Il the Contractors.
Ih- u-er>>t'r-t VA" i,,,stt,-tirnieut ti the
erection 1T the building iur a few months, unti
The land + r the present year should h We been
c'ilrccd and paid IN. The surprise of the
Trustees may be imagined whe:, they learned
that the school fund at3>iug from city taxes
uad been cat down thrcc.tilh>, thus MT only
cutting II the fund expected 10 erect the High
Sch"I building. but making 1t Necessary l'r
the Trustees H. draw on portion ot the buitd-
luT fund t. meet the current expenses Of the
year. Ths seemed death bloN Ia the High
School, and the Trustees then teit that at IA
llIruce III opp S!tIn 10 the llgh School was
at w"ik. W hen Ills Was charged upon thust
iEsunH nal in cutting down the school fund,
II WAS denied.
Tuc Trustees. finding tha; there was 10 pros
pect tur High School building the present
year, then determined to do what they could
t'l lNNtue Tor lne necessities Ui Tue school with
the fund still remaining.
At the beginning of the present term, the
first Monday in January, the Trustees made
provision Tor instruction in some Of the ad-
vRrccd studies; namely: History, Philosophy
PhE>inl"gy and Latin. l. was necessary t. the
proper study If Philosophy .and Phvsiulugy
that some apparatus and charts Shpuld be OBJ
tanned. These codid not BE- procured West of
! New orb, and steps were taken ~ have them
shipped as early as possible. In the meanlllle
CLASSES were formed IN History aud Latin, Rev.
| MIR. Peirce taking charge of the class in His
! tory. ard temporary arrangement was made
with Rev. Mr.. McMunagle TO give instruction
| IN LAllh, uhll sucn tune as another teacher
| could be procured TliS provision for tue ad-
| vanccd classes did act increase the expenses Of
| -the slhEuI ny-I last year. Mhen The bhl for
| tur hrst months init on in Latin, amounting to
| so, was presented, after having been allowed
! oy the Trustees al their regular meeting, it
| was hrSt referred To the Finance Cuutnittce OF
| tie Common Council, aud, after warm Discus
| sion, WAS allowed, but the Trustees were given
10 understand that no more would be allowed
! tar similar service. Thus, our school fund was
| first cut down, and then the fund still remain
ing - S4tt4tetd iF,'n the TtGstees, that they
! cannot use 1t for the Improvement OF the Pub
| lie School The Trustees are nuw fully CON
| WINGED that the design is to Keep our Public
| School at IL low grace, by excluding from It
certain studies, and thereby make necessity
| for private enterprise in which some Of those
| opposed To the advancement OF the Public
| School are interested.
Rather Than allow the public school to suffer
by such means Rev. Mr.. Peirce and Rev. Mr..
McNnnage will continue their Instructions in
| the school, and IN due time the Trustees will
take such measures AS ~iil test the question
| whether those members Of the Common Conn
| ell now oppuScG Ia Ihe st interest uf the pub
lie, shall exercise an arbitrary control over the
public sehoul working Tor its injury.
| 1t is due to our Hon. Mayor aud MF. Arvids-
son To state that they favored the action Of the
| Trustees, and seek for The welfare of the school.
The Trustees make This statement thrnngh
these columns that the public may understand
that it is tue aim ut those opposed Ia the public
school to keep it as common in all that per-
tains to it as it is within their power.
TRUSTEES.