The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-12-28
LOC.IL M.ITTERs.
TOWSONTOWN, MD.

l'H NAN bukALLES We hnd, ~ the Maryi.ud
hf"t"'"1t JeafHai ivg brtenIhet the following
short hui excellent sketch NJ our distinguished
irlOw-cii1cn. Rev i.htriu. Van Bokkccu
y. u. J. l.. d., hector II - T,mothVs
Pgoicsinnl Episcopal Church At CA,onsvillc in
this county. and the hunotcd head Of our STATE
school system. We take pleasure tn transferring
this sketch 10 our columns. because IL renders
simple justice ~ uuchabustd Christian y,slls.
nun. Last Winter, Dr.. Van Bukkelen wa the
recipient % the cOafscst misr Presentation aud
abusr on the part Ut certain members Of our
STATE Legislature but. 10 the languag, Of tire
'u'huf quoted below, Ice rau afford 10 take PIT
irnilN tot TIE Present whatever rvprOath ur mis-
conception oi his system may bee cast upuu him -
Ter the time mus, come WHEN al thoughtful
people will accord him iu credit Tor his skil.
'ull, conceived aud admirably executed work DO
lis laicruAl grandfather came to this country
Holland In 1906, an exile in cousequcncc uT he
ndh'trucr 10 the iuriun,s0f the Prince Ostirangc
lie brought with ian two sons the elder of whon,
'licj in Baltimore The younger, the father oi
ihr -ul icci Of thi. memoir. settled ia New otk
a. = merchant. Ills maternal grandfather Ms A
native 81 WiIrs ~. '. u. wa. born in New
l"rh. int At ~ raflt period ct his lite went with
his father family Ia liuuklyn whrr. be- lived
ul lH.a'. When his father movrl to- Nrwhctn
worth Carolina nj. father. while residing IN
New York had deli chiefly Ia southern pruduci.
pr. \ u IN his tenth year. was sent o. a board.
"a. 'rhoul. From this time, whether as buv nr
man, h. lie tu iSGt when h. wl- aptnif ted
tate Superintendent, Of Pablo Instruction IN
Mar, i,nii Wns passed amid Academic pursuits
~. ~. Increasingly TutDt Professor nnI vice.
President Ut ihr Institution established l., tn.
Re. ~ MnhrnhuT;. known q. ~ Paul col.
icg- whrn uul, % years VI age be- conducted
snrrrs.iuilt boarding schoul Of fny BOYS ~
Iollrc" Pint. Y. afterwards incorporated
W,'h - Paul college ns it, preparatory s,hno
In e 20 nr. y u went Ia Europe fur the rur.
i".-'. 81 ut-i'ius the yai1u- y sirms ~ i,srur-
Ton u" iani come time IN France. lh'v
Au-iiit Hungary Bavaria, Sutherland. the ti,g.
n,n stare. Holland, lIririuGi, England Ireland
Scotland anl Wal's Every facility was ntur.
.l-l him Tor iimiliiriSine himself with the work
iuss Of the public schools Of Europe. Ia sl, h,
moved 30 Maryland and founded NJ. Timothy
Hal the most successful school under private
cnn'r" that We know of ans where ic confined
~ the head ~ this School until SCI when BE-
wts appointed State Superintendent which he
accepted with u cunsriousucss of the Difficult, and
irlc.i, i,sh imposed by ihr divided political
enu,liiinu 80 the c"dnirv Mud II may be- said
that thu opposition 20 III V. u OF his system is
chiefly attributable To the pccuu circumstances
Ma perfected. The tune must come WHEN all
thoughtful le"I.ie will accord him full credit for
his skiiuN conceived aud admirably ,Nccal,-i
work AMI h. may therefore well atluld ~ take
rt,irn'l, 'or tho present Whi',vrf Icpruir. or
.ui-cpnrrpiion ~ him aud ms system mty hct as'
npon him