Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-13
AN ACADEMY FOR ELIZABETH.

AN ACADEMY FOR ELIZABETH.
The subject of popular education has
for the past decade commanded the
sympathy of the good everywhere, and
awakened unwonted interest with the
people generally. We have felt the i'm
petus in this city, and as to-day we
contemplate the great changes in the
modes and appliances of education, oven
those of ten or fifteen years agone, when
this city boosted with its regular dis
trict schools, no less than three private
schools, in their day, as popular as any
now in existence among us; we are COM
PEELED to express decided conviction,
that with the increase of population, its
character and demands our surbur-
ban relation to the metropolis Of oul
country, our growing influence in the
State, together with its facilities at hand
for teachers, and for pupils, we are not
up to the time, we have not entered up
on those grand schemes and plans
adopted in other places, which have
developed the true life of community
i'll progress and intelligence.
There is, we are rejoiced to know, a
movement on foot to secure a high
school for boys in this city, a school of
such character, as shall afford an edu-
cation where our sons shall be fully pre-
pared for business, for college, or as
teachers, for instruction.
We have school for young ladies
which is justly our pride, Miss Ran
ney's) as it is an honor to Elizabeth,
rejecting the greatest credit on its
management and government. For our
daughters, we want, we need nothing
superior, indeed, the success which has
attended this institution speak plainly
the appreciation of the public, and the
esteem in which it is held.
We do need high school for boys.
This is the necessity of the hour, from
an educational standpoint We need it
for our sons, we have said, we need it
for the influence such an institution
will exert upon the character of our en-
tire community. We need it for the
complexion of taste, refinement and in
telligence it will introduce into our
homes, and which shall gladden. hearts,
and bless heads, at our firesides and
hearthstones. The establishment OF
such school as we contemplate would
inaugurate new era in the history of
our city. 1t would increase our Popu-
lation as those having sons to edu-
cate, would locate where they could Sc
cure such educational advantages as
they might desire, and, at the same
time, have their children with them,
and under their own supervision daily.
If we were to take more mercenary
view, is it not apparent that such an IN
stitution in our city, would increase al
most every department of trade-life?
With the demand would surely follow
the supply, and how great; how numer-
GUS would be the wants growing out OF
such an enterprise on the one. hand,
and arising from the hundre DIS OF faml-
lies thus induced to reside here, on the
other.
Let us have the Academy. Let it be
a grand, bold and commanding enter,
prise. We want no Presbyterian, Epls
copal, or Baptist or Methodist paroelhi-
al School made of this movement. VIZ
take no exception to such schools when
established as such, indeed, we have
great respect for them, and feel there
is a great degree of consistency on the
part of parents who strive to have then
children taught as they believe.
The academy, however, rises to
grander development, and assumes il
our mind, proportions at once, OF
strength, wisdom and beauty, i'll itF
mighty work of mahi''g ne",-or, ri
least, of giving that mental furniture
which shall make them mighty i'll work
in legislation, in government and IL
the dignity of true humanity, en-
larged charity, and soul-hberty.
We say "hands off " gentlemen, LEI
none tamper with this enterprise, who
would warp its interests or influence
to any party or any church. Let no
bility of conception develope into nobi
lty of action and achievement.
On Friday evening, in the rooms o
the Young Mems Christian Association
this whole subject is to be considered
We hope calm and clear discussion, vii
result in measures which shall secure tt
this city the school so much needed
Let every movement bearing upon thu
result, be carefully watched and weigh
ed, lest, even on the part of some of tn
FRIENDS of the enterprise, an error b'
committed which shall retard, rathe
than advance this great work.
Perhaps we ought to say before clos
ing this article that we have the fulles
confidence in the schools already es
tablished in this city for boys .Dr
Persons and Rev. Mr.. Pingrys AM
that of the Elizabeth Institute unde