The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-05-27

following is liSt VI tuo iHstiIuoiohS ioooi'-
ing the donations which make up this
grand total:
ST. Johns College, Annapolis, $4,000
Agricultural College, 5000
Baltimore Female College, 1850
Allegany-Academic Fund and
ST. Edwards Academy, 1900
Anne Arundel Academic Fund, 800
BALTIC. county 1000
Calvert 1900
Caroline 1900
Carroll-Western Md. College
and Manchester Academy, 5000
Cecil-Elkton and West Not
tingham Academies and
North East Classical Semi
nary 1900
Charles-Academic Fund, 400
Dorchester-Cambrid and
New Market Academies, and
Cambridge Female Seminary 1900
Observation-Disclosures College
and St. johns Literary Insti-
tute, l,2OO
uarford-School Board and
Hartford and Darlington
Academies, 1,20O
Howard-Academic Fund, 400
Kent-Washington College,
Millington and Shrewsbury
Academies, 1850
Montgomery-Rockvil and
Brookville Academies, 1,40O
Prince Georges-Upper MARI
borough Academy and Aca-
demic Fund, 1000
Queen Anne's-Centreville and
Church Hill Academies and
Academic Fund, 1900
St. Mary's-St. Mary's Female
Seminary and Charlotte Hall
Academy, 400
Washington and
Paramount Academies and
Academic Fund, 1,4OO
Talbot-Academic Fund, 1900
Misunderstanding Fund, 1900
Misunderstanding Acad-
envy and Academic Fund, 1000
MISUNDERSTANDING Fund, 1900
Total, $62, $50
Here is an outlay of upwards of sixty
two thousand dollars, professedly for edu-
cational purposes, which every man with a
practical idea of education,-or in fact a
proper notion of business of any kind, will
at once perceive is little less than use
lessly squandered. An Academy" Or
two for every county, with each a dona-
ton from the State, is such business
absurdity that no practical man will be
found to defend it. This abuse, however,
is quite old, and originated in the days
when public schools were unknown, at
least in Maryland. In place of curtailing
this heavy and well nigh useless public
expenditure, the point we make is that the
present party in power in the State, have
increased the expenditure for this long list
of self constituted ACADEMIES " ST., 900,
while the public school system had every
damaging blow dealt it that was possible.
In addition to those above named, we
have also the following new creations,
whose names will serve to reveal their sec
tartan character:
St. Mary's Industrial School re-
ceived an appropriation from
the Treasury by Act of '6S of $4,000
St. Vincent's Infant Asylum re-
ceived 1900
The University of Maryland, 5000
Washington University, $500
The Legislation of 1870 gave
the former institution 5000
st. Vincent's, 1,500
st. Vincent's Orphan ASYLUM, 400
And the University of Washing
ton and Maryland, each, $500
This Washington University is Sec
tional Medical School, located at Balti-
more, and supported by taxing the people
Of Maryland to keep alive sectional bitter
ness. 1t was organized by number of
Rebel surgeons, since the war, and it is the
boast of the faculty in their last annual
circular that the large number of Southern
mater, and the enthusiasm which they have
evinced, are encouraging evidences to the
faculty that their efforts are appreciated by
the people of their own section.''
We find in almost every item we examine
that these unchecked jewellers not only
lavish increased sums from the Treasury
upon old lceches, but seek out new favor
ties, on which to bestow the peoples money.
Are those patient and long suffering people
willing to longer allow the Maryland Dem
ocratic party to squander their money on
favorites, and lavish pensions on host
of private institutions, and by such means
pile up mountain high the State debt and
taxes? When they consider the facts and
figures above given, and the further fact
that the first Democratic Legislature which
attained power after the Republican party
in the State, voted appropriations amount
ing to eight millions and six hundred
thousand dollars; more than the Republican
party expended for State purposes during
the six years previous, in the midst of war.
We ask the farmers who find it in those
seasons of short crops most difficult to pay
the heavy Democratic taxes that are in
creased on them every year, to pause and
consider whether the Democratic party of
Maryland, with it's senseless cry of "nigger
equality" hasn't been rather expensive
luxury for the last four years?
THE SCIENCE OF LOOKING WELL.-Do
you know, good friend, that it is just as
easy to look we'll as to make hideous
appearance, if you only understand how?