New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-12

applicants, or else rigor of discipline to
which boye, however poor they may be,
will not submit.
Mr.: McDonogh has been dead nearly q
quarter Of century, and the city of Balti-
more has gratefully remembered him by
placing his statue in Greenmount But his
principal monument, and the only one by
which he hoped to perpetuate his name,
manitestly languishes. With farm which,
an income OF at least $40, 900, and q grant
of public land which promises to increase
the endowment very considerably, the in.
stitution ought to be able to maintain hun
dreds of scholars, instead of the few who
are now receiving q plain English education
at Foxleigh.
1t is almost pathetic to trace the descend
ing scale from the ''millions and millions
and millions Of destitute youth" which the
old man in his will enthusiastically declares
it to be his purpose Ito rescue from iqnor-
boys who alone thus far, and after all these
years. derive sny advantage from his be-
quest. /. is stlll more Disappointing to
learn from Colonel Allan's report of July,
1875, that he does not contemplate any en-
largement Of scholars for one-perhaps for
two or three years.
1t sounds strange, moreover, that he
should say that 1.-The care exercised by the
board in selecting from large number OF
applicants, those boys who were not only
most in need Of assistance, but who were
also of good character, has been productive
of the best results" when in the next para
graph he reports that of the sixty seven
boys who received appointments in the sea-
son Of 1874, "eight ran away; six were dis
missed, and three were withdrawn"
The school was opened in July, 1873. In
February, 1874, it had fifty scholars.
During the year the number was increased
to sixry-eight, but was reduced to fifty
again from the causes Just mentioned. 1t
stands at that number now. Why9 In
1872 the committee appointed by the board
of trustees to submit q general plan for the
institution reported that on an endowment
of $3.50. 900, go boys could be educated and
maintained; but recommended that pro-
vision should only be made at the outstart
for one hundred boys, for whose education
and support it was estimated that "One.hali
of the income of the fund would suffice"
leaving the other available "for extending
in future years the sphere OF the school
farm"
The school farm has been bought and
paid tor many improvements have been
made upon it, and there still RENAME to the
credit of the fund some SOC, 900. The
heaviest expenses have been already in.
Cured in the purchase and improvements
of the farm. and in the extension of the
| buildings and in furnishing them-the fur.
for the farm and garden $4,000 more.
The present income of the fund may Be
put at So, 900 annually. Two-thirds of thie
tt2s ,0oO), if applied to the school, and est
mating the yearly cost OF each boy ct sl5o d.:
would maintain well and generously Isl
scholars. or fully 200, if the farm were in
any way productive. But this, judging
from the heavy outlay thus far and the
smallness of the returns, is not likely to
prove to be for many years to come. Al
| for example:
The farm expenses for the year ending
July /, 1874, were. $3.50 o.
| The expenses of garden and orchard ,,,. ~,
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