Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-06-15

Tns STATS NORMAL ScHooL--13e
dedicatioo of he State Normal Schcol,
located IN The city cf Baltimore, which
took place On Friday the ID inst. ~.
an event Of great interest to the friend.
Of public edneatioa md the eeremonies.
attendant upon il, were most appropriate
and interesting. The addresses of Gov
ernor Carroll, Mayor Latrobe. State
Treasurer Compton, Principal Newell
and President Gilman. ofthe Johns Hop
kins University, were, received with
evident satisfaction BY the large and
appreciative audience in attendance
That Of Governor Carroll particularly 20.
During its delivery he was repeatedly
applauded.
He said the board ofpublic works were
here to present, through the mayor,
their congratulations to the citizens Of.
Baltimore upon the completion of no
BILE edifce, and to turn il over to those
who are acting their part in the perpet-
uation of q. system OF free education in
the State. The commanding and beau
tiful situation Of the building and its
architecture and interior arrangements
gave promise that the enterprise would
be a success. The State had extended
its bounty to the Normal School in its
difficulties and had brought il through
them, and to-day there was no man to
be found to raise his voice against the
erection Of this building. The public
schools of the land were sustained BY
the taxation Of a free people, and had
l25 900 schools with 6, QUO 100 Of pupils.
No other nation has made such advan-
ces in civilization, yet there are over
5000 900 Of unlearned and ignorant
youths IN the country from 10 to %
years OF age, warning US that there is
vet much to be done.
Since the dawn ofour republic the svs-
tenn of education had been encouraged
by statesmen, insisted upon by the mas
ses, and fostered by the intelligent UNI
til it has become so interviewer with
our government that it was the pride
and hope of every community, and
whatever retrenchments were popular
~ demanded, no one would weaken
this buiwark of our freedom. The very
form and compile alton Of our government
necessitates public education and its
progress had gone hand in hand with
civil and religious liberty. Applause.
There had ever been a contest between
those who advocate freedom and edu-
cation of the people on one hand and
those who would repress and restrain
them on the other. The champions OF
the popular will have been distinguis he'd
by enlightenment for ages, and at last
Western Europe, at least in part, has
achieved mighty conquest against the
feudal system which. with its tyranny,
corruption and ignorance has been swept
away, and crowned heads have been
forced TO submit to the voice of the peo-
pie, as powerful as it is just, which is
enabled 10 say, Thus far shalt thou
come and no further" And what
Europe has only acquired through GEN.
turies of suffering and war we acquired
at once by the formation of institutions
that recognized intelligence and the
will of the people. Applause To
the board OF education We look for the
realization of hopes that they would
guard the trust with jealous care, and
with their principal he felt sure no mar
row policy would obtain, and above all
that no sectarian prejudices would ever
find admission within these wallis
Applause. The Governor presented
the keys ofthe building to Prof. Newell,
as secretary Of the board of education.