Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-01-18
Baltimore Letter.

Especial correspondence of the JOURNAL.
Effect Of Baltimore Military apon Bal
tinlore Lad,eS-ASchooi Troub}eS-
Progress AqajnSt Cr~eltyto Children
BALTIMORE, Jan. Is, 1879.
AT the time of She riot here in ~ we
could boast of two military organizations
and both were ordered out to queli the dis
turbance. The Fifth Regiment reached
Camden station with very little molcsta-
ton, but the unfortunate Sixth came from
their armory and marched directly into the
mcrcilCss hands Ola lawlcss mob. Because
they fired, urged by the strongest instinct
of our -sclfpreservation because
they failed to show themselves ready for
martyrdom in its tuIl-hcdged state, they
were compelled to disband were arrested,
imprisoned and for some time it was haZ-
ardous for II man to acknowledge he had
ever belonged to the Sixth Mary land Rcgi-
mcnt Even to this day it is rare you will
find any of its members admitting their for
mcr connection with that luCklcss body.
On the other hand, the Fifth was pcttcd
and praised, and although they really did
possess courage tono small degree, still the
ordeal through which they passed was as
nothing to the other The Fifth Maryland
Regiment is now one Of the finest bodies
of citizen soldicry in the country and con
sidcring the small amount of time given to
practice, TALL OF the members being business
men, it is wondcrtul how very efficient in
OF the men and to give the public 4 chance
to see what they are doing, Il series ofdrills
and concerts have been instituted this win
ter. These open with q grand battalion
drill IN full dress uniform; then concert
is giycn by an orchestra, and all is concu-
ded with dance AS ii has passed INTO
proycrb that Jhe surcst way to win a wo-
man ) heart is to put ON uniform, the great
number OF ladies that attend these enter
tainmcnts may better be imagined than
described.
90, there's not a trade a-going
Worth showing or Knowing
Like that from glory growing
For a bolt. soldier boy"
The school board our city has been
quite a9itatcd itself, anc IN conScquc cc,
has agitatcd the general public to great
degree over the alleged cruelty Of some OF
the teachers. A little boy died from inju-
ries received, perhaps on the street III his
rough playing, but these We're attributed to
his teacher. She protested her innocence,
and Il committee was appointed by the
board to investigate the matter The ma
jority report entirely acquitted her OF any
blame but the minority report from one
man IS terribly accusing in its nature, and
recommends the board to dismiss the lady.
1t remains to Sc seer how the board will
act between the two reports, but it is to be
hoped that no attention will be paid t. the
minority view OF TIE case. 1t may be II
very small matter for IA man to accuse Il
lady teacher of cruelty that she may be dis
missed, but it is of great impor'an to the
teacher who depends upon her profession
as her only means ofsupport, for when the
schools are closed to a person and cspccI-
ally for such cause, it is impossible to get
a position in them, and very difficult to
procure one at any other employment
The Society for the Protection of Chill
drcn has just made It's annual report 1t is
very encouraging to l.arn CT the number of
children it has saved from lives Of vice by
timely interference, and the large number
of variety shows it has broken up. This
low class of theatres dep, nded almost en-
tircly on small girls and boys for the songs
and dances, and the happy result is that
they can no longer survive without this
attraction, which isnow forbidden by laN'
thanks to the Efforts of the Society.