Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-30
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
singular Arguments and Crooked Ways OF
the Partisans of the High School.

singular Arguments ana CrooAeu ways u
the Partisans of the High School.
To the Editor of the Globe.
The partisans of the High school keep
up lively fusilade. Each day, in some
one or other of our papers, there is a
communication in favor Of the institu-
ton. l do not wonder at their zeal. l
strongly suspect that for nearly all these
knights of the quill the High school
means bread and butter.
Their arguments and methods are most
singular notice them not because they
deserve to be noticed, there is no color
of logic or sense in them-but just to pre-
vent my friends" from fancying that
their folly, by being unanswered, passes
for wisdom.
One man writes to the Pioneer Press
that the discussion should be dropped, as
it is injuring the city. l fully agree
with the writer that the discus
sion Injuries the city. People will
not come to st. Paul if they are
emphatically told that they must
paw to give the children of the rich
stylish education. But who are the cause
of the discussion? 1t is assuredly the parti-
sans of the High school. They declared
hat two years ago the "still-hunt' did
| harm, and. so, thus time they wished
cloud hunt" The opponents did not ut
| ter a word before the proclamation OF
war was issued from Plymouth pulpit:
| The loud hunt" is all their own, and
they must not complain.
Advocate" in the GLOBE, begs for
| goodness sake that sectarianism he lett
out. If we look upon the matter, he
thinks, with unsectarian eyes-i. e., with
| his eyes-we will all, Prstestants, and
Catholics, favor the High school, cad
vocate" dreams. Where has sectarianism
appeared in the discussion? The ground
work of all arguments on both sides has
been the rights of citizens, as citizens.
Neither DR.. Dana nor DR.. Ireland ar
CUES from a religious standpoint. If cad
vocate" is not fool, he is a
cunning knave, desiring to force
religion into the controversy to make
capital out of the new element. cad
vocate" also reminds us that the
question is not the existence of the High
school, but the proper housing of 200 chill
dren, when we are teachlngg
in ali the branches of High
school instruction. There is the mistake
rhe question is to make the fond fathers
of these 200 hopeful youths foot them
selves the bill, instead of making theil
poor neighbors pay it. The question Is
and let it be well understood, the doing
away entirely with High school sup,
ported by public taxation.
But the parents of these pupils, it vii
be replied, are poor, and cannot pay fol
the instruction of their children. So ar
CUES writer in the Dispatch, and hi
proves that they are poor. cit is otter
enormously said he remarks, that High
schools are attended only by the children
Of the rich But such is not the fact. Oh
the fathers or guardians of thu
pupils now enrolled in the Higl
schools of ST. Paul forty-three are en-
gagged in active mercantile business
either for themselves or as employees
twenty-three are mechanics; twenty
eight are professional men, such as doc
tors, clergymen, attorneys, newspaper re
porters or the like; twenty eight are rea
estate, insurance or railroad agents o.
conductors; eight are officers or employee
Of the government; seven are farmers O.
gardeners; six are retired from business
four are manufacturers; four are con
ractors; three are presidents of corpora
IONS; two are hotel keepers; two are jan
tors: two are collectors, and six are ell
gagged in other occupations"
Merchants, doctors, clergymen, attor
neys, manufacturers Poor people Yes
we should take compassion on them. Blu
why merely educate their children TO
them! Why not feed them and cloth
them? pay physicians and millincrs
bills! Verify, the patrons of the Higl
school are poor. Hold carriers, white
washers, street swecpers, etc., etc.
should not complain when taxed Tor tn
High school, The pupils of this schoc
are the children of doctors, merchants
clergymen.
Our ''friends' are not content wit
, writing. They are up and dong. The
the city getting men to put their name
on paper as approving tn
High school What they pro
pose to do with this paper or lis
of names l do not know We will 500
: see. But the "still hunt" way in whc
S they are working bodies no honest, honor
able design. Citizens should be on thel
, guard At least one man whom l kno1
, signed the paper under complete mis-
understanding of the object, a fact whic
, goes to show that they are resorting t
:. 'ways that are dark" to secure thei
end
Keep on, gentlemen, writing and work
. ing for the High school, Your argu
, ments and methods are such that you wi
: certainly succeed in enlightening thor
9 oughly the public, and-in abolishin
= forever in st. Paul High school main
p tanned by robbing the many for the bene
, fit of the few. TAXPAYER.