Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-01-20
lCoMMuNICATED.
CnARLoTTE HAIL, Jan 10Th, 1881.

be pardoned me II put finger in this
pie and reply TO the communication Of
Mr.. Frank N. Holmes in your issue Of
Jan. 9th. But, am so thoroughly i'm
bued with the idea that collegiate in
struction should be recognized by tie
State as the GROWING act Of its Wis
dom in instituting its system Of COM
mon schools, that am impelled to the
eadeavor Of pointing the errors Of the
gentleman.
Mr.. H, with usual self-sufhctency,
and ii harmony with his self-assumed
office Of Mentor % The good people Of
sc. Maryss, has tnciffez % us arsnor and
gone stciffig to the charge in reply
10 the excellent and toel-timed card OF
r. d. +.
Demagoguelsm is the greatest evil
that any section can labor under, and it
appears strongly, that our county is not
{, be deprived Of its share. No one
can deny, aadl hardly think the Hon. ex-
member will ttempt 1 do So though |
would not be surprised, from past evil
dence, OF any freak of his, that the
best interests Of the State are sub
served by giving a high standard TO
popular education, and providing, in at
tanning this end, the means by which
her most promising sons can be given
the requisite culture for lheIr future
work. Cultured intellect viii ever gov
ern the world, as II has done IN the past.
and It is desirable that as many minds
as possible shall receive high culture
thpt the light OF their combined knowl-
edge mas he beacon for the rest Of
mankind. Says Madison. in reference
10 this; knowledge will forever gov
ern ignorance; and a people who mean
TO be their own governors must arm
themselves with the power which
knowledge gives. Every class is inter-
ested 10 establishments which give TO
the human mind is highest improve
ment. learned Institutions onFH 10 BE-
TIE fqrorite oljfcts witi eroy free peo-
pie. They throw that light over the
public mind which is the best security
against crafty and dangerous encr0aeh'
ments 90 the public liberty
Lctus suppose that the State With
draws its aids from all colleges and
leaves them to private capital as
/ Ms, H. advocates, would IL not restrict
| the advantages Of the poorer and larger
class OF sociely2 Would It not at once
draw a strict line Of separation between
rich aud poor2 Would il not tend e
create distinct classes, divided by Al
impcnetrabIe barrier. more than b,
! granting the advantage 10 rich and poor
alike Yet, Mr.. II would do all this
and leaving higher education in the
hands af the "feir," would take awal
all interference by The State and thu,
form two great classes--the one highly
cultured, ruling by the might OF thei
/ cultivated intellect. the other, vas
herd far below, with their only chance
ia the education they could acquire il
the common school; and ii but one bold
| er than the rest dare look aloit and sees
to rise above the prison ol his mear
estate" the fauorcd feu look askanee a
bun, wondering at the audacity Of on,
Of the ordinary" In word, the gen
tleman wants 10 take The supeFinten
dcnce OF all higher culture away from
the State, end only wishes Il 10 give IT.
youth common school education
and there stop.
The gentlemen complains o! the
! amount speGton St. Johns ''sgnGndeyed
IS the word he uses. Sl5D.000 have
been appropriated since 1882, periot
Of ~ years, Sor about $4,000 annually
since 1854, a period OF SO years, iron
| $3.50 900 to $500, 900, or from SO TO-
to 5000 annually, according to hi
own figures, winch, presume, are cor
rect. Now, this has been small sun
to do what some seem to require OF thu
coIlege--small 10 proportion to villa
other States donate TO their colleges
II is a wonder that the college has got
ten along at all; even $4,000 annually
is small sum on which to keep il il
operation and bestow its benefits OF
those who are unable TO give them
selves higher culture. What a con.
tras, between the stioglness Of the Stat,
and the liberaitY Of the city, Legisla
tors grumble because So 900 is appropra
ted for ono College, while Baltimore
College costs her S25 900, annually
and her two female high schools $40.
600, a total of sos 600, annually, Io
collegiate instruction, and yet she doe
not begrudge this amount, but points
with worthy PRIDE to these monument,
of her appreciation Of the needs Of ed
ucalion, recognizing the idea that
governmental but halfdoes its duty, which
neglects 10 provide for its youth thu
means of higher education, and BY g
doing improves the standard OF culture
among the whole people.
Who supposes college can be self
supporting, if il proposes 10 educate
certain number Of the young men Of th'
State free Of charge Tor board and tui
tion' Is any college sell-supporting
do the fees paid by it's students torn
.he entire revenue OF any institution o
learning? Examine the records Of col
leges in this or any other country anC
not one will be found self-uppol ting il
the sense that the gentleman conveys
This sentence Of his is pure nonsense
and sounds more like the sentiment o