Daily Republican., 1883-10-03
Open Night schools.

opened in several places in the city.
Heretofore only one has been main
tanned for brief period Of the winter
and it, We regret to say, was not sup
ported as it deserved. The main objec-
ton urged against night schools is the
disorder created in the neighborhoed by
disorlerly boys who congrega about
the doors and break the peace by shout
ing and using profane and blasphe-
NOUS lang uage. Even some OF the boys
who attended the schools were the most
guilty Of this misconduct, both going
to and returning from the school. 1t is
not surprising that sick persons and
others inclined to be q little nervous
should ohject TO Il night school under
thOsr circumstances.
But then cannot nigh schools be con-
Quoted wittout this annoyance. thi
disturbance of the peace Is itpossible
that all educational effort in the civil
lied city of Wilmington must be bro
ken up On account of disorderly boys :?
This is time when these night schools
are more needed than they ever were
before. The disorder that prevails is
but the strongest kind of All argument
why night schools should be opened
and the boys taught better. There are
probably a thousand boys who leave
the public schools every year at the
ages of twelve and fourteen years, who
never get any education afterwards, ex.
cept the education that ads to a dis
solute life These boys are crammed
Into the factories and workshops; mauy
of them become walters, errand boys,
cart drivers and COW boys. Their edu
cation has been Indifferent and they
never better it afterwards.
Their nights and roo often their day are
spent rowing the streets, treading in the
foot paths Of vice and wickedness.
They say they have no place to 60 at
night but TO the brilliantly lighted
drinking saloons, pool rooms and cigar
stores, and 100 often they find their way
early 10 the di.nly lighted gambling
room. The parents, nice, good-natured
easy going murtals, pity the dear little
fellow, who nave to work hard all day
rather enjoy their going ont at night,
anu ii they should become little high
spirited by dulsing little too highly
in spirits, and if they should USE a
plentiful supply Of strong expletives
thai Ii sell to be called profane, it only
shows the DO, metal and indicates the
rising man. We might as well say in
plain terms that these boys are going
to ruin for that is just what we mean
and VT might as well say that the in.
diligence of their misguided parents is
helping tn IN along with amazing We
locity in tuat direction.
Hundreds of these boys who hav'
started OFT as Irequenters Of the drink
ing aud gambling tten1 OF the city viii
in short time become Front and
Water street buns," and vii, only
be known ii police al rests and MuliCi
pal Court annals. These boys shDult
be sent TO ght school if there wer
any to send teen t., All this talk
about BAL order could b. easily obvi
ated oy police surveillance.
If there are not enough regular pc
lice TO keep order ut night schools
swear in specials until there are enough
Let tue Board Of Education take thu.
matter in hand and establish nigh
schools, say ia at least five sections 0
the city, 50 that all boys who wan tt
attend can do 81 without having Il
walk u mtle an half OF two miles
ana run the gauntlet Of dozens OF den
of vice on the road. Besides n nigh
school in the central portion pf IN
city, thtre should b. Oln out abJu1 Nc
DOwelIvllle, one over in the Nlntl
W ara, one hbJllI ItilIn am ~ / ICE
one over ThirI street briIg e and tnpth
er Somewhere uu' abOlE the / nj
Ward This plan wpud max" five
sGuDJs There ~" en- nlga by, al,
young u"n il t',r rity who n:ed Il hr'
Ter tt. ,tiOu 10 support twiCa ina
nump of schu,i,. Ia Is ,arl Of Z An
cation could not spend I, 'hJn amt .
two Thousand dOnarS - i better ttd al.
tage tAIn in mi .t4in!ng these uIIA
schools, and the city EcnTci' could u,
spend 4 little money ~ = b,v.tr adv a.
tage tilln to provllr pu'lca p?orcctlo
to insure the maintenance OF ort!e
There are hundreds Of b - nHd youu
men who would be glad Of 'Ae oppo
tunity of attending these .c,Iool-. 1t
the only chance they have to secure a
education, and that chance should /
given them. Ii speaks badly Tor our cit
to hear the excuse urged lhaI nlgl
schools cannot be maintained Oh ~
count Of the disorder and rOnI ism a
tendant upon them.
THE MUNICIPAL & ur- in 10" lin
around in 10 ,se kind "t tatnnrr la
at last sfrlck tie right pin anl