The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1883-06-13
EDITORIAL.
OH! CONSISTENCY.

Iash loi Saying eh"b VII Vho o' ""J
ofFeb. 1882, we were first to urge upon
the Importance and advantages ofthe
Graded School system" If we COM
mitted an error we are very sorry in.
deed, forit was unintentional to do
injustice to any one. We had never
seen nor heard of its being mentioned
in the Plant or any other paper pre-.
vious to that time.
The editor of the Plant starts FLY
saying that he has never been dis
ciple in the school that teaches men to
blow their own horns" We do not
wish to controvert this assertion, but
dosay he has displayed remarkable
ability in the musical art and perhaps
the most gifted se!f.made horn blower
of the age. We are glad to know that
we have in our midsta natural horn
blower. To read his article one would
think him a regularSO piece cornet
band that would far eclipse Gilmore's
famous horn blowers.
We are always willing to render
unto Caesar the things that are
Caesars" but not those things which
belong to others. We are still more
willingto accord to the senior editor
of the Plant all the glory and honor
he may have achieved in advocating
the Graded School, from 1873 to 1881.
But we do say there is from his own
statement space of nearly twelve
months he did not mention the matter,
and gave it up as lost cause" there.
by losing all the zeal, power and
ability he had displayed in advocating
the measure. Our first article was
published on the 9th day of Feb. 1882
(and nearly II months after our
friends say his last article appeared)
and in less than three months, that
which We urged so zealously was rati-
fed by the people. 1t is due to state
that after We had published several
articles in regard to the Graded School
and after the people had become
thoroughly aroused and bent on es.
tablishing the school our friends
heartily seconded us and became very
-- enthusiastic, for which we are under
grateful obligations.
He luther says ''the Graded School
had its origin long before the present
management of the RECORDER wa:
thought Of" The idea of the Graded
School system may have originated
long before either of US came to Dur
ham, but we assert that the presen
Graded School was not publicly dis
cussed until the spring Of 1882 ant
that after we had urged the people t.
meet and take some steps towards es
tabIishing school. The first Grad
cd School our friend speaks of die,
of premature birth much 10 the cha
gin and disappointment Of its father
lie would lead the public TO believ
that he was the father Ofthc presen
bilI-but We beg to correct him. |.
has assumed the PATERNITY Of tina
which belongs to another. We asser
without fear of contradiction that th
ilea of the present Graded School az
va. suggested by that large hearte
able aud public spirited citizen Pro
:. +. Tomlinson, who asked NJ
Green nj the first Of the session t.
introduce the bill. Mr.. G. promise
TO d" so. The matter was postpone
until after the middle ofthe session
Mr.. q. ramc TO Durham and Mr..
asked him why he had not introduce
the Graded School bill; he replied thi
he could not draw the bill, and askc
Mr.. I. To daft It for him. Mr.. T.tol
him tbat he Mr.. g. could draw il,
examine other Graded School acts al
copy the leading features, but toll
sert the main features that are no
au.lxocad in the Durham Grade
School net. Parties in town were the
consulted by Green as to the prophet
OF his introducing such bill. Mr..
may have draughted the bill but
was done at the request of Prof
That is the milk In the cocOanut.
We are much mortified that OF
neighbors should have worked thrt
long years and accomplished nuthin
and abandoned the field, until aft
they saw il had been urged by otIc
and would be ratified 10y the peopl,
They again put OH their editorial "a
NOR aud entered the field, full ,fzci
and invigorated after nearly 2 nIontl
profound silcncc-bccame at onC
very hot upon the trail. Their Ion
sleep gave them new energy and the
took fresh courage at the elcvent
hour. "Blow We bugle horn"
A Used up Man: