The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-10-01

"Don't Give Up the Ship" the
Motto of Bostonians.

Motto of Bostonians.
Itaey Apply the Legend to the Future OF
the Old Frigate Constitution Night
schools Are Opened Again Large At
tendance Agrees With Our Gain In Pop
uIation Future of Haymarket Square
Dramatic Notes.
In the old frigate Constitution, in
gilt letters on the edge of the captain,
walk, appears tile legend, Don't give
up the ship" This was the inscription
| carried by Commodore Oliver II. Perry S
! flagship Lawrence, in the battle of Lake
Erie, Sept. TO- 1913, and displayed at the
masthead when going into action The
legend was given a place on the Consti-
tuition at the time of the kearsarge as
ISOLATION celebration on the old vessel
years ago at Portsmouth, but it also rep
resents the general feeling of Bostonians
regarding the future of the grand Old
Ironsdes. OF course it is sentiment,
pure and simple, for the appearance Of
the frigate is not prepossesslng at tins
time. The housing over and boarding
UP of the hull have hidden the SYM
metrical lines of the gallant craft in her
days of action, and she looks a great,
ungainly hulk in depressing shade of
yellow paint but she is loved for her
past, and there will be howl of indigna-
ton if she ever leaves this port.
On Thursday, Oct. q, the centennial
observance of the launching of Old Iron
sides will be celebrated with an imposing
program, and prominent citizens from
north, east, south and west are expected
to join in the jubilee. Fully 5000 mem
bo-s of the patriotic orders have signi-
fled desire to be present, and at least
10000 people are expected to join in the
centennial celebration. 1t is a cause of
regret that the old ship cannot be fitted
out with ropes and spars, and made to
appear as she did years ago, when she so
ably defended American rights on the
high seas. She deserves to look like
frigate rather than house boat on so
grand an occasion.
Inc evening SCLOOlS VI lllC City nav Z
opened again, and, as showing the popu-
larity of this method of education, it is
recorded that the registration of pupils
is the largest for years and the attend
ance promises to be unprecedented. Few
people who have notinvestigatedt the mat
ter know or appreciate the extent or i'm
portance of the evening instruction pro-
vided in this city. The schools are of two
grades, elementary and high, and their
number is best shown by giving their To-
cation. The high school consist of cen
trail school in the Montgomery street
building, and two branches are in the
East Boston High School building and
the other in the Charlestown High
School building on Monument square.
OF the elementaries, there are two in
South Boston in the Bigelow and Lin
coin buildings, two in Roxbury in the
Comins and Dearborn buildings, one in
Dorchester in the Mather building, one in
the Lyman building in East Boston, in |
the Warren building, Charlestown. the
Washington Allston building, Allston
and in the city proper in the Franklin
building, South End, Eliot building,
North End, Wells building, West End, .
and Quincy building on Tyler ctreet. As
will be seen by the above. no part of the ,
city is neglected.
In the elementary schools pupils are .
taught to read and write and reckon and .
enough more to make up the essentials /
of a grammar school education. All .
ages work side by side and all the
tongues of the world meet TO make the
English language their own. The Even
ing High School takes pupils from the
schools, either day or even
ing, and gives them a choice of many
things. Here one can acquire com
plete business training as a two years
course is offered in bookkeeping, pen
and SHORTHAND and one year in
typewriting. One can lit himself for col
Iege or professional schools in the class
es in English, Latin, French, German,
chemistry, physics. algebra and geome-
try. Still other courses are offered in
American literature, history
and civil government of the United
States and arithmetic. A three years
course is presented in each of the Ian
guages and French and German are
aught by native teachers.
The branch schools have less varied
course than the central school, owing to
he smaller number Of pupils, but the
are equally good in the
subjects taught. The teachers are care
ully selected out of II great number of
applicants and are all men experienced
n teaching as we'll as specially proficient
n their particular lines of work. The
Evening High School offers no induce
nents to pupils save the opportunities
or work. There are no lectures, ath-
etc opportunities, or concerts, nothing
,ut the best schoolrooms and instruction
@ be had and yet the attendance grows
apidly year by year and during the last
ession of the school over $500 young {
men and women took advantage of what
he city of Boston offers free of all ex
)ense to her residents. Even the text
looks, chemical and physical laboratory /
upplies and stationery are supplied, |
nd all pupil must bring is brains and ;
he desire to improve them.
This increase in attendance is very
ratifying to the friends of the school {
nd to all friends of education, but it is {
eally but little more than is to be ex- s
ected, as the increase of population in ]