The sun., 1900-05-01

security for the needed money that has
prevented its obtaining it as it has been
a persistent and uncompromising oppo-
sition to the building Of this high |
School, and to the proposition to make
public school of collegiate grade Tor
the education OF the children OF the poor
people Of this city.
We make this statement adyisably.
The sentiment of it was expressed to the |
writer by party closely connected with
one OF the men who have been active in |
holding up the work on the new school i
building. II has been expressed during
the later discussion of this financial ques-
tion by one Of the leading opponents OF
the new High School movement So we
conclude that the difficulty in the case
has been other than that represented,
and that the monied institutions and
men Of the city have not been, what ever
they may be now, willing to furnish the
needed money upon the same security as
| Mr. Addieke has intmated as necessary
in his pr ff=l-lnaeed we inclin4 TO the
opinion that these institutions and men
money on any terms. The legal difficult
1 ties in this case are no greater than those
in other cases where they have been met
anu varquished. 1t is clear then, that
\ these difficulties to become insurmount-
able must have been reinforced by some
other force-what is il?
In the discussion OF these things there
has been general agreement among the
newspapers, and SO far as we have been
able to Judge of it, in public opinion,
that faultinGing and carping criticism
should stop, aid that the one thing to
do, to secure the public interest, in every
direction, is to finish this building. On
this point Every Evening of Thursday
last said:
On the other hand, the material inter.
ests OF the city are at stake. To suspend
operations on the building until the
Legislature can provide relief in legal
manner; will, it is estimated, entail a
loss to the taxpayers of at least $50, 600.
Manifestly, this loss should not be suf-
fered if it is possible to avoid it. Some
, plan of bridging over the difficulty should
, be provided, but there should be no fur.
, ther mistakes. No measures for con.
tinuing the work should be concluded
unless there is assurance that the build
e can be pushed to completion without
delay, and the money for this purpose
absolutely provided.
. While this was being printed the di
rectors OF the moned institutions, which
!. Every Evening says are now ready tc
: furnish all the money required, were
Q absolutely refusing to furnish the money
on any security the Board OF Education
could offer. On Saturday, a ter this re
i. fusal, the Evening Journal said:
Z Quit qnibbling and carping OYER wha
has been done in the matter Of tile new
High School, and provide means to fiji
Z ish The work. The school will be needed
3 by fail, and there is no time to waste
/. The present and future are of more im
mediate concern than the past ii, ior the
i iaid II Public T. luca,iln mas left tht
work 1t 4 point where delay may entai
as additional expense oi thousands D
dollars 70 the taxpayers.
!, This was tile condition Of things. Til
! time was Icing spent in iquibbling anC
! clrping" over nonessentials. The op
ponenis Of literal education for
pupils Of the public schools were tighten
: ing their purse strings, and saying tha
!. the new school should not be finished
1t was then that Mr.. Addicks offered t,
: provide the money; the only condition
! being that the payment of the loan b.
secured, that it be secured legally. Th
means for securing all the public benefit
!. enumerated in the discussion, and 70
! avoiding all the losses involved by th
!, refusal OF the money by the banks i
about to be provided, when, presto, al
: offer to provide what is needed, to secur
what is desirable, becomes discreditable
:, and these two Anti-Addicksite papers
! showing themselves to be utterly devoit
OF any decent public spirit, insult tn
: man who offers it and advise against th
. acceptance of his proffered aid to tn
Board of Education.
These people are Addicks-mad The,
would rather that this great school en-
! terprise fail, that the schools should b
crippled and the means of popular edu
: cation be restricted and impoverished
j that the children OF this city should b.
deprived of educational facilities, thar
] to admdit that Mr.. @Addicks is eithe
capable or willing to do noble act.
The proffer is made to the Board q
: Education as representing the people. /
= is made for the general good. TIL
: people, and not a few carping critics
! will be the adequate and just judges a
to the motive behind it.
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i render it capable of characterization n
: one of the most dazzling Of its kind tina
2 have ever been witnessed in New Englant
e brought this Old town to ii camplet,
e Standstill when Miss Helen Ripley Bene
o dict, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elias c
q Benedict. the millionaire banker. wa.
:, joined in marriage with Mr. Thoma.