The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-09-16
A Study in Education
and Ethics.
By VIM. G. STEVENSON. LII. B.
[coNr1NuED FROM LAST WEEK. ]

Negatlon No. 7. The Director OF
the Institute receives $1,000 year in
cash, the use of $4,000 house free,
heat and light free-all being equiva-
lent to at least $4,000 per annum. He
had a supervisor elected to superin-
tend the 382 pupils in the lower schools,
while he devotes very few hours daily
to the Senior School, although most
of his time is spent working for the
Boys Boarding School, with its 81
students. Andrew Draper was called
from the presidency of the University
of Illinois to the highest educational
position in the State of New York, l. e.
Commissioner of Education, having
direct charge of all the educational
work of the Empire State. He receives
the princely salary of $500, but no
$4,000 house, no heating nor lighting,
ETC., etc.
1t is also we'll known that four or
more of the Trustees draw regular sal
aries ranging as high as $4,000 year.
and many people believe that promi-
nent Cecil county politician is on the
payroll.
In discussing negation No. 8 it is
necessary to give summary of the
writer's personal relations with the
men who may properly be termed the
classical contingent. For four years
such relations have been strained, be-
cause of reasons which are fundamen-
tai and which will very largely explain
the real obstacle to the development of
the Jacob Tome Institute along the
lines desired and prescribed by the
Founder.
The writer had taught seventeen
years in the State of Kansas, eleven
years as a professor in the Kansas
State Normal School, when DIR. Mac
kenzie, with most profuse promises OF
unexcelled opportunities, ETC., etc., in
duced him to go to the Jacob Tome
Institute, September, 1900, as teacher OF
commercial law, bookkeeping and pen
manship. In December of 1900 the
writer was president of the National
Commercial Teachers Federation,
which met at Detroit, Mich. In return,
it was the commonest courtesy for DR..
Mackenzie to request the delivery of
the presidents address at Detroit, be-
fore the Jacob Tome Institute. The
lecture was given in February, before
a representative audience of students,
Faculty, Trustees and citizens. 1t was
a plea for the new education and for
the commercial courses in high schools.
1t combatted the idea that Latin and
Greek are necessary elements in
modern education. 1t advocated free
dom for the student and elective
courses of study that would develop
individual aptitudes and innate long
ings rather than suppress them by a
cut and dried course fitting for college.
DR.. Mackenzie was not pleased. Mrs.
Tome, the, students. teachers and citi
zens were pleased. Mrs. Tome said
that the views were more nearly those
of Jacob Tome than any that had ever
been expressed on that platform.
In short time after, DR.. Mackenzie
and the Board of Trustees began to
have differences that resulted, in his
failure of reelection. The Board be-
gan to see that his ideals were not
American but English. He opposed CO.
education. The Board voted to con-
tinue it. Mrs. Tonnes influence was
not entirely lost. By great effort she
succeeded in winning over two OF the
Board to her views. In this effort she
was greatly aided by Rev. Mowbray.
Then DIR. Mackenzie began his noted
attack on the Trustees. For three
months the Institute and the town was
battlefield. The Director was per-
mitted to fight to the end, and he did it
well. The Board had permitted him
two years OF absolute power, during
which he had endeavored to make of
an endowment for the poor boys and
girls of Cecil county rich boys board
ing school to rival Lawrenceville,
N. j., which he had built up, but for
well-known reasons had lost control of.
However, the decapitation of DR..
Mackenzie did not keep his soul from
marching on. Many of his teachers
remained. and it was not long until the
old jealousy of Mrs. Tome on the part
OF the two men who had joined her in
dismissing Mackenzie sent the pendu-
lum back again. In the meantime, the
writer of this study had been made edi-
tor of the ]. T. l. Monthly by the
Board in May, 1901, for the purpose of
letting people know that the Institute
would not die with DR.. Mackenzie. SO
the ROard said and he was aIe0 oror,