The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-03-05
X. R. Young, Principal Of Mount Airy
High School, Presents Another View
of Situation As Regards New Build

MI. Gud., VI -
MY Dear MIR. Editor:
LIN the columns of your paper OF
February rs appeared an article rs
garding the proposed high school and
also concerning the men who 50 gen
erousIy gave their time and money to
20 before the county commissioners
for the purpose of advancing the in
terests of the school. That article liz
not only misleading, but it is also
basely unjust and malicious and
should be answered. Fearing that II
may pass unchallenged and desiring
To present this matter in a fairer light,
the writer IL taking it upon himself
to reply to it.
To the best of the writer's know
ledge, there has been no report say
ing there will be no high school build
ing erected. Such statement comes
as a complete surprise, especially ID
view OF the fact that active efforts
are now being made for the accom-
plishment of this work. 1t Is true
that the movement has been delayed
to some extent by the unfavorable
actions of the county commissioners,
who, after promising to give $3.50 t.
ward the purchasing Of the ground
for the new building, had no higher
regard LLGlI WOlu VI hOlOI imam
to deliberately say they would not
give it, 1t il also true that the work
has been retarded somewhat, not only
by the indifferences, but also by the
opposition of some people from whom
We have y right to expect better
things.
Tt IL very much to De regretted that
there are in this town, as in all towns
some people, who considering them
selves good citizens, take every OPP
portunity they can find to knock"
everybody and everything that makes
for improvement and advantage in
the community. 1t is probable that
one OF these knockers Is the author
of the letter published in your paper
If the writer of that article, instead
of being a "knOcker" and mud
singer" and had expended as much
time,- thought and energy in helping
along this cause as he did in abusing
and maligning those trying to advance
1t, the work would be nearer its com
pletion Yet this ~ an honorable citi-
zen So are they all; all honorable,
who do such things.
If the writer's memory serves him
rightly, Dr. Walter Rudy, Dr. @. p.
Cowman, Mr. John Klees, Mr.. Frank
Dorsey and MI Frank Miller are the
men who went before the county com
missioners in behalf OF the school.
Now to quote from the article in
your paper I'VE feel that if there
is not something done for the better
ment of the conditions that it would
he better to close the doors of the
school than to let things 20 on as
they have been going and that
the citizens OF the tow who have
children will get busy and interested
enough to take the matter up and not
allow men to be sent to Westminster
to promote their interests who have
no children to 60 to school or are
sending their children away TO some
other school and also man who is
receiving an enormous rental for a
room for a high school Such men we
feel cannot or will not interest them
selves enough in other peoples chill
dren to present the claims for a high
school as they should be represented"
Now let us look carefully at the words
just quoted from your paper. Let us
view it with fair, unbiased and III
prejudiced minds, and, in our study
OF it, let US 60 to the heart Of the mat
ter anG call white white" and black
black"
What does the writer mean when
he says I'VE feel that If there is not
something done for the betterment OF
conditions that it would be better to
close the doors of the school than to
let things 90 on as they have been
going2" What is going On? VIII the
writer please state clearly Just what
is meant by that statement? per
sonally as principal OF this school,
challenge that statement and demand
of it's author an explanation OF III,
either through the columns of your
paper or by personal interview II
this explanation is not given, either
privately or publicly, the writer Of
it will have to admit that he has made
grave charges which cannot be proven
and to which he has not the moral
backbone to sign his name.
lit is true that we do not have the
most favorable conditions under which
to work in our high school, but We
are trying to do faithful and con
scientious work under these condi-
tions, and we believe we are doing
some good. III some people are 50
blinded by their prejudices as not
to be able to see any good results
from our school, it il their misfor-
tune and not our fault. If the writer
OF that article sees 50 much that is
wrong with our school, if he Is good
citizen, instead OF publishing 1t broad
cast over the country, he would come
to the ones who have the supervision
of the school and tell them of 1t i'm
a kind way and help to correct it.
This is the second time that Dur
school has been presented in a false
and unfavorable light recently and BY
a person who has not the manhood
to sign his name to letters. Now IL
this person will come out i'm the open
and fight like man instead of sRulk-
ing in the dark, we will fight him fair
~ and squarely to the face and to the
finish.
When the writer or the article re-
feTs to the man who has no children
he means Mr. Miller. lit does not re-.
luire brilliant mind to readily sec
that Mr.. Miller showed much more in.
terest in the advancement of this
cause than did the one who stayed a.
home and tried to destroy the gooC
that others did. Mr.. Miller is a tax
payer and although he has no chill
dren, he is at least interested in thu
civic improvement of the town. WheI
he speaks OF the men who have sen
children away, he strikes at Mr. Dor
sey, DIR. Rudy and DR.. Gowman. MIR