Jefferson Review

"Your Liberty is Our Interest"

Home /  Archives / Search / Links / Quotes / Book Reviews / Advertise /Contact us / Subscribe / Calendar

And about that shooting in New Orleans, despite penitentiary-like security measures and metal detectors at John McDonogh High School, a 15-year-old was killed and three others injured by another student who smuggled in an AK-47 assault rifle. All the typical Leftmedia calls for gun control notwithstanding (as we previously mentioned, none of those measures prevented this assault), we were interested to find that this school was named for a wealthy merchant and financier, John McDonogh, who, at his death in 1850, split his $1.5-million estate between New Orleans and Baltimore for the promotion of education. New Orleans spent its share to launch its government school system, while Baltimore spent its share to create a disciplined military orphanage for the betterment of young men.

In contrast to the McDonogh School in New Orleans today, the endowed private McDonogh School in Baltimore has no metal detectors at its doors, and boys and girls graduating from its curriculum number among Maryland's most esteemed leaders in business, medicine, law and public service.

From The Federalist

Weather (Louisville) / Mapquest / Search / White Pages / Business Search / CNN / Dictionary / E-card / MSN