The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-06-17
! TEAnHERS1 ASSOCIATION.


y . oa'as CHAPTER H. AellaJ 2ll
-'i3 TEACHERS ASSOCIATION:
+, Section /. District, County and State
Teachers Associations are recommended
as an important method OF eleyatlng Inc
standard of public instruction by mutual
conference, interchange Of views and sng-
gestions as to systems OF teaching and DIS
cipline. 20 29elohh ~ - aiaei9 y
Sec. 2. These Associations being volun-
tary, it should be the care of the school
Commissioners to aid in their organization,
to encourage attention, to secure competent
lecturers, and to impart such information
as they may be able, as will encourage teach
ers in their work; and fit them for the per-
Torrance of their arduous and responsible
duties. " 9iaab1odns ahi 81 '.A lHa tiH 4
Sec. 3. These Associations must assem-
BILE at least once in each school term, on
Saturday of some month, and may occupy
any of the school houses Stationery for
the use of the meeting shall be furnished
gratuitously by the Boardof school Com
| missioners. $50 s5s vA f,aFsNs6 lG / noil991
Sec. A. For the purpose Of organizing
Teachers Associations and deciding upon
the places, of assembling, the, President of
| the Board shah convene the Teachers of
contiguous districts, embracing at least
twenty-five schools, who may select Pres
ident and Secretary, and adopt such bylaws
as may be deemed expedient. The PTeSi-
dent shall arrange the time of meeting of
the several Associations, that he may at
tend all or as many as may be practicable.
/ 4t ,suoi CHAPTER III. r9
a.t TEACHERS INSTITUTES. aa6
| Section 1. A Teachers Institute shall be
/ held once in each year to continue at least
six days in every county that contains fifty
j teachers. Whenever Q county has less than
i fifty teachers itmayu with an adjacent
j county - Provided, The joint number of
teachers does not exceed one hundred
4 Sec. Q. It shall be the duty Of every teach
i er under penalty of not less than five nor
more than twenty-five dollars, to attend the
institute and remain through its entire SEES
sion, unless excused by the President of
! the County school Board. ss,., - i7o. N
/ Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of the Presi-
dent of the Board of County school Com
i missioners to notify each teacher of the
time and placeof meeting Of the Institute.
Sec. a. These Institutions being design
ed as temporary normal schools, shall be
presided over by the State superintendent
or a P Professor of the State Normal school,
assisted, by such members of the Board of
school, Commissioners who may elect to
n attend. b nlog 50 GaG. bna .snoHa bar'j-ait )
b Sec. 5. During the session of the Insti-
!. tuition there shall bena vacation of the
| schools, and an appropriation shall be made
: by the Boards Of school Commissioners OF
the County to pay the travelling expenses
! ofthe teachers. The P resident OF the Coun-
4 ty, Boards shall select the place of assem-
bling, and make such arrangements as will
secure to the teachers hospitable recep.
! tion, and as farlas practicable, freedom from
II expense forboard during the session. lll
II Sec. 6. The said President shall report
. to the Board Of school Commissioners q
catalogue of the names of all persons who
shall have attended such Institute, together
with such other Information as may be Of
interest. s19.5I Ia III, saqfi adi 5Iol5d l.,a591
6 fs2 bsw5. CHAPTERzI w. b545aud ay
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. alH 2
Section L. There shall be located in the
4 city of Baltimore, until the Board of Edu.
cation otherwise direct, a State Normal
; school for the instruction and practice Of
: teachers Of public schools in the science Of
, education and the art of teaching, and the
mode Of governing schools. soy ojg eaa
Sec. 2. The sessions of the State Normal
school shall be held in such suitable build.
, ing as may be provided by the Mayor and
II City Council of Baltimore, or they declin.
ing to do so, in such building as the State
/ superintendent may select, the rent being
81 charged among the incidental expenses.
r Sec. 8. The Faculty of the Normal school
shall consist of two male and two female
: Professors, appointed by the State Board
of Education, and to have such salaries and
! perform such duties as they may direct.
4 Sec. d. There shall be in each year two
+ sessions of the school, the first session com.
mencing September Is, 1865, and ending
II December 20 the second commencing Jan
uary 5, 1866, and ending April 5, and so on
!, for each and every year until otherwise or
/ dered. rt-,ts, F..e Esa.e1. 9jsr9,.s sla = DID
81 Sec. s.. The number of students shall not
exceed two hundred and fiftylof both sexes
Fl Males .beingnnot younger than seventeen
!; years, and females being not younger than
! sixteen years, to be appointed as follows
: Two for each member Of House of Dele
| gates and one for each Senator, to be selec-
5 ted from the respective counties and the
2 city of; Baltimore by the Board of school
J Commissioners, whom the said Board shall
A certify they have examined and approved
as possessed of the qualifications required
, Of teachers under this law the object oil
the Normal school being, not to educate
teachers in studies now required by law, but
to receive such as are found competent in
= these studies, and train them in the best
; methods of teaching and conducting public
schools. Before any appointment shall be
made the applicants shall fill written dec
laration that their object in getting admis.
!, sion to the school is to qualify themselves
for the employment of public school teach
ers. and that it is their intention to engage
in that employment within the State and
Y in case any student should fail to fulfill their
obligations, they shall forfeit and pay thirty
dollars for each session they have attended
the Normal school as recompense for their
4 tuition and the use of text books. If there
}. be not a sufficient number Of appointments
then the State superintendent may fill all
vacancies by selecting from among qualified
applicants from any other portion OF the
4 State, ..te so KS qa aqsa H. i
~ Sec. 6. In addition to the students ad.
4 mitted, from the counties who shall enjoy all
the privileges Of the school and be furnish
ed with the use of text booksfree of charge,
there may be addittediffty pupils possessed
of the required qualifications who desire to
] prepare themselves for the duties Of teach
4 ers in private schools and academies, who
Hshall pay the sum Of twenty five dollars per
| session, and purchase their own text books,
I and, be, subject in every respect to the rules
| and regulations as other students are.
1, Sec. Z. The State superintendent shall
I be er o6iciO the Principal of the Normal
school, shall prescribe the course of study
and supervise the general curriculumin ev-
cry particular not provided for in this law.
He Shall make provision for model primary
1 and grammar schools under permanent and
highly qualified teachers, in which the stu
dents Of the Normal school shall have OPP
portunity to practice the modes of instruc-