The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-07-15
The, Cecil Whig.
ELKTCN, JULY II, 1855,
The New school LaXt.

and the subject has become one of interest,
but as the law is very lorg we have made the
following synopsis, which will convey an
idea of itS main features:
J The supervision and control of public in
| struction is vested in State Board of Edu
cation, consisting of the Governor, Lieuten
ant Governor, Speaker of the House of Del
| egates, and the State Superintendent. e
the latter to be appointed by the Governor
and in Boards of School Commissioners
of the several counties aud the city of Bal
timore, to be appointed by the State Board
of Education.
The State Superintendent is to have his
office in Baltimore; have supervision of all
the schools in the State; shall visit each
county annually, for the purpose of confer
ence with the school commissioners. inspect
ing the schools, holding teachers Institutes
awakening an interest in the cause of edu
cation, and diffusing by public addresses
such information as will tend to improve
ment in government and the instruction of
the schools.
| On the first Monday in June, 1865, the
State Board of Education shall appoint, to
| hold office for four years. such number of
| school commissioners in each county as the
State Superintendent may direct. Each
commissioner shall have the special charge
of such number of school districts, not less
than fifteen, as the State Superintendent may
appoint, which shall constitute and be desig-
mated commissioner district No. l, No. 2,
&c. The annual salary ofcach school com
! missioner, and of each president Of every
board of school commissioners, shall be de-
| termined by the State board of education
and be paid by the county commissioners as
other county officers are paid.
There shall be a president of each board
| of school commissioners, who shall be APP
pointed from their number by the Board of
Education. He shall have the general SUI
perintendence of all the schools in the
county and Of school houses and district H.
brares, and he shall perform such other du.
ties as the board of education may from
time to time direct. And the board so CON
stituted shall assemble on the second Tues
day of July, 1868, for the purpose of organ.
| ization. They shall appoint secretary, who
| shall also be treasurer of the board, and
shall receive snch compensation as the board
may direct. The treasurer of each board
shall give bond to the State of Maryland
with It least two securities, to be approved
by the board of school commissioners, in
the penal sum Of ten thousand dollars.
1t shall be the duty of the school commits
sioners, each for his own school district to
employ teachers from among those persons
Tat,;h,,,;on 81 ILL., y, w a''0"u w
.uJ,u ,' ii ooons anu s.a.onery' tequir
~ Iaon r"pii W pay III au'anGc LOT 'he use
~ WI: sA'ne uniess eAehP'ea 'llerelrolh 10
eN LI, s.he'ai supervision over the
tor, = h.un H. '"em a. le"s. one each
.e eL, t w. n",e we c%.e anu eus'9oy Vi All
tus and all school house sites purchase fuel
,.,,o paI''oI l,,,o oai :HPonsce'
Sorp sL"Jo mo"'v ,i aa d,' III iep:lf,
.i .i':tc fi"".eul "u''ao 'p'Pel"'hs
the discipline and management and course
VI " lnS'iuS:io': poisueu require examination
u. i'e pup'iS ~ any OF al orancnes OF study,
INV W. usl t,eii .l'iuchce anu eAertiohs 70
lnJ'caSt VI. IselIiheSS anu elevate 'he stang
az az. W. WV :.J, any oor'ince 'nG ptopie
Tbor LII no,so 80 .u -. ao.u t., euu:".o;,
aanL ssLnl J;'tn;,. '"e'nu T ~ We s,en t III
, ,I :, .i az toas' siA inohlns
~ s"Nn 800 " 81 i'o Ni".e anu coun'y
app:opf' .L '" 1, W Proiohg the schoo,
son, snon ~ any," vic use =. :ne sIho1l
,od d , h''" ,u'n.Gle 'of subscription SCHOOLS
"'iT III .n n.y. I'i lI.,,, ,...,,..
n,h;ab xii '" h hc ul'i.ie" ilto tour
'oiaS, "nl:h sn',' pe oes'shaleo me me lail;
.a spI'hs anu summer Terms: me lali
~ '"' Su''','ch'c oh t e hiSl uay VI
NN lphe any Itose y. .ne n,.een.' uay Vi
menco on tho Six ,aanth e Nnuaha na
close on The tb;rtv fret dow of In,rau anu
The snr;nr term snail oor,rasnoa "a a" thn o.,
dav Of Fcbruarv and closa o ~ y" s ne nrI.
dav If Anil Tba snmnar o tar nc LII nieen.n
mence an ITO s;xtoonth Jau 20 s A,sn;, oo.n
close IN tho ,b;rtaonth d"H y &c e. 1 np" f anu
and Amanst ore to no v,c.t;on " ''No' '"i9
Il shall he the dutv of tho rro,;do,. &c
the hoard of school Gov, n,;ss;an es 90 ~
anime all candidates for the urofsss 10 "a
teachers in tho nreSorce of orI pun5.um "
The hoard "a school, ~ aMy ,..noe' 5 ~
n;vo ooah ,,o.so go Jo nf.sn9 anu ~
sa,t; fnrth ~ qu", .h eoi'lcale
,on, 8 '1 ,aat Inc ut "ne"eo icy are conPe.
nrautaJ ;than,. Dat "a eei'n.a'e shati pc
gnrai ohanaotor '" ~ .ho G.'ueice VI inc
,i;oan. shaii ha ", .,;e dpp"eahl. NO ap,
o oalo n,da- tn oMau 90 seacner, 9eine
canna1o 49, . 1919 eais VI age, anu !,
oan,;G e, ~ aIau esn'etM years el age. NO
,han ,Lnoa sna 'G Tah IN force longer
undar he Isw hofara .t"Enef eAanineo
Shsll nav ia .a tbe 'V To- a. cIr'gaee
school ;ss;orars ,ho 81 . -, 'n1 noa'I ~
loro r. frst arada 90 wv NV s Jan VI :so u1'.
second arade The soIar;os a1 81 .oaaLos ne
he Maid bv the hoard Of school ooun, ie,s w
orc f"'N y 'N - ''Aoo' 'on'h'ss'oh'
An uh;., ,.L .. A.
and n Mn,e youtm between tne ages OF SIX
strnot;nn in nn ~ az - eo'.'cu W iiee IN.