Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-05
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 3, 1865.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

PETITIONS PRESENTED
BY MIR. Rider from citizens of Somerset county.
5y Mr.. Hopkins, from citizens of Hartford. By Mr..
Silver, from 53 citizens of same county. By Mr. Faw-
cett, trOn 81 citizens of Montgomery county BY Mr.
Roberts, from 234 citizens of Queen Annes county
all asking fer repeal modification of the registry
law By Mr.. Tull from citizens Of Caroline county,
for law to prohibit steamboats, from receiving or
delivering freight on Sunday.
ORDERS PRES EGTED.
By MIR. McCaulev, that the clerk place on the files
of the House, Monday, all bills whether printed
or not. Adopted.
BALTIMORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Mr.. Valiant, from the committee of the Houss of
Delegates appointed to visit aud examine the public
schools of Baltimore city, reported that they never
performed more pleasing official duty. They visited
and examined the schools in their three grades OF
primary, grammar and high schools. The system
pursued in the management of the schools is COM
pete in its course study aud transfer CT the attain
ment OF proficiency, not only from the lower to the
higher grades Of schools but from the lower to the
higher classes OF each of the grades The pupils are
examined and transferred quarterly from the primary
to tue grammar schools. AT the time Of these exam
nations and transfers the pupils in all the classes of
the grammar and high schools are examined and
transferred from the lower to the higher classes The
pupils of the high schools admitted after exaIni-
nation, once year.. They are exa ined in july and
admitted IN September. There are stated eXamina-
ti0ns and advancement of the pupils of ne high
school once in 81 months.
The pupils of the schools were examined in the
studies OF their respective classes the schools not
having any notice OF rhP visit OF the committee This
proficiency o. tie pupils is remarkable in each of the
grades of schools and classes of the schools The ex-
aminations conducted generally by oral aues-
u0nS outside of the books developiag in I'm aston
ishng degree. the intelligence u the pupils and the
use they are able tc make Of the knowledge they have
attained
The systematic development of the spelling depart
ment attracted the especial attention of the commit.
tee 1t does not consist OF asseInbage of words
the number of syllables and oflike termination
but OF the words in their etymooS Sical association
giving the root of tho word its prefix and ali X III
definition and the family Of words to which it be-
longs. The words Ot ali the reading books, ,the his
tories the geography, and even Of the arith,neti,
are spelled and Defined and Chronological in til,
same way.
In the Central High School recitations were con
Quoted IN the higher claslcs ana IN defamation ex
hibitng great proficiency the part of the puDls
and equal talent and teaching capabilty on the par
of the professors. -
The female high schools exhibited a high standard
of excellence in study, That most diiicuIt brnnc[
of school eauoatlon reading, was exhibited in yer,
high degree OF attainment; the young ladies aoouit
ted themselves most handsomely in lis deyelOpment
rejecting great credit upon the teachers who are en-
gagged IN lIStFactlng them.
The singing in all the schools is pursued ON scien
hc basis, The children of the PRIMARY schools sins
by note, and are remarkable in their proficiency.
The committee of the opinion that the public
schools of the city of Baltimore an honor to the
State and city. aud that their present management
and supervision ought not TO be nterfered with ex
cept with great caution. The proper point of CON
sideration for the Legislature is the elevation Of thj
schools of the counties the high standard attained
by those OF the city,
The committee recommend that the school system
of Baltimore shall remain it is, and that the Mayor
and City Council be allowed full power to confer tn