The Baltimore County union., 1866-02-17
Report or r.. @. Mccinn. ESQ,


PresidsR Bosri School C5mNuissioRSFs - 8fhi-
wore county. 70 he S,sie Superintendent n Pub
lie Aasfrucfioa.
A the closing remarks 10 your communication
Of the lss inst, indicate special desire TO have
replies 10 your sugprsiri topics, " mHy he pru-
aent 10 conhne myseif chiefly To them.
IN replyTo the Let aud "a inirrruga,orirs,
would respectfully state that, under the old law,
there were iO2 School. iu operation, IN charge
Of iO2 Principals and II Assistants. under the
supervision Of ~ Commissioners. elected Licu-
nially 10y the people. aud Visitors, for each
SchoUl, chosen annually by the patrons. Teach
ers wrrr not employed without procuring u GER
tihcaie oi qualification from Iioard oi ExaInin-
ers appointed by the frcsidrni Of tie School
Commissioners. az tie honsss there wrrc "a in
good condition. i6in ordinary CONDITION, aud Is
greatly In need of repair. The funds by which
the Schools werr supported, amounted Ia the ag-
grrgaie In $40 $50 ~, arising from county tax,
the Free School aud Academic iunds, tuition fees.
and lines and forfeiiurrs. From the piini,'i ic-
porte Of the Commissioners, IL "a evident that the
efficiency Of the Schools annually increased aud
my hrsi official visit enables mc cheerful, to ru
dOfsr the encouraging statements in the fcl,ort
ior 1864. This report also contains n suCcinct
history of the system from Its incpicDcy. most
aatirring, In It's summary of details 10 every
friend Vt education in the county
In the absence Of the "a volume of the census
Of 1860, We have lo refer TO the census of 1850,
in order TO approximate n correct answer to n
part " the III topic Though the crnsus To ~ hirh
| allasion is made. does not afford "A correct mode
Of AsceTtaining the number in the county Shu
could not read aud write when il WAS taken. ON
Arcunnt OF containing the city AMI county rum-
Oin-d, yet. by pro rata calculation. fruu which.
/ fer several reasons. deduction should bc made
in favor Of the county. dnd the number oi white
adults ~ho could not Rad and wiiir. Is i:GG- -
Now u the yearly increasing facilities Tor intel.
lectual impru,rsntbt Which have hrvn extended
since lS19 aud the s,innlu. which ch.hlirH con
stAnily exhibiting the brnriiva Hi, aniagrs oi
the public school give I" the uneiistrl u IN
centise ~ study, tugvihtr With the mofialiiy al
/ the same iiule. hr taken ~ part uf basis fuf
forming an opinion. il ms, tr Saitt asserted thn'
/ the rlass rrierTvd iO Is sert sIuall indeed.
{ With rrfcrrnc~ Ia tie general ini.lligen,t ul
the r~oplc. think No lsIirr evidence cin lc nd.
duetd than their stsi,H ui rghliS .chouls. 10,
/ fostering carr rNirudrl uVtr'ihctn. the augmvn.
tAiioG ~ thu fund ntcvssary Ia their support aud
the brn"hcal results arising from ihyir ssful
/ Continuance. In So the expenditure tor school
4 puri osss was nearly -. cOu Ia lSjg niue ,rst.
Subsequent. u re,chUl n,tr SsG Vuu. u,infy
/ Prooi that the Interest in thar time inorr lhan
4OGbeJ. Nov. - to tht henriigAl result. COM
p-rison OF different rtpOf'. .hoWs hist. 80 l-is.
I J. 800 pupils a,t nded school int %. dii uo,
a'trnI making total 90 -. To 'SCt. tie
names OF SOL pupils Wctc registered - having
attended during some part vt the year. ur nearly
/ ss many IS the Cntire uun.ssr ~ pupils ti;, nt.
/ ins snd nou-at;"udins rfosi,i ~ year. htfof~
/ \ eomsnCni might lv nis!r un this favorable -.
I lsci. bui for the desire ~ iu,kr ID, VumuInica.
/ liOn =, brief as ,ussih., oder iioush not a.
P-lI~5ie. proO's Of tb- .tnrii iu,lhg,ii,c of t.,
. ixvV'e cVulI u advanced suVI a. the improve
meals progressing iu ~ tart. 80 the ruuu;, the
increased tmp.c, n'.ni of i,tur-sa,ing fus, Ain,-
/ ~ tie feVele hold Nhirh old yt-J4d,,rs nave
I upor he c,iiirns the ..terai sapiofi Of tan~,'l
! Conducted county p-lvrs toe iarsc 'lpfi, -
varied iteFaigrr Nhich irt. .i. Nat fu tie ni..
inerous p.'s'-cfty's ihruug aou; the COUNT, to,
'srior. soei-'i-s OFg.nis'd in different s,,iious
b she's lAuiShls otl~'ts are general, NOT 81.
uAys the ruii ~ 90, rXcyi mt -,i- -,sou % iheir
Jrginaio's agl the ,cho1,. uf his hrr uri-'
established 20 ssvera. lisir'c'. 'a suppl, ti, d.
mani 'or .al'urv which the pu' Ii- .,b,Vi -alrr
the Olt 40 -. unable To 49,.
The r-por; 10 tue f,a 'r-,r Show .a attend.
snc- u g! ~ bays All tsf'. Total 3.5..
seeolAfs There N-r- - Irschri. aui As.i..
B ;Aats employed The Aggregate smount tA.i tot
sAlaf,-s as SlAc-- - sad 'or .ncilsu,al cx.
renses, neludinE pGrvht.s u. ,,uV.s A. srpa.
of houses. = so L..
with 40 maay evidences of he good already
accomplished 10 oar cogny un!er ;a- I'D :, stem.
/ an9 the encouraging prospect. prominently To-
fore =. q. unavoidable r'asrggenc,s ~ the eHol @.
/ .ent imprU yeli-nt. ~ tie pre.eu; ,aW aGoriing
- u los. 4GesAupie-l art unraf.il~.e,. advar-
iag-s - errrs vuuihfg. asf ran; .o l'erdrv hon
or. tsnnc; avoit entertaining good opiniua
u a. lt ms ZEE, sore mo-! iacafuns a o.. ui-
nor .r'a's. t.i -r-n as if . .lr-ra. SCISSOR. a.
%. provt.4ons cust5a-,. with an euii ghteu.d and
, energetic gaAnA A-snlsui % ~. gteraions ~ !e-
v-loy b<netciAl results which A. the present ,...-
i can q coa,rnsp plae'. Onls 80 theory
b Teachers Association having heeu - i>eiy
/ r~cotarcen1e! a. important means TO- ..eyaiiny
I The stsa.art % Igtiic Instruction Literal rrn-
visions for heir encouragement ru.cai,l in
the SeEool lsu. would i-gi greatly to in,r--se
;asir efficiency Sni useful nrsS The tine s;e,i-
se1 :or lie 1grA'loa OF ib-ir ine-ags &. 90 sho-i
TIA; og; little goot ls efe, i-d Ii instead
of Saturday, iae FRIDAY sad SATURDAY. . some
nonih. oncr n each term were sirra ;heu ana
= certain uiainnm Amoun, yed 20 he ,ppropr..
ste3 5y each CoHuiy Board. 20 vrocurr th@ ..r.
Vie~s Ct comr~tent Lecturers. provide education.
al uofas and periodicals calculate 20 ii4s.e
Anoag the teachers more extensive knoNleG.- -
u the high ani responsible duties Of their hon
orAbge profession. and of The improved methods
0f teaching Aaa SchOo. government iainA the
Association you'd fully accomplish The purpose.
of the az for Their erE.ns,'ion.
siaiioesry, or p.ying FOR iA-iF use. ~ required
By .aw. The eii.Ien. ~ tha, they thought the
system ~As ~ ~ FREE. bg; ,ha, the present. node
Of procuring booss sni s;a'iorery With the in.
crezse,! iaX. make % lsss free than before nj
10 Iny opinion. and that u NEARLY a.. y iih v hom
! have oonVsFsed upon the sgbj-ci that the
cheapest and mo-i Bnif,rm way TO supply the
books and STATIONERY. Mould te by "a additional
tar ~ 'Eo ctnu. The revenue ihus arising
~os.1 be ample FOR the pgrpose obtia thi. ot-
je,iion tend 10 make the system ia ihi- par
ileglaF. the Sane in al the counts. have It en-
phaiicsliy frer. and hy reli-siag the ieAehsr of
The orerous du,ies u toOk-agrni. which cun-
snmes much u his precious time and 40, unir,-
qusntly occa.ion anplesAbi feelings, would let.
ter qualify him 10 hs-tow his individual attention
upon The oisiciAl dulirs Of the School As an
additional argument. ! respectfully submit m
extract from the report Of the Superintendent Of
. sister State 1T will bt found almost without
exesption that where the system Of making the
Schools free, by a property tag hiss br.n adopted.
the Schools are better, more permanent ia heir
arrangements. aEd more regular Ia their A,i-n-
dance than 10 those districts Nhere rate bills are
still collected
Very rt-Pecifslly you're. a..
H. e. Mct;iNS
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