The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-05-04

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county, Intcllgencer. furnished that paper
! by correspondent, which in many particu
lars applies to the public school status Of
this county:
| :" We are led to notice some of the diff
! cuIties attending our new school syStenl.-
! Like all new things on their introduction,
/ there are many, many persons who look for
| the largest results in the shortest time. -
| This is not to ke reasonably expected. A
system so vast and comprehensive, rs TO
| embrace the eutire educational waits of the
| State. cannot be put into perfect operation
/ al once. Time must he taken to lay the
! foundation and, permit me to add, That IN
! laying this Foundation the workmen have
| found an immense deal of rubbish to remove
before they could even begin their legti-
mate work of rearing the snperstrnctnre. =
Even in this short time they have been to
| work. A vast deal has been done. but much
| remains to be done and this fault finding
| spirit INDUCED in by some Of our people is
u serious difficulty in the way of The success
that otherwise might attend the system. -
Even III its infancy another serious difficulty
to its success at once was the great number
of inefficient teachers who had been engaged
i'll teaching, and as good, practical teachers
were scarce, these old drones of course had
to be employed temporarily until their places
could be filled by bctteS class Of workmen.
The schools Of Maryland have for many
years been but the rallying point for men
who, with title learning and, in many
cases, less principle, would make teaching
their business, either because they were un-
qualified for anything else, or We're too lazy
to work for q living. Such men never did
and never can make teachers. Many going
,,r,i 1;sl,, 4.
and no prOper views Of their Responsibilities.
were ready applicants for situations as teach
erS, simply because it gave Them a good sal
airy. and this is especially THE i'll this period
of our history, since the negroes are free,
and these young women are compelled to
make their own living. Each of these
classes must speedily vacatc their positions,
and give place to able men and competent
women. Their race is well nigh run. ~
this one difficulty was removed, the educa-
liopa system of Maryland would at once
take Il step onward that would astoni~h it,
most sangulae friends.
Another difficulty is the want OF good
schoo-houscs, This is Il crying evil. With
the resources of this county, it is shame
upon its people, OF all hut, and shantics
u the county, none perhaps sink lower than
those called school, houses. No wonder We
bari,it. r,,,,,.I;, l,a',1 r. oa1loJ ~ ,,..I. -,
these mind bcclouding, Notwithstanding,
% nIn. |,"' "" scho ,0
" "N,, sniccnt o IyV sboJo ava
n "V borsss and h p'" 9oonI" viii s~on ,imd
o"o,, nao,. ,aochar, rov 40 ,',,,1, Lnt,o,, -
Their children will love the school and its
viii "n lonsaer he hat wrrtchnj bore hat !;
has, hon,, IN tha me, W;fh. oon} house" hrt
t I,,,' ,cacbcrs cam and will he nyocmroa In
tho ncopie remen,bsr that thrrn * ma Ieroj
nroys;on for building these houses. lie,
Them fake This matter in hand and every
district build in q central point suitable
house, pay lor it, and deed It to the Board
Of School Commissioners. Then this dill
Guilty will be removed and those SO dom.
will prove themselves benetuctors indeed
Their names will be enshrined in the hearts
and their memories loudy cherished by cd
ucaional minds for generations to come
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