The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-03-23
Report OF tho State superintendent
of Public instruction.


of Public instruction.
W. are under obligations 10 several Of our !
Annapolis friends for copies Of the first annual
report Of Rev. L. Van Bokkeieu, State SUPER
intendent Of Public instruction. We quite agree
with oui neighbor Of the Joarna. 10 believing
the typography of this work to be Disgrace 20
our State. II Is a book designed to remain 10
the Archives of cur State A. the history ~ the
first workings OF a system which has completely
changed and renovated the school - stem Of Ma
Fyland, which has brought much good out OF a
very chaotic mass Of materials, aud az such,
should have possessed a, least a slight degree Of
artistic excellence But bad as /, 10 printed, we
have pcrusei Us blurred aud blo,icd pages with
great interest, because there is much In /, TO
afford satisfaction to all who have the inter-
eats Of popular education at heart
We all remember our own school days, aud
under " ha, difficulties an education was attained
within period Of but u few years when
school-masicFs were but illiicrniv, yrannical
demagogues, onjeavoring to cover up by prcicn.
ton and bombas. their great deficiency OF brains
when the poor child, whosc parents were unable
TO pay the often cxorbi,ant charges for admission
to the schools of those days, mus, either remain
away from them OF be admitted rs charity
scholars, TO meet the jecgs u their more fortu-
nate companions and too often, the iroWns and
Nl-ustgc q; the master Surely our school
! system needed rc-Orsanizlns. and the State of
/ Mar. land has been Fortunate IT, securing such a
man as Mr Naa hokkclcn 10 act as is head. Il,
Is a settled question tia, popular education Is
the granlest wo.a OF an American STATE. The
education OF the peoplc Is the Gully perlmsHf ha-
80 Of national prospVFii, and naiiona. safety.
anil the pFtneilIc 10 now generally recognized
that every child has a right 10 cducaiion-" that
the prosperity 0f the State Is morally as we'll
Is legally pledged 10 sccgfc that moral
and mental training which will make ciiizeus
yiftGous. Intelligent. industrious
We advocate {rrf ciucftoN, not as caarfy
but IS a raFi o! tie freedom OF the state. 20
which every child has the same claim as l.: las
20 lie. and the means ncce.sary 10 sustain D.
NJ Van BoAkeisa Repos, contains ,esy INA
ny interesting statistics aui o,hcF vluau.. iufoi-
nation. and q We had -ecm Nc wouli ..Se 70
puO.isA iae wio., ofi;. particularly ~ .gel doc
ameai. usually ~ 20 gv.iiiea. iayouJ,s Instead
Of - ihose qa!ci, acgie eit1sus Nho tie u.os;
interested 10 .hcsc matters We propose 20
glance hastily IT soue of the ,,en.s e;abrAc,4 il
he sepof, explaining tia; BaI,p.ose az. 5, TO,
included n any ot tue statistics. I; has & sys-
:,n o: ,j4eA,i5a peculiar TO i;selt and schoo,
matters '.ssy Ase controlled by toasI OF. 1l.ic,ss
appointed by ;Ae vi;s government. and IS eutF,-
iy ilisi enicni u the STATE Superintendent A.
;souty
Iaerv AZ 3. iae SAT- li.y s.aooI districts %.
wa,-h AFe lu'.i 1880 scheo. hol.r. .'gsin. the
as, seAs these schools ~vfe sep, open &C.. .e;.
moutas Ia Aau, Asani,i Baltimore. Calvert.
Caroline Dorchester Ere!cF,eA. Howard Keri
!.acc Geos-cs Qae,l .A.nc Somerset. :;
NArs Ta.po; and Worcester counties. "a. MA.
'a1a'l. ~ Ccc.. :oF ..yeu sal . hait months Ia
Caas.es Hartford sal Washington AL :o' siA
mou'as 80 A.egaus ana Carroll " so Avc.as,
g -.-e aal oae-,ya,h months :or the whole STATE
TIE s--5-s -ave vei. e.a. Isl sacn. g. - ';lea
4al y; women =, teachers. ;.e, a,se -n,.e,. =
- sd. t-ra .t Haon a5.s3. we've toy. AZ
~e- -.r.- e IS to,e wa.,a ics...at.o.
g; i-cs, --..,s, y. .- 44.. .,lk as is vs. .;...
- A. $685.. 'so.- sase. a appears ia; ov-.
,N5-ta.--s y all 'a- -4.. ..yl le.,a4 4poa put.
..- schools 81: el4,aa-a. t. SOS: " .lss,
'.-os.s gs .ue ssA. a., :..,.+-t... .-. Ct,
-s.e.pt. o. tae -,a... -oas. .t9m o.. ,94.,v.
s.s .-- t.a- t,..- b ...as4ce4
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aT.es fA.. .-A..er- 8. ...l... s-..-.. SO 'a....
>,A'es ~ 70 .a..,- q a.1at.s '.e .,-.,., we
.c. oie.. sa. ,.- -..' ,es moth ofy.ea p-fi