The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-01-05
Association of school Commits
siopcrg OF Maryland.

! Believing that many Of your readers feel
deep interest IN the Public School system
OF the State, AMI in any agency calculated
to give !. force and efficiency, avail myself
Of the offer o. space in yoar columns to
I lay before than some items Of intelligence
in regard ia it.
Il is perhaps not generally known that the
! School Commissioners Of the several conn,
ties Of the State have organized thcmsave,
into an association called "IAe dissertation
Of tic .Schoo! Commissioners Of Muyaad,"
and hold regular meetings for The purpose Of
comparing notes, 3riibara.ing upon the
practical wotnings OF the Stale system, and
adopting sach measures as will render it's
administration by then, effective aud uniform
throughout the State. The Association wa.
! formed at B"t.n'lre, in tie month Of August,
l5t5. Lieut. Gov, Cox, who is c, oilirio
member oi the S:2te Board Of Education,
was chosrn Pes dent, wish t~o Vice Presi.
dents and Secretary. Since its organization
the Association has bc,i two other meetings,
one At Annapolis, o.. ;Ae l7,h and nth Of
January last, and TIE other ut Batimnru, On
The 1th aud l}lh .! tto present month. At
his last meeting Cecil county wss rppyo.
scented h. Nca@r3. Ramsay, FnrA, and u7y
self Commissioners vera present from all
tae other co,,',a5 ot tie State, cxcop, Prace
Georges and Wo5c.sla-, the Presidents Of
the Boar4 N those two counties being dc.
'ainod at home by iadispostior. The meet
ng3 Of the Association were held By invita-.
ton OF the ua.;caore City Board in their
c9mmodioas room. Various matters Of gen.
arai interest we're conride 9 and the results
Of our deliberations embodied in resolutions,
p1c,ioa Of which WIS giyca in charge 10 .
special committee OF three, composed OF
DR.. Angqach, Of Anne Arundel, MI Hou,,.
81 Washington county, and myself, to lay
before the Legislature at It's approaching
session.
Great anSi e,y was manifested by the mem.
bst1 OF the Association IN regard to the
character Of The !esl s!a:ion NJ the approach.
ing session on the suffice. ct tho Public
schools Of the State and he provision, Of
the exiS,inE system. With others, who united
with me in judgment, ! ca,.c yorau to main
AIN IT,; opinion that the .f.ao}s OF the pub-
lie Schools have nothing o rear from the
party now in rover in the State; that there
is too much sound discretion, enlightened
Judgment, and jcd,c,oas forcthought in the
m:n composing tho majority Of lie two
Houses to ADM, Of the idea that tbay viii
array themselves against Il system Of such
nsuiiea. public benefit srl which cauno.
fail to LccoGc uni2.rs2DY popular. /. is
quite possible tia: some Ceilings OF hostility
may exist in tie minds Of few Of the mem.
berg, growing oat o, he fact, tAat the Nros.
en- school system was introduced IN conucc.
lon with other measures of policy that have
excited and divided our people: and it may
DC anticipated that this may lead to an tiort
10 bring about some changes in its admins.
: tration: but that sry attempt to oycrthrew
The system OK 20 enbarrass or obsruct the
execution Of its leading features will find
: favor with the Legislature i am too homo
tul to believe for moment.
, The sessions OF the Association we're at
, tended by Professor Nlckershar, Superin-
tendent OF the t'ublic Schools Of the State
OF FennSylvania, who was present as the
guest OF DIR. Van botkeien, State Sureriu
, tendent OF Maryland: and whose jud!c!oas
counseis ana encouraging sympathy with ii:
IN our labors, we're duly appreciated and
suitably Acknowledged.
Dr. Barnard, President Of st. Johns Col
J ege, whose wel.kaown interest ia the cause