Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-08-12

all tue fine things h saws about the Chit
nesa and their Immigration t. thesa IN
itod States. an about thair being 50 we'll
ed1cs ted Obey hav = weakness. in facs.
an u.Iy custom q numbering in NANCY
all su7ernumerarv children, avoiding
thereby the trouble and expense IF elu-
eating them, I still I'm If opinion that
their coming amonc Us 6ill solve other
Problems than the labor one. and If thew
Chinese be destined 10 work a great
revolution" in our educational systems
I say II them in sinccritv-"'All hail ~
No 5, however, has taken on himself
high and important mission, that o" Peg
eing away"-(verv classical expression
TO fall from teacher witt first class certi-
fcafe) with lau1abie view Of hr;ngin, the
public. School Commissioners OF course
included cup to the measure Of their
duty It is to be hoped that he will re-
port progress occasi onallv az | have no
donbt the public will subject his commu-
nica-ion on this. as on o.hcr self imposed
d,nJes. to an a, xious /thonrh mavhap) a
painful inspection We must, at his Sug
geston, it seems, fix tie salaries Of
teachers As required by law Now it Is
very true, that the Flaw" does require
the Board to FIX salaries" &c, &c but
it leaves at the same time tothcir dIScretian
not only the amount to be fixed, but al 50
the time to do SO Had we Che Roardy
fixed salaries at high i2ure At the com
ncncemcnt Of the scholastic year, the re-
suit az have shown above, would have
been most disastr US 70 taxpayers q
class of persons with whom We SympatAize
very kecnlyD
1T i, ne answer" remarks No. s, for
The Board TO say that they cannot name
the amount of salaries, until they may be
advised of the amount Of funds that may
be available for payment of same, Il
certainly SIS an answer though not avery
satisfactory one to No S AMI others OF
his way Of thinking, hut whatever his and
their notions may be, and whatever the
action of other counties has been in regard
to this article of ''imposine general
county tax" the action of the st. Mary
Board has not and will not be controlled
by either the ole or the other, and | will
here take opportunity of assuring No. s,
that tins rule of Conduct is not dictated by
hope of acquiring or "loslug popularity,
higher motives influence them-mo-
tives to which No. 5 is very probably and
very innocently a stranger.
am not aware that any member Of our
Board has political SEPARATIONS to subserve,
nor is No. 50 much in the confidence of
the gentlemen with whom | have the non
or 20 be associated as TO be better inform
ed on this subject than is the writer. My
name. It's true, has been presented hy
some kind friend unknown to me) as a
candidate for the L gi7ature- | take oe-
casiou now to say. that | decline being SO
considered. Ny days have fallen iuto
1.-the scar, the yellow leaf; at three score
years of age, It behooves most men to re-
tire from, rather than to enter on the po-
Gtical arcna-hut, in face Of hasty anu
unjust clamor raised against our Board, |
declare myself candidate for the oiilce |
now fill as Commissioner Of 9th election
district, and will be prepared, at all
times and places, to meet all and every
knight who may choose to put Lance III
rest" against us
g ~ y'-l','N l't''e ;, 1ao.1,,r,
= l,,7,1;a ..i tb,+;-
has been and still is the d sire, the anx-
ious desire of the Board, 10 pay them
minimum saIaryaf 500 TO S33o-that al
ready thew hayt received S150 for tal,
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county i"V le'y 10, '"Aes va. .. 1''s.",
l pel'eYs' III AlFll OF Si's' anu II vas n Ioo
la'e n = uhe :, N''Ne any "FP''V"',o'i : an
'he county commissioners Oh '',7 11lJoy
even Is | NV '',I'e oIs'I 'eu' .,'',I W
oeeh 50 ihcl'heu' w" 'aAS ''c'' " " l'''.''
the gentlemen "'o met III 'o'iH e''tG'i Oh
the ora instant might nave very 'aSi'y m
formed themselves hau ,he5 o'VH 80
minded dlSposes OF all that mas been sald
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