The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-09
The Public Schools of Cecil County.

Mr.. Editor In the last issue of The
Wing appeared a communication stating
some of the evils existing under the present
crude and imperfect Public School Sys-
tenn in Maryland. Admitting that imper-
fections, as regards the selection of books
and teachers, do exist, we may inquire still
further for some causes which render the
present system,-not so Imperfect !" in
itself, if its requirements were fully carried
out,-inefficient.
The writer of the article referred to
atfirms that but two grades of Biographies
are supplied to the schools. Not only may
we ask, "does the School Law provide
Suitable books but does it fully supply
books of any kind? Is it known by the
public, that not one book of Geography, or
History of the United States can now be
obtained at the office in Elkton, while scores
of children, i'll this district alone possess
ing both capacity and inclination to study,
are suffering from want of such books p
Whether the same scarcity exists in other
counties we do not know, and that it may
be avoided here we will not assert but
surely this is a matter of Importance to
parents, and they should at least be in
formed that their children attending Public
Schools are not supplied with needed books.
and that with many the precious season of
youth is passing unimproved and neglected
because of this lack.
81. w. T" names some qualifications
belonging to every competent teacher
Very good. By all means see that the
teachers are well fitted for the important
position they occupy. But those instruct
ors, who are truly alive to the greatness of
the task before them, of guiding the young
and directing their minds in the pursuit of
knowledge, most highly prize the co-opera-
ton of those whose intelligence and rcla-
tons to society should excite interest in the
cause of education. With heart and soul
devoted to his work, the preceptor looks
around to find some degree of sympathy
manifested by others. The bylaws of the
School Commissioners of Cecil county pro-
vide that the Public School teachers shall
have such assistance. Article V. Sec 4, reads:
1.-The Trustees shall visit the school at
least once month, examine the pupils,
note their progress" &c. Many months
have passed since some of the schools have
been entered by either Commissioner, Trus
tee, or parents, and, in one instance, Il
quarterly examination was unattended. even
after special invitations were extended
Is 1t very surprising that complaints are
sometimes heard Public Schools arc not
so prosperous as they were?'' Is it Won
derful that teachers sometimes become dis
couraged, and, in a measure, Indifferent to
the interests they have long labored to adj
vance? All these teachers have reason to
feel, and do feel, that they receive neither
the counsel, sympathy, nor encouragement
they need and should expect BETA.
The Democratic State Convention NOM
| mated, on Thursday last, Colonel Levin
| Wolford, OF Somerset, and Old bunker, for
Comptroller. Wolford is Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad man, and favorable to the
reelection of Mr.. Robert Fowler for State
| Treasurer. This nomination is opposed to
all lateral Railroads that are Objectionable
to the Baltimore & Ohio Company.