The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-12-26
The Board submit their annual Statement
pursuance of law.


4 pursuance of law.
Si 1t will be seen from table A. that there were
u 1928 different pupils attended the Public
- shools during the year, showing an increase
g5Ver the previous year 1858. This may be
= partly attributable to As Public Schools being
open during the summer term. The Board
kept the Public Schools in operation three
full terms, and offered to pay half the Salary
of the Teachers, less the Book Fees, of any
School taught during the Summer Term
Forty five School Districts availed themselves
of this offer, and continued their Schools du-
. ung the Summer Many of the other School
districts, by little effort on the part oftrus-
tees and patrons, might have embraced the
K differ of the Board, and kept the remaining 80
SCHOOLS in operation during the Summer, in
orf2 to afford the opportunity to the small
children that cannot attend the Winter and
"a Spring Term in consequence of Indictment
SAweather The average daily attendance, we
Regret to say, falls far below what ought to
ha expected. How to remedy the evil of If
regular attendance, or what remedy to sug-
gest is n difficult question We regret to
!, say, We see no marked change for the better
& 'eilE- abundance, but a lack of prompt
go farity still exists. We may i'm
attendance chiefly to the in
Il 4 4 AL n ~ Some of the citizens to the edu-
3 cation Of their children or of those under
their care. We are not advocates for COM
pulsory attendance by law, but We believe
that AMY tfsai suffrage without mental iaumi-
nation and moral principle is powerful for
harm. "ln the uneducated ballot is found
! the nations greatest danger; but the educat.
n Ell ballot is the nations main tower of
strength"
1t is evident from inspection that our in
as 9i' by building pur-
= n repairing and furnishing School
There have been two New School
Vs. Erected in the First District-One at
a. g I'd, the other at Magnolia. These
sS 424 feet from outside to outside,
9hed with patent desks. These
{a9p h st g., 200, and furniture $500. These
sc well attended. Magnolia has 81
Il Wood 35 pupils in attendance No
& I've been erected in the Second Dis
Il in the Sd, two have been erected
4 willie and Falston School Houses :;
2,ille cost, including outbuildings, ST.,
"a Fallston 81, 149, including outbuild-
n. sass Sshiture $500. In the 4th District (at
Arner,) q new house has been erect
.a4ae Sost 81 ,G26S5, including outbuild-
ings furniture $3.50. The lower hall at
Jarrettstile was purchased from Bro. of the
Union Society for $500, who agreed to put,
.sand have put, slate roof on it. This hall
.s>as been fitted up at an expense of 5000, and
Il lhlture $3.50. In the 9th District, there
i've been swo-No. g. (Wilson's) is built
brick. but is not as large as the frame
81 houses; cost $1,O16 furniture $1G1 f;
sSo. 3, ucar West Bangor, frame building,
st s964st; furniture $173. The school
gtnmse at or mar Stafford was occupied last
/. 81 nuaraS itsgS, including outbuildings 1915;
s.s ehool Houses has also been a
n E tedness. The Board has in pre-
" sa 4. given their opinion on the
II ling comfortable and commo-
Of Houses. Experience only
4 s their convictions of duty on this
lS Z subject. The fact is becoming
hore apparent that, next to an
And thoroughly qualified teacher, a
Tx zsS School House is the most essential
s3ss y:.?,f snccAs. An appropriate build.
gished with proper School apparatus,
pm attraction to induce the children