Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-05-29
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starred. to be sgain 10 q state Of fcrmen-
,a,ion. President Theirs has been forced
;uio resignation. no. By violent agencies.
however. but BY the votes Of "the CON-
bincd monarchicsi and conservative ele-
,ncnts Of the Assembly" Marshal Me-
Mahor has been elected to succeed him
What the revolu,ior-for revolution it il
-portends or bow it will end is mere con-
lecture. Though the sentiment Of the
French nation be at present ovcrwhelm-
ingly republican, it is doubtful If it will
long continue 50. aud il is within the pro-.
liabilities. the usual travail Of chaos and
disorder over with, tha, the French peo-
pie will feek repose under Cessrism as
absolute as that Of the second empire. -
The genius Of France is evidently monar-
ehical, and liberty there amounts to license
and confusion, and despotism means ma
fional order and advancement The selec-
zion Of McMahon as her new ruler gives
hopeful arguEy that the present transition
state OF France may be passed with less
than the usual amount ofkilling and popular
disorders. The new President is man
Of strong will and iron 6rmness and has
shown on more than one occasion that be
favors no rose water policies 10 dealing
with the murderers, house burners and
robbers that rise TO the surface in French
revolutionary connections.
We are in receipt from the publishers.
J.. +. Cotton 4 Co. Annapolis. Nd, of
the Report Of the State Board of educa-
ton, showing the condition Of the public
schools Of Maryland. with the Reports Of
the School Commissioners Of Baltimore
city and the several counties for the year,
ending Sept 30th. 1872 We have not,
as yet had time TO examine the publica-
ton critically, and we are able to give this
week only the report Of our Secretary and
Examiner. J. Frank Ford, E.qr.. to the
State Board Of Education which, though
tIicf. will be found, We think, both ex-
l.cit and satisfactory. The Report is ad-
dressed to Prof Newell.
Z" Sir Il have the honor 10 transmit
herewith the annual tabular and s,a,isti-
cal report Of the Board Of School Commits.
.iorers Of St. Mary's county. with the hope
that it may be found to be in conformity
with the requirements Of the State Board
Of Education. The present Board of School
Commissioners was appointed under the
provisions Of the Act of Assembly of 1870.
ty the Judges Of the Circuit, Court Of this
judicial District. in December, ISL aud
early in the January following. organized
by the election Of Colonel John +. Dent.
President. and the subscriber Secretary,
Treasurer aud Examiner.
The Beard consists Of President John
j. Dent. and Messrs. Henry I. Carroll
and William j.. thomas, Associate Com
missioners. These are gentlemen Of su-
perior intelligence. and are devoting them
selves with zeal and energy to the promo
ton of the great cause Of popular educa-
tion. | have but little information to give
you beyond what will be found in tho ac-
companying statistics. as there has been
no material change in the working Of the
schools during the current year. Our
schools, thirty mine in number. have been
kept open. rs you will perceive. during
the entire scholastic year. and although the
number Of pupils on roll is not so large
this year as last. the average attendance
is greater. and the number studying the
higher branches greatly increased.
The sum Of two thousand three hun.
dred and thirty-ninc dollars and thirty
four cents (S2.S S4) has been arpor.
toned TO this county for the support of
colored schools. to DO established under
the recent Act Of Assembly providing for
the establishment and maintenance of
schools for co.ored children, and We OK.
pect during the ensuing year to organize
eight or ten colored schools in the coun-
". There are several school houses bull,
BY the late Frcedmcn's Bureau upon lots
donated BY citizens Of the county, the
Trustees Of which have offered the use Of
to the Board Of Scheel Commissioners
thereby obviating the necessity of apply
ing any Of the appropriation to the build
ing of houses. and enabling the Board to
organise the schools without further de-
lay. hope to be able to give you q sat,
is:acsory account Of the operations Of these
schools IN my next report. I have been
enable to visit the schools under NV SUI
rervision 80 often rs could have desir.
ed. in consequence Of continued illness
during the Summer. hope. however,
during the ensuing year. to visit them all
several times, and 10 be able in nv next
report. to give you a gratifying account of
the result Of my labors."
We give below such extracts from the
Report Of the Grand Jury. made TO the
Honorable Judges Of our Circuit, Cour. a,
the late May Term, as we have though,
might prove of interest to cur readers:
The Grand Jury respectfully report.
that. in compliance with their duty, they
have visited the Jail aud find that i, il
Kept neat aud clean; but they are con.
strained to say that j, is very badly YER.
nlaied. sud. in their opinion. unit. in
consequence of the bad atmosphere in the
rooms. for the purpose for which il i. used
Thy further think that the interior Of tho
building is Of rery conrbas,ible materials,
and that the building itself is BY no means
strong. They think that any adrois man
can easily get GU; Of it il he desires to dc
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