Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
Edjted and Conducted 6y
j. f. LANGENBA UGH.
nIaryIand.

ne state superintendent OF SCHOOLS,
in the State of Maryland, is elected by
the Board of State School Commission
ers, and holds his Office two years. The
State Board of School Commissioners,
appointed by the Governor, consists of
the Principal OF the State Normal School,
President; the Examiner of Frederick
County; the President of the School
Board of Baltimore County; and the
President of the School Board of Charles
County. This Board has the general
care and supervision of public education.
1t examines County Examiners and gives
certificates. County Boards have charge
of educational matters affecting counties,
and are known as Boards of County
School Commissioners. They are com
posed of three persons appointed by the
Judges of the Circuit Courts, and hold
their office two years. Counties having
over one hundred schools are entitled 10
five members. The Boards eject persons
not members to serve as Secretary, Treas
urer, and Examiner.
The Boards of District School Com
missioners, composed of three members
each, for one year. They have charge of
the educational as well as financial mat
tiers of their respective districts. The
School Fund consists of an annual State
school tax, and an accumulated fund from
several sources, called Tine Free School
, Fund" 1t is distributed in proportion
to- the number of children between 8 and
q years old. Additional funds are raised
by city and country taxation. Teachers
are appointed by the Boards of District
School Commissioners, upon certificates
qualification issued by the Examiner
of the county in which they propose to
teach, or from the Principal of the State
/ Normal School, or certificates from the
Board of State Commissioner.
The State Board issues Lie Certificates
to any person holding first-grade ceriifi-
cate, or the diploma of a respectable col
lege, or of State Normal School, or who
has been a successful teacher for seven
years, five of W hich must have been spent
in the State Male teachers must be 80,
and female teachers II years of age.
School age from 6 TO 81 years. Schools
are of three grades-primary, grammar,
and high. County Boards determine a
to text books uniformity. The Branches
taught, are :-Ortho4 raphy, istory of the
United States, Constitution of the State
and good behavior. At the discretion OF
the District Board, algebra. book keep
ing. natural philosophy, drawing, physi
ology. laws OF health, and domestic econo'
my, may be taught. Certificate OF vaoci
nation is a condition on entering a public
school.
The state Normal School, in Baltimor,
has Faculty consisting Of the Principal
two .,,ale and two female Prvfcseors, ,shS
are appointed by the Board OF Stat,
School Commissioners. Applicants fc
admission must file declaration tina
their Object in obtaining admission is t,
qualify themselves as public school teach
ers, and that il is their intention to teaci
within the State Teachers Institute
must be held, continuing in session fiv
days, once year, in each county and tn
County Examiner must attend and Civ
normal inst rucfion each daV of session
District Libraries are authorized by law.
? CoLoRED SCHOOLS.
The total amount of taxes paid fo
E school purposes by the colorcd people O
|, ANY county or city, together with any do
nation that may be made for tina purpose
a is set aside tor maintaining the school
= for colored children, which schools al