Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-01-23

History OF the nlted States Of
Theory and Practice of Teaching .............. st
Physiology st
Penmanship ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %
Natural HlStOry........ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Of
composition
Reading OF
Orthography. Of
Defining (word analysis )...................... p
Vocal Music...... %
Industrial Drawing >
Algebra Jt
Natural Philosophy. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 30
There are ten questions on the branches which
have 100 for the standard, and for every cor
rect answer 10 credits are given; for example
if questions are answered correctly so credits
are given. There are also l questions on those
which have so for the standard; but only )
credits are given for every correct answer. In
photography so words are incorrectly written
for one to spell, and for every word spelled cor
rectly credit is given. In drawing ana music
questions are given with credits each. Sew
eral subjects are given, either of which may be
selected for Il composition; the credits depend
upon the punctuation, spelling, &c. In read
ing, oral grammer, mental arithmetic and pen
manshp, the credits are regulated by the Board
of Examiners according TO ones proficiency in
those branches. Three grades ofcertifcates are
issued: lst, I'd and Sd. To get first grade
certificate one has TO be examined on all the
branches named, and has to get So per cent OF
the s75 credits Algebra and natural philoso-
A a9t second grade; but
to obtain this one has to get 15 per cent. of 775
credits The third grade is not allowed the
gentlemen, and not belonging to the favored
class-women-l have never taken the pains
to find out the rules relating to that grade, but
| think the branches are the same as the second
with less per cent. of credits. Ladies' how
proud you should be to know that yon are not
forgotten even in the Legislative assemblies, by
us lords of creation. The reader will see the
amount of mental labor necessary 10 get school
in California | don't believe Yale College
graduate could procure certificate here with
out a little special preparation. Charles Sum
ner, with all his reputed scholarship, | believe
would fail Our Wustrious President could not
am sure obtain a certificate at ALL though he
were put in petticoats. You will, correctly,
infer that many failures occur and that some
find to their modification, that "a little learn
ing is a dangerous thing" think the law an
admirable one, for the teachers are paid better
here than anywhere know, and none bat COM
petent persons should be employed, and the most
effectual way of keeping off incompetent teach
ers is to make the standard high.
A few of the schools are graded, and where
such is the case none but those holding first
grade certificates can teach first grade schools.
The salaries of teachers are not regulated by
to the amount of salary. will say to the teach
ers of Charles YOU are all fools TO work for the
wages YOU get. | would not labor for nv ma
tive county even, unless she appreciated my SER
vices more. Don't hear another recitation nor
fog another child until she pays you something
like fair wages. You can do better here rails
ing pigs and pumpkins, and not work half so
hard.
The greater portion of our farming commu-
ara now settlers W no came here Very poor
and bought land on credit. They had to econ
>om1se and work industriously to retain it: but
they are now getting out of debt, and will in "a
few years be saving money. This is a great
country for the laboring poor man. But still
there are many who do not appreciate the ad-
yantages which surround them; they feel as if
they are not making money fast enough they
want to get rich in one or two years. There
rs one conspicuous trait of character here-it is
the minding of ones own business. There is
less tattling and back-biting than in any place
have ever been. Among the youth there is
considerable laziness, his whole ambition is to
get revolver around his waist and astride a
mustang to parade around the country, and
patfoniZe the saloons, which dot the country
Everywhere: this he calls having fine time
It is common thing to see youths riding colts
eighteen months old, and frequently small boys
AMOUNT them much younger. Horse-hesh is not
prized SO highly here as in Maryland because it
is SO much cheaper good young horse can be
bought for $50.
have not referred particularly to the class
of population. 1t is composed of persons of
nearly every nationality. We haye the Span
Yards, the Italian, the German, the Jew and the
Chinaman, and iptermipgled with this motley
crew may be conspicuously seen the wrecked
Southerner and the close-fsted Yankee. The
open-hearted but unfortunate Irishman we sell
dom meet, except at the mines. have not in
Guided the Indian, because am not willing to
the people very polite. Every one is ready to
ask and to be asked questions; but there seems
to be no great inclination to mingle socially
This is easily accounted for-we are all compar-
atively strangers, with widely different tastes.
l must not send you all the material have,
lest there be nothing left ont of which to build
another letter will therefore close with wish
ing you health, happiness and prosperity,
Yours truly, BACHELOR.