Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1878-02-14
COMMUNICATED.



COMMUNICATED.
February 18th, 1873.
Nr. Editor You will find below some ex-
tracts from private letter from a friend in
California, native and former resident Of this
county. They relate to most important pub
lie concern; in fact. may be said TO be in part
private continuation Of the public discussion
upon the same subject had here last fall and
which tell under the eve Of my friend For
these reasons | respectfully ask their insertion
in the lNDErENDESr. Before introducing the
principal topic. | cannot forhear to quote u few
remarks upon the genial climate of that distant
state, reminding you that the letter from W hich
+ they are taken was written about The LIST Am
/ utry, though recently receive The extrI.cts
proceed as follows:
This being damp. cloudy dav fire is plea
SAINT, but when it clears OF it will be like your
beautiful May weather. You people in Mary
land have no idea to what perfection the Al
mighty las carried the climate Of California.
II IS amusing to red your de criptions Of your
fine fall weather. TO Maryland in Los
Angeles they seem like irony If YOU had
ever lived here your most beautiful seasons
would appear as burlesques Of nature, and only
I'll 10 deh2ht IN inhLbltant of the Arctic re-
EiouS. We axe now Lhout 10 have ii glorious
rain; you cannot imagine W tn what iUy it i,
welcomed here. II any farmer in MARYLAND
should discover small gold mine on his place
ne could not feel more happy than the people
here when we have our first copious rain 1t
IS indeed real gold to them And to upprcci-
ate the value OF il to us you must call to mind
Bret llarie's terse description OF our climate
six months of clouds and flowers,
Six months Of sun and dust
The sun and dust have passed and the clouds
aud flowers are with us. and if you were near
enough | would send youa dish Of fresh straw
berries for u new year s gift
AS you seem to take sumsinterest IN edu-
cAtional mt ers you will pardon - few III u
sions 10 that topic. | will begin by giving u
few extracts from the last report Of our State
| Superintendent Of Public Instruction: after
wards, some other facts relating to our school
system which will show you the great differ
: c-l@a hetween the government 81 tAi4~ ntwri,u-
ton here and in Maryland
''N e learn from the above report that there
/ are 200 81 chiidrcn in California between the
/ ages OF and / : Years number enrolled in the
/ public schools l35, 335; daily Attendance 81,
/ 539; attending no school 40. G35 There are
/ 3. lG1 teachers Of whom !, IS are men aud !, =
953 women. The average pay Of the NAL,
teachers per month is SS4 %, of women 500
10 per month. From this you would suppose
that women are not allowed the same wage;
As men Tor similar work; Int such IS not TIN
case. There Is no law KING the salaries 0
teachers. The board Of education for elite
and the district trustees employ teachers a
salaries agreed upon hetween the CONTRACTING
parties. The difference IS OWING, IN part It
the "liiln+ness ot women TO work Tor lowe
Wages: Ana rs the trustees usually PlAc
meniai Labor upon par win manuel, the.
L., e IL
ehoeaNor 10 ehlPiof cheAp ledchefs; 50 lne "o
heh niFe Su"hg lndu 'euehts 10 uloeroiu.-
Ah' her cause OF 'he dlhstehte Is ms; larg
CT huihher proper 'lonabiy OF Inc men ar
"lh@ hl-her Posiliohs ihan Inc women
, winch OF coarse BRING increased wages
And again the women are allowed lo"e
grade certificate which opens the way 70
many VINO are supposed to he not SO WEI
qua'ihrd, ana correspohdlngiy ANXIOUS TO &c
employment in the school room. Who got III
law passed granting third grade certificates
Women ! 90 not know, but suppose 1t origl
49, e, MN some one VINO haa daughleIj 10
Willie do MOI feel jnciinel nor conn, Fen
10 criticise the objections OF many to ne i'm
PRODUCTION of advanced branches into our puh
lie schools. vet il seems 10 me that too muc
fault is found with this provision. Is not III
'cramming' process which Won 50 iustlv con
denim traceliIe to Inconsistent taocbers tho
than 10 Tho L. Al. 1
wan W tic Ia" prescribing the DfancleS 10 d
taught IN our schools? While the law ma
be very explicit in marking out a course c
study for graded schools. public sentimen
iustifies teacher in violating il when its ful
4 flment would conflict with the welfare of tn
pupils. No teacher who understands his dut
viii trsk his pupils beyond their capacity f,
the sake of com Giving with certain provision
of the law. Nv experience has satisfied m
that this want of thoroughness which is 50 an
parent to every one. is attributable to tire
conspicuous agencies, viz: the frequent chang
ing of teachers: IRREGULAR attendance of pnpil
and incompetent teachers. have not lime I,
discuss each of these causes Bpt viii saw
think California has taken one wise stem 10
wards lessenino the Iast eviI nv fxing II,
standard Of oualifcation biob efus bav,
III hiohar brinfhes al tbo teachors ~ 10 ~
amincd unon tbonrb 20 A. ~ .,9,oit thon
into he rl,,lar ,o,rsn r,iT ,,nr, tr,o
M, friend If Won ,,,. ne COS % ;,nr ,,,t e.
! or acoi,or,o,tsg 10 80 ~, ~ 49,
r;dor eir ~ 'd,I,;ssio,, - ~
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