Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-10-10

.HessTa. Editors The number ol
communications On schQol matters in the
several last issues Of your paper. looks
~ If the BEACON was about 20 be con-
veraed almost exclusively, into school
Journal for the promotion Of the educa-
tionai interest Of those conceFned.-
Some may say The issues Involved have
been amply discussed. i myself might
&c persuaded 10 Think likewise, il the
wounds and wrongs which were lately
made and inflicted had healed or been
remedied. Among your many CORES
pondents on this important question.
now agliating The people, ] find the
name Of Capt. George Thomas, who has
at last condescended 10 say . word or
two in the way oil explanation or re-
futalion Of charges which have been
made. Although he makes no direct
reference TO my former card, not even
a rebuke for charges nor an apology for
insults, lew who may deprecate this
wrangling as they may term II. may
think that tor while should hold my
peace. But near the outset OF his COM
munication, be says he is going 10 ex-
pose The groundlessness of charges
lately brought againat the School Board.
but as was charger Of some which
were not gyoundless, am left 10 pre-
sumo that he forgot 10 expose. Again,
after slightly balancing accounts with
the BEACON "for not weighing well the
the force Of their comments as regards
public meeting" he affects or hopes 10
believe that said meeting was not only
not brought together on the School
question "but tie larger part OF said
meeting took no part" Now as one
of the originators and an humble parti-
pator, feel bound to defend, not only
The motives Of that meeting. but also
the correctness of the one-sidedness OF
it. He says two or three Teachers and
their friends were about all that took
psrt-the rest were merely idle spec
tators. What think you, Captain; if
you were to countup 1.-The Teachers you
have ever ousted or turned down, with
their friends; the people in those many
school districts where you have arbi-
trarily and IN spite of the petitions and
circumstances Of Trustees and patrons
rejected Teacher of their choice, and
forced upon them pne of your own
where, in some caSks, am reliably In
formed, you have undertaken 10 remove
school houses against the wishes of all
concerned; and 10 these add, the many
would-be- Teachers and their friends,
those naturally timed ones who no doubt
are very eminently qualified, but dread
the fate OF rejected Teachers; lastly, but
not oil, add the bone and sinew or mus
Gle, you term them, of the county
which, on account OF want OF sympathy
or a natural antipathy or something.
and you win have sum equal in num-
bers to the meeting in question, with q
large remainder at home, though SYM
pathizing, YET ssietIy pursuing their
avocationss
You also speak of charges but no
proof. But unfortunately for US, in
some charges, you have the proof and
would not consent 10 give il. You adj
nit you somtimes allow credits on
branches not examined on but you state
these credits have absolutely nothing to
do with the grade. | ask is this in ac-
cordance with The school law! II on
some branches you do not examine and
you are free TO give credits or not,
wide margin is left the examiner TO
credit whomsoever he may think proper
and iavoritism would apt to be charged
against him. IL, on the other hand,
these credits are allowed from your OBJ
servations and examinations during your
visits TO the different schools, then would
it not be right for you to take along
with you commissioner, as the law
requires al least one 10 be present when
Teachers are examined II has never
been asserted, that am aware OF. that
these credits did affect the grade, but
they necessarily and surely affect the
aggregate percentage of the applicant
ard this is the great point in question.
Perhaps this has been q stumbling block
in your way and q great caase why.
some old Teacher was rejected and ne
cessitates a going back upon your form
er decisions, so far as the late reinstate-
ments are concerned.
III these reinsiated ones were not
qualified TO teach few weeks ago. but
quite suited now, the order of things
must be reversed, for l have heard of
falls knocking the senses out, but this
kind must knockthe senses in. There
fore congratulate my fortunate broth
ers, and must say TO them. a they have
been restored to favor, they must not
forget TO lend helping hand 10 assist
The unfortunate ones that are still out
in the cold. / must not forget 10 put
you in mind of the proposition which !
made you, rira roce, and which j un-
dersiood you 10 accept. provided there
were no objections offered by the Teach
ers and Commissioners.
This was 10 the effect, that would
name an intelligent gentleman and the
School Board another and that the ex-
animation papers of the several Teach
ers who were examined at the same
time should be handed over to these
two gentlemen, 10 be by them compaT-
ed, TO see il IL were true that / did de-
serve the stigma oil shame you put upon
the face ofthat insaH. To shorten The
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