Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-10-31

have Deen Nu.ten o. SyFas ana 11s-
sandra % Do with school tHaaeest DO
Cassandras lAss) prophetic woes tegfn
TO be Tegfszed - the little Pro rata or
der 9 I. = true sIr. FORD ga turn over
70 DE-. Isppeu z:svV 70 es:n anu some
%S,oVu cue ~ Iolieeiofs- ne boaFHs
however was sn arrears amounting ap-
proximateiy 10 S4,ovu. Mr. Ford. > last
report SHOWS ~ f'aeOie1"sS o. over
$SsVUU- these facts y seems 70 me,
coincide Mr. Iippeit let 2 cash balance
OF nearly or over S4svvV, with unap-
propriated assets IN TIE hands OF Collee-
tors amounting 70 over o.vOV, while
there vas no outstanding claims. ne
closed ten schools nnaer provision o.
she school law which empowers the
School Board 10 close any school winch
fails to average ten Tor any two eonsee-
Wire terms, by which DC saped about
$4,000, making difference OF $b,OOO
in the financial showing, TO say nothing
ofother financial manGuvres unknown TO
the present incumbent.
Since the appointment Of the present
Examiner, the number of white schools
has been increased from 80 10 about ~
or 43-the colored from II to about 10.
the Free School fund has tailed in the
sum Ol 81 900, new school houses have
been built and still Cassandra's croak i
70 be regarded Is Of nofluture signiEv
canoe. II Capt. Thomas proposes 10
meet this issue, LET him meet IL with
square denial, which might help his
cause some.
Now il has been minated that ''sup-
ply and demand determine the accep-
lance or rejection Of a teacher. Am !
to understand that kaw and justice are
to be measured out by supply and de-
mandl' Then my conception OF IGw
and justice has been, to say the least,
erroneous. mir. Tippett continued some
and admitted Others in the hope that
improvement would follow" answer
not in the hope but in the kaosrfedge that
Improvement masf follow; for he, agree
able TO the requirements OF the law, en-
coursged the organization Of Teachers
Associations, urged punctuaI and regu-
lar attendance, gave instruction, &C..
while the present MIR. Examiner even
refused, after earnest solicitation, to at
tend our meetings.
A resolution offered by me, stands
upon the record OF our Association, m
siructing the Secretary TO inform Capt.
Thomas that he was under our constitu-
lion, ex-ofiicio president of this body,
and TO request his attendance. The
Secretary did write 10 him. Mr.. Exam
liner never answered but met Secretary
on the street sometime after when he
verbally acknowledged the receipt of
the letter and replied that it would be
impossible for him to attend cur meet
ings as the Grange met on the same day.
make this statement as 1t may ac-
count for the teachers grotcing more ag-
noraRt as the late examinations have
tended to prove.
Messrs. Editors, was conscientious
w persuaded to oppose any change in
fert-books-urged the teachers at the
last institute to make an effort to throw
off the yoke of seridom, not that |
thought our School Board, as has been
the case, would ever exercise the un-
limited power conferred by the school
law, but because thought il right and
duty tina; they, as body of intelligent
men, should manage their own affairs.
My opinions, coupled with the bold
ness and independence to assert them,
have, it is TO be presumed. called down
upon me the displeasure OF the Exami-
ner and perhaps members OF the School
Board. How tar this di<pleasure can
be justified / can't say. ! have enter
tanned the opinion that under the pres
ent advance OF civilization and enlight-
eminent, that difference is no longer
an error, for everything created is differ
emf, and that we, far from condemning,
had learned 10 appreciate and admire
the arrangement.
Three years ago the present board
gave me, after searching examination
which lasted four days, 1st Grade LIST
class certificate. In the meantime
Capt. Thomas, as stated in my last COM
munication, has spoken of me IN high
terms and written Complementary LETT
ter to me urging the preparation of es-
says on certain subjects for the coming
Institute. l did not discuss the sub
jects desired but selected, elevation
of Teachers Profession" and Read
ing"
Some time in July last / wrote to the
president of the School Board 10 renew
my certlfcste-he declined, unless the
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