Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-10-30

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cosgsta faad ax 81 over a. the iszinning of
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vhife faaa 49, zhe suloFea fund, 81 tae joi.f
exIease sftIas, sn ra - orer, aenpw over
ss9o-1d a. uhisefand Is nos carrying
s'orS u pks for IT, heneiit ~ both funds
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Having t4a drawn into this stateutent, will
Low - furt.tr aa6 will present foT he consId-
Grafton esd fazdid nia5s some statements re-
gardiBg iH4 saaraaeuent q cur public schools,
about bietfali knowledge should be bad. A
ugost smfezsEnt feaiure, 81 coarse, IS The hnHn-
cal sfaft Is management. This has ~ IN
RneHlas 80 respectable Of 4il modes q al
iEsa LII Is see ther hos ahe mat-
- slss-ssa.esss'.is 81 sts,' s9ti'
IS The = eafs on 3 b5sig comp arisoas can
saae sAset1 - ays4aRfs Oh both sides being
then male Ind the expenses for fhe Eee yeaF
jEsi entgfsd ca Comparisons a. any other date
prove uoihing.
First RS % the white fuad. starting with sept.
50fh, 1915 This fund then showed cash tai
ance a Sl.r9f "a The balance, sept seth.
ls59--Eur years iater-is en- tbs other side of
tie ledFef, there being a deficiency Of S3i. %.
" hat has been done during that time During
the pastfhree years one new school district has
Ueea GRATED. two schools That had been prevf-
0gsly cipsed ST Georges and Sandy Botiom)
have been re0pened and al have bsen Kept in OPP
Grafton "A an aanuai expense 81 about 81 i1d.
nine mnca needed school houses hase been tuilJ
al an expense Of -, s5T .e6; Improved furniture
has been Purchased 10 an expense ~ Ss75 80: the
salaries Of Isl grade teachers have been raised; al
bills have been promptly paid assoon as they could
ba passed upon, and al this has been done with
out any outside or extraordinary aid. II we ex-
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ST. Geerge'F school and what Is the showing
The haiancepf s. oc4 p has 4een nzed and the
DEBT a 81 - contracted-but even thar sAiali
debt Is ohset oy the supply % books on hand
Sept 30sh, at, 10 value 3bout SG1J--Wiibout
counting iiie'alsunt due from ;ne euiored fund.
But furthef o. this p0ins viii SAY, that the
State up I'LL aew has Called 20 pay The I'll amount
duc on Free School account for the wear 1877
This am0aa9i cFer 81 GG0) Acknowledged rs due
hy the State, siay fairly be credited 10 assets
again The paswenis from the Stale for the past
financial yeagare much short a what they SHOULD
have been, IS reason Of failure on the part OF
collectors topaz ia 70 ibe state. II was bis Gu-
expected deficiency that caused the balance 10
make i;s appearance on she wrong side Of the
leIger-yl.e cstignates for tie year having been
b,sld on ordinary receipts and expenditures es-
iirnated and entered uPon accordingly.
As TO the co.orcd schools and their manage
meat ! will siT8rlv say that four years ago there
were very lev IL operston--there are now Is.
Tile cash balance then ] End reported nj
q 607 s. Notwithstanding the expenses in
CURED in building and repairing and in keeping
open the additional schools, there was reported
on the 30th Sept. u't cash balance of g $50 50,
suoiect only % the debt due the white fund as
above.
So much for the business view. Better work
might have teen done. set ] submit that COED
work has been done ia Ibis department and we'll
done, for which tHaaks are Que and should be
rendered by every honest minded man.
AS to the management in other particulars,
ask. have on have got the schools been regularly
kept epet, uasS have mo- the tesclseEs bsen
regularly and q spsly paid ?--aud from what
period can the regular aad prompt payments be
dated DO the teachers - Inc present date toi
white and colorcd schools aliEel compare favor
ably or uuEiyorssbly with those q few years
past7 Is the general Standing Of our school.
advanced or not Have necessary measures Of
retrcuchmcut IN expenditure Teen carried ont or
not2 Are or are e9i the Children better supplied
with textbooks fnosC necessary implements for
their work. than they werc3 are Textbooks
ana other supplies Furnished 10 lower rates or not
Nam Formerly DO not Fl All fear to risk my
retmtation and that Of the Board - the answers
thai must be made 20 these questions.
As to nv action and that Of the Board II en-
deavoring 20 giye.to the children of the county
the hest qualified teachers obtainahle-Cn that
Point. with the intelligent, words cannot he
needca-vith The true and houcst they can no
mare he uecessary--with those = 30 wish well 20
tbtir kind, they would convey but mere trnisms
with the 1ilfElly ignorant, the selfish and the
evil minded they would he worse than wasted
GEc. TEoNAs.