Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-10-23

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aessfipna win nos be 70 hard % Ans.er.
FL Fonx last issue. however,, there Is reply %
tlsh4rIoffe Halls b - meusber q Ieaehess
MnEsf Improvement Society. - hich discirsea 70
nterv ensghle rnhm how vicious sach . society
SIMS T.. and more especiaily If Il should claim 90
sIssf fhA pomer 81 having done - hat this last
Wsfsx if1nkz i wrong not % de- ~ the hnmbie
asfnn 81 the members Of this society They
ahlT begged and requested that shs school,
konI1 appoins NJ. Danl. Hammeta - snc-
80 afKAIr. TIppest Is ExaznineEs eie.
n. 60 :
It'd. IL was 10 ~ She least, q
8klicafe position or them % occupy.
~ 10y expect milder examinations from Ham-
melt than from any other appointed Surely the
gentleman who Is put forth rs the one who wrote
and presented this petition, Dir. Frank Holmes,
did not dread examination BIZ any one. The
Board, In their Judgment thought proper not 70
appoint Mr.. Hammett, but did appoint Ar. Geo.
TlIomas and this scEibbler asserts il was done
sin total disregard ofpubIic opinion interest and
wishes Now, how did he or any one else End
that QUIT No one ever heard OF any spsblic
opinion or wishes expressed when the appoint
meat Ens made ] suppose this writer presumed
taat the petition written and presented BY NJ.
Frank Holmes embodied all these things, AZ
though no sensible person would ever look
into such a paper 70 End them II appears to
me shis writer was not half 50 anxious 20 answer
the questions Of Charlotte Hall as he was 10
exhibit Mr. Holmes to the public IS q candidate
for the Legislature and 10 rally the teachers 20
his support, in consequence Of bis being as des-
crill&1 20 jealous in holding together Teach
ers' Association. And this shows how vicious
the object Of this writer land there are other evil
dences Of Il also is 70 make the association apot-
icaI machine. ANY one who reads his eOmmu-
nication can easily discover the purpose. NJ.
HoIInes Is grand sachem in this society, and II
the Examiner does not give him frst-class cir
tilicAse as teacher, the whole body must come TO
the rescue. Mr.. Holmes then offering himsellfor
examination rs a teacher could.nOt answer the
questions IN such a manner as 70 justify the Ex-
aminkr IN giving him frss-class certificate and
his pride win not accept Of any other. lie throws
mp the profession Of teacher. The dsCiFs toPeg.
r. and hisfriends attack Examiner, School Board
and Judges Of the Circait Court who appointed
the Beard, and he must go 10 the Legislature TO
have them all seyerally rebnked, IL not worse,
and all this habbub because he could not answer
some question Of the School Examiner. This Is
the Iehgth and breadth Of bis position, and as it
seems, the extent Of his ambition, to crafty
which, although heretofore ademocrat, he scorns
to seek the nomination Of that party, but most
humbly accepts the endorsement Of the republic
cans What IL he 20 pay for this endorsement
! much suspect the republicans are not 50 disin-
terested as 20 do soaaeth5g for nothing. Wheth-
er the blow win fall upon-our county ticket,
State ticket or upon the election Of a Senator Of
the United States this deponcnt cannot say nor
will W. Holmes enfighten as, but the democrats
viii try 70 ward of the blow.
= FHrE GRIT.