Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-17
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He does uos say Tor what tisne he charges m,
or how much per day or hour, but he simply In.
krsas Tnethat am 20 lose S3for lots tune whiIc
other teachers, who have lost many more aayS
during the term just ended and on tie Hsms &C
count and fog several ccRseeufies teFasa have not
been deducted one IathIng. Upon this the School
law is silent, bat the Bylaws issued BY the au-
thovity and under theiR&9on ofthe Stats Board
Of EdueAaion, unless Imay b mstakeny not haV-
| ing "A coy ef theua ct bead exp8ssay states.
'saFhas 30 Teacher shah be chafged For lesf time
! II satisfactorily aecOuntsd IoT, and the School
Commissioners have In asaHy cases, accepted
Bat, apartet tom 90 lsSs Il hA,bssn sheeus-
tom cf ihe gebOol aulhorisi@ TO seftleiH fafl for
teachernE salafieS, " lost time hss been msisfae-
torily kccounted -; Ahd slekness has beeh de-
cided q good eXcuse. gBbt In my case, Hap-
pears IL Is not, even tbough am prepared 70
give q certificate frUns nv physician stating, not
only that / was sick, bat that left mn bone,
rfoeeedeA 10 NV abool ard IasKk8 e5aNAky@
his wishes and advice.
Some ssrsa, rigid couSsruesioaisG nAzv cea-
clude that, SHder tAs isr, have been justly dealt
wi,h-thai the School Beard eas pay OF msf pay
for lost time ri theis opiion-bui even they are
forced 10 adSsit, thai 4 ia tyransical oppFes-
sive and sagietOvs exerciss lcf their POreTi des-
truciive OF the harmohs, interests and advance
a, Again Al ,he suanslaallOe g applicants for
teacher certificates, which took place ~ August
last, EaaRyl g Il Avsn knoEa, Ssse Esisese"'
mo- dsnonneiuR the course pursued by che CouH-
" Examiner and supported by the SCHOOL COH-
Mr.. VIM. T. Baily was turned down entirely.
He went 10 the President Of The school Board
ana asked for n permit 10 teash, which was pro-
missed him. He had taught two weeks when he
reeeiVea o Letter from this elf sane RFsaaasne
stating, he would not tven get Q permit. and tel
ling him 10 disconsinue @achtng. Wh.eh ne dld.
AheY Lhs dsmWnciaf@Rp Hseaslsw be was FeanstE.
other words unqualified receiving cess
ditional esrtiisas drawing seSsnfySse dOlIsrs per
term. the same 40 q second grade. Ne. Wm. ID.
Heard has been TewBailasd. Ne. Vim. ID. Downs,
who obtained q conditional certificate and was
paid no. AalinEs per tesms 90 eeepsaf soaas
Rarr in Ne certificate, drew seveniy-hve dollars
John p Duke aitfough,it u sought 70 stamp
upon bis conditional certificate The Insignia Of
shame 'sTo teach only the eosersd seAOcsin LeQn-
dvulsosrM resolved scventy-hve dollars per term,
and others that might mention, whilst Win
hold a sshoLs second grade aEn 0uly entitled to
seventy-hve dollars, aad ersH this snail am0HHf
must Be sAiIEed d0rs 20 a HseTe mi1s. would
ask in the name Of Heaven h there no meapg by
which Horny (Det- aaEnef ean Tequallly himselfT
Measrs Editors, ives favored not long since
with a copy Of an Illinois Journal commenting
on the public schooi aystewsAh throughout the Tn
ion. The book feature claimed much Of the
Editors atteaiiOB and - stated that rumegs Of
aissseitsssiOa n endes g l 4 slp the NsF'A'
.n 10 ,s'. is'is ss iI'l;s aS cS 5S' y. =:
annually expended for books In that one State,
the original cash prize Of watch amounted 10 but
1915, 900, and that the residue, 81, $4,000, was
swallowed sp BY the IsHneFunmeSaFfcS, book
agents School Commissioners aud district tTus-
tres. Would n not Be iuserestlMg 10 ascertain
how much was expended Ia our own little StRsn
on this uecouns lesSm or CHs yeaF7 p
This book question has claimed the astention
Of the people Of our county for some years. We
have bad frrqSent changes In TIE text books.
Three years ago, when'fs wa SOught 10 intro
duce new series OF books u our public SehDob,
opposed; In an essay before THE tnsaitnte hsld
here, any change, because knew IL would run
our poor patrons 60 useless expense and because
the books 10 be introduced were not better but
inferior 10 the ones We had. AZ least this was
The opiaioa o. flsesasy aBsa, Pref. Ncweg8 sniOng
Il was here incurred the displeasarst IL CAPT.
Geo. Thomas, since manifested On every acs, al
thoagh Esaid BothioR tiaa might oAeud slIs Gig
nifty ofavUfa. Wsdi@egu8- Lsha diGseenee was "a
esFOF--the svvOs wiII EAesssss Justly ths faIpw.
fNW statement aAAa .tH&aAAf' l-a+aA we. az
The Treasurer OF the Scho5i Board reports a
annuaI deGieney on account o. books, yet mesN
chants can seiI tem Tor ire aasse pFirs that TIE
School Boas6 charges and realize twenty -hve pei
esns. proGs 80 KAo cot wfaaz % iznpute dishOHes-
~ 20 the School authorities alae thsFe Enmst ~
bad monggepeN sOmewhers, 'lEhich 10 perhaps q
change In the textbooks,
The rejected teachers have repeatedly asked
FOR m exhibition Of their examinatiQn papers, bu
this has beem pesgEeaenslys GeesfAedF get am ap
pgised by Mr.. Geo. Blackstone that our paper
Mss6 SLEEVES = hiu&s He GO BnsoEnaa
from any other source than friend and rslativ,
Of Capt. Thomas I woald hare bern disposed q
FegaTA4f - fkiEhuls 1Enw. fmRak kgEgaag
/ eoaE8 MssdfHsaesaFsA y ID o. BILE i aam wA0
fsssS y sAtils = sessseA, 6da win el4aas ssne,
seek 20 iniure By endeavoging. toimpsess npol
ethAe or @@@paaay waEosIk aahn - = n
opportunity 20 deiend oarneives.
TO my fAdy tkakha ash0 has heen IFks@ise De
MED the favor u the School authoFities-ay,
elmim she iassiee--i wgmld nay, be e0afaaesus-
The peaple have &seiae1 viii us ed VIII stsaaII
onrl eaass uutil ssyEanBy Opprwstoa ahd snlas
tkcs sinh baBmaha he mse sway oeoaF tAws! Th
w@yog 5amiEs Do saxD bati saee. 7san-s-1 pa" -
am7wtth gespeee mmA esaeSm, znIi!s-, =
= toW max ..t1ifJ'BRFmAHw o. HoEwKz.
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