Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-07-09
Proceedings o. the school Roard.


The School Board met on Thursday of last
week, the day appointed for the examina-
ton of teachers. About forty -four teachers
applied. The following are the proceedings:
Ordered, That the Secretary settle with
the teachers by certificate Of indebtedness in
the absence of funds to meet the same.
! On motion, the application for first and
second assistants place, in the public school
of this town, was received, and the appoint
ment OF Misses Lucy Garrett and Agnes
Matlack was confirmed.
Richard Lansdale was appointed Trustee
of School No 6, Election district No. l, in
place of w. II. Belt, disqualified by ILL
health.
A committee of colored teachers from the
Teachers Association appeared before the
Board to ask modification of the order of
June Sth, ultimo, with regard to the COM
pensation of colored teachers The chair
man said, 1--WE cheerfully acquiesce in the
justice of the scale of compensation in the
order of the Board, and only appear to ask
a reduction of time in the length of the
school year. The condition of the colored
people require that a portion of the year
should be devoted to manual labor, as well
as intellectual improvement. Highly as
they appreciate the opportunity afforded
them to acquire knowledge and education,
the decree of Providence, is that by labor
alone can man earn his daily bread, they
respectfully ask, that the time given should
be shortened from 10 TO n months with the
same compensation now received. BY this
change both teachers and scholars would
have the opportunity to earn something by
daily labor. This would enable them to
add something to the small salary received
from the State, for which they feel gratefully
and give the children time to learn to work.
Education without knowledge would prove
an injury instead of blessing"
The members of the Board expressed
themselves as favorably impressed with the
sound and just views spoken by the chair
man, Teacher Nelson, and expressed their
high appreciation of the wisdom of the ar
gument presented. They said it argued well
loT tle lutuT5 Ol tne ColoTtt race W llHu III
SO well grounded in the wants of man, and
the true elementary increase of good citi
zenship. The Board assured the committee
that the subject should receive due consid-
Grafton and an answer returned at the next
meeting, August Bird.
The following order was passed
Ordered, That the Secretary be, and he is
hereby directed respectfully to state to the
County Commissioners that the Board of
County School Commissioners has this day
been informed that the key of the office of
the late School Board, containing the books,
papers, property, money and effects Of the
School Board, so long withheld by the late
Secretary and Treasurer, has been surren-
dered to the County Commissioners and is
now in their possession. This Board will
be obliged to your Honorable Body TO in
form it, if the information is correct? If so,
please inform the Board under what law
you claim the right TO receive and hold the
books and other property of the School
Board; and what disposition you propose to
make of the same, and how far you intend
to readiR responsible for the books and other
property and the damage which the Board
and the Public Schools may sustain, while
you retain the custody of the books and
other property. This Board has urgent need
of the immediate use of the books and other
property, and the public interest is suffering
loss by its being deprived of the use and
possession thereof.
Adjourned to meet the Bird of August