The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-05-06

MN, has gone into the mercantile
business with s. p. Specht at Deer
Park.
John Mancus has bought the
Rudolph Beckman place near Swan
ton, for which he paid 81, 300.
Success, John.
Robert Brown, of. Elk Garden,
was visiting his father-in-law, Jos.
+. Friend. Saturday.
Nv. D. H." Has the Last Word.
To the Editor of The Republican.
believe it is courtesy in news.
paper controversy for the one who
opens question that calls for
reply to concede the one replying
the privilege of having (ike
that mythical parsonage Grip Van
Wrinkles wife) the last word.
So l wlllin the language of GRIP"
give my friend j. W. B. a "cold
potato and let him 60" He has
ban died around so much from the
natural inference that all lntelli.
gent readers Of your paper con-
strued his suggestion which called
forth the replies | have made to his
reflection on the competency Of the
present incumbent Of the Office OF
secretary. treasurer and examiner.
In his suggestion, 40 published
IN your columns of March rs, I
again quote his classic phrase: 1--WE
could have 1t for the asking BY re.
quiring the public school examiner
to be q thorough graduate and teach
the normal" From this we in
ferred that 1t was not only q thrust
at the competency of the present
incu mi bent, but also q reflection on
the school commissioners who elect.
ed him to the responsible position
Of examiner. And not only did
we construe his meaning as pers ,nal
to our examiner, as we'll as to the
school commissioners. but rs before
stated, all intelligent readers OF
your paper so construed it, rs is
evidenced BY one of your correspon.
dents from Manidier's Ridge signed
Somebody" also by one from
Bittinger. And we feel assured
that not one save j. W. b. but con-
strued his meaning as we did. Al.
though in his reply to my sugges-
ton be parades himself before the
public and spreads himself like
"green bay tree' to prove me a
gentleman, "because ] did not
know" &c. Now, Mr.. Editor, we
can only judge a correspondent by
what he writes. 1t would be I'm.
possible to read his thoughts, and
if he fails to make his meaning
clear as a correspondent he is a
failure.
But now to this last display of
his ability as a writer. We rather
sym pathize with him as the green
DAY Tree seems TO Wilt.
But he yet tries to shield him.
self and,ln an egotistical way. vidl-
cate his ignorance of the law gov
erning his own state and county |
and don't yet understand the i'm
possibility of an examiner teaching
a normal school, even if his time
was only occupied for "six months
of the year, without special legisla-
ton and general revision of the
laws OF the state. He don't
realize that board of school COM
have no power to say to
the examiner, "You must in con-
nection with your Office teach the
different normal schools of the
counties that hayc normals,"
and he is of the opinion still that
as we have but short terms of
schools therefore the examiner has
nothing to do the rest OF the year.
y. W. B., would advise you to
pay a visit to the office of the school
board aud the examiner will take
pleasure in reciting to you the vari
Gus duties he has to contend with
in this position of secretary, treas
urer and examiner, ''and | feel sure
you will go away a wiser man in
the workings of the school system,
and especially when he calls your
attention to the immense CORES
of the 10Y schools and the
various wants of the patrons, &c.
And also the arduous task of max.
ing out the annual report to State
Board of Education. and the care
that it requires, the keeping of all
the accounts from various sources
and attention to the library, hand
hing and ordering books and dis
tributlng to the different agents,
making out plans and specifica-
tons, locating school houses and |
keeping his finances in shape, audit
ing reports, &C., &c.
The time during the actiye school !