The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-08-28
School Board.

The School Board continued in session
last Friday. In addition to our last report
the following business was transacted:
A delegation from Glendale consisting
of Peter Lee and w. H. Jackson, were be-
fore the Board asking for the establish
ment of a school at Glendale for cOlored
children, and making most liberal offers
to obtain their purpose. The Board will
grant the request if possible.
The following orders were passed:
Or Tered, That the appointment of Mrs.
Lula P. Feelemyer as teacher of the Wood
yard school, be confirmed.
Ordered That the resignation of Miss
Alberta E Whiting, as assistant teacher
at the colored school at Upper Marlboro,
be accepted and the trustees be authorized
to fill the vacancy.
Ordered, That since objection has been
made to the adoption of Hutchin's series
of Psychologists, as not published in the
State, the adoption of the book is made
conditional upon the book being published
in Maryland
The following is the report of the Sup
Elementary Committee, appointed by the
School Board, which met at Bowie on
August 18th, 18th and 14th, to recommend
a series of text books to be used in our
public schools and which was adopted:
The Committee appointed by the School
Commissioners beg to submit the follow
ing: That said committee fully appreciate
the consideration shown them by the
| School Commissioners in allowing them
| to make said report, knowing that it is a
courtesy not usually extended to teachers
| by other school authorities. We beg fur
| ther to state that we are fully convinced
after careful examination and full discuss
ion, that the list proposed is as good as
can be selected by any set of school peo-
plea better selection not being possible
unless made by expert testimony. Weare
also convinced that if teachers are allowed
| to use such books as in their Judgment are
best adapted to their wants in the school
room, that better work would be done
No teacher can complain, as previously,
that imperfect work was in large meas
ure due to imperfect and out of date works
and obsolete methods therein contained.
We would also beg to call the attention
| of your Honorable Board to the fact that
while the sub committee out numbered the
original committee, yet, the vote is unani-
| nous for the adoption of the present set
of books, the concurrent opinion of the tw o
committees is a clear indication that the
present set of books adopted is expressly e
of the wish of a large majority of the teach
ers of the county. Respectfully submitted.
| Observation-Disclosures Arithmetic BY
Grades; Wentworths School Algebra;
Wentworth's Plain and Solid Geometry:
Wentworth's New Trganometry and Sur
veying with tables); Hornbrook's Con-
crete Geometry. Reading Stickney's
Readers; Cyres Primer and Series of
| Three Readers. Spellng-Merril's Word
and Sentence Book. Language-Tarbelrs
Language series, Miss Lockwoods Les
sons in English. Geography = Frye's
Biographies. History - ontgomerv's
American History; Montgomerys English
History, and Myers General History.
Writing-Spenceran Systems of Penman
ship. Sciences-Sharpless and Phillips
Philosophy: Bergen's Botany; Apgars
| New Plant Analysis; Williams Introduc-
ton of Chemical Science. Book keeping
l-Robertson's Latin-Crllar and Dan
tells First Latin Book; Harper and Miller's
Virgil; Harper and Stuart's Catclne; Har-
per and Tolmans Caesar; One Copy OF
Hardness Grammar for one teacher
Music, Op.ional-National Music Course
| Drawing-Anson X. Cross National Sys-
TEN. Civil Government Mays Our Gov
eminent. Supplementary Reading Week :
Current Oak Park Illinois) Object Les
sons-Cankins' Object Lessons Agrcul-
Winslow's Principles of Agrcul-
ture. Needle W ork-Olive c. Hapgood's
School Needle Work Dictionary-Wor-
cester's Academic Dictionary. Physiolo-
gy-J. W. Bond 81 Co.'S Series; Connick' 5
Book Records and Blanks.
E. S. BURROUGHs,
Chairman
ROsALIE OGLE, Secretary
MAGGIE EDMoNsToN,
MAMIE PERRIE,
ANNIE NJ. BENTLEY.
A. +. DOUGLAS.
J. \. EDWARDS,
c. 5. MULLIKIN,
! W. X. c. CoNNICK.