The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-03-03
sHIpLEY ITEMS.
Free Rural Delivery = TurnpikeS
School Teachers, &C.

Thus far we have wintered well and endure the
hardshipsofso some trying changes ofwinter weather
At present our public roads are quite muddy ana
in many places almost impossible.
On the 10Th and cost ultimo, our mail ct1ne 10
hand just the same and on time too. as If we had
not had any snow storm. We could sit around the
warm stow. on those nights and read our daily pa
pers and know what had gone oil all over the world
notw outstanding the blizzard. We couldn't help
from feeling very greatful to the entire postomce
officials and their faithful colaborers for our pres
ent system of free delivery. Other years. under the
old system we have had to wait for our papers I'M
til the news became stale and some of our private
letters were out of date These remarks are made
without any personal reflection on any one we ieit
that the old system was a good one, but we ieei
that the present system is a better one, ana When
postofice officials have succeeded in perfecting
II. We feel that old Carroll county will be looked
upon throughout this State in fact the whole coun-
try the Banner County" Let the good work
go on.
In these days of euterprising spirits, feel that
1t would not be miss IL more of our moneyed men
would come to the rescue of our public roads, and
we could have all our through highways piked;
this would increase the selling values of our prop
| erty
Other enterprising spirits. especially of education
could step to the front and show just cause to the
citizens of Carroll county that the old or present
system of education could and should be materially
| modified. Why can't we have terms of school in
CARROLL Other counties have. Why can't our
teachers be better paid? Baltimore Frederick and
Howard counties all, we think several Others, pay
| their teachers much more per term During the
past IA years, the cry in Carroll has been higher
teaching standard, better teachers and more eff
| Gent teaching, with promise that more terms in
| wear M hett nay should he realized Today
| we see no more hope of such promise being full
filled In Carroll than we did In the days of those
promises Yet we feel sure that Carroll county can
boast of proficient School Board, including its
worthy secretaries and as efficient teachers as some
of her sister counties. The truth of the whole ma
| ter seems to be summed up when say that the
teachers of Carroll are good natured class of in
dividuals, who are willing to labor on faithfully,
| still hoping the promised day to come. We would
| willing waitbut why not have those deferred prom
ises revealed? No doubt there are some in Carroll
who would oppose the change at first, but if the
State Board of Education would stand behind the
county school officials as did the United States mail
officials stand with our county mail organization
| then would we see the dawn and beginning of hap
| pier teachers in old Carroll. Then many of oul
teachers, If not all, could supply themselves witt
| more and better educational Journals with largei
] and more up to date libraries. Then could we b
better prepared TO lay up for old and feeble age
then could be better prepared to educate or OWL
rising offspring for future usefulness. The poorest
paying circuit in Carroll today pays its Junior pastor
for his services than the best paid teacher in
Carroll gets for his years service. ~ months. Such
| reflections ought and will cause all our Carol
county tax payers to give helping hand, If som'
one who is in power will take leading step in tn
| right direction.
| Sore ewes and severe colds have been very nun