Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-24
SUPPLEMENTARY Report
Public schools.

The Report of the County Public Schools
for 19O3-'O4 and the Teachers Manual for
1904-'O5 is herewith respectfully submitted.
The General Assembly of 1904 passed an
Act increasing the annual State appropria-
tion for public schools materially.
The tax rate IS now fifteen cents on the
hundred dollars. in addition 10 the appropri.
alton for Free School Text Books, as against
ten and onebalf cents on the hundred dollars
previously appropriated for the same pur.
pose.
This has been supplemented by an increas'
ed annual appropriation of six thousand dol
lars by the Board of County Commissioners,
with the promise that should that amount be
inadequate to meet the conditions imposed
by the State Law, three thousand dollars
more or 80 much thereof as may be needed
will be paid into your treasury. 1t is hoped
that by the exercise of strict economy in all
items of expense, without imparing in any
degree the efficiency of the schools, the source
of revenue will be sufficient to keep the
schools open for the legal requirement OF
nine months, and the payment of the mini
mum salary of three hundred dollars.
1t is scarcely necessary for me to say that
1t is the duty of the patrons of the schools
to take advantage of the liberal provisions
made for their maintenance by keeping their
children regularly in school, and of the trus.
tees to do all in their power to get the most
efficient service from the best qualified teach.
ers, and to exercise an intelligent supervision
over the sanitation and Establishment of the
school houses and grounds entrusted to their
care.
In nv visits TO the schools during the pas,
year found the teachers, as a rule, alive to
their duties and responsibilities discharging
their duties honestly, faithfully and diligent.
", with here and there an exception; but the
day is fast coming when incompetents will
be replaced by men and women of higher
ideals aud more conscientious in doing the
work of training and developing the intel
lects of the future rulers of this great coun.
try.
L
stitute Sept SO, was based upon the Teach
ers' Manual for 19O4'05 and, as was the case
in the preceding year, was conducted by the
teachers themselves, with gratifying results
to those who entered into the spirit of the
occasion; and it affords me pleasure to say
that with few notable exceptions such was
the case with oil.
Much of the success Of the Institute was
due to the teachers taking the Reading CIR.
Gle Course" this being the basis upon which
Institute work was outlined. The appreci.
alton of the course was shown by the in.
crease in membership
The following standing committees were
appointed
School Room Observation-Disclosures Pearl A.
Eader, Frederick; Florence DeMuth, Ruth
Hoke, Messrs Grayson E. Palmer aud John
M. Snook
Reading Circle and Associations-Mcssr
G. l.. Palmer, Hansonvllle; Chas. II. Rems-
burg, Geo. E. Castle, Misses NJ. NJ. Robinson
and Marguerite Wolfe.
Legislative-Nessrs Harry j. keiauver,
Frederick; Daniel o. Metz, Geo. r. Stottle.
myer, Misses Sadie E. Spurrier and Bertha
N. Grabrill.
Appropriate action was taken upon the
Superintendent's report of the deaths of
Misses Ella c. Keller, M. Frances Winter,
Messrs r r. Alexander, William F. Miller
and Lemuel Eby.
The work of replacing old buildings and
furniture with modern houses and better fur
niture is still In progress. A two room
brick house is being built at DOubs and one
room frame houses are in course Of construc'
ton at Green Oak and Sand Hill A con-
tract has been awarded and work begun on
twostory four room house at Brunswick.
Taking advantage of this occasion desire
to express my thanks to you individually
and collectively for earnest and discriminate
ing support and thoughtful consideration 10
the discharge of our mutual obligations, !
remain Respectfully yours,
EPHRAIM l.. BOBLlTZ, 6ec'y