Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-12-11
To THE DISTRICT SCHOOL TRUS-
TEES OF ANNE ARUNDEL
COUNTY.

The Evening Capital the latter mart of
Septem Der published the following ug,sser the
head Of District School Trustees.
''one " the important defects IN the ad-
mlnistration o. the public school system
" h ss county school Commissioner George
y Melvin mas pointed out and emphasized
nom The time Of his going into office IS the
TACK 81 interest and cooperation on the part
Of The district school trustees and the ans
parent tendency OF the county board 10 limit
their authority and sphere OF usefulness
lettering 70 this subject Monday IA an ad-
dress before the Teachers Institute Dr. NJ
said:
. We must give greater recognition to our
trustees Wien performing their duties
living up 10 what the law requIres OF them
they are the most important part OF our
school machinery. We must have their co
operation because they are the reDresenta-
tlves OF the people Ia the school system.
Ihey should be consulted frequently about
nll matters pertaining 10 district school work.
We should have Tor this county, as Commits
slonef Melvin suggests, o meeting 81 All the
trustees and teachers OF the county. Tire
laea = good one. They should be paid per
diem for that day to cover expenses incident
70 attending the meeting- Addresses should
Dc made BY trustees, teachers and other
school officials. The Governor, who IS presi-
dent OF the state Board Of Education. Should
be Invited This would a fford an opportunity
Tor aii-teachers and trustees-to reach Il bt.f-
ter understanding Of the i'm portant duties
deyolvlng upon them. and would unqsles-
| tionaby produce beneficial results. Our
school work suffers from this serious lack.'
Al the meeting OF the Board Of County
school commissioners next after the publ
cation OF the above, October 81. the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Whereas, the public school law provides
lhat educational matters affecting school
district shall be under the supervision Of
board OF district school trustees, and
"Whereas. the duties and resnonsibflftias
deYolving upon the district school trustees
appear 70 be imperfectIy understood and in
performed at all, thereby rendering the
operations Of the school law defective IA this
important branch OF the system therefore
"kesOlYed, that the district school trustees
OF the county be invited to attend a meeting
10 be held on Saturday. December IL, next. al
10 o'clock a, M, AZ the Court House, ia Annap-
oils. fbr the purpose Of discussing and adopt
Ing ways and means to bring about a more
thorough understanding and more active
cooperation OF the trustees in regard to their
duties ia the public school administration.
Resolved, that the President appoint a
member OF the Board To make the necessary
arrangements for the proposed meeting"
The President OF the Board appointed Mr.
MtiNn committee TO make preparations
FOR the meeting and TO arrange a program.
While the resolutions do not mention the
attendance Of the teachers, II Is Important
that they, too, should be present. as their
work IL Intimately connected with that OF
the trustees.
Governor Warncd, who himself was once
school teacher, and who has always taken
deep Interest In the improvements OF the
schools, has been invited and has promised
TO make an address. Dr. NJ. Bates stephens.
state School superintendent and other dis
tingulshed educators VIII also be- present aud
make speeches.
4 recess VIII be taken nj hal Il past II O'Clock
when sandwiches and coffee viii be served
AZ o clock the meeting VIII again be called
70 order and definite plans of cO-operat ton IN
the work OF school Improvement win bn
proposed and recommended.
Every district school trustee. every teacher
and every school Official, as wen as every
cltiNen interested IN tie welfare OF the public
schools, are invited TO attend and participate
I'm the meeting.
GEORGE Il. MELVIN,
Committee on Arrangements