Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-16
A MomentOus Peril-Come to the
Rescue Now!

mai schools the law now Ill elleCt pidCee
them upon permanent footing. That
is, the law passed several years ago at
the instance of the State Board of Edu-
cation provides 1.-The annual sum of
$4,000 for the support of the
Maryland State Normal School, Balti-
more; $1,000 for the support
of State Normal School, No2, Frostburg,
and $500 for the support of the
Normal Department of Washington Col
lege, Chestertown."
Hence, since 1904 no legislative Act
has been required to keep these schools
going.
There is "A sentiment abroad in the
State, however, favoring the abolition
of all ~andjng appropriations senti,
ment most likely to take shape at once in a
movement to the end that all future APP
preparations for all purposes shall be
made anew by each recurring Legisla-
ture.
Moreover, this measure Of reform
is believed to have leading reference to
State school appropriations, for the SIM
Pile reason that the support OF no other
State institutions appeals 50 widely to
Legislative liberality.
But whatever else may be said of the
proposal to commit matter of such sur
passing Importance to the temper and
discretion of new legislative body
every two years, one thing is certain it
will weaken the State Normal system of
teaching teachers how to teach" by
importing its tenure. Under auspices
so uncertain no school can look beyond
a future of two years.
Coming closer home-if the reform
be one of the class that does not Ego
Backward we can easily foresee a b.
dnnus when the Frostburg State Normal
will be dropped altogether!
Taking this view of the matter-and
it is the business view, the people of
Allegany county, especially those of
Frostburg, should meet this contingency
as an issue right here and no~!
The State Normal School at this place
is the only state institution in this coun-
ty! 1t is, therefore, an institution which
thc cou,sty as a countg should retain and
establish beyond all fear of future loss.
And what is said of the county's in
terest and duty i'll the matter can be
stated especially, particularly. and su,
perlatively of the people of Frostburg!
But how shall they do this? Rather,
what is their duty now'
Last week the JOURNAL declared that
Clayton Purnell more than any other
man now eligible, if elected would be
able to get what the people want or
may want The JOURNAL had not time
then to offer specifications But as ii
Providence had interviewed, he, the
school man-Allegany representative
upon the State Board of Education
who helped to place the State Normal
on permanent basis-he was selected
to fill vacancy which made an al
ready good ticket complete.
Mr.. Purnell has devoted large por.
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pay in public school service to public.
school welfare. More than any other
Alleganian in this connection, he knows
the people of the State ard the people of
the State know him as publcist deeply
interested in the efficiency of the schools
State and county.
In the Legislature, therefore, more
than any other eligible citizen, he would
know what to do whom to reach, and
how to save the innumerable friends of
the State Normal from the firing neces
sity of waging fight every two years
for two years more of school life.
Acknowledging with pride the great
popular interest felt in the professional
education of teachers and the consequent
impetus given to scholastic work upon
the peoples pupilage, the JOURNAL in,
sists that the issue presented in this edi.
torial ShOud jniUce ersry roter IN the
county, especially IN FroStb"rg, to vote
for Mr.. Purnell for the State Senate
There is no skepticism extant concern.
ing the superior work the State Normal
here has done and is doing-work, too,
whose paramount value is available ia
the entire State. Hence, if any question
of removing or disseminating the school
We're to arise ordinarily, our people
would at once become unit of implaca-
BILE opposition.
Why not at this juncture, then, make
sure of continued permanency as against
a crisis which, under unschoOled aus.
pices, it may be practically lost to town,
county, and State?
The school is worth more to the county
than can be enumerated in words
OF the town it makes seat of
learning
And one of only two State institutions
of its class, the State should be persuaded
to maintain, confirm, and perpetuate its
Normal-School prestige at 100 per cent. !
People of town aud county-all of you,
vote for Clayton Purnell for the State
Senate.
Why Overlook the Worse Fate?
Maryland will never be a one-horse or a
one-party State.-Cumberland NcrS.
So far. so good.
But after the Allegany lay-down in the