Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1910-07-06
THE CITY SCHOOLS

Tbeii mug "o4 III atit@ hA 3" iNN"AD N''@
"A born teacher.
Pupils in the High School are yonug
men and young women, capable Of
governing themselves, and woman
can rule them as we'll as a man, prob
ably far better. Miss Linthicum, the
newly appointed principal is born
teacher, and an excellent disciplinar
ian. No one would presume for mo-
ment to question her ability TO teach
or her integrity. She has successfully
taught in the schools here (mostly as
ce-principaD for the past fifteen or
sixteen years. and is thoroughly con
versant upon all matters Of teaching,
and Of school government.
There is not a scintilla of doubt
that Miss Linthicum will fill the new
and high position to which she has
been called with credit to herself and
the school, and to the parents Of the
young men and young women who will
come under her instruction.
While endorsing the appointment of
the new principal Of the High School
the Capital believes that for the good
of all parties concerned. a male prin-
cipaI would better fill the position of
principal Of the Grammar Depart
meut A woman would find the posi-
ION one taxing To her nerves and
energy 10 govern boys between seven
and seventeen years,of all classes and
conditions. moral and immoral and
from all kinds Of homes. 1t takes
the strong hand Of a man to govern
these. and. besides, conditions arise
in a mixed school of the lower grades
that only man can meet We speak
from experience and know whereof
we speak.
The school authorities know this is
true: thcy have met these conditions
he past year. A man. not a woman,
can meet conditions similar to those
that arose At the school. and which the
papers suppressed.
Another thing, in its article of Sat
urday's issue. the Capital regretted
the broad-handed, Knockout blow the
State Board Of Education, not any in
dividual in Annapolis, gave our trus-
tees at Ocean City by legislating them
out of Office 1t is TO be regretted
that hereafter there will be three,
not six trustees, and that three OF our
present board WI II probably resign. as
two of them have stated to the editor
Of this paper.
Our city public schools. in the lower
grades. Mt least, are safer in the
hands of six men and women, than in
the hands Of three men. We know
this from experience Women are
more nearly allied and akin to chill
dren than men are. and women trus-
tees have children interests more at
heart, therefore. women should be
school trustees. and not men. who
have probably ulterior motives. per-
haps for political ACKNOWLEDGMENT. for
holding the position, in some cases.
For this reason. if for no other. the
former regime should not be abolish
"a, n il has worked successfully both
with trustees and male principal Of
the Grammar Department for the last
sixteen years.
De not let al things become new.
nor the old regime he done away with
entirely,
Even the lunatics at New Jersey had
a sane Fourth Of July.
Male cottagers at Arundel-on-the
BAY have an ingrowing case of
workitis,
Zeppelin's airship looks like . big
frankfurter. NJ wonder it Is popular
in Germany
The wear i9Io is going 50 fast that
its almost time 10 begin practicing
up or writing 1911.
A West Point cadet was dismissed
for chewing gum. Annapolis mid
shipmen. please take notice.
The practical joker may have lot
Of fun. but he finds the number of his
frisndsconstantly diminishing.
win the day come when the ,grocers
will sell hot water in cans% Almost
everything else Is canned already.
An international weather bureau
wouldn' t be out of place. Weather
is pretty. much of an international in
stitution.