Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-10-25

Editors Maryland Independent.
Ia Plata, Maryland.

Ia Plata. Maryland.
Dear Slrs: In your article of Octo
Der 18th, on "Dr Hiedon's School Mao
ifesto," you make the statement "Tha
in another lady teaching a public
school without a certificate, 1t Is MIS-
Jerre Mudd,n which would lead one tc
believe that she is, TO that extent, I'M
qualified; And further 1--WE are inform
ed that she never made m application
to the so-called Board Of School Com
missionsrs, as such, but through hel
husband, made an application direct T.
the Doctor, and was notified TO go on
and teach by the Doctor, and she Is
now teaching"
This reads as though had ignored
the School Board. and that DR.. Higdou
had taken the whole responsibility on
himself As am not satisfied to let
the matter rest IN this light, kindly az.
low me space 10 make the following
statement.
First. as to Mrs. Muddis qnaliiica-
tons. She held first class certificate.
issued in 1892, and what is equally as
important. bad shown in her six years
teaching, that she was qualified as an
instructor.
This can be Rttested TO by her former
pupils, some Of whom are Mr.. john Y.
Mudd, Drs. VIM. g Queen AID Francis
r.. Jameson, Mr.. j. Archie Jameson,
Mrs. NJ, Genevieve Gardiner and Mrs.
Mildred Middleton Edelen
Now, as to her appointment: The
conditions at our scaooi had forced the
trustees to believe that it requires more
than mere book learning to make sue
cessful teacher So, vine there was
vacancy ID QUE scho II in August, 1911
we the trustees, Mr.. W. c Watson.
Mr.. J. b. jenkins, and myself went to
La Plata, and not fading the School
Board 10 session, saw Mr.. NJ. Il. Stoue
and asked II he could not give us al
experienced teacher as assistant, to ask
the board to appoint Mes. Mudd. A
few DAYS latec the Board met AVID ap-
pointed her
Our teachers worked in perfect har-
mony. and the year i011-1912 was thu
most su ees,fulas TO conduct and adj
vancement of its pupils, Of any year in
Its history, as eau be verified By its
patrons, macy If whom volunteered to
go before tae Board and ask for Mrs.
Mudd's appointment.
To show The healthy condition Of our
school. and the interest the pupils took
in their work last year, they requested
the teachers to spend the holiday given
them by the Examiner in revie wing
them, which request. was OF course.
cheerfnily granted.
In Jul, last, asked Mr.. w. W
Keech, then President OF the Beard,
when the Board would hold its next
meeting, as both the trustees and pat
rons desired to go before ther School
Board and ask for Mrs. Mudd's reap
poiutment He told me that from Mr..
Stones report, aud from his talks with
several of its patrons, he thought it
was for the best interests Of the school
that Mrs. Mudd continue as assistant
teacher, and that the Board had some
time before, decided to allow Mrs.
Mudd to continue as such. / wish to
state here that l have never. made APP
plication to DIR. Higdon for her appoint
ment
On the 9th of August, Mr.. Watson
and | went to La Plata, intending II
the new School Board decared the as
sistant's place vacant, to state the stu
alton as | have given 1t, and to appeal
to it, in the name of the thirty little
in the primary grades not TO
give us an educated experiment.
There was no vacancy declared, and
Mrs Mudd is still teaching.
The question as to the justification Of
this appointment, leave to those good
people who have, in an incompetent
teacher, their only hope OF educating
their children. Respectfully,
JEREMIAH 7. MUDD,
Oct. 81, 1912. Gallant Green, Md.