Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-01-10


/ veIopment, and all educational legis-
/ lation should be with a view to
making the child a better and more
useful citizen when he shall reach
I the age where the law imposes the
/ cares and duties Of such upon him.
/ The State can never afford to be
| niggardly in its appropriations for
/ these purposes, and no money neces-
/ sary to adequately house and instruct
/ in all the graces, privileges and duties
/ of good citizenship can be considered
/ wasted More encouragement should
/ be given to the teaching of practical
/ pursuits and the encouragement of the
+ child to become Industrious and eff
/ cient when ne shall have grown up.
! To this end it would probably be well
I to provide additional facilities for
/ the manual training departments of
/ our schools, and to make more eff
I cient, if possible, the teaching Of the
/ trades and domestic science, in order
/ to enable the child more easily to
carry the burden of life and to per-
form such duty as he or she will soon
er or later find thrust upon them.
And it does seem that if we are to
get the full measure of benefit from
our schools, it will be necessary to
establish some system of compulsory
attendance of all children of school
age. We accept the principle that in
order for the children to grow into
useful and happy citizens it is neces-
sary they should receive some measure
of training, of education, and that
this be put within the reach of all.
The State has established a system
which makes it possible for the poor
est in the community to receive some
measure of cultivation. If, then, in
deed, it being a good thing that the
children be so taught, it follows
necessarily that the State should see
that they are compelled to be in at
tendance to receive the help which
the State has provided them.
HOSPITALS.
1t has been found impossible for
the State to discharge its tull obliga-
tion in taking care of the lndigent
sick orphans and paupers, and much of
the burden of this has fallen upon
quasi private hospitals and institu-
tions throughout the State, to which
the State has lent as large measure
Of aid as has been found possible,
recognizing its obligation in the mat
ter, l approve of this policy and shall
encourage the continuance of it in as
liberal a manner as the finances of
the State will Justify.
ROADS.
The construction and completion of
! the system of State roads is, | believe.
approved by every citizen of Mary
| land, and indeed is becoming a demand
on their part, for it is recognized
that such internal improvement not
only adds greatly to the value of
real estate, but contributes no little
amount to the pleasure of living,
| lightens the labor of those who till
the soil, and brings their children
closer to the schools and to the ad-
vantages of the larger communities,
contributing not only to wealth but to
education Thus it is a fair presump-
/ tion that you, gentlemen of the Legis-
/ lature, desire the continuance of this
1 most excellent work, seriously be-
/ gun under the administration of my
/ immediate predecessor, Governor
/ Crothers, who has given So much ad-
mirable thought and effort to the
! subject, and has been generally the
| means of stimulating the conscience
! of the people to realization of its
Importance and the great good flowing
therefrom. | would suggest, how
ever. that in the administration of
such an important matter, and in the
expenditure of such vast sums of
money as are necessary to conduct
this great work to its ultimate CON-
! pletion, that the taxpayers of the
State should be kept constantly ad-
vised of the manner in which the
moneys are being expended and the
work done, and to this end, it is my
Judgment that some system of ac
counting and reports should be estab-
Hshed whereby this information can
/ be easily obtained by anyone seeking
il. and indeed should be made the sub
iect of frequent publication. Re-
peating again that the system of
roads throughout Maryland should be
built. is if not well, however, that the
strictest economy consistent with
proper road construction should be
practiced, to the end that every dollar
spent should produce a dollars worth
of work, and that the credit of the
State, pledged by way of bond issue,
should not be lent beyond the point
absolutely necessary to accomplish
this splendid improvement. While we
ale building these roads we must bear
in mind that their existence and con-
struction necessarily entail the bur-
. den of maintenance. 1t is poor econ
omy to provide forithe construction OF
/ these roads without amply caring for