Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1913-09-11
Report Of State Superintendent
al Eeucatlon

AN& uat n fttts HID lis ftsIiAfAt HAtNa
valuable Suggestions for the Improve
lment 81 our county schools. Tie ~.
port foIlews
We are facing The beginning u q
new school year. Whatever our
achievements or mistakes have bcsin ia
tie past. va need 10 realize there Is
much constructive work along school
lines which the State Board 81 Fduca-
ton can at lesst suggest, and possibly
Through the co-operation ol the county
school authorities. accomplish
We should begin the year with d
definite plan Of administration, With
well defined ideq II a'lat We should
slo and then work Systematically 70
attain such ends. WIN The permission
Fol the nembers 81 tEp Board. J oircr
the following suggestions as basis
Tor discussion, 2nd ont 81 snch discus
sion ] feel sure there Will come d
efgstalized Judgment switch win bc
more valuable than any individual
opinion. Il may Be tEgat some fthess
Recommendations have been made be-
fore, bot ! feel safe IN saying mat
they have not been reduced II cduca-
ltional practice
First, tie rcal status 81 caeh county,
school system Is not known o llfia
body Aside from statistics compiled
In our annual report vi have no
means 81 determining the efficiency of
schools - any particular county and
such statistics, valuable as they arc
Tor institeting several comparisons,
win not furnish o safe standard FOR
measuring actual sglnpi-Foom resalis.
ia view 81 this lack ol definite iafor
nation, suggest iaht slis Board
make AN educational survey ot at
least tpo counties each year such
survey 70 require from ten to tweHis
dags during which III typos o. schools
shall IS visited and ciosels examined.
For such a. examination fhpre rllnuld
he thrao persons one to 81 appointed
81 thc rnited slais somgisaon of
Education % repgeant his department
one by the state Hoard of fdncailon
10 represent the stale Department u
Education. aud the Third b. l unuse
bs isie County School Boata aud 9
resident III ihe county ~ faldessil sle
County school Board me slase
Board ~ EducafIan shovld select ne
connly - bN surveyed ard aftf spu
afem'e @sal tiie ilnihd States COINS
~ sls,n q Education SIC iia q
ltigaslou houi0 III Determined
Sseona ia aaenlna "a e pbec
ehnoi az ou E Ut gen nsea r
people Ns ~ mHewnt a. hs
saslles w -
/ Important and <aH7Td Ih1n s|ie rduras
ilon 81 thMf children. Il nopIa 81 fo-
gartod as ittlc i,s than criminal
Ihcy SIR indifferent for Tho rasun
that liifS hage n0i becn foTcea sp ieel
or realize sneh saercdness. They arr
moi agreeable - many OF our good
educational practices lAseanse ilmy afe
not informed As q teir rial neeit.
We must lnangurate some play whivh
viii scatter broadcast this kndsleAkc.
IA under ibt direction of this Board
one meeting can b. held 10 each county
ior instruction, ensersaInmeat aud or
ganisation. Il may result Vi many
smaller anil msfings out - which
vii grDs healthy school patrons 81
as II leagns abo~ object aill ~ "a
bring lhe honW and school INTO closer
and morn sympathetic relations.
Third siuee 1910 she high schools a
the STATE have Increased "a number
and also eaeieneg. Il IS possible iot
adequate and effective supervision a.
these schools 70 b given ~ Do State
Superintendent and his assistant II
behalf al tire schools no State snlef.
vision 4 provided or rsqulrod. The
rural schools q MOI developing 81 4
should and ibis condition Is ~ part
rhargeablc 70 an absence Of state 20.
luperatiOnalong The llneoi supervision
/ Il would b long step toward placing
Tho rural schools on i iaghcr plane q
luseIsilncss II ills Board can nsc its
influence IN having provided rural
school supervisor Tor the State,
Fourth, the following school ieglsla.
| ton Is needed, viz;
5a) 4 Statewide mandatory school
attendance law;
a minimum school term d sever
~ for tte eolored schools:
uoaE Appropriations made for ap
/ e M.bigh schools and noiama
proved also for retired teachers
/. schools, 80 Out OF the genera
should ba pald saot be charged Z
treasure and should -. school tax
Inc sixteen cents publis eleinentar.
The growing demand on the aaye d
schools makes II necessary To-
least sixteen cents oi the State 8
faa g'is@ uppraprations spaa'x
she tssse state NORMAL school
adeusSafa ana fputa he lnefea
lTha Mnsylnnd state Normai SET
viii likely move into rs new hoy
!. about year, and the appspA
IeVlslatnre should provide fort he g
: laitionai cosf 81 maintenance The es
llpenAe 81 maintaining the Frostbtu'
Normal and tie Normal and Indpstais
Schools are larger than the annas