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IlUOs MARYLAND SCHOOLS

lluOS MARYLAND SCHOOLS
Private Schools Of THIS State Re-
viewed i'm New York Sun.
In 1888 the history OF Maryland
began with the landing of 200 colo
nists under the charge of Leonard
Calvert, brother Of Lord Baltimore.
The proprietary form of government
under this Catholic lord insured
the prompt establishment of many
convent schools. Father Andrew
White, celebrated English Jesuit,
another Jesuit and a lay brother, ac-
companied the expedition. So wise
II did these fathers labor that they
soon won the hearts of the simple
Indians. Soon the famous Jesuit
school OF Herman's Manor of Bo-
hemia was established in Eastern
Maryland. Many leading Catholics
are graduates of this school.
Thus l.. E. Tucker introduces a
most interesting review of Mary
lands private schools in the New
York Sun of Sunday. Continuing,
he says:
The Sulpician Fathers founded
st. Mary's Seminary at Baltimore
Tor the training Of priests. This
Institution Is regarded as the
parent Of the Catholic seminary in
the United States.
Thus It may be seen that the
early schools in Maryland vera
Catholic ones.
The early population of Maryland
eoaaisted OF Catholics or good fami-
lies. Thsvcfore. the educational
need would naturally be filled by
private schools, sectarian in char
aeter.
The people OF Maryland were
arlstocratic and education was care
fully attended to. The Introduction
OF slavery. and the bringing up
.of slave population in total ignor-
sance Of schooling has kept the per-
osntage OF iliiteracy even after the
freeing Of the slaves very high. OF
late, however, the Introduction of
Industrial training has caused many
negroes to seek education. Thus
The State percentage Of illiteracy is
1eing rapidly reduced.
IN 1865 the basis of the public
school system was laid. A State
Board and a State Superintendent
hoad the State public educational
oystem. In each county county
superintendent, q county board and
. board Of trustees for each school
district preside over the schools.
Stringent laws aiming to keep
the schools out of the grasp of
3oliticians, TO set the minimum wa
- and qualifications for teachers
have been passed. The compulsory
e1ucation law sends the children to
ssbool until they become IL years
- III Separate schools for me-
= s. eiec-
- iSff5ct where the population
u1I1Anfs their establishment. The
seate school tar is 16 cents for
each 500 worth of taxable prop
srty.
Two normal schools-one at Bal
ffnore. 1866. and. one at Frost
burg. 1s0s-and the normal de-
partment Of Washington Colleges at
Chestertown. provide training for
the States would-be teachers. The
Maryland Agricultural College, es-
tablished 1t College Park. Prince
Georges county, 1859, has a large
experiment station. Instead of sup
sorting = State University. Mary
land grants the sum Of $4,000 a
year to Johns Hopkins University
In Baltimore and the sum of $13,-
zoe, besides the maintenance of
free scholarship for each coun-
y. to st. Johns College. the aca-
demic department Of the University
OF Maryland.
The principal higher institutions
o. education in the State. exclusive
Of the aforementioned ones. are
81 Mary's College, Emmitsburg,
1865: Windsor College, New Wind
cor. 1919: st. Charles College, 184S,
and Rock Hill College. 1857, both
near Ellicott City; Loyola College,
1859. Baltimore; Western Maryland
College. 1857. Westminster; Nor
gan collegs. 1876. Baltimore; Pea
body Institute. Baltimore. and the
United States Naval Academy. An
napqlis.
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