Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-07-04
Address Of Welcome to State
Teachers at Ocean City.
By +. CLARKE FONTAINF..

MEMBERS of rms MARYLAND STATE TEACHERS Association
ladies and Gentiemcn.
1t pleasant opening uf Annual
Meeting 70 fc" words which will MAKE feel uI and
my agreeable on this occasion in behalf Of our County
superintendent the school officials Worcester
County glad hospitality to You to assure
your that gratcd you with again apse
four 10 impress upon You that by Of your personnel
as wen % 9" account OF me cause winch YOU represent we feel
honoed by Your presence within our borders
formal address q welcome strikes ne Is rather Spcruoa at this
particular uncre A. matter Of fact Worcester County needs
of Maryland cSynp her pleasure her qualification
being again chosen As the meeting place Of annual assembly
unmistakabIc that reminded a story
first learned what love By accidentally overhernp
versatl9n between foulg man and ver> prctt> grL
YOU echoed the young fellow. Why darling while bidding
good bye the porch last night in the moonlight dog bit
piece out OF the calf OF my leg and never noticed until got
Surely. young maiden how sceltcal could
ton provided the evidence submitted corroborcd the testimony
tber yrr Ic,,m, nremrc at Ocean civ br eayn t y.ai
recent legislature known the Ocean City Educational Building
gated the sponsorship this bill and speak
when the claim that f. W McNaster by his per
suasiVc rseyerng mrng nevers die efforts in It's behatas
pursued It's dubious through devious and dark byWa Of leg
Iat[e % poffdFe leu Is largely rfonS@e & gnEht Tor ts tr"m
Through the efforts Of County Superintendent has been
the limits of Worcester County the passage of this important bill
manent home for the shores of the resu inspiring At
lanc
Il With very peculiar pleasure that welcome you in our midst
this evening We think have fair and st to believe in
the light OF that the 1914 marks the real begin
Of the history and progress Of public education
moar state Wehave eve reason 70 expect that spirit Of hope
full optimistic enthusiasm and renewed increased inspiration for
future endeayQr VII agndanty charcerze this the h annual
gathering OF the NJ ) T. A. Last fall State Board OF Educa
its 18th annual report submitted recommendations
to be enacted into law for the increased efficiency Of public
schoo system You should feel grated and hopeful tonight IN
the knowledge that the and important of these
accommodations part OF the laws of Maryland keen and
effective tools Tor your uturc use lhahhS To the uhtng ana an
tagging zeal Legislative Committee you able
with confidence tonight the early dawn Of aa when trained
efficient teachers VIII be the rule rather than the exception IN the
public schools of Maryund The legislation providing for
training High Schools for schools for additional
appropriations 10 our state Normal schools as we'll S laws Spec
tying the minimum training for teachers and all this legislation
supplemented reinforced and made really effective by other
providing ample compensation and raising teaching the
dignity of profession. practically sounds the death kne Of
the unframed inefficient recruit with which your ranks have
been filled each such large numbers If county school
boards and throughout the State dgn and conscen
ouS seeing that these laws rd enforced and reduced TO
practice this one great obstacle which has cogged the wheels
educational IN Maryland will he effectively and
Thanks also 10 be the arghed wisdom the enthusiasm and
also predict with confidence tonight the dawn of
iphtened educated public opno An awakened social con science
in Mary land in matters pertaining public education wish to
record with the opinion that the best thing that happen
ed the public schools of this State has been the OF euca
ona rallies conducted during the Just under the leader
ship Of Dr Stephens Rea progress in educational affairs in the
analysis depends public interest and public interest
This School Fairs through the nStrumenaty which
public taken the confidence the school authorities
doing and is hoping to do cannot fail To bring about deeper
sympathy between parents and teacher and ne-
and relationship between the home and the
school which will finally result in what Dr. Stephens has termed
the millennium school administration fathers mothers. teach
the end toward which all real education tends the betterment Of
common life.
would be graied taken by this Association
the meeting which would tend make
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