Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-10
MANY DEF EcIS IN
STATE SCHOOLS
Take Education Out Of Politics,
Expert Advice to Maryland.
TEACHERS BADLY TRAINED.

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TEACHERS BADLY TRAINED.
General educational Board Of New
York, After inspection Of Every
County IN the State, Points to Neee
Of mors sapsrintsDdents, Higher
Salaries ard Charges IN Existing
Laws.
Baltimore Sid web. e.-,The Legis
lature or Maryland in 1911 authorized
the appointment or Commission Il
procure Q survey Of education IN Nary
land and appropriated $1,000 for is ex-
penses. The Governor appointed ss
members q this Commission b. Howell
Griswoid, Jr.. u Baltimore; Col. Aiinri
W. sisk, of Preston. ana Dr. =. Me
Pherson Scott, pf Hagerstown.
AZ the request II the Commission
the General Edheaflou Board 81 New
York undertook 10 make The survey
agreeing % hear any expense Incurred
10 excess ~ The state appropriation
The results u TIE survey are made pub
TIA to-Iay
The Report u the work IT Abraham
Flcxner and Frank T. Barhmau. The
former Is lhcWutaor pf ''rhc American
College ana several years ago con
Quoted for he Carnegie Foundation Ii
vestlntiuns az nsediaal schools n thg
United States aud Europe IN Bach
man. Formerly Assistant superliaend
ent Of Schools IN Cleveland. was q
prominent nem'icr ii tie fianoa Conn
mission wlifh investigated the New
York schoos. ANA = the spflpr u I'm
portani etlrHilanal tnaiex
Ever coanty Inspected
Every county ia Maryland was visit
ed aud typical schools of an kinas were
studied throughout The state. Use res.
ords q liic srate nnd county depart
ments wera eageGuIlyi exaRined and
much new trsiai vas gathered The
material s. forth 10 i gOinerehe0
sIvc voiuni dealing wish eseh detail
Of the situation
"pBhib eneaiiol in Mmylaua s an
The whole sNndiy organized says lhe
report ~ "a ieileral EsHcatlnB lsoasd.
TRurthet u.s. s8fe deals etnerausi3
with - puiai fhool4 "a tbc matter ~
money
We 10 by ltnsasr therefore any
Fundamental heDeeH N t9e eenegal
scractgne " le laibiie eh1aJ srslea
Of MafglaiH. fi1r 80 W. salssi thAi
the stats l@vse az aii iis afareal
atoms u a. hpis
"Huf tAe pihpF Wpets whleh
vii capse eate taa6pra a feW eeaa
ties p@see s4a Htn feadiy Hnpe8F
las sehoDls egh school mas VI
found iWfe aa fapr ~ ninff feaiitles
tsut tbe iarea maiorily 80 tlig heals
are ppQr, 'tfafl afe, ~ lte msaf
part. pspriy gtiAd ipssrafgDn q in
effective and 9lta!esa allflfea afiep6
school wifli aisaelNue 'fegalaflfy
eeh00i tniiathe Hfe lar to- etten
u 1naatiefeiofy Hdiiia h'Nl
Fgopris nrelestei #na pHiHi
nssJ AZ s4sss s0nos,ofswaeets
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4. ,sas.., ~ ..,.5e,a,s..i $3.50
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smi,ss ~, aro,n,,,l.,n nos.ia Ma 4,
tend schohi regularly 81 ~. "a fheg a.
their parents please
'Einaiiy. tie stases large stgiool falsd
Ia not distributed 50 as q accomplish
the greatest possible gopi For Il g.
distributed almost uucunJlsis nallY The
counties eet their quota whether ,l.sy
DO their e,luca,louai dnty d not with
the result that the i,aekgane eoangiea
sometimes % mneh leas tim mos
ought aud s0mse wellsa.tlo counties do
much less than they should
+1'he state gnnd thus .secames
source Of positive Decentralization. IL
can be converted into 4 real help a,sa
Stimulus only II payment Is the STATE
IA conditioned upon The performance ot
local duty
Sin siew o. these conditions. Ii Ii
eaav etnueh "a nndfFst.td y,be 4 stt,
damentally correct type 81 Organization