The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-02-24
Se Education Out Of Politics;
Expert Advice to Maryland
TEACHERS BADLY TRAINED,

Baltimore. Nd. 'eb. G.-The Legs
Iature of Marylandin 1911 authorized
the appointment Commission to
procure survey of,ducation in Mary
land and appropriate $1,000 for its eX-
penses. The Govenor appointed as
members of this Commission b. Howell
Griswold, Jr., of Bafmore; Col. Albert
W. Sisk, of Preston and DR.. ]. Ne
Pherson Scott, Of Haarstown. 4
At the request of lie Commission, |
the General EducationBoard of New
York undertook to mae the Survey,
agreeing to 9sfsAsaV S'..fTse incurred
IN en zesnit, he state approximation
ne reSul of fe survey are made pub
'''4s, 49, :, ~, ,,.ou,, Of ABRAHAM
FleXner and Frank 7. Bachman. Inc
former is the author of The American
College" and several years ago con
Quoted for the Carnegie Foundation IN
vestigations of medical schools in the
United States and Europe; DR.. Bach-
man, formerly ASNStant, Hul'' I'i'' ''''
ent Of Scho(bsf N'tItI,., +rr ",,' :,
pro- eayhjrb ~ i,,.,+,,i .,,a 81.
mii .no1s ana l.. A., ,,,.,.', g..
Goi .dr..otf..,,,I I'M. ''''-''' VI '''4
pol
'Vofy SoInty inspected.
county i'm Maryland was visit
+ Nrea schools at all Kinds were
uloH- Wgt the state; The rec
TIE State aul roun,E depart
were o." eIuiIy examined. ana
I-e" M",s.ia. Was @a.ulrc. The
fal is set forth in aomprebcu-
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etfons n tbo school,
But here oro ot1,or oy,o.+s (which
will cause grave ,o,,r,,, f.,, o,.,,,,
ties possass .,,,.I nh -t..,,i,-. :,,.,..,,.
ing schools onod .arall ,,ai.
, found here ana tboro i, ,.+I,,.,. INIT.
Bur tbo Iorrn r,oio,i+,- -, tIo ,oI,.,,.i.
are poor. tnocbor. oro for tI,o me-
effective ana obsoInto. chiIlron' ottord
school with di.astr,,,, i,,.,,,,,,Ia,tt,..
school buiIdiro. ora f,. 600 aft,,,
in manifestations co,ditia, .ohaaI
grounds NEGLECTED. and ,,,,,i,..
weed OF wore superintendent.
Inc county Superintendency is in
even more unsatisfactory condition. In
Tue nrS' pace the law does not even
require the County Superintendent to
We framed or experienced school
nlau, III lhe second place. adequate
provision for skilled assistance exists
IN only one or two counties.
In most counties. therefore, an I'M
trained official without expert aid. GER
tifcates teachers. arranges courses Of
study, supervises instruction and ey- |
anlheS for promotion pupils who at
teilu SCHOOL regularly or not, as they or |
'nelr parents please.
many lhe states large school fund |
Is not distributed so as to accomplish |
Lne greatest possible good. For it is /
distributed almost Internationally. The /
counties get their quota whether they !
no their educational duty or not, with /
tne result that the backward counties /
sometimes do much less than they |
ought ana some Well-to-do counties do .
mu ',l less than they should.
1he state fund thus becomes
source OF positive generalization. 1t I,
" be converted into real help and Z
s'iNQIus only II payment by the state .
a O9ASIl0hed upon the performance of /.
A "uty
New of these conditions, it is .
~ '"sn TO understand why fun .
E""', correct type Of organization