Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-02-17
COUNTY SUPERVISOR
TELLS OF HER VISITS
Miss Drury and Her Work in the
County School During Winter
Months.
DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED.
Bad Weather Makes Roads Almost I'M
psssabIe But Faithful Horse
Makes Journey.

Supervising the schools OF Anne
Arundel in mid-winter is the interest
ing subject OF the following report
upon her work just made by Miss Z a.
Drury, OF McKendree:
Leaving Mt. Zion. in the lower part
Of the county, I started on weeks
trip OF supervision. The State Road
which was our pride and JOY last sum
mer. was in deep ruts. and these hard
frozen. From Mt. Zion TO Davidson
vile, ! faced a stiff northwester sew
eral times having to dismount and
walk to get nay feet warm. The sad
die is much better than the buggy for
my work at this season, as riding keeps
he blood in circulation.
"On Wednesday ] rode through
downpour OF cold rain TO the Govern
ors bridge school Here | opened the
door on as happy school as has ever
been my pleasure TO visit. Only one
pupil absent OF the number belonging,
and on such a day. The teacher re-
marked that the pupils were interest
ed and the parents anxious for an edu
cation for their children. Looking
deeper, ! found that this teacher did
considerable visiting among her pa
irons That she believed in them and
they in her
"All who know me know my love fof
my horse When | found the only
shelter occupied by the teachers horse
/ investigated the coal house. which
was nearly empty II was dark and
rather unpleasant looking for a horse.
but TOY must go in there or I could
not spend the day at school. so he fol-
lowed me in and was shut up TO keep
dry
-0n Thursday morning the sun came
out bright and beautiful. but the roads
left much TO be desired. | rode from
Rutland to the Taylorsville school.
could not walk my horse much of the
way, and when | cantered he splashed
me from crown 20 toe in mud. En-
route | had the pleasure of discussing
the proposed compulsory education bill
with several school patrons, also a lit
tie about the possibility of the consol-
dation of schools. / find that while
there is much objection to transport
ing little children to some centrai
school, there is a growing desire on the
part of the people to have one or two
high school years added to some OF
our centrally located public schools.
Many patrons think they could furnish
their own transportation for these
! Horseback. with several TO the horse,
would be about the best way TO trans
port them over some of tho roads
which I am now travelling From
Taylorsville to All Hallow's Church
the road heggars description. | fear
il is past hope at this season of the
year. In spring and fall il is one of
the most beautiful roads in county of
unusual picturesque scenery. At All
Hallow's | came again into the State
Road which, though the mud was not
deep, was one loblolly from side to
side, and by the time reached Owens
Vile, both horse and rider were wei,
plastered over with the material with
which they surfaced the State high
way. Friday was spent in the Owens
vile school
"On Saturday ] was again on the
bay shore. My next trip on horse
back, will take me through Wood
wardsville, Odenton, Laurel, Annap-
oils Junction and the schools north
of Annapolis
But when all is said and done ] can
still say for Anne Arundel county
what Cowper said of England:
Anne Arundel with all thy faults !
love thee still.
My County! and while yet nook is
left
Who're Maryland minds and manners
may be found.
Shall be constrained to love thee,
Though thy cline
Be tickle. and thy year land roads)
most part deformed,
With dripping rains, or withered by
frost,
l would not yet exchange thy sullen
skies,
And fields without a flower for warm
er France
With all her vines "