Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-12-30

dresses OF welcome made by James "
Chapman. Jr, president OF the Citl
School Board, and Charles j Koch
superintendent OF the city schools, by
complimenting the city teachers OF
getting their increase from the BoarC
of Estimates and praising the import
ant work the teacher does in building
up city State and nation
The Pittsburgh convention Of, the
National Education Association" saic
DR. Stephens. struck the proper key
note for the sane and logical develop
ment OF he American public school
when It declared that no capable teach
er should be paid less than 1000 q
year Half-hearted recognition 81
high grade service demoralizes the
worker. for no person can do his OF
her best work when there is a con
sciousness in the mind OF the worker
that there is a lack OF appreciation or
the part OF the employer
Says Teacher Has Been Victim
The teacher has been made a victim
OF both OF these bad policies and school
education in consequence has been
kept on much lower plane than lis
Importance warrants The time is at
hand when the nation and the State
must play fair with the teacher In
about 10 days the Legislature conyenes
and the teachers OF the county have
agreed upon a reasonable schedule OF
salaries, more modest than that fixed
by the city teachers and obtained with
out reduction from the Board OF Esti-
mates cannot believe that our re-
personalities viii act less wisely Than
the Board of Estimates"
DR.. Stephens said the bill would be
framed soon for presentation to the
Legislature after it convenes.
And if the Legislature should dis
appoint us in this big aud important
question / Will be in favor Of an an
nexation bin that would take within
Baltimore city from Garrett county to
Worcester county so far as educational
matters are concerned"
Sounds Teaching Warming
DR. Munroe. who is one of the fore
most educators of the country. warned
the teachers against the dangers Of
the teachings of nati0nalism without
the accompanying democratic spirit
He spoke of the effect of the war on
education; how it had caused a ten
dency in.this country to encourage the
teaching of new nationalism; how it
had brought the people to the realiza
ton that a third of the nations pOpu
lation was either foreign born or OF
foreign parentage. and how illiteracy
had been discovered as greater than
the census enumerators had made il
appear Then he discussed the Eur
opean educational systems, how they
were. with the exception of that OF
England almost exclusively national
istic in spirit rather than democratic
The future of developing a similar
natonalistic spirit in American
schools DR. Munroe viewed with little
optimism. He saw behind the wars Of
he past two centuries struggles that,
he said, could be attributed to these na-
tionalistc teachings in the schools
Tracing The history Of the various ma
tionalities, he pointed out that. but for
NO or three exceptions, including
England and France, most every ma
ton of Europe had developed is ma
tionalistic spirit from the erect OF the
"Napoleonic breakup" referring t.
Austria. Holland and even Belgium.
Protects Language Crusade
DR. Munroe took a charitable view
toward the immigrant and the foreign
er still unable to understand the Eng
fish language hailing Ellis Island the
real Plymouth Rock OF America. He
protested against the crusade against
foreign language. literature art. music
and customs, arguing hat America
could obtain much out OF this resource
from Old World customs. This should
be brought ont in the scho0lrooms
from these foreigners. he thought. and
should not be lost in an aimless cam
paign for a nationalism that goes no
further than taking an oath 10 the
Constitution before the award Of the
diploma" OF the spread eagle spirit
Of patriotism.
Outlining three important items that
should guide the teachers in the hand
ling OF this Americanization process in
he schools. DR.. Munroe said that. first.
oil of the art. music, language and
remnants of European culture should
be developed from the foreign born TO.
be welded into our own nationalisms;
second, that American-born persons
whose ancestors were the early sett-
lers should be taught to realize that
they do not own the country and that
the foreigner within the countrys
bounds should be made 10 understand
and appreciate American customs
without mourning his hostility or
pride, and third. that the immediate
problem lies in teaching real spirit
Of equality. brotherhood to all and the
giving of every man a chance 10 be-
come American in spirit and national
ity.