The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-08-04

The State Board of Education, at
a special meeting Monday afternoon
at the Hotel Rennert, unanimously
elected Miss Ida Lee Tall, former
assistant superintendent of Baltl-
more county schools, as principal OF
Maryland State Normal School at
Towson. The selection of Miss Tall
is to fill the vacancy caused by The
resignation of DR.. Henry S. West,
who rectenly was elected superln-
tendent of City Schools.
The State Board of Education had
difficulty in securing Miss Tall for
the position. not because she was
averse to accepting, but on account
of her having agreed to serve as as
sistant superintendent of schools at
Des Moines, Iowa. The Des Moines
board was reluctant to release her
from her contract but after the sit
uation had been made clear through
the exchange of messages, State
Superintendent Albert S. Cook, re-
ceived a telegram from Superinten-
dent Studebaker, of Des Moines,
which said:
You are right. Maryland Of
fers greater opportunity to Miss
Tall for service. Will therefore
release her."
The State Board was guided large
ly in its selectionsof Miss Tall by the
recommendation given her by Super
intendent Cook, and when the waiver
of the Des Monies officials was re-
ceived, her election came quickly.
Miss Tall is now at Columbia Uni
Versity, New York, where for q num-
Der of years she has taught in the
summer school. She was, supervisor
of grammar grades in Baltimore
county before becoming assistant
superintendent, which position she
resigned to become head of the Lin
coin New York; School of Teachers
in 1918.
Mrs. Tall was born in Dorchester
county, Md, and except for the two
years at Lincoln School, her profes-
sional activities have been almost en-
tireIy in Maryland. She graduated
from Western High School, Balti-
more, in 1891; took normal extern
sion courses at John Hopkins Uni
Versity 1896 to 1890; University of
Chicago summer sessions, 1907, and
was given the teachers of Bachelor
of Science from the teachers college
at Columbia University in 1914
Miss Tall was teacher and later
critic teacher in Baltimore city
schools from 1891 to 1904; instruc-
tor in education, literature and his
tory at Teachers Training School,
Baltimore, 1904 to 1908; Supervisor
of grammar grades and assistant
superintendent of Baltimore county
schools, 1908 to 1918. She also con-
Quoted a summer course in educa-
tion at Johns Hopkins in 1912; was
associate editor of the Atlantic Edu-
cational Journal; alumna trustee,
Teachers College, Columbia Univer-
sity; secretary department of super
intendent, National Education As
ISOLATION, Association of History
Teachers of Middle States and Mary
land, National Institution of Social
science, Woman's Civic League, Col
lege Club and Woman's City Club.
Miss Tall has written several vol
umes of history and is well known as
contributor to educational litera-
ture through her work in organic
ing and developing the Baltimore
county course of study for elemen-
tary grades, which she worked out
with the teachers of her department
during her connection with the coun-
ty schools. This work has been
generally recognized as one of the
best courses of study so far produc-
ed and is being used as the basis
work in number of school systems
throughout the United States.
The new Normal School principal
will enter at once on her duties, since
she had already severed her connec-
ton with the Lincoln School when
she accepted the position at Des
M0inaS