The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-12-08
AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK
ISSUE.

The American Legion, through its
Americanism Commission, asked and
received the cooperation of the Ma
tional Education Association in
teaching and fostering true Ameri-
canism in all the schools of America.
The Americanism Commission and
the National Education Association
have approved, along with eight other
fundamental principles of public edu-
cation, the following policy, it being
No. 7 in the series of fundamental
principles for the success of our pub
lie schools:
"That an educational week
should be observed in all COM
munities annually for the pur-
pose of informing the public of
the accomplishments and needs
of the public schools and to Sc
cure the cooperation and support
of the public in meeting these
needs"
In accordance with this sugges-
ton, President Harding and Govern
or Richie have issued proclamations
setting aside the current week of
December 4th-10th for the purposes
set out for an Educational Week.
The Republican accordingly takes
great pleasure in throwing open it's
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our public schools and this will en-
plain why so much space has been
devoted thereto in this issue.
In summarizing the articles refer
ring to public education in our county
and State, our readers will find the
following of especial value: The let
ter from DR.. Henry NJ. Fitzhugh,
President of the Board of Education
of Maryland to Governor Richie and
letter in reply thereto from the
Board of County Commissioners of
Garrett County; the school county
taxes by election districts for teach
ers' salaries, and the expenditures
for teachers salaries in those same
districts; and endorsements by 1T
teachers in the county of bond bill
without referendum for new school
buildings, repairs, equipment, etc.
A copy of this issue of The Repub-
lican is being mailed to each public
school teacher in Garrett county for
the purpose of placing in their hands
authentic information and material
for community meetings they are re-
quested by State and county school
authorities to have in their school
communities for the purpose of plac-
ing before the people all the informa-
ton contained in these several arti-
cles.
AS the county superintendent, Mr..
F. E. Rathbun, has repeatedly point
ed out, the current needs of the pub
lie schools of our county and State
are iS%M
1. To give general informa-
ton to the fact that not enough
funds have as yet been actually
provided through county taxa
ton for teachers salaries for the
current school year; that an adj
ditional county tax rate of 81
cents is necessary.
2. To secure wider interest
and active support for the
States Educational Program to
be submitted in January, 1922,
to the General Assembly of Ma
ryland, which is outlined in a
pamphlet that has been widely
distributed and will be mailed to
any address upon request; the
primary object of which program
is to improve the quality of teach
ing in the schools throughout
the State, as we'll as to provide
an equalizing method of county
and State taxation for the support
of the schools by which no coun-
ty shall exceed a tax rate for
the support of its schools of
from IS to 70 cents.
8. The passage of bond bill
without referendum for new
school buildings, repairs, equip
ment, etc., the same to be passed
by the General Assembly of Ma