Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-02-25
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.

THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The new State Educational Program embodied in the bill
now before the Maryland legislature for consideration has for its
main object the placing the public school system OF the state on
level of efficiency as that the state GOaeS s M ho an
girls today Mayands greatest asset ana mat good 1e
MARYLAND stands at the head the 4S the excellence
it's roads This reasonably accounted for by the TACT hat
stands also in the its expenditure for roads On the
other hand school placed Maryland 34th among
the 48 states efficiency of it's public school system ms
40 states spend than Maryland does their public schools
everything else 1t would seem that state gets
the long run about what pays 1ornot much more o ~
The Educational Bill proposes also the glazing in
equaes of educational opportunity in the various counties
the state and to place poorer counties Of Maryland in
ton where the children OF these counties Will be ae TO get oe
schooling Under BILL the State will for the support
schools proportion to the counties than under the exist
that wealth of Maryland shall educate the children OF Mary
land matter what part Of the state the wealth is located
The contains provisions that will make possible more
adequate supervision and the training of teachers already in ser
vice Teaching be real profession and the children OF
Maryland will be well taught until greater number o.
trained men and women are in charge OF our schools
No thoughtful citizen believes today that young girl just
out of high not high school grad
good job in the class room or qualified to tram
boys and girls for future citizenship in democracy
When mans child gets sick he doesn't send or guack
when he into legal tnge he doesn't engage peogge
yet only onehrd of the elementary school teachers OF the state
Educational with its provisions for tor the
training teachers service and for additional facilities for the
Normal Schools should do much to improve this unfavo
The premise teaching highly important work being
his hire 1t undeniabe fact that teachers salaries never
adequate have Jagged behind the increase the cost OF v
ing The Educational bill puts high premium on professional
training adequate preparation for teaching 1t seems only
lust that as efficiency raised salaries should also be raised
We of county have right to be proud of the fact
that although county below the county wealth.
our schools abreast of the schools in the other counties
OF the state the existing system recent bulletin entitled
"A Graphic Picture of Maylands Schools shows in I'M
portant points the top Our high schools particularly
hold an position the high schools of the state
cong statistics We have not lodged
btes past though it have been burden
sdeng comparatively low assessed valuation to do The
bulletin above referred shows that quite number of counties
which are able Worcester give the best educational
opportunities their children have failed to and lag far be-
hind us in general efficiency of their public schools
We do not believe that county in Maryland should be al
lowed than it's share for it's public schools all things
being taken into consideration We heartily therefore Of
that of the bill which requires each county to levy for
school at rate equal to the average county, which has
been estimated at CT cents on the $500.
Maryland improve it's educational status materially only
when who have been bringing down the have
begun to do their part
time this issue has reached readers the euca
tona bill embodies the features of the State Edua
ona Program devised and prepared by most capable
industrious Superintendent Albert Cook will have
UP its second reading At the present writing OBJ
stas confronting it's safe passage through both Houses
progressive reasonable and necessary measure tie
people the state really wish public schools to effectively
complsh their aims and purposes.