The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-02-13

Editor OF The Banner
Last fall theer was a sensational
murder trial staged at the Cour'
House. Crowds packed the build
int5 and there was an overflow on Ia"
lawn and the pavement. A man
life was at stake. People came from
all parts of Dorchester and adjolnlnS
counties to hear the verdict.
Tuesday should be repetition, IN
number at least, of that autumnal
day in '21 Again a life is at stake,
but this time it is more than one life
it is the future of hundreds of boys
and girls. Yesterday was a day OF
punishment for wrong-doing, tomoT-
row is a day of reward for the talth-
fulness. Will there be proportional
y as many people to stand up TOR the
rights of the youth of Dorchester as
there were to defend the act OF a
man from a neighboring county?
Internationally Maryland RANK S
thfrty-fourth among our fOrty-e1gnt
states: Dorchester holds nineteenth
MACE out of twenty three counties III
Maryland. It is not time we give
our children better opportunities up
on which to lay the foundation oil
their future lives?
Do | hear some readers say More
talk about q new high school LOT
Cambridge. Think the teachers
ought to turn out better material pc
fore asking for a new building. The
scholars would feel out of place III
anything nicer than they have at
present.
Yes it is the school problem agaln
and its almost time it is settled. Each
legislature the subject is thrashed
out, put to a vote and turned down
fiat. Then the classes increase ana
ignorance multiplies until the next
session of the legislature when the
county repeats the same performance.
know that some of the graduates
are no credit to the Cambridge H!Sh
School. l do not understand why a
girl with a diploma, spells Henry
"Henery' neither do 1 see why bay
would write forty ''fourty," and it Is
absurd to think of sweet girl grad
uate who has sat on the stage IN
shimmering evening gown and be-
jeweled slippers, acknowledging the
receipt of a feathered fan in letter
which begins with q small Il.
There must be reason for gradu-
ating such scholars. Recently the
writer stood in the hall of the c. H.
S. Glasses were changing. Such
noise-although the pupils were very
orderly. They passed from one room
to another in regular lines. But in
side the classrooms every inch OF
space was occupied. Some teachers
were instructing a class and trying
10 watch two study classes, while
some of the pupils are settling dis
putes in pugilistic fashion. You say
Where is the principal? Does he
have no authority?" l answer and say
The principal is teaching" He is
doing in his room the same thing the
teachers are doing in their rooms.
Most high schools employ principal
10 keep order and superintend the
work of the faculty and the student
body, we pay ours to TEACHERS.
Why do children Skin" through?
[ have concluded they are pushed
through to make room for the ones
who are younger.
1t is time we provided suitable
classrooms and more teachers, fcr
our high school students if we -ex-
pect them to advance. We cannot
complain about bad reports if we
know the teacher is so overburden-
ed she must hurry through every les
son.
Mother! Father! Are we not CIV
ing more attention to the clothes our
children wear to school than to the
knowledge they bring home? Re-
member the words Of the philosopher
1T is more beautiful to adorn the
mind than the body"
Tomorrow the school issue vii be
one of the questions discussed at
the Court House at a meeting called
at 100 o'clock. Try to be present.
If you think $250,00O is too much to
spend for schools come and tell us
what you think is the amount need
ed. We want your views. Come
even if you are opposed to any in
creased Indebtedness. Come and
register your opinion.
Remember, future Cambridge is
being trained in that building over
looking Cambridge Greek.
To certain degree you control its
destiny What shall the verdict be?
LEILA B. SMITH.
Cambridge, Md, Feb. 10, 1922.