The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-01-27

lYGi 1o0,z0U.UU
1928 210,000.00
1929 215,942.S4
1880 255,711.S4
1881 271,912.50
1882 219,309.5O
Your Committee does not know in
what respect, from an educational
standpoint, the present system is de-
ficient, but it is the common knowl-
edge of the citizens of this County
that under this very expensive system
of education the child fails to receive
the rudiments upon which higher edu-
cations are builded or that which
should equip him for his place in So
ciety, resulting in a waste of effort on
the part of the student and sdisap-
pointment for the parent who has sac
rificed so much. Your Committee not
having found the reason are unable to
offer a solution for your consideration
but feel this very important matter
should be made the subject of a
specially qualified Committee.
Your Committee condemns most
severely the present plan of educating
our children. There is no system
known to modern times that is more
conducive to immortality and wicked
ness than that of carrying children
from distant points to the more mod
ern schools. The placing of children
tically unrestricted freedom, is VIC
ious, and can only be eliminated by
firm stand on the part of the parent
and those interested in the morals of
our young. This present system is
long step backward from the country
school house and creates a condition
calling for immediate concentrated
action.
In considering the school budget of
Of ic nrio ri rf
$219, 309.50, it occurs to the Committee
that the courses taught in our High
| School and known as Manual Training
| and Domestic Science could be elimi-
mated without interfering with the
childs' education in the slightest and
resulting in great saving to the
County. Your Committee therefore
| tion be enacted eliminating these
courses from the High School Curric-
ulum for Cecil County.
In further consideration of this bud
get your Committee finds that under
the Act of 1922, Chapter $50, the sala-
ries of school teachers in Cecil County
is approximately $50 in excess of that
paid in other Counties of this State.
Your Committee therefore recon-
mends that the above Act be repealed
and that our representatives in the
legislature be instructed to indorse the
measure that will be introduced call
| ing for further reduction in teachers
| salaries, providing the measure does
not call for greater reduction than
| 10 per cent.
Your Committee finds, upon further
consideration of this budget, salaries
| of supervising teachers which, with
expenses, amounts to $7,SS0.00. After
| a careful consideration of the duties
| of this office your Committee has con-
| cluded these offices do not justify
sacrifice on the part of the taxpayer,
and we recommend therefore that APP
propriate legislation be enacted
| whereby, so far as Cecil County is
concerned, this Office with it's result
ant cost, may be abolished.
| We find no justification for the Of
| flee of Truant officer, with it's salary
| OF Sl,20O0O per annum, and your Com
mittee therefore recommends that the
Act creating this office be repealed.
A further examination of the School
| budget reveals Cecil County's contri-
button to the Office of School Superin-
| tendent to be $3,500.OO with $500 trav-
| cling expenses. 1t seems to your
/ Committee as quite inconsistent this
office should carry such salary when
: our Treasurer the nominal head of a
lfS42,000 100000 corporation, should re-
| csive but half that sum. We can find
no ldctS thdt warrant IL ana your
Committee accordingly recommends
that appropriate legislation be enact
| ed whereby the contribution of Cecil
County to this office shall be 100000
| per annum for salary and $40O per
annum travelling expenses.
Your Committee very strongly rec
| ommends that our representatives be
| instructed to render every assistance
| possible to the passage of the measure
q ma xrf. To
| ton of 40c for Schools.
Your Committee also recommends
| that the School Board be required to
| account to the County Commissioners
| for the money received by the School
Board of the County
| Supervisor of Assessments and Clerk
Your Committee can find not the
| slightest excuse for the office of SUI
| pervisor of Assessments. provided for
in the Acts of 1929, Chapter 226 and
| therefore recommends that this office
! be abolished.
Your Committee finds no necessity
for the Office of Clerk to the Super
| visor of Assessments, created by the
Act of 1922, Chapter So, and therefore
recommend its repeal.
Your Committee having recommend
ed the appointment by the Treasurer
of his assistants. in the interest of
| consistency as we'll as economy, rec
ommend that the Office of Clerk to the
| Treasurer, created by the Acts of 1927,
Chapter sos, be repealed.
County Agent and Cattle Testing
The appropriation for the County
Agent office is S2,532.00. From the in
formation at hand we cannot see the
necessity for this position and there
fore recommend, in view of circum-
stances, that proper legislation be en-
appropriation.