Public education in Maryland; a report to the Maryland educational survey commission

General Education Board, Abraham Flexner

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BLIC EDUCATION
IN MARYLAND
REPORT TO THEA
iRYLAND EDUCATIONAL
COMMISSIONSURVEY
GENERAL EDUCATION BOARD
NEW YORK
1916THE LIBRARY
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The General Education Board: An Account of
its Activities with1902-1914. Cloth, 254 pages,
illustrations and32 full-page 31 maps.
Public Education Abrahamin Maryland, by
Flexner and P. edition.Frank Bachman. 4th
with illustrations and230 pages, 25 full-page 34
cuts.
of of the General Educa-theReport Secretary
tion 82Board, 1914-1915, pages.
OCCASIONAL PAPERS
1. The School of Fred-Coxintry To-morrow, by
erick T. Gates. Paper, 15 pages.
2. Needed in AmericanChanges Secondary
Charles W. Euot.Education, by Paper, 29
pages.
3. A Modern Abraham Flexnes.School, by
Paper, 23 pages.PUBLIC EDUCATION
IN MARYLAND
A REPORT TO THE EDUCATIONAL
SURVEY COMMISSION
BY
ABRAHAM FLEXNER
AND
FRANK P. BACHMAN
Fourth Edition
NEW YORK
THE GENERAL EDUCATION BOARD
61 BROADWAY
I916CONTENTS
FAOS
vii• . .Preface
xvIntroduction
and Its Schools ....I. Maryland 3
8Board of Education ...II. The State
22of Public EducationIII. The Superintendent
IV. The County School Authorities ... 30
V. The County Superintendent of Schools 42
VI. The Teachers 57
VII. Enrolment and Attendance .... 80
VIII. Instruction 103
IX. Finance 125
Improvements IN THE State OrganizationX. 155 in the County Organiza-XI.
tion 163
XII. Financial Readjustments 171
Appendix: New Education Laws 177
VPREFACE
which created our com-The Act of 844,1914, Chapter
contains statement of thethemission, following purposes
theof legislature:
"It is the desire of the General that there beAssembly
a of the schoolmade comprehensive study public system
of the State of of the state-aidedMaryland, elementary
and schools and the educational insti-secondary higher
a \iew toof the State of ynthtions correlatingMaryland,
orand the different institutionscoordinating wholly
statesupported by appropriations."partially
The Act also set forth in its premises:
"
to . .That the Commission shallhave the .pow^er
that be avail-call to its assistance mayany expert help
from or foundations."able either public private
of was made to out theAn carryappropriation $5,000
of As this was insuf-the clearlypurposes Legislature.
conduct so extensive a as that con-ficient to survey
the it became evident that theby Act,templated
intended that the commission should secure
Legislature
services of one of the foundations now conduct-the great
educational the states. Aftering surveys throughout
careful consideration the commission therequested
TheGeneral Education Board to undertake the survey.
viiviu PREFACE
to do at thesameBoard consented so, generously agreeing
the to thetime to legislative appropriationsupplement
such thereof as be needed.extent of or part might$7,500
stated to the of theThe commission representatives
Board that it was the commission'sGeneral Education
of could not afford atthat the State Marylandopinion
its fortime to increasethe publicappropriationspresent
asked the Generalschools. The commission therefore
for an ideal schoolEducation Board not to draw a plan
the state'sin which would beMaryland beyondsystem
or not thebut rather to indicate whetherresources,
from thewas the best resultsState of gettingMaryland
theand if in what mannernow not,money expended,
to bettersame sum could be advantage.expended
ofof to theIt should be a source gratification people
of the Board have re-the state that the representatives
ifthat the sup-ported present appropriation, properly
andthe andcounties, wisely correctlyplemented by
excellent schoolshould an publicapplied, give Maryland
system.
aThe which is now embodies surveyreport presented
of the counties.of the and schoolselementary secondary
NorIt does not deal with the schools of Baltimore City.
does it cover the educational institutions receivinghigher
if con-state aid. It is the of the commission,purpose
atinued in ofhce the to conduct surveyby Legislature,
in this stateof these institutions A of educationstudy
Thewould not be without such a survey.complete
and co-Act of 1914 wisely "correlatingcontemplated