Public education in Maryland, a report to the Maryland Educational Survey Commission

Abraham Flexner

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PREFACE vii
xvINTRODUCTION
ITSI. MARYLAND AND SCHOOLS .... 3
BOARD OF EDUCATION ... 8II. THE STATE
PUBLIC EDUCATION 22III. THE SUPERINTENDENTOF
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
X. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE STATE ORGANIZATION 155
XL IN THE COUNTY ORGANIZA-
TION
163
XII. FINANCIAL READJUSTMENTS 171
APPENDIX : NEW EDUCATION LAWS 177PREFACE
The of our com-Act which created844,1914, Chapter
contains the of thestatementmission, following purposes
of the legislature:
"It is the desire of the General that there beAssembly
made a of the schoolcomprehensive study public system
of the State of of the state-aidedMaryland, elementary
and schools and the educational insti-secondary higher
tions of the State of with a view toMaryland, correlating
and the different institutions orcoordinating wholly
statepartially supported by appropriations."
Act also inThe set forth its premises:
."That the Commission shallhave the to . .power
call to its assistance that be avail-any expert help may
able either from or foundations."
public private
An of made towas out theappropriation $5,000 carry
of the As this was insuf-clearlypurposes Legislature.
ficient to conduct so extensive a as that con-survey
the it became evident that thetemplated by Act,
intended that the commission should secureLegislature
the services of one of the foundations now conduct-great
educational the states. Aftering surveys throughout
careful consideration the commission therequested
General Education Board to undertake the Thesurvey.
viiviii PREFACE
todo at thesameBoard consented so, generously agreeing
time to the to thesupplement legislative appropriation
extent of or such thereof as be needed.$7,500 part might
The commission stated to the of therepresentatives
Board it was commission'sGeneral Education that the
of could affordthat the State not atopinion Maryland
forthe time to increase itspresent appropriations public
asked theschools. The commission therefore General
for an ideal schoolEducation Board not to draw a plan
in which would be the state'sbeyondsystem Maryland
indicate whether or not thebut rather toresources,
State of was the best results from theMaryland getting
now and if in what manner thenot,money expended,
sum could be to bettersame expended advantage.
It be a source of to the ofshould gratification people
the state that the of the Board have re-
representatives
that the ifported sup-present appropriation, properly
the and andby counties, wisely correctlyplemented
should an excellent schoolapplied, give Maryland public
system.
The which is now embodies areport presented survey
of the and schools of the counties.elementary secondary
It does not deal with the schools of Baltimore NorCity.
does it cover the educational institutionshigher receiving
state aid. It is the of the if con-purpose commission,
tinued in office the to conduct aby Legislature, survey
stateof these institutions. A of education in thisstudy
Thewould not be without such acomplete survey.
and co-Act of 1914 wisely contemplated "correlating