The high schools of the county prepare boys and girls for college. Two members of the graduating class of '99 were admitted by an examination to Princeton College. Efforts have been made to give to those who expect to become teachers a course of study, looking forward to their life-work, and it has borne good results, as has been evidenced by a number of the graduating class who have entered the corps of teachers and are now at active or substitute work. It would be well if those who look forward to teaching could visit schools under the supervision of their teachers, instead of making these visits without them.

It would be well if some extended course of training in those branches pertaining directly to the profession of teaching could be engrafted into our high school work, as it would redound to the advancement of the schools of the county.

No examiner can successfully administer the important duties. of supervision intrusted to him unless he has a source from which he can procure thoroughiy prepared teachers who have a live interest in the domain of education.

Report of the Board of Visitors and Governors of Washington

College.

CHESTERTOWN, MD., November 15, 1899.

To the President of the State Board of Education:

SIR-In compliance with the requirement of Section 17 of Article 77, of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, the Board of Visitors and Governors of Washington College make the following report:

During the past collegiate year there were in attendance at the College one hundred and eighteen (118) students, forty-one (41) of whom were in attendance in the Normal Department.

At the Annual Commencement of the College, held at Chestertown on Wednesday, June 21st, 1899, there were five (5) students graduated with the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (A. B.) from the Collegiate Department, as follows: Howard U. Clogg, T. Allan Goldsborough, Wm. C. Pool and Walter L. Wheatley, all of Maryland, and J. Hall Anderson, of Delaware. And from the Normal Department were graduated nine (9) students, as follows: Virgil F. Ward, and Misses Lillian P. Benton, Ida G. Deane, Cora C. Emory, Ethel J. Marlin, Eva H. Wallis, Lydia E. Whitworth and Lottie L. Woodall, all of Maryland, and Thomas H. Hudson, of Delaware. Each of the graduates from the Normal Department were given a certificate, as provided for in Section 3, of Chapter 63, of the Acts of the General Assembly, passed at the January session of 1896.

The Faculty of the College comprises nine professors and teachers, including graduates of the Universities of Virginia and Michigan, Dickinson College and the Woman's College of Baltimore.

The College is now in a more flourishing condition than for many years, and with a Faculty composed of intelligent educators gives assurance that a thorough education in the prescribed course of studies, is now within the reach of the youth of our section of the State. Jos. A. WICKES,

President of the Board of Visitors and Governors.

MARION DEK. SMITH, Secretary.

ARBOR AND HIGHWAY DAY.

Arbor and Highway Day was observed by all the public schools of the State on the 14th day of April, 1899, in pursuance of the following proclamation by His Excellency, the Governor: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND.

PROCLAMATION.

TO THE PEOple of MarYLAND:

WHEREAS, by joint resolution No. 15, passed by the General Assembly of Maryland, at the January session of 1894, the Governor is authorized and directed to issue annually a Proclamation designating a day in April for the planting of trees to be known as "Arbor and Highway Day;" and

Whereas, it has been suggested to me that it would be appropriate, at this time, to call the attention to the necessity for the care and preservation of the birds of our fields and forests;

Now, therefore, I, LLOYD LOWNDES, Governor of the State of Maryland, do hereby designate Friday, the 14th day of April, 1899, as Arbor and Highway Day, and I do recommend that the day be devoted by the people of this State to the planting of trees, and I especially recommend to parents and teachers in our schools that they encourage their children or those under their influence to plant or transplant at least one forest shade tree on that day, by the side of a public road or about their schoolhouse, and that they be urged to study the habits and needs of our birds and their young, with a view to their preservation and increase.

It is hoped by the observation of this custom to counteract the evil effects resulting from the rapid destruction of forests and birds in our State, and to maintain a due proportion of forest land, which is essential to the comfort, health and convenience of every country.

The following was the Arbor Day program at the Maryland State Normal School.

READING OF the GoveRNOR'S PROCLAMATION.
Miss S. E. Richmond, Vice-Principal.

THE MARYLAND STATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION held its thirty-second annual session at Convention Hall, at Ocean City, Worcester County, Md., July 11th, 12th and 13th, 1899.

The following minutes of the proceedings have been furnished by the Secretary:

Thirty-second Annual Session Maryland State Teachers' Association, Convention Hall, Ocean City, Md., July 11, 12 and 13, 1899.

TUESDAY EVENING.

CONVENTION HALL, OCEAN CITY, July 11, 1899.

The Maryland State Teachers' Association met this evening at 8.30 o'clock in thirty-second session, and was called to order by the President, Professor John T. White, of Cumberland, Md.

The exercises opened with a solo by Miss Combs.

Rev. James C. Nicholson invoked the Divine blessing upon the session of the Association.

The President then introduced the Hon. James E. Ellegood, of Salisbury, who made the address of welcome. After many humorous allusions to the superstitions and legends of the past in connection with the history of the Eastern Shore, the speaker extended to the members of the Association a most cordial greeting and a hearty welcome to the hospitalities of Ocean City.

Professor E. B. Prettyman, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, happily responded to the address of welcome, and thanked the former speaker for his kind words, after which he spoke of the noble work of the teacher, and the exalted position he occupies.

His Excellency, Lloyd Lowndes, Governor of Maryland, and President of the State Board of Education, was next introduced to the Convention by President White, and addressed it upon the subject of "Popular Education." The speaker paid a glowing tribute to those engaged in the profession of teaching, and especially regretted the very small salaries paid to the teachers for their arduous labors.

The Association was next entertained with a duet by Miss Combs and Miss Tate.

President White then delivered his "Inaugural Address," which was replete with ennobling thought and suggestions to all engaged in the profession.

On motion, President White was excused from further attendance upon the sessions of the Convention, on account of serious illness in his family, the Association expressing its regrets and sympathy at the President's affliction and absence.

The Association was again favored with a solo by Miss Tate, after which, on motion, an adjournment was ordered till Wednesday, 10 o'clock, A. M.

WEDNESDAY A. M.

OCEAN CITY, MD., July 12, 1899.

The Maryland State Teachers' Association met this A. M. at 10 o'clock, and was called to order by Vice-President Boblitz: The secretary read the minutes of the last session, which were declared approved.

Miss Tate next rendered a solo, after which Prof. Joseph Blair, of Sparrow's Point, read a well prepared paper on the subject of "The Kindergarten as a Part of the Public School System.”

Dr. S. E. Forman, State Institute Conductor, next read an interesting paper on "What Knowledge is of Most Worth." Presiding Officer Boblitz then announced the following committees:

A resolution offered by Mr. Pearson was referred to the Committee on Resolutions, without reading.

"The Teacher's Self-Training" was the subject of a paper prepared and read by Miss Ella M. Pippin.

Remarks complimentary on the above paper were made by Dr. H. B. Gwynn.

Several resolutions were offered at this stage, and at once referred to the Committee on Resolutions, without further action. On motion, the Association adjourned until 4 P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

WEDNESDAY, July 12, 1899.

The Convention re-assembled this P. M. at 4 o'clock with Mr. E. L. Boblitz, Vice-President, in the chair.

After a musical selection the chair introduced Prof. Basil Sollers, of Baltimore, who addressed the Convention upon the subject of "Nature Studies," and invited the teachers especially to assist in making a complete catalogue of all the varied plant life of the State, but more especially of the rarer varieties.

A motion to appoint a Committee on Nominations was adopted and the chair appointed as said Committee Messrs. H. G. Weimar, of Cumberland; John P. Clark, of Mt. Washington; Dr. A. E. Sudler, of Sudlersville; Z. P. Wharton, of Stockton; Miss Victoria Hayden, of Pikesville.