. Report. town, Md. April 8th was devoted to the regular business of the meeting opened at oclock, with the president presiding,and quite a large attendance of Manual Training Teachers. The question of better attendance to these meetings was discussedat great length by all members present; it being the unanimousopinion that unless the meetings are better attended Manual Train-ing would not develop into that harmonious purpose for which itwas intended. On motion it was decided that it was the sense of the Association,that, if it were possible, the State Superintendent be a
. Report. town, Md. April 8th was devoted to the regular business of the meeting opened at oclock, with the president presiding,and quite a large attendance of Manual Training Teachers. The question of better attendance to these meetings was discussedat great length by all members present; it being the unanimousopinion that unless the meetings are better attended Manual Train-ing would not develop into that harmonious purpose for which itwas intended. On motion it was decided that it was the sense of the Association,that, if it were possible, the State Superintendent be asked to co-operate with the Association in trying to make these meetings com-pulsory, the same as the regular County Institutes. The presidentwas asked to confer with the State Superintendent relative to thiscompulsory attendance. Questions often arise as to the proper relation of High SchoolPrincipal to the Manual Training Instructor. Therefore, a com-mittee was asked to report, with the following result:. M ANUAL TRAINING WORK—FREDERICK COUNTY. Annual Report of the State Board of Education 81 First. The High School Principal had no jurisdiction over theManual Training In)>tructor. but that there should be a unity in theproper formation of the schedule of classes. Second. In case any disagreement should arise, the CountySuperintendent should decide. It was the sense of the committee that no Inspector of ManualTraining should be recommended at this time. The work of thecommittee was highly endorsed by the Association, and the com-mittee asked to be continued. The Association was most fortunate in receiving the services ofProfessor Widderson, of the Western Maryland College, who spokeat some length upon The place of Manual Training in the PublicSchool Curriculum. Professor Morelock, Principal of the West-minster High School, spoke on the strides that Manual Training hastaken in the last ten years in Maryland. Other papers on varioustopics relative to Manual Training work we
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