The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-05-01

Sch0Ols.-Thc Public School Board were
in session on Tuesday last and transacted
the following business:
| Mr.. Hazel, Commissioners Of the Second
District, stated that one of the assistant
teachers in his District Miss Mckinsey,
having been absent three weeks, he asked
the Board FOR instruction III reference to
paying her salary for the full term. Miss
| Martha Biddle, the principal teacher in the
same school, appeared in behalf of her as
SiStant. She procured the services of an
attorney to state the case to the School
Board which, however, sustained the Com
missioner from the Second District in abat-
ing the salary of the teacher for the time
lost in attendance on her mother during
sickness.
The committee appointed at a previous
meeting of the Board, made Il report on
Ricketts, school-house. the substance of
which was, that not having been met by
any of the petitioners for said school-house,
on the day appointed to examine the loca-
ton. no progress was made in the matter,
|
A resolution was adopted to pay one year S
interest on the notes of Messrs. West &
Carroll and A. II. Reynolds. These notes
were given by the School Board for work
done in the construction of school-houses.
A letter from Messrs. Barnes & Potts,
asking the Board to give them note pay
able in ninety days, for the amount of their
bill, $7G79e, for school books, was read
and their petition granted. Sundry bills
for repairs to school-houses and for printing
were passed upon favorably.
THE petition for division of School
House District No. 2, of the First Election
District, was laid over from last meeting of
the Board, was taken up, and a committee
appointed to divide the District, in accord
ance with the desire of petitioners. The
committee is composed of DR.. r. C. Mack
all, T. p Hazel and J. W. Morgan. who
were instructed by the Board to proceed to
execute their commission on Tuesday next.
4th inst.
The commissioner from the First District
complained that he had experienced con-
siderable difficulty in procuring teachers
Teachers are wanted at present in that Dis
trict which appears tie be- Zine opening =
for smart school marms. The Commits
sioner stated that he would insure any
young lady husband, who took a school
in that District, which speaks well for the
taste of the gentlemen, and we should think
that if the case was generally known, that
no difficulty would be experienced in pro-
curing teachers
a petition from persons in the vicinity
of Jenniss Mill for the erection of new
school house in that section, was laid on
the table.
Reports from School Commissioners and
and adopted
Through the efforts of Miss Biddle, the
case of Miss Mckinsey was reconsidered by
the Board when Miss Biddle took the floor
in behalf of her colleague, and in Il very
able and exhaustive argument, in which
she dealt several severe sword thrusts at
the Commissioner from the Second District,
Mr.. Hazel, she succeeded in effecting re-
versal of the former decision of the Board
and the allowance of full pay was granted
Miss McKinsey. The strongest argument
made in the case was that she, Miss Biddle.
had managed, by extra efforts, to teach
Miss McKinsey's class during her absence,
and thereby prevented any loss to the pu-
pills by a suspension of their studies.
MIR. Eeach appeared before the School
Board and stated that the Society were de-
sirous of selling the Universalist Church.
situated on the Elllton and Chesapeake
City road, in the Second District He pro-
posed to take 1000 for the building, which
is substantial brick house about 30 by 40
feet, and would make very commodious
and comfortable school-house. The Board
appointed Messrs. Morgan, Mackall and
Hazel to examine the church, on the 14th
inst, and report at next meeting of the
Board.
1t has been customary with some Of the
teachers to bring in bills for making fires
and sweeping out the school-houses, while
others make no charge for such services
This matter was brought before the Board,
and a resolution passed, that no such &C
counts be allowed in future.
There were six candidates for teachers
examined during the session, but no report
| was made in their case when the Board
adjourned.
In reference to providing funds sufficient
to conduct the schools of the county the
ensuing year, the Board passed the follow
ing resolution:
| III consequence of the amount of suS-
pended debt due by the old School Board.
for which the present Board is liable. and
the demand for new school-houses, the
School Board is fully of the opinion that it
will require a tax of 90 cts on the 800 to
be levied to carry on the schools; and re-
commend the County Commissioners to
levy that amount for the use of the Public
Schools the ensuing year.
On statement by the Secretary that the
funds necessary to meet current expenses
were liable to fall short, the President and
Treasurer were instructed to procure loan
for that purpose. not to exceed s., 200.
The following tabular statement will show
the number of schools in the county, the
number Of pupils, total expense of schools.
expense for books and teachers salaries
for the quarter ending April 18th, 1869:
Dists. Schools. Boys. Girls. Pupils.
| ) 100 G7 25r
8 21S 1876 344
8 PAT 1874 All
9 233 50 1922
II $50 104 1863
6 II 262 1876 39S
6 222 lat 800
8 1 126 SO POS
0 6 154 6S 222
60 2101 773 2S74
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