The Democratic advocate., 1876-01-08
LOcAL ArrAIRs

ASNAA AK Ans.
Mrs11xc oF 4nK Scuool BeaRn. .--Messrs.
Reese, Mckinney. Z6sickofer, Herring and
Prugh were present Al The reznIar monfhiv
needing Of The Schooi Board on Monday issi
On the application of Messrs 1ohn A.
BroWa ana Christian Roysr. Trustees of Sni-
der's school, IN the sixth election district,
Miss Mary Blxler was appointed 70 serve as
assistant IN that school 50 long rs an assist
ant shall Be neeessasy during the preseat
school year
Mr.. Simon Shafer having decliaed 70 serve
any longer as trasiee of Snider's school. Mr.
Danl. keese Vas Sppoiaied 70 liil the vacancy.
On The Recommendation Of David Pragh
and Others, Miss Louisa Dallas wooa was ap-
pointed 70 q vacant State scholarship in Wes-
tern Maryland College
On the recommendation Of Mr.. ZoIlickotfer
aud o,hcrs, Miss Maggie Bowersox was sp.
pointed as Z Temporary assistant "a Erb's 5
school, in The third election district and n
the request Of Mr.. Y. A. DieHenbach. the
teacher, Miss MAry Barns, vas authorized to
assist in Niller's school, in the sixth election
district, when an assistant shall be legally re-
quired, provided she shall hold a certificate
Of qualification.
Mr.. Lollickoder was authorized TO employ
Miss Anna K. Bozers as an assistant, when
be shall find an assistant legally required.
Jcab Brown, Esq, one Of the trustees Of
PARIS Ridge, being Al bis request introduced
10 the Board, invited the members, the Ex-
aminer, and representation Of the Wesimia.
ster teachers whom he nAmed, 10 be present
at public school examination at PARIS Ridge
on Friday evening, lith inst Thanking Mr.
Brown. the Board ordered that all the parties
rrtf1 49,
convenient
A petition from Jewsburg asking for nex
school district was presented, and lis eoasid-
Grafton postponed 10 fatnre meeting.
An application for an assistant teacher af
Finksbnrg having heen presented, Mr.. Herring
was authorized to supply one at his earliest
convenience.
In consequence Of the death OF Mr.. Uriah
Greenwood, trustee Of Bales school, in the
| eleventh election district, Nm Leonard Buck.
/ ingham was appointed to fill the vacancy.
The Examiner, having called attention to
the Necessity of cooperating with the State
/ Board in the measures now in progress OF
adoption to have the Maryland public schools
represented az the CENTENNIAL at Philadel.
phia. was authorized TO notify the teachers
that thorough examination Of each school,
must be made by each teacher al or near the
commencement Of the Spring term, so thai
I specimens OF school work, as described be-
tween page l72 and page 49, OF the January
number OF the Maryland School Journal, be
sent to this Office in time TO enable the Sec
/ retary to forward the specimens 10 the State
Board before the 18th Of February For this
and other reasons every teacher now in ser.
vice in Carroll county Is required to be pres.
en-, at the Couasy Teachers Association, to
l be held on Friday, Ilth Of February, and to
/ bring the results OF the examinations, if the
work shall not have been previously sent.
Having informally adjourned on Monday
evening, the Board met on Tuesday morning,
| 10 close the term for which the members had
been appointed two years ago.
| Mr.. Prugh, having been charged with the
daty Of applying to the County Commission
/ ers for funds to pas few bills of pressing
necessity, returned and handed TO the Treas.
nrer check on the Farmers and Mechanics
I Bank for S964.sG which check was deposited
I in the Onion National Bank to the credit oi
the Board.
\ On motion Of Mr.. Herring, the Board Of
I 1915, adjourned sine die wherenpon
MessFs. Reese, ZolliekoffeE, Herring and Prugh
I being present, and soon afterwards being
joined by DIR. William Reindollar, all OF whom
I had previously qualified, proceeded 10 organ.
ize the new Board recently appointed by the
Court.
| On motion Of Mr.. Reese, Mr.. Herring wa:
called to the chair, J. NJ. Newson acting as
Secretary.
On motion Of Mr. Reese, the members pro.
ceeded to ballot for President, with Messrs.
Zollickofer and Reindollar as tellers. DR..
Reindollar had inst few moments before
qualified and taken his seat,
On counting the ballots, it appeared that
four votes had been cast for Mr.. Reese. and
\ one for blank
/ Mr.. William Reese was therefore declared
to be President (; whereupon Mr.. Reese took
/ the chair and made some appropriate remarks.
On motion of Mr.. Herring, il was ordered
that the Board proceed TO elect the Secretary,
| Examiner and Treasurer; whereupou the
Secretary asked leave to withdraw; and when
he returned TO the room, the President in
/ formed him that he had been duly elected
Examiner, &c, for two years from the LIST OF
January, 1876. The Examiner, in a few
words, tried to express bis thanks. and re.
sumed his duties
President Reese then read an interesting
circular from Prof Newell, who urged the
Importance of the duties Of the Examiner, &c.
On motion OF Mr.. Reese, Mr.. Herring was
ordered TO cast the unanimous vote of the
Board electing the Hon. John Z. Smith as
the counsel 10 the Board.
At the request of the Examiner Mr. Or
lando Reese was on motion continued as as
sisiant TO the Secretary, as heretofore.
Messrs. Zolliekofer and Prugh, having
been appointed u committee TO wal; upon the
County Commissioners, discharged that duty,
and reported that the gentlemen applied TO
promised that they would arrange that funds
would be forthcoming TO pay the teachers at
the close Of the school term
The Board adjourped to meet on Monday,
the 7ih Of February.