The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-11-25

teachers Tor the Fall Term, paying them all
in full, the payments amounting in the agere-
gate TO q sum little in excess of ten thous-
and dollars including the Incidental Expen-
ses for fuel and other school expenses.
The. Treasurer submitted, read, and ex-
planned the annual report, which has been
sent to the State Boardof Education, and the
Statement Of Receipts and Disbursements,
published IN the county papers all of which
was approved.
On motion Of Mr.. zollickoiTer, Miss Jennie
Bankard was appointed the assistant teacher
for Erbs school, and Miss Ida Haiiey for
Bausts church school, should assistants be
required at those schools; but in no event is
an assistant to be paid for service during any
time when the average attendance of pupils
does not exceed fifty.
On motion, It was agreed that in computing
the payments to teachers aud deducting for
lost time on the part of the teacher, the Fall
Term this year should consist Of fifty days. as
the basis Of calculation.
A proposition to procure cards for weekly
reports from the teachers was postponed
until after the School Commissioners con
vention, in Baltimore, on the 2sth of this
month.
The certificates of several teachers recently
examined were approved.
The Examiner, having been requested BY
several teachers to present their applications
for an increase Of salaries In those special
cases, laid the matter before the Board with
such arguments as he could offer; but no
favorable action resulted. 80
An application TO permit Debating Socie.
ty to meet in the Keysville school house was
granted on condition that the trustees and
teacher concur and agree to be held respon.
sible in their individual capacity for any and
all damage that shall be done to the school
property in consequence of such meetings. y
Several bills of repairs to the Mount Union
and the Sykesyille school houses and Others,
were approved aud paid.
An application for q new roof on the
Pleasant Valley school house was favorAbly
considered and referred to Mr.. ZollickolEer,
with instructions to exercise his discretion
and consult and cooperate with the board of
trustees appointed by this Board for the
school and school house at Pleasant Valley
An application for stove for Oakland
school house, in the 9th election district, was
referred to Mr.. Prugh, with instructions to
inquire into the case and supply suitable
stove if necessary.
The following is added by the Examiner,
under the direction of the President, who
proposes to make the requirements more for.
chilly obligatory, il necessary, by stringent
legislation: 70
The law requires that the teachers shall
carefully grade their schools, regularly and
orderly transferring pupils as they are pre-.
pared to advance from lower to higher schools
when separate rooms have been provided for
that purpose; and the authorities direct that
every teacher in such schools shall fully com.
ply with this provision, faithfully, as far as
possible, executing his part Of the work.
Every teacher OF an nlgrdded school is re.
quired to classify his pupils carefully in tabu.
lar form, conforming IN general, to the print |
ed Primary Grades" copy of which has
been supplied TO each of the schools, varying |
from these grades only to adapt his classified. |
ton and 'Time Table, to his convenience |
and the progress of his pupils.
Each Board of School Trustees, assisted by |
their teacher, is required to see that the pu. |
pills Of their school districts shall be admitted |
only into their proper school or department, |
and, having Withdrawn therefrom, shall not
be permitted to enter any other neighboring
school without a written permission signedby
the trustees and teachers interested, or by an
undisputed majority of them.
Teachers are respectfully cautioned to quail
ify to their quarterly reports before transmit.
ting them to the School Board, because the
omission to do so embarrasses the School
COMMISSIONS, whose duty it may be to adjust
the accour ;, in asmuch as he will have to
return thu report to the teacher, or take the
responsibility upon himself, which may sub.
ject hun to much unnecessary trouble.
Alter having made provision to pay the
teachers in full for the Fall Term, the Board
adjourned to meet again on Monday, Dee. 4.
MANCHESTER ITEMs.-Frank Loats. about
II years Of age, son of Mr.. John Loats resi-.
ding two miles west of this place, met with
serious, and may yet prove fatal accident on
last Tuesday. The boy was on his way home
from this place with spring wagon, and as
he was going down a little hill near German.
town, the shaft not being well secured, came
loose and got between the horse legs, which
caused the horse to run and kick. The boy
kept his seat and held on stoutly to the lines,
until opposite the residence of Mr.. John Nv.
ers, In Germantown, when the horse, in kick.
ing, jerked the boy forward and striking him
between the eyes, crushed the bone Of his
nose and injured one of his eyes. At last re.
port he was conscious and doing as we'll as
could be expected, but the full extent Of his
injuries may not yet be known. Doctors John
+. b. weaver and L. A. Shower dressed the
wound. -.
The trustees of Trinity Reformed Church
put new roof on the church edi6ce and TOOL
down the upper section of the steeple abont
9 weeks ago. They had intended to leave the
lower section until next spring, but upon ex.
animation it was found in such a condition as
to render it unsafe to leave even that. and
they have men at work now taking down
portion of it enough only will be left IN
protect the bell till next spring when a new
steeple will be put up. So
Mr.. David II. Hotfacker, a huckster of this +.
place, lost his pocket book containing about
800, in Baltimore. last Tuesday. After sun
plying family he put his pocket book in his ,,
INSIDE vest pocket, as be supposed, and when
ne stopped at his next customers he reached
for i but 1t was missing. He went back i'm.
mediately but 1t was not to be found. He :,
had changed vests, and the inside pocket Of .
the vest that he had on at the time is not ON :
the same side as that which be had been i.
formerly wearing, and he thinks that he slinned
the pocket book in the wrong side and a
dropped through and some party passing along !,
picked it up. He advertised in the Sun. az
lering liberal reward, and it is hoped tba. :
it will be returned to him.
On last Monday night some party entered
Ar. John NJ. Gettier's wagon, in the ward Of : :
hotel in Baltimore, and carried off doz.
en- chickens.
Manchester Lodge No. IS X. of P. will
nave public installation Tuesday evening. /,
January I'd, 1877. The members ofthe Lo5se
Fisn 20 show their appreciation of the kind :
'eryices rendered and the generous donations :
made by the ladies and friends of the Order
y the lar last winter. They will therefore