The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-01-11

was deferred Tor future consideration.
The following named gentlemen were duly
appointed school trustees: Mr.. Jacob ID.
Leister for loves school, 9Th election dis.
trlct, in place Of David Lowe, deceased Mr..
Noah W. Sellers for Manchester Primaries.
ON election district, in place Of Washington
Musselman, deceased
The Secretary having called attention to
the duty Of recommending suitable person
to fill a vacant scholarshipin Brooks Female
College in Baltimore, and the only applicant
being verbal one urging the appointment Of
I! young lady who was not present. the selec
ton was referred to Mr.. Iollickoffer to make
inquiry, and, as he shall Judge xpedient, pres.
entthe applicant, it she shallappear, to the Or.
phans' Court for appointment, so that little
time may be lost
The President reported that from sale of
two w. NJ. r. X. bonds he had realized the
sum OF 1885, which sum had been placed
in bank 10 the credit of the Treasurer.
Messrs. Lollickoiier and Pruga having been
appointed to apply to the County Commits
sloners for funds to pay the winter term sal.
ares of the teachers, reported that they had
received an indefinite answer; but they ex-
pressed the opinion that the funds will be pro.
yded in time.
Messrs. Prugh and Zollckoder, having been
appointed to audit some accounts, reported
that they had examined vouchers for payments
made for building the new school'house at
| Wariieldsburg had found all correct, and that
there was due to the School Board from Pres.
ident Reese the sum of Sl.9S, which was paid
over to the Assistant Secretary.
A petition asking that certain privileges
heretofore given to the trustees OF school
be revoked was discussed by several speak
ers, but was finally deferred for further con
sideration, The Board at present being unable
to see any good reason for such revocation.
Two letters, written by ladies who appear
to be inimcal to each other, were pressed
upon the attention of the Board, asking that
action be taken thereon; but while the mem
bers freely expressed their very high regard
for the esteemed teacher named, whose friends
thus seek to relieve her from alleged unmer.
tied implications contained in one of the let.
| tiers, for which there is no foundation what.
ever ia any of the proceedings of the Board,
they declined to investigate differences of this
nature between teachers and others when no
charge is made by some responsible propo.
sal to sustain it; whereupOn the conflicting
communications were withdrawn by the highly
respectable person who presented them; aud
thus the matter was settled as far as the
School Board is concerned.
Mr.. j. ii. l.. Boyer, teacher of Miller's
school, in the 9th election district, havingap.
piled for an assistant teacher, the application
was referred to President Reese, to make the
appointment, il he shall Judge it 10 be legal
and expedient.
The application heretofore made for n
change in the book fees for the lower grades,
was again postponed.
Mr.. 5. Z. Uhrom, Of Finksburg, recon.
mended in highly fattering terms by his
teacher, Mr.. d. l.. Farrar, presented an ap.
piicatlon for a scholarship in Western Mary
| land College.
1t was agreed that the winter term, exclu.
siye of the legal holidays, attendance on tho
County Association, &c, allowed by the
Board, shall consist Of at least 40 days, during
which the schools shall have been kept open,
aud shall close on Friday, the 3lst Of January;
that the Board will meet to receive aud audit
tile teachers reports on Monday, the Sd day
OF February and that the County Association
will meet in Central Hall, in Westminster, on
Friday, the 9TH day of February.
Having paid various bills Of expense for
building, repairs, furniture, &c, to the amount
of Sl3sG.73, the Board adjourned to meet ut
the quarterly meeting to be held on the I'd
day of February.
TuE SUNDAY ScnooL ANNIVERSARY at Grace
Lutheran NHulEH ON SUNNY night was INFER
esting and pleasing. The church was taste
fully decorated. Back of the pulpit. in let.
tiers of evergreen, were the words sin God
we trust, y forming an arch, and Just below
the arch was a golden star, representing the
Star OF Bethlehem. The pulpit was also
trimmed and draped with eycrgreens, and
surrounded by an evergreen arch In front
of the pulpit was q large cross trimmed with
eyergreens. At the hour for the commence
ment Of the exercises, the Sunday school chill.
dren, by classes, led by their teachers, filed in
the church and occupied the front seats. A
hymn of welcome to parents and friends was
sung by the children and teachers, led by
Mr.. c. II. Spurrier. prayer ond another
hymn followed. The infant class, composed
of boys and girls, were then arranged in
semiclrcle within the altar railing, each bear.
ing white rose, except one, who bore red
rose, the Lilly of the Valley and the Rose of
Sharon" The girls recited the beatitudes,
each repeating one, and then carrying up the
white rose she held, which was fastened to the
evergreen cross. The girls having finished,
the boys repeated the ten commandments,
and also presented their white roses which
were in like manner used to decorate the cross.
The Rose of Sharon was placed in the centre,
and then an evergreen festoon, set with white
roses, was entwined around the cross, upon
which gided crown was placed, the whole
presenting beautiful appearance. The con
ception aud execution OF this part Of the ex-
ercises were pretty and excited the admiration
of the large congregation.
Addresses we're made, on foreign missions,
by Jos. NJ. Parke, Esq. Judge John Il. Smith,
aud the pastor, Rev. ii. W. kuhns. The
latter exhibited and explained number of
curiosities he had received from missionary
in India, making numerous humorous alu.
sions thereon. At the conclusion of these
addresses by unanimous vote of the school
the cross was presented to Mrs. Hurley, who
had taken much interest in the Anniversary
exercises, and assisted the musical part very
materially by her graceful aud skillful per.
formances on the organ. The children's for.
eign mission contribution boxes were opened,
aud the sums amounted to about $35 for the
last three months. The collection taken up
from the congregation on the occasion amount.
ed TO between eight and nine dollars.
More music, among which was the beauti-
ful piece Guide me, o, thou great Jehovah -
was sung, and the exercises closed with the
long metre doxology and the benedicton.
IMPROVE YouR MISDs.-The mind is the
source of all enjoyment, and as il is developed
and expanded, the greater the capacity for
enjoyment. Reading makes the full man,
conversation the ready man, and writing the
accurate man, says Lord Bacon, and the man
who Is full, ready and accurate has attained
the highest type of mental cultivation. Eg.
cry mind is not capable of receiving and re
tanning much, and many people are better
taught orally than by books. The long win.
ter evenings are upon us, and the useful pleas
ures Of our city are few indeed. Card, tea
and dancing parties grow monotonous, and 10
vary these with something of higher enjoy.
ment is the object Of this article
We have in our midst many people of far
more than the average mental culture, and
these should and We believe conld he indu