The Democratic advocate., 1880-03-06

? At tho meeting Of the School Board ON
Monday last, communication from the nrin
cipal teacher Of school No. o, in the 9th elec
ton district, was read, giving notice that she
lthe teacher) is under the necessity of with
drawing from service on the 10th instant.
which will leave the accomplished assistant,
Miss Clara l.. Smith, in sole control Of the
school nntil the close Of the school year. The
necessity Tor II having been shown, the Treas
9fer was directed TO pay whatever shall be
uue To Tue Withdrawing teacher at the time of
tue rendition ol the school report, which will
1e Tor only fraction Of the Spring term.
his special payment, to accommodate a lady
who sprcparing TO leave the county, is not
TO be considered precedent for future INV.
menis before the close Of the school term.
The Secretary Of the Teachers County As.
sociaiion had reported that ninety teachers
were present at the County Association on
the Oth OF February, which was regarded a
very good attendance, considering the weather
and the condition of the roads at the time.
An application for $40 due to a public
school Tor q library, was deferred until the
close Of the Spring term.
A communication from the teacher Of the
Westminster Grammer School, was received,
read, and placed on file.
The Secretary made known that Carroll
county vacancies exist in the State Normal
School, in Brooks Female College in Balti.
more, and in st. John College at Annapolis.
Several applications for new school houses
were pressed, but were necessarily postponed
because Of the want Of funds for building puF.
poses.
Directions were given to the assistant Sec
retary to have all school property, desks, &c.,
within his reach, in readiness for use at or
before the opening Of the Fall term.
Oh motion, It was ordered that the Carroll
county public school teachers who hold Ger.
hicates Of qualification which have not gone
out OF date, are authorized to use the public
school property, including the text books, &c.
10 their possession, TO accommodate Sum
mer term of school, to which the School
Board can contribute nothing as compensa.
ton for teachers services, or for supplies
This permission is given to only such teacherl
as VIII, before the last of July or first of Au.
gust, conscienhously return TO the Secretary
full and exact school reports Of said Summer
term, so that they may be embraced in the
annual report to the State Board of Education
The Secretary was authorized to direct tha
the respective local Teachers Association,
throughout the county, shall confer, one with
the others, SO that each local association shal
6e prepared 10 submit different appropriat,
programmes VI NOih luF lle iOuuty AANuCtu
uon at It's meeting IN April, and at all follow
ing meetings. Lively work and good result
Will naturally flow from such conferences an,
programmes thus taken into tho County As
sociauons aud the annual Institute.
Certain trustees OF school in the sth elec
ton district appeared to present some wicke,
anonymous notes which had been surrepti
tl0usiy used by malicious persons to iniur
their school, aud were advised to use all pro
per means to discover the perpetrators, will
view to stop such proceedings by Rdequat
! punishment Of the offenders.
Ia the afternoon, with Mr. Herring in tn
chair, a proposal to bay vacant school 10
at Freedom, was presented. This propose
was referred to the trustees of Freedom schoc
| with directions 10 confer with the other inter
csted parties, to decide whether or not tn
school site eau bs properly changed, and t
/ report TO the Board at the next meeting. Tn
Board manifested every desire to obhge th
/ parties wishing 10 buy the Freedom schoo
lot, but the foregoing is all that eau be don
/ in the matter until the trustees shall have re
/ ported what action is most expedient.