The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-06-11
,reetinr Of the school BOARD.

At the meeting of the School Board on
Monday last, all the members, Messrs Reese,
President. David Prugh, Francis l.. Herring
Alfred Zollickoffer, and DR.. William Rem
dollar, were present.
The appointment Of trustees for the school
at Mexico having been omitted, personal
! application for the readiustment OF the trus-
tees at that place, was made, and referred to
! President Reese.
! A vacancy in the board of school trustees
at Hoods Mills, caused by the removal from
the district of Mr.. Zachariah Wolfe, was re
ferred to Mr.. Prugh.
| Reported vacancies in several trustee boards
we're filled as follows:
place of Mr.. G.. E. Buckingham, who declines
| to serve. ,.,..
Hooper's DeIight-Messrs. William Hoop
! er. James T. Wilson, and Mr.. Roop.
Middleburg-Messrs.S Samuel Harhaugh and
Frederick Green, in place of Mr.. Moses Sea
brock and Dr. c. Thomson, declined.
Salem. Sth E. D.-Mr. Geo. S. Deal, IN
place of Mr. John P Murray, who has re
moved from the district.
For Emory Chapel-Washington l.. Jones,
James Taylor and Lewis Fcwbe, to I'LL va
cancy.
and Frank Eckenrode, to fill the places OF
VIM. Arbaugh, c. W. Brown, and Isaac
Green, all of the three latter having declined
to serve any longer.
An application for school books, TO accom-
MEDIATE select school, could not be granted
for several reasons; one of which is, that the
power thus to dispose of public school prop
ertv may well be questioned; and another
reason is, that during vacation an assortment
of books, &c. is scarcely ever on hand, none
being then purchased.
AT the suggestion of the Secretary, an ap-
plieation from Miss Christina keck for sea
In the State Normal School, was conditional
" approved.
A committee was appointed to apply TO the
Couaty Commissioners for funds for building
school houses. informing them that unless
funds be supplied by the county the neces-
sary operations for the accommodation OF a
number of indispensable schools, will have to
be indefinitely suspended, a result, should II
occur, deeply to be deplored.
Application for necessary repairs we're de-
ferred for the want of means TO undertake
their execution.
After full discussion aad mature cOnsldera-
ton. the Secretary was directed again TO place
on record, as the sense Of the School Board,
an order that all school trustees and teachers
shall strictly observe that Interpretation OF
the law by the State Board which provides
that. to dismiss from his or her position a
legally employed teacher, thirty days notice
IN writing, signed by the trustees, or by
member Of the School Board acting for the
trustees, must be given; and that the annual
renewal of the contract Of the teacher who
continues to serve in the same school, Is un-
necessary. even when a new board OF trustees
shall have been organized: therefore, legally
to dismiss teacher, the thirty days notice IN
any event must be given; whether the trustees
hold over. are re-appOintments, or are orgy
nal late appointments to supply vacancies,
either of which, in ITSELF cannot affect the
contract Of the teacher; and, therefore, there
is no necessity that legally appointed teach
er in service, in order TO contlue 70 hold the
school, shall annually, as some have suppos-
ed, renew contract for the same school, IN
less he shall have previously Withdrawn or
have been legally dismissed. This, OF course
is not intended 10 preserve the tenure OF
school to a teacher who shall have withdrawn
beYond the reach OF a notice from the trus
tees The trustees mast have the legal right
to appoint a successor TO a teacher "a no shall
have placed himself beyond the reach OF q
notice FROM them. 4 teacher thus abseniing
himself beyond the reach OF his trustees no
tice, without keeping opGa channel OF com
munication fer q reasonable period o. uzie
thereby of course vacates the school.
Alter Prof Andrew II. Baker, 50 lavorab.y
known to the people Of Carull county, had
occupied few minutes in explaining the al.
vantares OF the use Of his exceedingly valaa-
bic mathematical series Of text books EN-
bracing Primary, Elementary, and Complete
Arithmetic, a comprehensive course Of Age
bra, and q higher work on Geoneiry and
Trigonemetry. all Of the highest order Of
merit. the Board adjourned, 10 meet on Mon
day. the 4lh day Of July.