The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-10
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Atthe regular monthly meeting ofthe School
Board on Monday last all the members were
present.
A delegation consisting of Messrs. Herring
and Newson, who had attended the Conven-
ton of School Commissioners in Baltimore on
the 18th ult., made brief report OF their ac-
ton and observations at said convention.
On representations that school furniture is
needed in certain schools, no action could be
taken by the Board collectively, for the want
of funds at present for such purposes, though
the necessity for it was fully recognized.
Representations having been made that
contentious, which are sufficient to embarrass
the teachers in the collection of their book
fees, had arisen in certain sections; and the
Hon. John Z. Smith, acting as counsel to the
Board, having been consulted, thus eliciting a
distinct expression of legal opinion that the
requirement of pupils, their parents or guar
dams, to pay charges according to grade and
class for the books, stationery, &C., supplied
to the pupils by the School Commissioners
through their teachers, or otherwise, is per-
Mr.. Zollickoffer offered the following, which
was unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, Reports sustained by facts have
come to the knowledge of the School Com
missioners of Carroll county, that number of
persons whose children are pupils in public
schools, are persistently refusing for themselves
and inducing others by their speech and eX-
ample to refuse to pay the prescribed fees for
the use of the county books, stationery, &c,
thereby embarrassing the teachers, greatly to
the detriment of their efficient service, and
thus preventing the faithful execution of the
public school law as it is understood by the
Board, sustained by the construction of coun-
sci, the Hon. J. f. Smith after consultation :;
therefore
ResOlced, By the Board of County School
Commissioners now in session, that each and
all of the Carroll county public school teachers
be, and are hereby explicitly instructed that, in
all cases of refusal or willful neglect to pay
such legal book fees when demanded, they,
1.-THE teachers shall effectively withhold and
withdraw the use of the county books, sta
tionery, &C., from all delinquent but not in
digent pupils, until the required payment shall
have been fully made; and that, should pupils
in arrears for book fees be withdrawn from
school to avoid such payment, the teachers
concerned, after consultation with their school
trustees, are hereby authorized to proceed to
collect said book fees by regular process OF
law
A request presented that Monday, the I'd
day of January, 1882, be made a school holi-
dav, because the LIST, which is legal school
holiday, happens in this instance to be Sun
day, could not be complied with, the Board
concluding that more holidays than have been
provided for by law, cannot be properly crea-
ted by County School Board. Should con-
tingencies arise requiring holidays for which
the law does not provide, the local school au-
thorities, the trustees and the teacher of each
school,-must in such cases take the respon-
sibility and the consequences Of closing their
schools beyond legal permission.
The Board adjourned, to meet on Monday,
the I'd day of january, 1882.