Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-08-19

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visitor and her agreeable companions.
SCHOOL AFFAIRS. "A meeting of
the School Board was held last Satur-
day. The following business of local
interest TRANSFERRED
The resignation of Mr.. j. E. J.
Buckley, as principal Of Barton public
school, was accepted and his election
as principal Of Frostburg school con-
firmed.
The following nominations of prin-
cipals by trustees were confirmed !:
r. T. Patterson, Flintstone, No. 2;
j. L. Kelley, Midland; Clement Reid
Ter, Dutch Hollow.
The examiner submitted the names
of the following ladies and gentlemen
who had succeeded in passing the re-
cent examination
First Gydd8.-Class A--Sallie McCleave.
Class B-Lida Stewart, James Higgins
and J. A. Hendrickson.
Second Grade-C!ass A-Mlnnie Bell,
Sallie NJ Sloan, j. l.. Enos, Belle l.. Will
son, J. i. Lee, Laura w. Thrasher.
Glass BID. w. Snyder, Aggie K. Ma
son, Mary f. Carr, Amelia w. Schramm.
Glass C-Timothy Contoy, Lillian f.
Dawson.
TIE Times says "it will be found
upon locking over the results of the
examinations conducted by Prof. j..
w. s. Cochrane this summer that
every candidate for teachers certi-
fcate prepared at the Barton Normal
School passed the examination, not
one failing. These who succeeded
number eighteen" This is testi-
monisl to Mr.. Buckley, the principal,
of considerable force and value.
The following, taken from the re-
Gently published directory of the
school board, will be oil interest
The scholastic year will open September
4, 1882, and will close May 25, 1882, giving
three terms and half of tuition. The
Office of the board will be open every Sat-
urday from a. M. to p. m, beginning
August Goth. The annual examination Of
teachers will be held July IS and 10, 1888.
The fall term will begin September 4, and
end November II, 1882. The winter term
will begin November 90, 1882, and end
February 9, 1888. The spring term will
begin FEBRUARY 5, and end April 90, 1888.
The summer term will begin April "a, and
end May 20, 1888.
The holidays will be as follows: Thanks
giving Day, from d. cember "a 10 January
1, (both inclusivc); the ED of February ;
the Friday before Easter, and the Monday
of Whitsuntidc.
Among the salaries adjusted are
the following Froatburg, principal,
$500; first assistant, $l40; second
assistant, 500; the remaining assis-
tants are paid $40 each. The princi-
pal Of Castle school, Homecoming, is
paid $3.50; Mt. Savage, Westernport
and Barton schools pay Sl75 each to
the principals; jackson and Eckhart
pay $3.50 each to the principals. The
schools at Pekin and Detmold pay
1920 each.
At all schools, where there is but
one assistant teacher, the principals
salary will be $ll0 per term, and
that Of the assistant SIS.
Schools with single teacher have
been divided into three classes, and
will pay as follows: First claps, 800;
second class, $S5 and third class, $75.
W. A. Doremer was elected princi-
pal of the Barton school the first of
this week. He has made good re-
cord as teacher in Cumberland.
The State Teachers Association
will meet in Cumberland from the
Goth to 3lst inst. inclusive. The ex-
ercises promi .e to be of highly en-
pertaining and instructive character.
Among the speakers to be present
are Hon. ]. Randolph Tucker, Of
Virginia, and Prof. H. E. Sheppsrd,
of Baltimore.
The colored school. house has been
recently repaired somewhat with an
outlay Of $40. The building is yet
too much Of barn for children to
study in during cold weather and its
location is far from being desirable
one. The colored people want new
school-house and they certainly de-
serve it.