The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-10-06

AT the meeting of the School Board on
Monday, |. Thomas Green was appointed
trustee at loves school in the place OF Lew
is Green, resigned. :,
Various bills were passed and ordered palu
as soon as funds are available. Mr. Z. V.
Newport offered house for the use 81 a
school at Woodbine, free of charge and to
| furnish the necessary fuel if the Board would
provide the teacLer and necessary supplies
Owing to their eramped financial condition
the Board were obliged TO decline his oiler
for the present.
Samuel Jones requested that eoored
school be opened at Union Bridge. This the
Board was also compelled to refuse.
Mr.. Warner reported that he had arranged
for necessary repairs at Springville as anthor'
lied at the last meeting.
The trustees of Humbert's we're directed to
have a new floor laid and to procure coal
stove and make the chimney safe.
The trustees of Jenkins were authorized,
in connection with Mr.. Prugh, 10 make ar
rangcments for supplying the school with
water.
Lewis H. Knox asked instructions as TO
his duties as trustee of Gambler school, alleg-
ing that the other trustees refused to act with
him. Whereupon it was
Reso,red That in consequence of refusal on the
part Of the trustees of Gambler public school, or
majority of them to act as trustees tn ,h scool he
left in charge Of the commissioner for the disricI
1t appearing from the records that the at
tendance at certain coored schools last year
had been very small and irregular, without
GOOD cause, it was determined that they
should only be opened on trial, and promptly
closed if they were not properly attended.
An agreement was made with the trustees OF
Mount Zion Colored Church, in the 9th dis
trict, to rent the church for schoolhouse at
$50 for the year.
A dispute among the trustees, patrons and
teachers of Hampstead school, which the
Board had gone there in body last Monday
to settle, having presented new complications,
the Examiner was give plenary power and
directed to settle the dispute In the best man
ner he could according to law.
The following was unanimously adopted
Resolred That the Fall term of school close Fri
day. 9th OF November; that the Board meet on Tues
day 18TH to audit the teachers reports Tor me eIm
which must be sent to the Examiner by Saturday
night next after its close: and that County Teach
ers Institute be held at Central Hall schoolhouse IN
Westminster on Thursday, Friday and saturday,
following, to be conducted under such regulations
as the President and Examiner may adopt, and that
every teacher in the employ ofths Board be requir
ed to attend.
The examiner reported that during the last
school year there had been in progress ITO
white and 10 colored schools, with an enroll
me emit CALI pupils, and an average attendance
of 1880, at total cost of S43, 606,8 being
an average of 1854. So for each school, and
Sc. 80 for each pupil; that during the year
there had been expended in the erection Of
new school houses $63S7.98, in repairing old
ones S82l.67, and for furniture $109S. %; that
the attendance had been less than in the pre-
vious year because of the close of the schools
for two weeks in February; and that while
the arrangements necessary to provide for the
special term of school had prevented reduc-
ton of the Boards Indebtedness, it had not
been increased.
The Board adjourned to the 18th of Novem-
Der next.