The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-02-15
School Commissioners.

The School Board met in regular ses-
sion on Tuesday: Messrs. Everist, Kirk
and Biddie present; Mr.. Squier absent on
account of sickness.
A letter was received from w. E. Gill
lc3pe in regard to admitting an Indian
girl, now a member of bis household, to
our schools; also letter from John Lack
land. a trustee, saying that objection had
been made by some of the patrons, aud
asking what they should do in the mat
ter The matter was laid over for the
present.
Rev. ID. F. McFaul and others asked
for repairs to school No. 2, District No.
), or for a new school house; referred to
Mr.. Kirk for examination.
Mr.. Jesse Janney and others made q
statmeut that children out OF school dis
trict No. 10, No. 5 were attending that
school and crowdlng it and rendering it
necessary to employ an assistant teacher.
Mr.. Kirk was directed to see that the
State law was enforced, i. g., leach child
shall go to its own school, or get permits
from the respective schools whence they
come, and to which they 60"
Miss Ada l. Haines resigned school
No. 6, District 6, and Eugene A. Rey-
nolds was appointed and confirmed to the
same. Miss s. l. Poole was appointed as
| 3rd assistant to school No. 5, District 2,
to cease April 18th 1890, without further
notice. Miss Josie Gale resigned from
school No. 9, District 9; Miss A. M.
| Cooper from school No. 10, District a
Miss Annie Vansant from school No 6,
| District 4; and Miss Hattie Gatcheu was
appointed to school No. 6, District 4.
The school house committee for Dis.
| trict No. Z, reported that they had ex
| amined Cokesbury school house and found
it we'll built. The report was accepted
and Mr.. Squier was directed to pay Mr.
Patterson s769, the contract price.
| A letter from Mrs. NJ. E. Mcdowell,
county superintendent S. 7. instruction
W. c. T. L., asking the board to use one
of the several books, showing the injur
ious effect of alcohol and complaining
that the book now in USE "tIow to Keel
WE'LL" is too difficult Mr.. Kirk wa'
directed to call her attention to the State
| law, viz, "that we shall use book pub
lished i'll Maryland, and further that ont
of the books she recommends, viz, Du
laney's Physiology, is almost word TO
word the same as the one now in use anC
costs 70 cents more, being in TWO vol
umes."
The teachers reports were examined
and ordered to be paid as follows:
District, No. !, scholars 404, S735 IS
District, No. 2, scholars 29S, sos. 9S; Dis
trict, No 3, scholars 657, 81, 1913; Dis
trct, No. 4, scholars AIS, ST. 05l.29; Dis
trct, No. $, scholars 726. 81. 621 .73; Dis
trict, No. &, scholars 544, S1,374.l4; Lis
trict, No :, scholars 719, 81. 341 rs; Dis
trict, No. s, scholars 31S, 1898 %; Dis
trict, No. 9, scholars 270, aG0S.26. Tota
number of scholars 4, 463. Total amour
80, 32O76 One school is omitted i'll tn
Second and Eighth Districts.
Miss Saunders OF, Cecilton, reporte
that during the entire school year, Bessi
Davis, Mildred V. Watts and Elmer (
Jones have had perfect recitations, an
! have received 100 in department.
The use of school No. 10, District
} was granted to it's trustees for an enter
tainmen5. GEORGE BIDDLE,
Sec. pro TEN.