Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-23
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY.
Changes In Tescherships-C fol
New School Houses, Etc.

Correspondence Of THE EVENING star
HYATTsvILLr, Nd, August a.
The question of the selection Of a location for
the new Hyattsville public school seems to be
vexing one. Several partial selections have
been made, but reconsideration have been Just
40 numerous. Everybody, apparently, is anx-
ious for the school, but nobody, it seems, is
| anxious for it as a next-door neighbor. Several
town meetings have been held to consider the
question, but its solution seems to be hard
one. Recently some lots we're bought at auc-
ton for the purpose, but the owner contends
that he did not know the object of the purchase
ut the time Of the sale and refuses to deliver
deed upon the ground that school house
would injure his adjacant property. 1t is said
being looked for.
At the recent meeting Of the county school
board appropriate resolutions we're offered by
!. s. Wilson and unanimously adopted in ref
ersnce to the death Of Miss Stella Tppett. the
young and talented teacher, who died recently
OF typhoid fever. The schools were ordered
to be opened September /, the commissioners
rsserving the right to close them April Is.
Owing to the fact that several new school
houses are to be built it is doubtful whether a
full ten months instruction can be given.
Contracts for building new school houses we're
awarded as follows: At Laurel, to L. A. Ellis
for S2,6S1; at Surrsttsville to 2. G. Miller for
s473; at Nottingham, to Thomas H. Perrie for
S415. Miss Bessie McGregor was appointed
assistant at school No. 3, Spaldng's district;
Miss Minerva Robinson was appointed assist
ant at school No. 8, from Hill district and Miss
Maggie Edmonston Of Laurel was requested to
withdraw her resignation as first assistant at
the Laurel school and to continue in that ca
pacy for the coming scholastic year. C. j.
Kolbe, Allen w. Cheney and H. Clay Hopkins
were appointed trustees of the new school at
Halls Station. 1t was ordered that hereafter
no teacher be allowed to act as principal unless
he holds a frst-grade certificate. The resig-
nation of Miss Mamie Blandford, who held the
county scholarship at the Western Maryland
College, was accepted
The following young ladies have made appli-
cation for scholarships in the State Normal
School: Maggie Shuler, Florence White Matte
K Gibbons, Beckie McGregor, Lille Thomas
and Ruth Hatton. An examination for these
scholarships will be held September g. An ex-
animation Of applioants for teachers certificates
has been held, nineteen white and eighteen
colored being examined
The Laurel Democrat has changed hands, the
Messrs Baldwin OF the firm OF Baldwin 4 Bald
win OF Washington having bought out the in
terest of the retiring editor, Mr.. Whiteman.
Miss Mary Waters, formerly of Laurel, but
more recently principal of the Female High
School, Centerville, has been appointed princi-
pal OF the model school, State Normal School,
Baltimore.
The storm OF Thursday was one of the worst
ever known in this county. In the yard Of Mr.
Marion Duckett, in Badensburg, tree within
q Few yards OF the house, was struck by light
ming, one Of the windows was broken and the
inmates OF the house were slightly shocked.
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