The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-10-10
Proceedings of the School Board.

At the meeting of the school board on Mon
day all the members were present Mr.
Prugh reported that the new house at Louis.
vile was progressing satisfactorily. Also
that he had secured a lot of half an acre for
the new home at Sykesvlle. He was directed
to make all necessary arrangements for get
| ting it ready for the erection of the house
without delay.
President Grimes reported that the repairs
/ to the house at Pleasant Valley were com
| pleted; also that Elias b. Arnold had donated
a lot for a new house at Smalwood, and that
arrangements for the erection of the house
had been made.
Mr.. Slingluf reported that he had been
unable to see the owner Of the proposed site
| for the colored schoohouse at Mutiontown,
because of his continued absence from home.
The matter was left in his charge
DIR. Reindollar reported satisfactory prog
ress on the repairs and painting of the house
at Taneytown.
Mr.. BIocher presented the bills for the
repair of Eberg's schoolhouse. and they were
passed and ordered paid.
W. l.. Jones, contractor, presented n full
statement of the cost of the new house at
Emory Chapel, and requested the boad to
inspect the house for final settlement. A
committee consisting of the president, exam.
liner and Mr.. Blocher was appointed for this
purpose, with authority to settle with Mr..
Jones if the house should be found satisfac-
tory and according to the specifications.
A request for a new roof on the Houcks.
vile house was referred to the same com.
mittee.
The teacher of the colored school at Poole
Church having reported that there were only
eight pupils enrolled there and the average
attendance was only four, it was ordered that
tho cchpnl l,a rlpc.I uptil tho bnr,nntps, ,f
the next term.
Mr.. Nicholas Steele, through Charles Z.
Fink, his counsel, presented petition for
school at Oakland Mills, about two miles
from Oakland school, in Freedom district,
representing that there are now 10 pupils at
that place of the legal age but too small to
travel the bad and lonely road to the Oakland
school, and that there were several more
ready to attend a little later. He offered to
provide a room and the necessary fuel for the
school free of charge if the board would pro-
vide the desks and teacher. The request was
fortified by Mr.. Il. Shipley, one of the trus
tees Of Oakland school.
Jacob II. Routson, who lives in Mayberry
school district, and Samuel X. Grouse, who
lives in Oregon district, requested permission
to send their children TO Oak Grove school,
which is very small school and is nearer
and more accessible to them than their own
schools. The request was granted.
The following was unanimously passed.
ordered, That the fall term of school close
on Friday, November Is, and that the board
meet on Tuesday, November II, to audit the
teachers reports for the term, which must be
sent to the examiner by Saturday night fol-
lowing the close of the term; and that the
County Teachers Association meet at the
usual place and hour Oh Friday, November 20.
The examiner submitted his annual report
for the year which ended July 81, 1891,
which with his accounts for the year was re-
ferred to a special committee for examination.
The report shows that during the year there
were in operation IA white and l. colored
schools, occupying 1853 rooms, employing 80
male and G3 female teachers, with an enroll
ment of G,GG1 white and AGA colored pupils,
of whom 3, 500 were boy and 8 $50 were girls,
at Il cost of S47, 1880, averaging S374.57 for
each school and $G.G7 for each pupil. Dur
ing the preceding year there were 125 schools,
occupying $50 rooms, employing 30 male and
81 female teachers, with an enrolment Of
1886 white and $50 coored pupils, of whom
1854 were boys and 8, 252 were girls, at a cost
of SIG, 479S0, averaging S3Tl.Si for each
school and Sc so for each pupil.
Adjourned to 18th of November, next,