The midland journal., 1894-08-31
The Public Schools.

School examiner Biddle has sub
mitted his annual report to the
State Board, from which the follow
ing interesting notes are cleaned.
There are 81 school houses in the
county, 80 of them being owned by
the school Board and being rent
ed. There are 127 teachers, Ill
white and 16 colored, of these II
are male and 115 female. The total
number of scholars is 5310. Many
of the school houses are new, others
have been built some years but are
in good condition, while some few
are considerably out of repair.
Schools were kept open last year
3 I'll terms, or from September LIST
to June LIST.
The proportion of children pay
ing the book fee is much greater in
the lower part of the county.
Another depreciation was COM
mitted at the Centre School House.
On the night of the 10th instant
some one forcibly entered the build
ing and piling a quantity of books
and paper upon the floor and add
ing as more substantial fuel the legs
of the teachers desk which they
wrenched off. set fire to it. A
large hole was burned in the floor
and the wonder is that the build
ing was not burned down. Several
times outrages of this character
have occurred at this particular
school, and it would seem that the
guilty parties are i'll the neighbor-
hood. A reward has been offered
for information that will lead to
their arrest, and every effort made
by the school authorities to discover
them. They will get the extreme
penalty of the law if they can be
arrested.
The School Board will allow one
day for the Fair, leaving it optional
with teachers as to which day they
will take.
The Fair Managers have issued
to the school children free tickets
for admission to the Fair on Tues
day the first day. The attractions
will be just as good upon that day
as any, and the managers desire to
equalize the attendance by increas-
ing it on the first day.
The meeting of the school board
in Elkton Tuesday was a breezy
one. The trustees of school No. 2,
seventh district, sent in the name
of S. J. Tammany as teacher of the
same. The school was represented
by Eli and James 3. Jackson, E. L.
Craig and others, who asked that
his appointment as teacher be re-
jected. The board was in session
all day hearing testimony for and
agaist Tammany and rejected the
appointment. Mr.. Tammany has
been teaching for over thirty years.
The School Board having asked the
opinion of their counsel, John S. Writ,
Esq, as to the legal standing of the old
board of trustees of school No. I, Seventh
district, replied ''that the said board of
trustees was legal and of full force" The
effect of this opinion is that said school is
without teacher as they gave notice to
Mr.. Tammany to vacate.
A number of teachers werecon-
firmed and several designations ac-
cepted. Misses Lula McCay, of
Port Deposit, and Minnie Briokley
of Pennington, We're appointed to
scholarships in the State Normal
School, Baltimore.
The following appointments were con-
firmed: V. H. Watts to No. 8, Eighth
district; Maggie L. Brown, No. I, Fifth
district, colored.
Miss Mamie Duhamell of Earlville,
was appointed to the scholarship at the
Western Maryland College.
The matter of fencing school lot No. s,
Fourth district, was referred to Mr.. White.
Bids for coal for the Fourth district
were received as follows: Rowland
Manufacturing Company $500; Keys &
Miller Lumber Company $5.S4. The bid
of the latter was accepted.
The following bills were ordered to be
paid. Alexander Saunders, cleaning
school No 3, Third district, SI6; H. R.
Torbert, printing, $I3. 60.