The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-02-01
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Meeting Of the School Board.

There was Il meeting of the County
school Commissioners on Friday last with
all the members present. \ large delega-
t on from Queen Anne district came before
the Board asking for the location of 4
school near Mitchellville: Mr.. j. A. Blum
din. General Manager of the Riverdale
Park Company was also present and asked
for the appointment of a teacher for the
new school which the Company proposes
to build at that place. Both cases will be
disposed of at the meeting of the Board in
March next.
On motion of Mr. Wilson the following
preamble and resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased an all wise
Providence to suddenly remove from her
sphere of usefulness. Madeline NJ. Suit,
one of the teachers of the public schools
of this county, therefore
Be IT RESOLVED, That in the death of
Miss Suit this Board has lost one of its
most faithful and conscientious teachers.
and the county public servant who stud
led its interests while advancing and in
structing the pupils who came under her
blessed Influence
X SOLVED, That in further testimony of
tie esteem in which she was held by us
that these resolutions be entered upon the
minutes of this Board and a copy sent to
the parents of the deceased.
The following orders were passed:
Ordered, That the following Trustees be
ap pointed to fill vacancies: George II.
Calvert at the College Park School in place
of Eugene s. Calvert. deceased. George 4.
SNYDER, at the Landover School, vice W.
w Costlen. deceased: Gen. John W. Horn.
at the Cheltenham School, vice Julius
Pvles. deceased; and Henry S. Miller in
the female school at Upper Marlboro vice
John T. Neal, deceased: and William X.
Smith and Joseph r. Jennin rs in place of
]. G. Jones and John Peach resigned.
Ortercd That the accounts paid by the
Treasurer since last report, July. 1874. be
sanctioned.
Ordered That the appointment Of Will
liam J. Wallis, Principal, and }. {. Ed
wards, Assistant teacher at the HyattSvllle
school be confirmed.
Ordered. That Miss Alice Harper be au-
thorized, if she can obtain the room over
Truck House. to open said room as
school room for one quarter, and the Lo-
cal Trustees are empowered, upon Miss
Harper's request, to employ an Assistant
teacher.
Ordered, That necessary repairs on
School No 3, in Laurel district be madeaS
soon rs available funds can be obtained
Ordered. That the statistical report OF
the Secretary as of July 31st, 1891, he re-
published in order to show relative condi-
ticn and cost of runnln" schools tor the
coming year; it is as follows:
The county owns - school houses and
f7 school-rOoms for white children. The
largest number of white children enrolled
at any time during the year. 2,13I. The
largest number in attendance at any time.
o123 An increased enrolment Of 255, an
increase in attendance of 1888 since last re-
mort was published. Number of different
pupils, So boys .563 girls. 3.l3S child
rem were enrolled during the year. Inc
salary of white teachers was So .lO6.4s.
The county gave $4,000. or 81 ,2O6. AZ less
than was required to pay teachers salaries.
The actual expenses of the schools, for
salaries % teachers, incidental expenses,
fuel. repairs, furniture and books for in
digent children was S30, 425.l4.
The colored schools receive no money
from the county The county owns rs
houses. 81 rooms for colOred children. The
largest number enrolled at any time during
the wear, $40: largest number in attend
ance, $50. The State gave to coored
schools during the past year. -, $40 40
Since the above report was written, July
:'lst 1894 three additional teachers have
been employed; one at Seabrooke, one at
Regis school, and one at Hyattsvllle; the
County Commissioners furnishing the lat
ter rented room The attention of the
public is respectfully invited to this report.
1t is a clear showing of the condition and
cost of the schools for the year ending
July, 1894, and will clearly indicate the
cost of schools for 1895 The Examiner
states that notwithstanding his utmost
care the incidental expenses of the schools
are much larger than they should be. In
many instances the bills passed by the Lo-
cal Trustees for their respective schools
for fuel and small repairs are excessive
He calls the attention ofthe Board and the
attention of the people of the county to
the fact and to request Local Trustees to
pass no bill until it has been carefully eX-
amned, and the charges found to be no
larger than private parties would pay fo1
SINE work.
The following portion fthe Examiner 5
letter to the Board accompanying his tinan-
cial report was also ordered to be repub-
liShed:
"GENTLEMEN:-I herewith respectfully
submit an itemiZed statement OF receipts
and disbursements for the fiscal year from
August 1st, 1893, to July 31st. 1894. BY
using the utmost economy, succeeded III
keeping the schools open ten months with
out borrowing money, but | was able to &c
very little repairing and bought very little
furniture. If the school houses were in
perfect repair ii would take at least 81 ,oM
"A wear TO keep them So Additional furni
ture is constantly decided as the enroll
ment increases. Last winter the attend
ance was larger by 800 than ever before
The people of the county seem deeply
interested in public schools and demand
all the school facilities they need. But
doubt if they are willing to pay for wha
they do require, by accepting higher rat'
of taxation.
The people of Bowie do need anOthe
schoOl-room and an additional teacher
The Bowie school-room is about "a fee
square, and has frequently as many a
5 xty children in attendance. The schoo
at Clinton is over-crowded, and the wOrl
more than one teacher can possibly do
Tie school in Upper Marlboro is simpl
picked with children. and the lady IL
rlarge is unable to teach them properly
The people of Evansville are urgent fo
an additional room. The school last yea
enrolled 1870 children. Two teachers ar
employed and all grades, from the lst t
Sth, are taught,
These are some of the pressing needs
TIE County Commissioners have built a
ditional room to the Riggs school !
Bladensburg district, and the Trustees WI
engage another teacher at once: the rool
j. to be furnished, and the cost will not L
less than $50 which is to be paid for OF
o. the appropriation to your Board f'
TRENT expenses-no provision BEN
made by County Commissioners for tu
nishing the building. The County Con
missioners have also appropriated none
to build Il new school house in OXon III
di strict, the additional furniture for tn
building will cost you not less than SO
Tle people at Seabrooke Station have gi'
en- and furnished IA room to he used
public school. The school at Lanham
Station. taught by Miss Lanham. W;
crowded last year, So Il school at Sc;
brooke seems 10 be impfratively needle
] believe both schools will be filed
From the foregoing statement YOU wi
e that the expenses for the present wi
b much larger than for the past yea
The financial report, which accompani'
this, will show to the County Commissio
e.s and to the people of the county II