Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-08-26
s,osanty scs,ee, Board.

The County School Board met a
Accomack G. H., August 7th. 1899
Members present, DR.. John E. Mapp
chairman; John D. Parsons, clerki j
II. Turner, T. c. Kellam, L. J. Gun
ter, D. n. johnson, 81. Fitzgerald
John e. Shreaves, A. F. Matthews
IC. W. Feddeman and VIM. r. Gov
ington.
Commissioner, James A. Hall, flee
his report showing receipts and dis
bursements of the Sanford Charity
Fund under his charge, which reIo:'
was accepted.
Ex-Commissioner, John E. Wise.o
said Sanford Charity Fund, filed hi'
final report in relation to said FUND
and the same was accepted.
John 81. Hopkins having filed hi;
bonds AZ Commissioner of said San
ford Charity Fund In the sum OF five
thousand dollars, the same was ap-
proved by the Board, and Montcain
Oldham, Jr., executor OF Joseph E
Brodwater, deceased, was ordered te
turn over to said John H. Hopkins
moneys, bonds. notes and other evil
dences of debt in the hands of the
said Joseph E, Brodwater at the time
of his death, as commissioner OF sale
Sanford Charity Fund.
Jas. A. Hall and Jno. H. Hopkins
as commissioners Of Sanford Charity
Fund. were ordered and directed to
proceed under the advice OF John s
Parsons, as attorney, to collect the
bonds due the said Sanford Charity
Fund by Julia A. and Thos. G. Par
ramore and if necessary to sell The
lands specified in the decree Of the
Circuit Court.
The list of books for supplementary
reading published by the American
Book Company and adopted by the
State Board of Education July 25th
1899, was adopted for use in Accomac
county.
Thanksgiving day and Friday fol
lowing were declared school holidays
to permit the teachers to attend the
Teachers Institute to be held in
Onancock, and the County Board
recommend that District Boards pay
the railroad fare Of teachers to and
from Tasley to attend said Institute
District School Boards will appoint
teachers on the following days name
ly:
Pungoteague, August &c, at s a. N
Lee District, August 30, 8 a. II.
Metompkin District Aug. 81, ga. N
Atlantic District, Sept. 2, s q. m.
Islands District, Sept. S, q. IN.
The Board decided to order one
COPY of the Virginia School Journal
to be supplied to each white school
in the county and to be paid for out
of the unapportioned county school
fund, at rs cents per annum-the
school trustees to be supplied free.
1t was also decided that Third
Grade Teachers Certificates, shall
not after this year be extended and
holders thereof who fail on re-exami-
nation to secure a higher grade, shall
not again be licensed with Third
Grade Certificate.
On motion it was unanimously re-
solved, That as our small public
schools are CONSTANTLY multiplying,
we, as n County School Board, dc
recommend to the different District
Boards TO increase the graded schools
and TO discontinue the number oil
said sinai schools as far as possible
believing il will not only economic
our hnances. but nj the same Tins
will make the .Jhools more beneficial
70 oil concerned. The Board also
unanimously reaf1irmed the present
regulation against employ ing mar
ried ladies as teachers Of our public
schools
The following settlements were
made with the county treasurer:
LEE DISTRICT.
Grand Staff Fund. 81, 531 AZ
Cash State Fund. S04.3
Total Gall paid QUIT. 81, 425 $;