Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-23
ESTIMATE OF SCHOOL FUNDS.
Board of school Cons customers Takes
Action-Other News.
Special Correspondence II The Evening star
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Special Correspondence II The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd. May ~ 1S99.
The board of county school commission
ers has prepared an estimate of the amount
of money that will be necessary Tor the
public schools OF the county for the year
lSS9-l9oo. According TO the boards caicu-
lation. about S63 500 will be required. OF
this amount S21 500 will come from the
state, and the county commissioners VIII
be asked to appropriate the remainder. The
entire amount will not be required for the
actual running expenses Of the schools. as
there is Included in the estimate about Slo.-
0po for new school buildings and repairs to
old ones.
II the county commissioners appropriate
the amount to be asked new school houses
Will be erected at the following places.
Colesville. Great Falls Lewsdale. Purdum,
Mount Lebanon. Browningsvilie. Seneca,
Linden. Blair. Glen and Dryers. Addi-
tons will be built to the houses at Ken
sington. Hyattstowu and Briggs. II Is also
expected TO erect new school buildings for
colored children at Elmer Wheaton and
Linden. while the building at Washington
Grove will be improved.
June u. ~ and 30 Examiner Burdette
will conduct examinations here for those
persons desiring to attain teachers GER
tihcates. The first two dates viii be for the
whites and the last for the colored. Under
the law Of the state no person is eligible to
out having a registered certificate from the
county examiner the principal Of the
State Normal School. life certificate from
the state board, or diploma of the State
Normal School. The minimum age of men
teachers is nineteen years. Of women teach
ers, seventeen years.
Miss Amanda Griffith Waters daughter Of
Mrs. Columbia Waters Of Goshen, this
county, and Mr.. Samuel Blunt. also Of
Goshen, were married last Thursday after
noon in Goshen Methodist Episcopal Church
South by Rev. b A. Edwards junior pas
tor Of the church. The bride wore sage
green silk. with white trimmings. She was
attended by her sister Miss Bessie Waters,
| and her cousin. Miss Mamie f. Waters
! both of whom We're attired in white organ
| die, with green ribbons and white and
green hats. The bride carried bride roses
and the maids sweet peas. The ushers
were Messrs. Harry Blunt OF Washington.
| Worthington Dorsey of Hyattsvlc, Will
lam Blunt OF Baltimore county and Edward
| Hobbs Of Frederick county. Miss Mamie
| Cooke presided at the organ. After the
ceremony reception was held at the home
| of the bride, at which only relatives OF the
| bride and groom were present.
Mr.. L. III. Finney of the Navy DEPART
ment has purchased from Mr.. Frederick
Benjamin house and ten acres of land
situated near Linden. 1t is said Mr.. Finney
will make 1t his permanent home.
II is likely that industrial school for
colored children Will be established at or
near Kenslngton in the near future The
citizens Of Kensington have agreed to erect
the building IL the county school commits
sioners will provide the teacher The COM
missioners are considering the matter. and
II Is thought probable they will agree to the
proposition. Prof. John T. Freeman Of
hensington is at the head Of the movement