The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-08-11
Proceedings OF the School Board.

At the regular meeting of the School Board
August LIST, the following designations of
school teachers were accepted: Harry C.
Harp, Union street school; Joel Ebaugh,
Lawndale School No. II, district No. 4; Clara
W. Root, Mt. Airy High School; George L..
Hoffacker, school No. 6, district No. 6; Rob
ert T. Shugars, End assistant, Hampstead;
Grace R. A. Baseman, LIST assstsnt, Union
Bridge; Clara II. Koontz, Slack's, No. 8, dis
trict 5.
Contracts with the following teachers were
confirmed: Sarah A. Bloom, district 5, No.
10; j. Frank McBee, district 6, No. L; An
thony A. jackson, district II, No. 1; Martin
Baltozer, district 8. No. 2; George E. Houck,
district 6, No. Z; Chas. Reed, district s, No.
IL; Emma NJ. Caple, district 4, No. IL; Cora
E. Lambert, district 8, No. 10; Allie V. l..
Frounfelter, district IL, No. 1; Clara ID.
Koontz, district 9, No. 1; Belle A. Witherow,
I district /, No. I; john W. Yingling, district
8, No. g.; James B. Gait, district l, No. IL;
J. H. Dandy, district 6, No. A. Nellie b.
Stansbury, district 8, No. s; Birdie G. Carr,
district 4, No. Il; E. Grace Little, district 8,
No. 6; J. Albert Zepp, district 6, No. IL;
Bittle, district 2, No. 8; Mabel l. Lambert,
district !, No. 10; J. Morris Diven, district 4,
No. /; Shellman P. Jackson, district 9, No.
6; Alice c. Moore, Mt. Airy, district 10, No.
5; Grace R. A. Baseman, district 5, No. l5;
Albert L. Farver, district 9, No. 2.
David Englar, Jr.. of Medford, entered
into an agreement with the Board to furnish
and to keep in good repair satisfactory school
room for ten years or longer at the discretion
of the Board at the annual rate Of $50.
In the order mentioned the following appli-
cants were appointed to the State Normal
School: Herbert NJ Lippy, Daisy S. Rodrick
and Minnie l.. Davis.
A contract for building Bethel School House
was awarded to J. Webster Ebaugh, the low
est bidder.
The Board appointed the following District
Trustees: Joseph D. Weaver, Tracy; August
Gesell, Reese; Jacob Powder, POOLS; Frank
Keefer, Basil Dorsey and j. NJ. Dorsey, Ber-
ret; Jerry NJ. Hammond, Newport, (col.
A supplementary examination was ordered
for the 10Th and 10th of August.
Committee on Mr.. Farrar's report for the
school year ending July 81, 1899, reported
that they had found the same correct Sun
dry bills were passed and ordered paid. Sep
TENDER the 18th was fixed as the time for be-
ginning the Fall Term of the Public Schools
in the county.
Prof. Farrar reported the following as hav.
ing received first grade certificates Edward
S. Harner, Ida Cauthorn and Edward l..
Gary. second grade certincates Were granted
to the following: Horatio Wentz, s. May
Koontz, E. Pearl MERCER, Nora Kiser, Grace
Little, SheIlman P. Jackson, U. S. Ebaugh,
VIM. R. Unger. Emma M. Caple, Margaret
A. Carter, ]. ]. Harner, Birdie E. Carr, G.
NJ. Copenhaver, J. H. Dandy, Belle A. With
crow, M. Katie Fiscel, S. Edna Wilson, Olivia
w. Thomas, Mary E. Adams and H. c. Harp.
The following had their certificates extend.
ed: l.. A. Koontz, Clara II. Koontz, Joel
Sykes, II. B. Davidson, Bessie McCaffrey, J.
NJ Yingling, Riley Elgin, H. L. Feeser, W.
P. Ward, NJ. L. Lambert, R. Z. Shugars, j.
A. Zepp, W. F. Barnes, ]. II. Harner, w
Shamer, S. F. Byers, II. A. Rupp, r. W.
Burgoon, C, Bittle, C. G. l.. Ecker, FL. o.
Harner, l.. E. Ridgley, j. w. Slagenbanpt,
7. NJ. Burlington, 3. +. Rigler, 3. Lee Erb,
B. NJ. Witherow, Mary A. Troxell, Jessie F..
Bilmyer and Helen j. Gist.
N B.-We are trying to make up correct
list of all the schools in the county that are
provided with teachers, and so | again request
that teachers who expect to hold and to teach
the same schools that they taught last year
will please notify me at once.
S. SIMPSON, Secretary.