The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-14

Meeting of the School Board. The
School Board held meeting at Towson on
Wednesday, the president, Mr.. Thomas B.
Todd in the chair, and Prof. Albert s. Cook,
secretary. Messrs Wilson, Russell and Krout,
the special committee appointed to audit the
accounts of Prof Ebaugh, the former treas
urer. secretary and examiner, reported that
the amount collected and deposited in bank
by Mr.. Ebaugh, as shown by the cash book,
from August 1, 1899, to July 1, 1900, was
s257, 4o2.5S and the disbursements for the
same period were S215, 643.10. The balance in
bank July 1, 1900. was $41, 759.48, and by the
books of the bank s43, 352.63. The outstand-
ing checks amount to 81, 592.15. Deducting
this amount from the balance in bank shows
the balance in bank July l, 1900, was SAL 76048,
which is 81 more than the cash book shows.
Since the first of July about 81, 500 has been
paid out for teachers salaries and other pur-
poses, leaving balance of about $4,000,
which will be reduced to about $4,000 when
outstanding bills already audited are paid.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Wilson was
passed providing that when the average atten-
oance of any school employing more than
one teacher falls below that required by the
Board for the appointment of an assistant
teacher one assistant shall be dropped at the
expiration of thirty days from the date of the
Di-weekly report recording such shortage, pro-
Vlded, however, that if the average shall be
Irsegained before the expiration of thirty days
tne number of teachers shall not be reduced
Mr.. Wilson also offered resolution, which
was adopted, requesting the examiner tomake
Especial report as to the cost of running the
franklin High School at Reisterstown, the
number of nonresident pupils the cost of
the books and stationery per capita, salaries
PAID and other information. Mr. Russell
voted against the adoption of this resolution.
he said the extra cost for salaries at the High
school was only from $500 to $500.
The Board decided to ask for proposals for
f1o xr-ftE foff
and furniture for two years from August l, 1900.
Mr.. ]. ]. Lindsay, counsel to the Board, ex-
planned the law relative to the establishment
by the State of manual training schools in the
county, and said that, according to the strict
Interpretation of the law, it might be too late
to establish such a school in Baltimore county
this year. Mr.. Lindsay was instructed to con-
fer with the State Comptroller and State Board
of Education about the matter.
Mr.. joseph Blair urged the importance of
establishing school of this kind in Balti-
more county.
The resignation of Leslie w. Baker as
teacher of School 49, district II, was accepted,
and the contract with Mr.. Baker as teacher of
School 8, district IL, was confirmed. Other
contracts were confirmed as follows: Virginia
Ensor, School TO- district Samuel M. Webb,
School 4, district 7, and M. Bertha Mays,
School 8, district TO-
Secretary Cook was directed to confer with
State Superintendent Stevens in reference to
the time for holding the teachers institutes
for Baltimore county. 1t was suggested that
from the 18th to the 21st of December would
be suitable dates.
Mr.. Krout presented an organ to the Board
on behalf of School 7, district 3, which had
been purchased by the teachers and pupils,
and Judge Melchor Hoshall presented an organ
on behalf of School 8, district 6.
-Four new school houses are to be built, as
follows: At Owings Mills 4th district; at
Glen-Arm, 18th district at Golden Ring. 18th
district, and one to replace School 5, 18th dis
building at Dickeyville, LIST district
1t was ordered that each Commissioner be
authorized to expend the sum of $3.50 in re-
pairs to school buildings in his districts.
A vacant scholarship in the Western Mary
land College was reported by the secretary.
The Board adjourned until Wednesday,
July 25th