The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-20

Meeting of the School Board.-The
School Board held a meeting at Towson on
Wednesday, with the president, Mr.. Thomas
B. Todd in the chair, and Prof. A. s. Cook,
secretary.
The following contracts were awarded:
Addition to the Lauraville school-Bosley
Bros, SO, $751; Other bidders were w. Frank
Porter, So, 800; John f. Neidhardt SO, 900; G..
A. & A. U. Davis, S4,595.
Addition to the Gorsuch Mills school-Bos-
lev Bros, 81, 1852; G. A. & A. U. Davis, 81, 1876.
This was referred to Mr.. Arthur with power
to act
Addition to the Fullerton school-Frank A.
Hack. 81 ,695. Other bidders were Henry
Pepper, 81 1862 Christian Schratke, $3.50.
The matter of improving the school build
ings at st. Helena and Poplar was referred to
Mr.. Todd.
1t was ordered that the following books be
added to the list:
Beginners reader, physics, Eighth grade, in
stead of popular physics; supplementary Sec
ond grade reader; short stories of "Our Shy
Neighbors" nature study; reader for Sd grade |;
bird World,"' nature study reader nature
study manual for teachers of Grades 1, 2 and 8 !;
nature study; First reader for teachers of Grades
/ and 2; nature study, Second Reader for
teachers of Third grade complete geography,
two-book series, for teachers of Sixth and
Seventh grades; "Story of the Greeks" teach
ers of Fifth grade; "Story of the Romans, F"
teachers OF OlXtn Rrdue OIOry Vi Lue GuB-
lish," pupils of Seventh grade; school manage
ment for teachers arithmetic Book l, for
definite work, for teachers of the First grade
arithmetic, Book II, for definite work, for
teachers of the Second grade; arithmetic, Book
No. 2, supplementary work, for teachers of the
First and Second grades; arithmetic, No 3,
supplementary work, for teachers ofthe Second
and Third grades; 'History of Maryland"
teachers of the Fifth grade.
The secretary was directed to advertise for
bids for books, stationery, ETC., to be opened
July Goth.
The resignation of Miss Lucy E. Murray,
yice-principal and teacher of languages at
Franklin High School, Resterstown, was &C.
cepted, and Miss Georgian Ewing made vice.
principal and Miss Eleanor R. Haskins was
appointed teacher of languages. The other
teachers of the school were reappointed.
The resignation of Miss Viola Foster, teach
ers of school 6, 7th district, was accepted.
Miss Alice Deal was appointed vice-principal
| ofthe Gainesville High School, a new position,
and the remainder of the teachers were reap
| pointed.
Secretary A. 8. Cook was appointed dele
gate to the meeting of the National Education
al Association.
An order was passed directing the payment
of teachers salaries.
The County Commissioners informed the
School Board that it would be held strictly tC
the appropriation made for new buildings ano
that no appropriation to be taken out of the
next levy would be considered. The County
Commissioners called on the Board in person
and made their position clear, being impellef
| thereto bv a report that the School Board haC
already given out contracts which woulC
amount to more than the appropriations. Tht
| County Commissioners gave the Board 5000
more than last years appropriation, and ia
sued its warning to guard against deficit.