Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-11-01
THE TRUSTEES TO MEET.
MR.. MELVIN'S ORDER ADOPTED
BY COMMISSIONERS.
The Object Is To Arouse More In
terest In Their Duties
AMI Work.
OTHER MATTERS TAKEN UP
AND DISCUSSED.

The Board of School Commissioners
for Anne Arundel county were in ses-
sion at their room in the Court House
yesterday both morning and afternoon.
The meeting was held yesterday as
the regular monthly meeting date for
November Will fall on election day-a
legal holiday.
The most important matter disposed
of was the passage of the following
order offered by Mr.. George 7. Mel.
vim:
Whereas, the public school law
provides that Educational matters,
affecting a school district, shall be un.
der the supervision of a Board of dis
trict school trustees, and
Whereas, the duties and RESPONSE.
bilities devolving upon the district
school trustee appear to be imperfectly
understood, and in many cases in
efficiently performed, or not perform
ed at all, thereby rendering the opera.
tions of the school law defective in
this importsnt branch of the system,
therefore
Resolved, that the district school
trustees Of the county be invited to
attend meeting to be held on Satur.
day, December l6, next. at 10 a. m
at the Court House in Annapolis fer
the purpose of discussing and adopt
ing ways and means to bring about a
more thorough understanding and a
more active cooperation of the trus-
tees in regard to their duties in the
public school administration
Resolved. that the president ap.
point q member of the board TO make
the necessary arrangements for the
proposed meeting.
President Crisp appointed Mr.. Mel
vim the member to arrange for the
meeting which will be held in this
city and will be addressed by Cover.
nor Warfield and State Superintendent
of Schools NJ. Bates Stephens.
Among the other business transacted
was the appointment of the following
trustees: School No. 8, District 3
Walter w. Stinchcomb. vice George
h. Stinchcomb, failed to qualify
School No. 10, District 3, O. Carroll
Brioe, vice S. Ogle Tilghmap, failed
to qualify; School No. 4, District s.
Thomas Ford and W. Il. Petherbridge,
vice John Ford and Charles Crosby,
failed to qualify.
The secretary was instructed to no
tify the trustees of colored school No
/. District /, that the teacher of said
school, Emma Calvert, having appeal.
ed from their decision. the board has
fixed Tuesday, December 5, at IL a.
M, to hear said appeal, and that in
the mean time Emma Calvert is to
be allowed to teach said school with
out molestation.
The resignation of Miss E. II. Linth-
icum as assistant teacher of School
No. 5. District 5, to take effect on
November 10, was received and ac-
cepted, and Miss Camsadel L. Arnold
was appointed as assistant in her
stead.
Miss Lille e. Pumphrey was ap-
pointed an assistant teacher in School
No. s, District 5, her employment to
beign at the close OF the present quar-
ter.
John Smith, trustee of ooIored
School No. 3, District 4, was author
lied to white wash said school, pro-
vided the cost shall not exceed 81. 80.
The following order offered by Mr..
Murray was adopted "That all teach
ers who were not present at the Teach
ers' Institute not be paid their salary
foI the time of the institute.
Misses Edna j. Yolson and Naomi
Hawkins were recommended to the
State Board of Education for life GER
titicates.
The salary of the principal of School
No. 5, District 5, was increased TO
$500 per year, said increase TO begin
with the beginning of the next quar-
ter.
The following teachers were con-
firmed: Miss Margaret A. Proutt,
School No. 10, District 3, vice Miss
Beulah r. Arnold, resigned; Miss S.
Elizabeth Hopkins, School ?, Dis
trict s.