Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-01-09
THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
INTERESTING MEETING HELD
BY THE BOARD.
Riley's History of Annapolis And
Anne Arundel County Is
Listed As School
Book.
Mr. MELvIN'S ORDERS BEFORE
THE BOARD.

One or the most interesting meetings
ever held by the Board of County
School Commissioners for Anne Arun-
del county was held this morning in
the office at the Court House of super
intendent of County Schools Harry Z.
Wallis The full membership of the
board was present. President Crisp
presided. AS this was the first meet
ing of the year much business OF i'm
portanee 10 schools was transacted.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved
The trustees of School No. ~, Dis
trict 3. we're authorized to place new
steps 20 school. cost not to exceed Sl2
Mr.. Riley appeared before the board
and presented each member with three
copies of his edition of "A History
of Anne Arundel County, Upon the
acceptance of the copies Mr.. Melvin
offered the following order:
The County School Commissioners
of Anne Arundel County acknow ledge
the receipt of the edition of the His
tory of Anne Arundel County by Mr..
Elihu S. Riley. recently prepared and
adapted for use in the public schools
and hereby express their qualification
at the excellence of the work. In the
Judgment of the board the author has
performed a service TO the people of
the county that entities him to their
lasting gratitude. The board hereby
orders that the book be regularly listed
among the authorized histories to be
taught in the schools of the county,
and directs the County Superintendent
to give instruction to the teachers as
to the grades in which it shall be
used.
The order was unanimously adopted
After elaboration and discussion it
was decided that the board will not
be able to continue the colored schools
after the expiration of this term, and
that use of books and apparatus be
granted to those schools that wish to
run on subscription.
it was moved and seconded that
Shoot No IA, District 3, Mr. Joseph
T. Brennan be appointed in place of K.
NJ Brennan. deceased, and that w. w.
Sellman be appointed TO the other va
cancy in the board
Samuel Garner was appointed trus-
tee of School No /, District 2, in
place of Francis A. Duvall, who has
left the neighborhood.
Ordered by Mr.. Melvin-It has come
| to the knowledge of the board that a
number of teachers are not complying
%
school system bylaws. which require
schools to Ee kept open five days in
each week, and for six hours each
| day, from . a. m. to ~ IN. aud from
| to y. IN. The County Superin.
| tendent is directed to ascertain and
report to the board as soon as practi-
cable the names of the teachers who
have thus failed to comply with this
rule and to advise them that strict
| observance of said bylaw will here
AFTER be expected. And he is further
directed to call the special attention
of the teacher to Rule 16 of Article 6
| of said bylaw.
Ordered by Mr.. Melvin-It is the
sense of this board that elementary
| lessons in the science and art of agri-
culture should be a requirement in
| every county school; that practical
| farming is as teachable a subject as
| Geography that boys and girls should
be Taught and trained for the farm
| just the same as they are taught and
trained for any other occupation. 1t
| is therefore ordered that the teachers
| of the county schools be required TO
give two lessons week on the first
| principles of agriculture to such grades
| in the schools as the County SuDerin-
tendant may designate. 1t is further
| ordered that teachers make such prep
aration as may be practicable to be
examined upon the subject of elemen-
tary agriculture at the next general
| examination of teachers.
Ordered by Mr.. Murray-That in
the matter of Miss Wells leaving her
school as in her letter of January 5,
| 1906. aud taking the position of stenog-
rapher in the Senate until April /,
that permission be not given her, the
board feeling that if a teacher wants
to resign to accept a better position
she is a. liberty to do so, but that
while she is the teacher of a school SHE
must teach.