The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-10-12


Meeting of the School Board.-The
school Board held meeting at Towson on
Wednesday with the president, Mr.. Thomas
b. Todd, in the chair, and Mr.. Albert s. Cook,
secretary.
"A delegation of ladies from Glyndon, 4th
district, presented a petition asking for an ar
tesian well for Glyndon School, the residents
agreeing to pay $50 of the expense of the same.
The petition was referred to Commissioner
Russell to report the probable cost at the next
meeting.
A request made to open a colored school at
Todd.
Miss Ella F. Warfield was appointed trustee
of School 9, district f.
The question of water supply at Foreston
School was referred to Commissioner Scott.
The resignation of Mr.. A. J. Hipsley: as
teacher OF School 6, district 3. was accepted.
The schools will be closed Thursday and Fri
day. October 18th and 18th, on account of
Home Coming Week.
Miss Isobel Davidson, supervisor of prima-
ry and industrial work in the schools, sub
mltted her first annual report to the Board.
In part it is as follows:
'Twenty-six schools are represented in the
work undertaken, with 81 teachers-46 in
charge of the first and second year grades and
40 in the third and fourth year grades
Ieachers' meetings have been held regular
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on the first and fourth Fridays of each month,
for the purpose of discussing the various
| phases of the course of study, the presenting of
lesson plans and giving of definite aid along
| any line suggested by the teachers. Construc-
tive, rather than destructive, criticism has been
the motive underlying the supervision of the
daily work.
THE wholesome atmosphere maintained in
many rooms and schools through better ap-
probation of child needs, healthy interest on
the part of the children in schoolwork, kind
| ly spirit of cooperation and mutual sympa-
| thy on the part of both teacher and pupil, is
| worthy of comment.
I'm some schools window gardens have been
fairly successful. The Willow Avenue, Ar
lington, Westport, Canton, Gardenville, Laura
vile and Govanstown schools have outdoor
| gardens. We hope to have outdoor gardens in
connection with each school when the impor-
lance of this work is recognized.
1.-THE field excursion is coming to be factor
| in the routine of the school. Many classes
have availed themselves ofthe half-hour in the
study of particular tree in the yard, trip to
the woods or park, the brickyard, the lumber
yard and the factory or shop.
| 1.-THE organization of parents club in some
| of the communities has been instrumental in
bringing parents and teachers into closer and
more sympathetic relations. Parents clubs in
the various communities would render distinct
service in experimenting public education by
establishing fund for the purchase of art pro-.
| ducts for the schools, pictures, statuaTy, mural
decorations providing available plots of
| ground for school garden work, the rent being
paid by the organization and the children's
products; providing fund for identifying
| the school grounds; establishing a fund for
the purchase of reference and library books
for the school, and furnishing adequate play
| grounds and equipping them with apparatus
for physical culture exercises.
while there are many things which merit
| ia ora hlo comment there are certain factors
which seriously affect the progress and strength
| of the primary work. In some instances the
work is Intellectual, to some extent due to poor
teaching. The following would facilitate the
work more directly Compulsory education
| law; smaller number of children per teacher !;
adequate school-room facilities; school play
| grounds; school gardens cooperation with
home gardens in the community, the city park
ways and village streets friendly visitors !;
| extension of the noon period to one and one
half hours in some localities, and good janitor
service.
1.-THE large number of children in the pri-
mary grades per teacher makes it difficult to do
| creditabe work along rational educational
lines. A teacher with 40 or 45 children, if
regular in attendance, would be able to accom-
| plsh splendid results but numbers in excess
| of that, with our intermittent attendance,
weakeDs the work to an unusual degree"
| The Board gave Miss Davidson vote of
| thanks for her report and highly complimented
| her upon her work. The report will be printed
in full with the annual report of the superin-
| tendent
Lutherville to Have It's Own Water Com
| pany-On Monday last Mr.. Emanuel W..
Herman, attorney, filed in the County Clerk s
office a certificate of incorporation oftbe Luth-
erville Water Company of Baltimore county.
| The corporation is formed for the purpose of
supplying the village of Lutherville and vicin-
ity with pure water. The capital stock is $685.
600, divided into 1000 shares of S25 each. The
incorporators and also directors for the first
year are Judge Frank l. Duncan and Messrs.
| J. Robert Woods, Samuel A. Won Riesen JON
athan K. Voshell, Edmund s. Dickey, Edward
Markell and Gebhart Leimbach.
| AS direct result of the failure of the Balti-
| more County Water and Electric Company to
furnish the residents of Lutherville with an
adequate water supply the new corporation
hsssbeen formed, as the residents have been
| put to considerable expense and great incon-
venience and annoyance by the constant fail
ure of water the past summer.
| It is understood that enough of the capital
stock has been subscribed to enable the COM
pany to begin operations at once, and it ex-
poets to supply the residents of Lutherville
with water by the first of the year. Later on
it is expected to extend the operations of the
company to other sections of the county.
Almost every property holder in the village
| has agreed to take water from the new COM
pany. Engineers have been at work and an
abundant supply of pure spring water has
been secured.
Water and Smoke Under Discussion
| At the meeting of the Highways Commission
on Thursday the question of an alleged smoke
nuisance in Green Spring Valley came up when
MIR. Edward L. Gernand, of the Mount Wash
ington Water Company, asked for certain fran.
chises for the laying of water mains.
Mr.. William II. Whitridge and other resi-
dents of the valley appeared before the Com
mission. not to protest against any existing
smoke nuisance in the valley, but to object to
the company establishing its plant in the val
lev if soft coal is to be used. The plant of the
company is to be established at Rogers Station
and franchises are asked for the laying of the
mains along Green Spring avenue, Park
| Heights avenue, Falls road, Rogers avenue,
Green Spring Valley road and Belvidere avenue
The Commission will give the directors 8
hearing at II A. NJ. next Thursday. A petition
was presented by Mr.. Gernand containing the
names of Sc property owners and taxpayers re
questing that the franchise be granted
Educational Club Formed.-The Educa
tiopal Club of Baltimore County has been or
ganized for the promotion of professional
and social spirit among the teachers and other:
interested in educational progress: More thar
so members were enrolled at the first meeting
and the following officers were elected:
President-Joseph Blair, principal of Spar
rows Point School.
Vice Observation-Disclosures H. Hope, principa
of Gardenville School.
Secretary-Miss Roanna Steele, primary de
partment Highlandtown School,
Treasurer-Miss Roberta Porter, principal o
Westport School.
The officers, with Albert S. Cook, superin
tendent of schools; Clarence g.. Cooper anC
Miss Isobel Davidson, primary supervisor
compose the executive committee which has
entire charge of the affairs of the club, subjec
to instructions from the body as a whole.
The regular meetings of the club will be hel(
the first Saturday of each month at 2P.M
A New Real Estate Company.-On Mon
day last Mr.. Harry E. Parkhurst, attorney
FLED in the County Clerk Office certificate o.
incorporation of the Kenilwork Park Com
pany of Baltimore county. Those named a
incorporators are Messrs. Isaac II. Moss jacob
S. Parr, John L. Rosensteel Frederick g. Bur
| ger and Harry E. Parkhurst. 1t is authorized
to buy and sell lands, build roads, furnish wa
ter, manufacture and supply gas and do al
other acts necessary to the opening and devel
opment of property. 1t has an authorized cap
ital stock of $4,000, divided into 1000 share
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