The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11

Meeting of the School Board.-The School
| Board held meeting at Towson on Wednes-
day, with the president, Mr.. Thomas B. Todd,
in the chair and Mr.. A. s. Cook, secretary.
The contract for furnishing books for the
schools was awarded to the William ]. Q; Du-
lany Company, the lowest bidder, at III per
cent. discount. '.':
Bids were opened for stationery and referred
to the secretary for tabulation, as follows: W.
]. c. Dulany Company, s6,7O4.4S; Luckett-
heimer, $7,570.21; Lowenthal Wolfe,
81. 1852.
A vacancy in the scholarship to the Mary
land Agricultural College was reported. 1t
was announced that the examination will be
held beginning July 10th at the Office of the
Board.
The following passed the June examination
for Normal School scholarships in the order
named: Margaret Coe. Pikesville; Harriet E.
Beall, Monkton Ray Brown, Highlandtown !;
Emily r. Constable, Mount Washington
Anna M. Faulkner, Lauraville; Leah Morgan,
town Alfredda E. Iglehart Highlandtown /;
Ethel Biggs, Mt. Washington Marie l.. Van
Slyke. Fullerton Helen Lipscomb, Pikesville;
Eva w. Burton, Lauraville; Katharine E. Car
ney, Lauraville; Elizabeth A. Burton, Green
wood; Florence M. Donaldson, Hereford.
1t was decided to open commercial course
in each of the three high schools of the county.
Miss Hannah Scott was appointed teacher
in the commercial department of Gainesville
High School; Miss Gertrude Michael at Frank
lin High School, and Miss Mamie Feast in
Towson High School, at salary of $500 year
each.
The following high school graduates are re-
commended to be placed first on the list for
Normal School scholarships: Lillian B.
Owings Owings' Mills; Matte E. Hipsley.
Gwynnbrook Mary G. Upperco, Boring, and
Margaretta Pearce, Philopolis.
ho ri hot fho oir1do of he
quota for Normal School scholarships be Sc
lected from the highest on the eligible list of
the June examinations and that the remainder
of the Is names on the eligible list be recon-
mended to the State Board of Education for
appointment, and in addition the following,
who have attended the Normel School one year
or more as pay students and have passed cred
itably all their examinations in that school:
Lulu Schafer, of Violetville, and L. Viola
Wilson, of Mount Winans.
The following were recommended for first
grade teachers certificates: Ruth Jones. Tow
son; Charlotte J.. Benhof, Highlandtown /;
Harry v. Miller. Mount Carmel.
The following passed the examinations for
st. Johns and Western Maryland scholarships
]. Edward Graef Daniel E. Campbell. Davis
Coward Vernon l.. Gorsuch add ]. Edward
Schmidt.
Superintendent Cook recommended the
awarding of the two scholarships, the highest
on the list to have first choice, the second to
second choice and the next three alternates in
case the others fail to enter.
Miss Mamie P. CAN'T, of Highlandtown and
Miss Kane of Long Green, were appointed to
scholarships in the Maryland Institute.
The following applicants for certificates to
teach in the colored schools have passed the ex-
aminations: First Grade, Alfred G. Kelley ;
Second Grade, Virginia Harris Priscilla Smith
and Martha j. johnson.
The Board reappointed the colored teachers
and filled vacancies.
One hundred dollars were received from the
Woman's Club, of Glyndon and patrons ofthe
school as contribution toward an artesian
we'll at the school building
The Columbia school will not be reopened on
account of consolidation.
The Board authorized Commissioner Shoe
maker to have an artesian well bored at Pixies
vile school building.