The Democratic advocate., 1909-05-14
THE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
What the Commissioners Have Done
the Past Year.

From five localities in the county
requests, and in some cases urgent
demands, have come to the school
board for new school houses or for
an addition to the present house. The
Board has no money with which to
undertake this work and for that
reason at meeting held May 3, in
stant, the school commissioners pass
ed resolution that they would not
build any house, nor add room to
any schoolhouse the present summer.
During their incumbency the board
has built twelve new schoolhouses,
and has added rooms to four more.
These buildings have cost $25,340.
Also in interest and principal we have
paid out $13,470, ON the school debt
OF the county. This board has placed
hot-water heaters In the schoolhouses
of Hampstead, Manchester, Union
Bridge and Taneytown A globe and
a map of Maryland have been placed
In every school room in the coun-
ty, and other supplies and equipments
have been provided for the schools
so far as our money would admit.
:. There are about 140 school build
ings. To keep this property from go
ing to wreck, several houses have to
be painted. fioored OF rooted, with
other repairs every year. Not only Is
this part OF our duty a constant
trouble and care, but the repair bill
Is quite considerable.
In the year 1900, the teachers pay
roll In the county amounted to $780,
902.95; the present year the teach
ers viii receive at least S5S .353.6S.
This shows that we are paying the
teachers at present S1S,451.75 more
than they received at the beginning
Of the present administration. IL II
is the will of the taxpayers that the
efficiency in teaching service be kept
up or increased and that increased
accommodations be provided, in meet
ing these wishes OF the people the
board win 20 just as far as the money
furnished by the county win permit
In all cases the commissioners spend
the money Just as economically and
honestly as they know how to spend
II consistently with efficient service
In their adherence 10 q fixed policy,
the board has not contracted single
dollar OF debt. and we could not have
accomplished what we have In the way
of new buildings II the county com
missioners had not on more than one
occasion helped us out
The trustees In the schools OF the
county will remain as they we're last
year. with the following changes
rendered necessary on account Of
designations, requests or removals
from one district to another; Clear
View. Lewis Reifsnider, George l..
Harman and Harvey Shorb; Bear
Mount, Calvin Starner, Jr.. Ia place
OF Aaron I5lltabridle; Hafney. Martin
ID. Hess In place OF J. Y. Eyer; HUM
bert, Harvey Morelock, added to the
board; Silver Run. y. d Kemper and
VIM zacharias IN plsce OF Jacob
Koontz and o. A. Haines. Good Hope.
Thco King In place OF VIM. Frock:
Shade Howard Hyie and Wesley Gel
man In place of i. D. Wantz and G.
Starner; WarfieIdsburg. Charles Rick
ell In place OF j. G. Robertson; Mex
leo, Noah Hosfeld In place of Israel
utz; 0gg Summit. Harvey ogg In
place OF VIM. Heagy; Keysyille, Geo.
p. Ritter In place OF II. A. Stonesifer: !:
Detour: George q. Naylor and Maurice
Wilhide In place OF w. Shorb and r.
Kolb: Medford. Jesse Bale in place
Of Ephraim es.deceased: Charles
Street, colored, Bayless Boyer. James
uryen and Thomas Summers: Bauch-
mans, Dallas NJ. Wilson In place OF
Geo. Panebaker; Kroh's. Henry Shat
fer. Thomas Kuhns and Andrew Mil
Ter; Old Fort, VIM. Sherman, George
Ensor and Christopher Hunt
Taneytown Chestnut Grove, MahI-
on, and New Windsor were for the
present left In the hands Of the school
board.
s. SIMPSON. Secretary.