Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-11
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE
10 Be Held Here On September
), For Five Days Session
THE TEACHERS APPOINTED
Routine Business Transacted AT Monthly
Meeting OF County School Board

Meeting OF County School Board
The County School Commissioners
in monthly session Tuesday, announced
that the regular school year will be-
gin Ola September 5, though the actual
convening of the schools for the scho.
lastic term will not be until Septem-
ber II. From September 5 to 9. in
elusive, the annual Institute of the
county teachers will be held in this
city. Contrary to the custom of the
last several years, Anne Arundel will
not have joint institute with the
counties of NSt. Mary's, Prin ce
Georges and Charles.
The Board announces that those who
received a general average of 20 per
cent. or better in the teachers exam
inations, and not less than 90 per cent.
in Arithmetic, Algebra and English
Grammar, are entitled to certificates.
The trustees of school No. 10,
District A, were authorized to repair
said school house at cost not to ex-
ceed $25.
Miss-Mirian " Thomas was grant
ed years leave of absence from her
school, and Miss Grace Up n was
appointed as substitute during the
interim. An extension of l,ave of
absence was granted Miss Frances
Duvall, of Annapolis.
The resignation of Miss A. Stella
Clark, as principal of school 9, Dis
trict 4, was received and accepted.
Appointments of the following
teachers were announced: Miss
Annie Glover, assistant school J
District l {; Miss Ida Bassford, assist
ant school 4, District l.; Miss Eliza
beth Jones, assistant at Mayo; Miss
Edith Jones, principal at TaylorsvilIe,
the trustees having failed to qualify;
Miss Lillian Bassford, first assistant,
and Miss Zang, second assistant at
Shady Side; Miss Laura Sansbury,
assistant at McKendree; Miss Mildred
Tisdale, principal at West Annapolis,
no trustees having been appointed;
Miss Effie Murray, principal at Fair
field, trustees having failed to qualify;
Miss Eta Benson, assistant at Fair
field.
Miss Clara Bell Kent was appointed
teacher of mathematics and physics
at the Annapolis High School.
The request to have the colored
school at Skidmore was denied.
Scholarships at the State Normal
School, Baltimore, were awarded to
the following: Miss Bessie Hawkins
and Miss Mollie Anderson, of Brook
lyn, and Miss Alice Myers, of Ad-
miral's.
The Board decided to discontinue
the use of Princes arithmetic.
The Board adopted standing order
providing that in the appointment of
assistant teachers the period of their
employment shall be for one year or
so much of the year as their services
are required, but in every case the
appointment shall be for one year
only. unless reappointed.
Commissioner Melvin, to whom had
been referred the selection of a site
for the West Annapolis school, recon-
mended the lots at the corner of West
Annapolis street and Monterey ave-
nue., including lots 10 and IL of block
20. This recommendation was adopt
ed Mr.. Melvin also recommended
the establishment of another school
in the neighborhood of WelIsview.
This was not acted upon.
The salary of Miss Agnes Hmmel-
hebar, commercial teacher in the An
napolis High School, was fixed at
500 per year, and that of Miss Naomi
Hawkins. vice principal OF the Brook
lyn school, at 5000.
Having received the highest marks
in their respective examinations, Mr..
Thomas Davidson was awarded the
scholarship at the Maryland Agricul-
tural College. and Master Allen
White to the scholarship at Washing
ton College.
The County Superintendent was di-
rected to enter into negotiations with
the Howard County School Board in
regard to increasing the teaching ca
pacity of Annapolis Junction School,
the same being inadequate without
the appointment of an additional
teacher; Howard county to pay it's
portion of the increased expenses con-
nected Herewith.
Miss Corse was continued for the
/ coming year as teacher of drawing
at the Brooklyn and Curtis Bay
/ school.
The following bids were accepted
To paint school z, District 2, inside
and out, Charles Worthington, $50;
to paint school 8, District l, Benja-
min A. Brown, $50; to build school Z,
1 District s, DeWaard & Sons, $40; to
build Edgewater school, DeWaard &,
Sons. $3.50.