The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-10
COURT HOUSE news.
THEODORE +. ENGLAR, ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL BOARD.
George +. MOrelOck Chosen Superin-
tendent OF Schools = Orphans
Court.
School Commissioners.


The Board of School Commission
ers. held a meeting in their Office on
Tuesday, May 7th Theodore T. Eng
lar, T.. ID. Reid, Abram an. Zentz, y MI.
Hoffacker, Dr. VIM. ID. Hopkins, and
c. G. Devilbiss being present.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. Theodore y. IEnglar, president
pro tem."
The proceedings of the last meet
ing were read and approved.
The commissioners appointed, J. W.
Hoffacker o.. O.. Devilbiss, and - N-
Zentz, received their commissions on
May 9Th, and also took the oatn Of
office the same day n. W. Hoffacker
was appointed in the place OF John
O. Devries, deceased, and a. n. zentz
and C G Devilbiss in the place Of
Jacob II. Blocher and Peter Buchanan
whose term of Office had expired.
These appointments were made by the
Governor during the session Of the
Legislature of 1872
In the reorganization OF the Board
Mr.. Theo. F. Englar was elected pres
ident, George F Morelock, county
superintendent, secretary and treas
urer, of the Board (by receiving five
vOtes,a and Grove IT. Snipley one) after
which Mr. George r. Morelock was
unanimously elected by the Board,
Charles Reed clerk, anu Ivan IT, HOff,
Esq, Council to the Board.
Mr.. Guy w. Steele and Charles T..
Weaver came before the Board ln the
interests Of the Mt. Airy school, ask
ing that the Board agree to make said
school a Second Group High School.
This was decided by the Board, and
gave Dr. VIM d. Hopkins the privi-
lege Of renting and equiping room,
also employing an Agricultural teach
or for the next school year, 1912 and
1913
Geo. L. Stocksdale appeared before
the Board in the interest of David an.
Leister and others. The matter was
left in the hands of commissioner, A.
m. Zentz.
Charles o. Clemson came before
the Board in the interest of Primary
Grade Supervision
Mrs. Ida p. Stabler, grade supervis-
or, came before the Board explaining
her work for the past year, also say
ing that she was anxious to see grade
supervision continue in Carroll coun-
ty.
The meeting Of the Board in May,
being the time for the appointment Of
District trustees, that business was
taken up, in a great many cases the
trustees holding the office were re-
appointed, under recommendation to
the Board, vacancies occasioned by
designations, death or removal were
filled by appointing the following
trustees: Washington, Edward Hern-
II, Joseph Study, and 4. Kump; Ore
gon, Albert Rowe, in place OF George
A. Shoemaker; Fairview, Emory
Baust and Charles Carbaugh, in place
OF Daniel s. Diehl and Ezra Caylor;
Mayberry, Willie Babylon, in place Of
wv. Grant Yingling; Bish's and
Blacks, in charge Of commissioner
Theodore r. Englar; Reese, Wesley,
PatapscO and East View, i'm charge
Of commissioner, Abram N. Zentz;
Bachman's, Grover Frock, in place OF
Ezra Frock; Lineboro, Charles Stick,
in place of J. L. Hoffman; West End,
Dr. T.. * Woodward in place ST Jac-
ob Handley; Ogg Summit, Ernest
Wolf and John G. Hoffman; Snyders-
brug. Thomas IT. Simmons, in place of
John N: Simmons; Enterprise, Geo.
w. Cushing; Linwood, r. Lee Myers,
. lH place 80 JGSSC 6LLAIhg l1G1A AAAAAJ
Wm. II. Jones, in place Of Josiah De
hoff; Ridgeville, John Fl. Hahn and
wv. r.. Brauning; Chestnut Grove, in
charge Of DR.. VIM d. Hopkins; PARIS
Vile, (colored) Dorsey Myers in place
Of Philip Myers.
A sadness prevaded the meeting ow-
ing to the death of Prof. 5. Simp-
son, which occurred since it, last
meeting, all Of the members present
expressed their deepest sorrow, and
sympathized with the family in their
sad bereavement, and spoke in the
highest terms of his ability a. a
County Superintendent, and his tideli-
ty to duty.
An order was passed TO pay the
teachers salaries for the Summer
Term on June 14th, 1912.
After sundry bills were passed upon
and ordered to be paid the Board ad-
journed
Mr.. r.. Neale Parke, counsel to tie
Board, has presented his resignation
to take effect August 1st.