Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-10
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDS ITS MEETING
Citizens From Admiral Present a
Petition Numerously Signed.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE wANTSIcE BOX
Routine Of Business Transacted al
Monthly Meeting Of County
School Commissioners.

The Board of County School Com
missioners met yesterday in regular
session, Mr.. Crisp and Mr.. Melvin
being present. After hearing and
approving the minutes, they trans
acted the following business:
A delegation of citizens from Ad.
miral pre- sented petition, numerous
ly signed, asking that the Board, at
their earliest convenience, endeavor
to find ways and means to furnish a
new and more comfortable school
building for said locality. They
were recommen led to call on the
County COMMISSIONS to ascertain
whe ther they 1.-THE County Commits
sioners) would engage to make prov
ision for such building in their next
annual levy.
The delegation reported later that
the County Commissioners promised
tc make recommendation to this ef-
feet to their successors. Whereupon
the School Board promised to pro-
ceed at once to erect the new build
ing, the matter being rtferrt to Mr..
Melvin with power to act.
Mr.. Frank II. Grimes presented an
estimate amounting to $50 for GER
tain repairs on the roof of the Brook
lyn school. The matter was referred
to Mr.. Crisp with power to act.
Miss Tate asked for refrige rator
for the Domestic Science Depart
ment of the County High School.
The Board took no action in the mat
ter.
A communication was received
fr,m the Caroline County School
Board, inviting the Anne Arundel
School Board to attend the opening
exercises of the Agricultural High
School at Rid dgely, Md, on Septem-
Der 12, end the Secretary was di-
rected to reply to the same.
On the request of numerous col
ored citizens near Annapolis juno
ton, the Board decided to provide
school facilities for the colored chill
dren of that neighborhood, and di-
rected the Superintendent to rent
building for the purpose at renta
not to exceed $50 and provide a
teacher.
Miss Edna f Kelley and Miss A.
Rebecca Sansbury were recommended d
to the State Board of Education for
FIRE e scholarships in the State Normal
School.
Miss S. Elizabeth Hopkins, assis-
tant teacher OF the Curtis Bay school
was, at her request, granted a
years leave OF absence.
The request of the teacher and
trustees of colored school I-6 for re-
pairs at said school, not to exceed
$40 was granted.
The Supt rintendent was directed TO
have repairs done ut colored school
1-3, the same not to cost over $40.
The following teachers were ap-
pointed to the Stanton colored school
for the coming year; Elizabeth
Siowden. principal; w. H. Butler,
vice-principal; assistants, Marion
Valentine, Ruth Swami, Margaret
Colbert, Lucy Briscoe, Evelyn Coop
err, Henrietta Hucles, Eugenia T..
Hart, Domestic Science.
Alexander Kess was appointed
trustee of colored school l-S in place
of James Hall, deceased.
The Board voted to open the col
ored schools on October +. A new
stove was voted for school 81.
A communication addressed to
the Superintende was received
From the president of the Maryland
Agricultural College. asking for the
active support of the school authori-
ties in getting the next Legislature
| to put this institution on a good sub
stantial basis and enable it to do the
work or farmers are demanding. The
Superintendent was directed to reply
| to it.
The following appointments of
| teachers were confirmed: Roberta
Lyons, school 4-S: Laura A. Sans
bury, school 6-S; Nj. A. E. Phillips.
school 2-5; Lillian Bassford. school
81; Ida Bassord, school 1879; Marion
v. Thomas, school 1873: Edna Gath
er, col6red school So; Helen Arnold,
school 1875.
The Superintendent was directed
to see to the necessary repairs al
colored school IA.
The resignation Of Miss Lucy Col.
linson school l-3, And Miss Elizabeth
Grothey, school 9-5, were received
an1 accepted.
A protest against using in the
county schools the agricultural ar
ticles now being published in the
Baltimore Sunday Sun was received
from Mr.. r. B. Jones and placed or
file.
After passing a number of bills
the Board adjourned to meet agai I