Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-15
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS
IN MONTHLY SESSION
No Money for School at German
town This Time.
ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Lack Of Funds Prevents Boards Ac-
ceptance Of MIR. FairchiIds
Offer.

The Board of School Commissioners
met yeste rday in regular session, all
the members being present. After
hearing and approving the minutes,
they transacted the following busi-
ness:
Mr. Milton Fairchild presented the
advantages of visual instruction in
teaching morals in the public schools.
He offered to give a week of such
work in certain central schools for
the sum of Sll0. The Board did not
think they could incur the expense
at this time and took no action.
A delegation from Germantown
asked to have school established in
that locality. The Board replied that
they would like to accommodate them,
but owing to lack of funds they could
not entertain the proposition at this
time.
Mr.. James Cox asked to have the
well and pump pat in order at School
81. He was authorized to dig the
well 10 feet deeper to ascertain if
good water could be obtained.
1t was ordered by the Board that
the teacher of Domestic Science of
Stanton School should submit her
acquisitions TO the supervisor or Miss
Munford, for their approval before
goods are purchased. And the Su-
perintendent was directed to inform
Mr. Jewell, the grocer. to honor no
rqeuisitions from Miss Hart until
they had been accordingly approved
The SUperinte ldent was instructed
to write to Mr.. Enoch Harlan and re-
quest him to extend the time during
which he would consent to give lots
for the erection of a colored school
house at Fairfield, as the School Com
missioners had already sent in their
e5timates and the County Commits
sioners had already made their levy
for the current year, aud consequent
ly the expense luld not be incurred
row
The Superintendent was directed to
ask Mrs Hemetter to replace the win
dow lights in the building rented from
her at Fairfield for school purposes
and to charge the expense to the
School Commls ssloners.
Mr.. Thomas Mullen was authorized
to get the benches from Union
Chapel, and the school desks not need
ed at School 2-l, the same to be
placed in colored school 6-8, for the
use of said school.
The contracts of the following
teachers were confirmed: Misses
Mary Dashiell, S-S; Alta Costen, 81
Elizabeth Clark, 14-2; Mrs. Gazelle
Z. Matthews, 5-1; Frances Bennett,
2-s.
The Superintendent was directd to
h ave the necessary repsirs don at
colored school 6-S.
The request of the trustees of
school 6-2 for pump and well at said
school was not acted on.
The resignation of Miss Laura
Gary of school Ia, and of Miss Elise
Israel, school 81, were accepted by
the Board.
The request of the principal of the
Churchton school to have the wains-
coating of her room painted was not
acted on.
The Board did not approve of the
request of the principal of school l.S
to appropriate $40 to help purchase
the new Reference Library for said
school.
The Superintendent was directed
to investigate the condition of the
outbuildings of colored school S-5.
No action was taken on the request
o f the Annapolis Grammar School for
an additional teacher for the Fifth
Grade of said school.
Two outhouses were asked to be
built and the we'll put in order at
school 9-5, the same to be under the
supervision of the Superintendent.
The Superinte ndent was directed to
inform Miss Tate that the garments
made in her department should con-
tinue to be disposed of as heretofore
In accordance with the recommen-
dation of the auditor, Mr.. Black, the
Board ordered that all checks not
paid and still outstanding on the
treasursr's books be turned into the
cash account of the general fund and
a memorandum of the same be kept.
At neon the bids for building the
new Admiral schoolhouse were open
ed and were as follows: H. NJ. B.
Hopkins, 81. Ss7; Miller, Stevens &
Son, sl,399; E. B. Ross & Bro,
81, 1,ze7.5s: Amos Carr. 81 200; c. H..
Worthington, 81, $50; VIM. H. Far
rell, s1,277. Mr.. Carr being the
lowest bidder received the contract.
The teachers of schools 1873 and
1874, having reported that they had
raised the required St0 for school
Libraries, a like amount was voted
! them.
The Superintendent was instructed
TO have the necessary repairs done
at school 5-2.
Blaekboards for the Bristol school
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