The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-03-06
Ardmore Citizens Protest

ArdmOre Citizens Protest
A delegation, representing the Ard
more and Ardwick Citizens Asso-
citation. visited here on Tuesday for the
purpose of filing protest against the
establishment of consolidated school
which has been proposed for Lanham.
The following resolutions signed by a
number of interested patrons were sub
mitted to the respective Boards:
The undersigned members of the ard
more and Ardwick Citizens Association,
Tax Payers and Patrons of the Ard
more School, in meeting assembled on
the 26th day of February 1914 passed
the following resolutions, which they
respectfully offer to you for your care
full consideration.
WHEREAS, it has come to our know
ledge, through the County papers and
through otner sources, that certain
schools are to be built in the County,
and
WHEREAs, it has been rumoled that
it is the intetiun of the School Board TO
consolidate the Schools in the vicinity
of Lanham, Maryland, thereby closing
the Ardmore schools, and
WREREAs. we understand that the
citizens of Lanham have requested the
consolidation of the said schools, repre-
senting to your Board that all parties
interested desired this consolidation,
and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Lanham
have held several meetings about this
matter, and petitioned your Board for
the consolidation of said schools, with
out our knowledge or consent,
Now THEREFOR BE 1T RESOLVED:
That while we are not opposed to the
consolidation of the schools of Prince
Georges County, under proper condl-
lions. We feel that the time Is not yet
ripe for such constellation, and, that
owing to the exceedingly poor roads of
Prince Georges County, it would be
impossible for greater portion OF the
children of Ardmore and Ardwlck to
attend schools, except in the very best
of weather, if the scheme of the Clti-
zeus of Lanham is adopted, thereby
causing many of the children TO violate
the Compulsory Education Law, con-
ditiun no one desires 10 bring about,
and
BE IT RESOLVED, that we are opposed
TO the closing OF the ArdmOre school
for the purpose of the establishment Of
u graded school in the vicinity CT Lam
ham and
RESOLVED, that we respectfully call
the attention of the School Board to the
following facts relative TO the schools
in this district and particularly TO the
Ardmore school:
The site Tor tue Ardmore School was
donated to the County by Mr.. John +.
Dugan of Ardmore.
The binding was erected without one
cent of cost TO the County.
Tie school is, we believe, the most
economically conducted one in the
G ,unIy for its size and the number of
pup Is it serves
There are 80 Oh ldren enrolled at the
Ardmore School which, We believe, to
be oue-haIf as mauy as the number In
L.nham, Seabrouk, Prince Garden and
Hynesboro combined.
To consolidate the schools of Ard
more, Lanham, etc. and furnish the
transportation for the pupils would cost
1855 90 per year for the Ardmore
children alone, and to consolidate these
schools and not furnish transportation
would mean that most of the pupils
could not attend school at all.
We further desire to call the atten
ton of your no aorable Board to the re-
part of the Commission of Education OF
the United States who advoca'e s the
Adjustment of the one room County
School and the establishment of consult
dated schools wherever pract cable, he,
however, especially advises against
such action where the expense is too
great and where it would mean the
breaking up and disintregating existing
communities
RESOLVED, that the es ablishment of
q consolidated school In our district
would be SO great an expense and would
be the means of breaking Up and disiu-
tregatng our community.
We FURTHER RESOLVE that when
the time does come for the establish
meut of = graded school in our district,
that it be located at d central point, on
or convenient to the Electric Llue,
where IL wi serve tho greater number
of children conveniently.
AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, that
We desire 10 go on record as being APP
posed To bonding the whole County for
the erection of d lew expensive schools,
but that we recommend in Its stead, tina
each community st k'ug d sch Dol b.
assessed benefits anu special tax be
levied OH the property owners OF the
vicinity asking for such school.
AND BIZ IT FURTHUR RESOLVED,
That we earnestly entreat the County
commissioners and the School b )ard
not to disturb the scho l at Ardmore,
aud, if necessary, We agrLe 10 bear the
entire expense OF the Ardmore, School.
provided, our portion Of the SCH )Jl Tax
Is Refunded to Us.
RESOLVED, that we heartily endorse
the resolutions passed by the County
Commissioners at their meeting on Feb-
ruary l7th, 1914
JAMES DUFF, Pres,
HENRY A. MAR5DEN, Sec'y.