The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
Contract Awarded For Erection of
Yoder School Near GrantsvilIe.

Yoder School Near EVANSVILLE.
The Board of School Commissioners
was in session Tuesday, with President
Sliger and Commissioner Glotfelty
present.
An additional teacher and equipment
were authorized for the Maysville
school.
The course of the Friendsville State
High School was ordered extended from
three year to a four year course
This will entitle the graduates of that
institution to receive hereafter a stand
ard high school diploma instead of
certificate, which has heretofore been
awarded.
The passing general average upon
which certificates to teach may be
issued by the County Superintendent
was ordered to be lowered from 60 per
cent. to As per cent. or above. Under
this order there will be issued twenty
seven additional certificates. This APP
plies to second grade certificates only
The following teachers were appoint
ed for the schools named Friendsville
High, John W. Holman; Jennings.
Leonora Wiley; Dodson, Margaret
Nine; Kitzmiller Vice Principal, John
Marville.
The schools of the county, ordered to
open for the year of 1914-1915, were
ordered to be closed for the Christmas
Holidays upon Friday, December IS,
1914 and to recOnvene upon Monday,
January 4, 1915, closing for the year
year upon Wednesday. April IA, 1915.
making a term of one week longer than
heretofore.
There was but one bid received for
the building of the new Yoder school
building, in election district No. 3, to
replace the one demolished in June by a
wind storm, and it was from S. M.
Yoder. of that neighbor hood. the price
therefor beng 100000. The contract
was accordingly awarded to S. M. Yoder.
Trustees for the Painter school were
appointed as follows: c. W. Burke,
Homer Weimer and Daniel O'Brien.
Friday afternoon, September IS, 1914,
was designated by the School Board as
"clean-up-day." At this time the
trustees, teacher, pupils and patrons of
each school of the county are requested
to assemble at each school house and
see that it has a good thorough clean
ing, using water, soap and I've and dis
infectants literally upon the walls OF
the inside. the windows, desks and
floors as well as having the outhouses
put in such a condition that they as
we'll as the school houses themselves
shall not be menace to the health of
the children on account of the years
accumulation of dirt and refuse-two
of the greatest enemies to the health
of the individual. Many of the school
commissioners of the county are max
ing plans that the school building and
outhouses shall receive coat of needed
paint that-day many hands will make
light work, and with a nicely painted
school building and cleaned up grounds
for our boys and girls, any community
is far weather.; and with the Pupils
Economy League standing for such
things that make for the wealth of the
county, much good may be accomplish
ed; let all unite and give day or half
day at least to cleaning up the place
where our boys and girls will spend the
next eight months; it will afford a most
excellent lesson to them in cleanliness.
A committee consisting of all the
teachers of the Oakland Grammar and
High Schools was appointed to make
the necessary arrangements and tC
work out the details for the Education.
al Rally for the entire county at Oak
land upon Friday of Fair week being
October 2, 1914; H. A. Loraditch was
appointed chairman of the committee.
The Commissioners adjourned to re
convene Friday, September 4th. 1914