Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-12-08
PULSORY LAW
FhvOREDBY BOARD
Detail of Business Transacted al
Monthly Meeting Of School
Board.
XMAS. MONEY FOR employees.
School Commissioners Decide 10 Take
No Further ALTON IN Matter of
Teachers Increased Salaries.


The Board of School Commissioners
met yesterday in regular session, all
the members being present After
hearing and approving the minutes. the
following business was transacted:
The Board decided to close the
schools at the end of the afternoon
session of December %, and to open
them on the morning of January 3. at
the regular hour.
An order was passed authorizing
the treasurer to pay on December %
the salaries of all employees of the
Board for the fun current month, and
to borrow sufficient money therefor.
not exceeding $4,000.
A letter was received from the
Teachers Alliance in answer to the
former letter of the Board. declining to
favor an increase of salaries. It was
decided not to take any further steps
in the matter at present.
A letter was received from Miss Lii
ian Worthington. asking for a part of
her salary during a protracted spell Of
sickness The Board decided that in
observe the rule heretofore followed.
namely. to allow three days sickness
plus the difference between the cost
of the substitute and the teachers
salary.
In the matter of the petition of GER
tain citizens of the Fourth election dis
trict for the establishment of a color
ed school at or near Academy june
ton. the Board decided that it was now
to late to take any action.
The resignation of Miss Frances
Fogarty as assistant in the Jessup
school, was accepted to take effect at
at once, she furnishing a substitute
for the thirty days notice required
by law.
Mr.. William S. Crisp placed on file
the contract of Seward Colburn for
furnishing all material and labor and
erecting a one-story frame building
on the lot of the Curtis Bay school
The Superintendent was directed to
reply to the letter of Attorney Cen
eral Ritchie relative to the employ
ment or non-employment of a special
attorney to the School Board. The
Board is opposed to having the Attor-
ney Generals office take over this
duty.
A letter from Miss Caroline e. Viii
son, secretary of the Maryland Child
Labor and School Attendance Com
mittee, asked the views of the Board
with reference to a compulsory school
attendance law for Anne Arundel coun-
ty They expressed themselves as fa-
vorable to such law and directed the
Superintendent to so inform Miss
Wilson,
The contract of Mr.. r. Bradley Jones
as principal of the Mayo school was
approved.
Mack Carter and Dennis Maynard
were appointed trustees of colored
school 2-S.
A communication was received from
William H. Howard, teacher of color
ed school 6-3,asking that the Board set
day to receive a body of colored cit
izens to talk over certain matters
touching the colored schools of the
county.
The superintendent was instructed
to inform him that the Board would
receive such a delegation at 2 p. m. or
January 4, provided representative col.
ored people from all parts of the coun.
ty would attend. The Superintendent
was directed to name certain persons
whose presence would be desirable.
After passing a number of bills tho
Board adjourned to meet again oil
Tuesday, January 4, 1916.