Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-05
SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. IS
SAYS SCHOOL BOARD
Busy Session Held Yesterday in
Secretary's Office.
COMPLAINT AGAINST GROUNDS.
OF High School On Compromise ST.
Petition and designations.

The Board of School Commissioners
met yesterday in regular session. all
the members being present After
hearing and approving the minutes
following busines was transacted.
Messrs. Claude Shipley. j. n. Stew
art and Thomas Beasley were appoint
ed building committee 10 arrange for
the building of the colored school
building in the Fourth district.
Mr.. Samuel Carr was authorized to
have done certain repairs in the plas-
tering of the Mayo school
Mr.. Thomas Dawson was appointed
trustee of School IL, in place of Mr..
Thomas ]. Jackson. who failed to
qualify.
Miss Mary E.Bannon was before the
Board in explanation OF her ignoring
the request of the Board to appear be-
fore them at their last meeting, held
on July 6. After going over the mat
ter thoroughly, during which she was
informed that the Board thought she
owed them an apology for failing to
appear, she expressed her willingness
w oBbAbEANtH Wh1A Wy a DAdIOi
ity vote, she was reinstated i'm her po-
sition as assistant teacher of the Cur
It's Bay school, from which she was
dismissed at the preceding meeting
Edward Mitchell and Albert Hines
we're appointed trustees of colored
school 5-5.
Mr. Hulse. trustee of the Church
tpt, eahnnI tatnu uttflnrtyaI A., ln.,. ~, !.
inside whitewashing done at the said
school building
A communication from the city com
missioners called the Boards atten
tion to the bad condition OF the pave
ment running along the High School
grounds on Compromise street, and
asked that said pavement be relaid
with concrete The Board decided to
do so. and Mr.. w. H. Feldmeyer was
authorized 20 have the work done
James Gross was appointed trustee
of colored school 9-S. The Board de-
cided to spend i'm repairs on said
school not over $50. and told the trus-
tees to have an estimate made and to
send the same TO the Superintendent.
William Henry Offer and Phillip
Booth were appointed trustees of the
Eastport colored school.
The superintendent was authorized
to have the books OF the treasurer
audited by Black & Co, at a cost of
$1OO.
Miss Emma Phipps was appointed TO
the vacancy in the st. Mary's Semi
s1arv thn ea,,,a furu4.hs,.. e.aa -,
and tuition.
There being a scarcity of vacancies
and many applicants.the Board decid-
ed that the places should be given to
those who had passed examinations.
The examiner recommended and the
Board approved OF issuing certificates
to the following: Gertrude III. Hop
lxins, Helen c. Jones, Elizabeth King
Agnes Lee, Clemena Arnold, Estelle
Arnold, Frances Trott, Mary Dorsey
Leila Sanders, Frances Kramer, Flor
ence Owens, Ana Kolb, Eleanor M
Shepherd. Helen Glover, Iris Tucker.
The trustees of the schools named
not having qualified theBoard appoint
ed the following teachers: School II.
s, Gertrude II. Hopkins; School G-5
Helen c. Jones; School SIS. Elizabeth
King; School s-4, Mary Dorsey
The Board concluded to continue
the former arrangement about an as.
sistant at Severn Park for two terms
longer and appointed Miss Agnes lie,
to the place for that period of time.
The scholarship awarded last veal
to Frank Carbough in New Windsor
| College was continued in his favor fol
another year.
Miss Olga Marie Allen was appoint
ed to free scholarship in the Mary
land State Normal School.
The resignation of Miss Mary Dash
iell as teacher of school S-4 was ac
cepted to take effect August 81. Miss
Mary Dorsey was appointed.
| The resigntion of Miss Mary Farrinl
as teacher of school SIS was accepted
and Miss Mary Ballman was appointe,
in her stead.
Miss Mabel Witt was appointed sec
ond assistant teacher in the shad,
Side school.
Miss Ildia Pagan was appointed to
| scholarship in the Maryland Institute
the time being good for four years.
The resignation of Miss F1orenc,
Gottlieb as teacher OF school IL wa
accepted TO go into effect Sept. 1.
The superintendent was directed I,
have certain repairs done at schoo
I7-5.
The petition of the teachers. patrons
and trustees of school 3-5 for a new
two-room school or an addition to tn
old building, could not be granted 70
lack of funds
The resignation of Miss Lucy Could
man as teacher of school 3-5 was &C
cepted to take effect September /.
The Board decided to open all tn
schools of the county on September IL
After passing a number of bills. tn
Board adjourned to meet again o.
Tuesday. September Z.
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