The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-10-13

4th, delegating the President of the
Board as a Committee to investigate
the expenses of the School Commits
sioners, letters were read from the
various County Boards respecting the
same. 1t was, after some consideration,
moved, seconded and passed that the
! commissioners expenses be allowed
them and charged to office expense
when they were individually author
lied by the Board to attend to some
duty connected with school business,
and that 1Oc per mile be allowed to
each commissioner to be charged up
as office expense. That the same
charge be granted the attendance Off
Ger to be charged up as office expense,
and the same charge be allowed to the
Superintendent as his recompenSe
for his travelling expense. 1t was
moved, seconded and passed that the
superintendent be granted permission
to employ stenographic clerk at Sc
per week.
1t was moved, seconded and passed
to consolidate the F1ohrville and
Sykesville schools.
The consideration of the heating
plants at Westminster, Taneytown and
Hampstead was referred to a com
mittee composed of the Superinten-
dent, Commissioners Allender, Feeser
and Wantz
/ 1t was moved, seconded and passed
to request the War Department to
grant the release of Mr.. Charles H.
Kolb, from the United States Army.
Letters were placed before the
! Board by Superintendent Unger from
DR.. M. Bates Stephens, State Super
intendent of Instruction, in regard to
the appointment of Miss Simpson as
Elementary Supervisor. The motion
was made, seconded and passed that
Miss |. Jewell Simpson be employed
as Primary Grade Supervisor for one
year from August 1st, 1916, and that
she be allowed a salary pro rata for
this school year at $600.00 for the
first half year during which time she
shall be required to take at the Johns
Hopkins University the course pre-
scribed by the State Superintendent,
and that after the expiration of her
Univeritly course she shall return and
take up her work as Primary Grade
Supervisor at pro rata salary of
$1200.O0 per year and a pro rata al
lowance for expenses of 100000 per
annum.
The appointment of Miss Greiman,
of York, Pa, as Commercial Teacher
at Taneytown at $500 pro rata from
November 1st, was confirmed.
The salary of Mr.. Currens, the jan
itor of the Westminster High School
building at $500 a month, was ap-
proved.
The grading OF the Mt Airy school
lot was authorized to be deferred un-
til next spring.
Commissioner Feeser made report on
the character OF the desks at Wisner's S
school
Miss Pardue was authorized to be-
gin her work as assistant at the Gam
Der school,
The report of Mr.. Grove j. Shipley,
teacher of the Morgan Run school, as
to the mental deficiency of Thos. Carr
and other evidences to the same eff
| feet, were laid before the Board and
action in the case was left to the
E Attorney, Mr.. Chas. O. Clemson and
to Superintendent, Mr.. Unger.
The superintendent was authorized
/ to report the name of Thos. J. Dunn.
auditor of the accounts of the Board
of Education to August lst. 1916, to
the State Superintendent of Instruc-
lOH, 1T. NJ. DATES SLepHeHS.
Among the miscellaneous business
considered by the Board were the fol-
lowing items:
Letter of Mr.. Young, of Mt. Airy.
requesting an additional donation
from the Board to the library fund
mot approved Letter from Mr. Emory
G.. Ebaugh in reference to improve
ments at the Bethel school, not ap-
proved The request of the attend
ance officer. Mr.. Beemiller, for a raise
of salary of $4,000, disapproved. The
request of the Atlantic Journal to
have the Board authorize and pur-
chase subscriptions of its Journal for
all teachers of the County was dis
pr0ved and the board went on record
as refusing to pay for reading matter
for the teaching force.
- The following trustees were ap-
pointed at the Manchester schools:
H. S. Musselman, Robert Brilliant.
The board adjourned at 4.30 p. m.