The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-04-19
ACTIVITIES IN
SCHOOL CIRCLES
Some Items of More Than Pass
ing Interest Gathered from
School Boards Office.

ing Interest Gathered from
School Boards Office.
The County Superintendent of schools
has sent announcements to all the teach
ers of the county, in which it is set
forth that an athletic meet under the
auspices of thesPubhc Athletic League
of Maryland will be held at Oakland on
Thursday, May 18th, or if that day is
rainy, disagreeable one, then the meet
is to be held upon the following Tues
day, May 22nd. Full and complete in
structions were mailed to all the teach
ers by which the boys and girls in our
schools may properly train themselves
in order to participate in the athletic
events. The county superintendent
appointed the following committee to
be in charge of the local arrangements
for the event, the committee to be as
sisted on the day of the events by
representative of the league from Balt-
more: Hermann A. Zie. Oakland
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H. Collision, Oakland High School; John
Holman, Friendsville High School;
Clovd P. Robb, Kitzmiler County
High School; A. W. Dewitt, Accident
County High School; R. R. Sanner,
Grantsyille County High School. This
committee is to assist the teachers of
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setting forth clearly the purposes and
events of the meet before the boys and
girls of the schools.
In conjunction with the athletic meet,
upon the same day, will be held at the
same place May day festivities, the
chairman of the committee in charge
of the arrangements and direction there
of being Miss Ada Baugh, grade super
visor, Oakland, Md, to whom all teach
ers interested are directed to write for
suggestions for their proper guidance.
The county school authorities have
also announced to the teachers that it
appears no summer school for teachers
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this county this year, in view of the
new school law making the certification
of teachers state function instead of
function of the county superintendent
of schools as heretofore. The state de-
partment of schools has announced in
the teachers year book that the
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will be held once year about the first
week in June in at least one place in
each county, and in a more recent an
nouncement the state department sets
forth they will be held in the county
seat. 1t is also set forth in the teachers
year book that the next examination
will be on Thursday and Friday, June
and 8, 1917. No summer school can be
held before that date, and since there
will be but one state examination. A O
therein stated. it is impossible to work
out how summer school can be ar
ranged to meet the approval of the
state superintendent of schools to carry
out the purposes desired and which the
summer schools have previously served
An institute will probably be held in
stead, in the fall, the week beginning
September 3, 1917. If so, the schools
of the county therefor will open for the
year upon Monday. September 10th
and probably close upon Friday June Z
1918.
The County Board of Education has
under consideration a system that is
contemplated of classifying teachers
who are teaching this year into Class
A. B, c, d, E. etc., the classification
being determined by the percentage ex-
listing between the enrolment of a
school or room that a teacher has
taught this year and the average at
tendance thereof for the year, Glass A
being those teachers of schools or rooms
the percentage of which thus derived
being 95 per cent. or above, Class B,
80 per cent. and less than 95 per cent.
Class c, IS per cent. and less than 80
per cent. etc. The plan involves that
there will be an extra bonus in salary
according to the classification as de-
scribed herein. At this time this mat
ter is only being considered and not vet
definitely determined upon. The money
received by the county from the state