The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-23
WANT new SCHOOL
AT WEST END.
OF new SCHOOLS AT VEST
MINISTER, new WINDSOR AND SIL-
YER RUN TALKED OVER-OTHER
INTERESTING WORK TAKEN UP BY
The BOARD.

At a meeting of the trustees of the
Westminster High School held in the
Office of the Board of Education of
Carroll County, this city, February
18th, Mr.. Charles H. Kolb, principal
of the Westminster High School, came
before the Trustees and made a report
regarding the suspension Of William
Townsend, and the motion was made
and seconded that the Trustees ratify
Mr. kOlb's action.
Following this the regular meeting
of the Carroll County Board of Edu-
cation was held and all members were
present The meeting was called to
order at 1920.
/ After the reading and approval of
+ the minutes Of the previous meeting
| the regular order of business was
taken up.
The presentation and passing of the
unpaid bills was next taken up and it
was moved, seconded and passed that
all bills be approved and paid.
Senator Warfield of Sykesville, next
came before the board regarding the
vacant Senatorial Scholarship to St.
/ Johns College, in behalf of VIM S.
! DCN ElGS, anu IL WAS IuONeu, SeCOuu6u
and passed by the board that VIM. S.
! DeVries be allowed to use the Sena-
torial Scholarship to st. Johns Col
| lege for the balance of the year, with
| the understanding that the scholar
! ship would be opened up to competi-
! tive examination during the summer
in order that any candidate may avail
himself of the scholarship in the fall.
! Senator Warfield also, in behalf of
Walter l. Hawkins, one of the trustees
! Of Sykesville school, and the citizens
of that community, presented the
question of a new High School for
SykeSville, and the Board intimated
that it would want to do something
| for Sykesville and if the Sykesvllle
community would furnish the neces-
sary amount Of land the Board would
then take it under consideration.
Teachers Institute VS.. Summer
/ School was next presented to the
Board, and it was moved, seconded
and passed by them that the Instn ate
be eliminated and instead authorized
the money being spent in sending
teachers to Summer School sessions.
! The following bids for the Hamp-
stead school Cecil A. Snyder and
Matthias Lang. $14,269.OO; EIine Bros.
. $14,93O; n. c.. Erb, $14,G72OO. were
discussed, and the motion was made
and seconded that all bids he turned
down. In this connection q special
! meeting will he called February 21st
at which time some final action will
be taken.
The report Of the Committee sent to
investigate the Frederick school sys-
tenn was next brought before the
Board and it was moved, seconded
and passed that the entire report be
accepted and adopted in this county
ana be spread on the minutes.
/ Consideration of proposed new
buildings: Westminster, Myers and
New Windsor was next taken up, and
no action was taken regarding the
Westminster building. Concerning the
Myers building. after the reading and
filing Of a petition signed by 105 resi-
dents Of the community, and after a
hearing from various members Of a
delegation of 81 representatives of
that district which appeared before
the Board. it was moved, seconded and
passed that the Board build the
Myers district school, and that the
two old buildings and land be dis
posed of as follows:
That the Silver Run school and
grounds be put up at public sale and
be disposed of in this way. Regard
ing the property at Union Mills, the
ground to be sold and the building re-
served, the sale of this to be left in
the hands of a committee composed Of
Superintendent Unger, Commission
er Feeser and Commissioner Allender,
Regarding New Windsor, it was NOV
cd seconded and passed by the board
that they buy the ;,idit;CnGl land at
New Windsor and build Kin soht Ol
building.
Contract with n. G. Erb, architect,
in the matter of the settlement with
Mr.. NJ. L. Nicodemus and Messrs! f. S.
Bankard & Son for repairs needed to
the heating plant at the High School
building, Mt. Airy, after presenta-
ton of the various facts in this mat
ter it was adjusted as follows: The
Board to pay Mr.. NicOdemus' bilF OF
$18l.9S and to pay Mr.. Bankard $3.50.
The motion was then made, seconded
and passed that the superintendent
be authorized to make these payments
at once and to take a release from the
payeeS.
The question of purchasing land at
Union Bridge was discussed, and it
was moved, seconded and passed that
the Committee be authorized to pur-
chase this land at Union Bridge.
Appointment of trustees for Deep
Run was brought to the attention Of
the Board, and it was moved. second
ed and passed that Messrs. David o.
WertZ, Edward VENT and Harvey
Starner be appointed trustees.
The matter of purchasing school
furniture and typeWriters on account
of increased prices, was discussed, and
it was moved, seconded and passed
that we buy 100 desks and typeWrit-
ers before prices advance.
Regarding Miss Sixx's request for
contribution from the Board for the
purchase of a Victrola for her school
at Slack's it was moved, seconded and
passed by them that they contribute
$40 toward same.
The matter of Mrs. Josephine Wine
brenner's refusal to allow the child
rem of Chestnut Grove school to use
her pump was brough+ mp ana 1t was
moved, seconded and passed that the
Board pay her $500 this year for wat
er supply for that school.
The appointment of an agent for the
Girls Canning Club was discussed and
no action taken by the Board