The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-08-30
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Scholarships 60 Western Maryland
and St Johns Colleges Awarded.

Scholarships 10 Western Maryland
and a. Johns Colleges Awarded.
A meeting Of the Board of Educa
ton was held ia the Office OF the
School Commissioners On August 2S-
Meeting was called to order at 1880
a. 1n-
Y The minutes df the meeting Of
July 9TH were read and approved
The bills were approved and ordered
paid It was decided that SUperin-
tendent Unger and Commissioner
Wantz call on the County Commits
sioners and demand money due, and
if this is mot available, they are au-
tllorized to borrow money to pay
bills. Superintendent Unger and
Commissioner Wantz were ordered to
take QUIT .a short term policy or at
least $4,000 Insurance on the New
Hampstead School Building.
Miss Stansburys primary teacher ia
Hamps Md, appeared before tine
Board of Education asking go BE- re-
leased from her contract tO teach Vim
Hampstead The request was not
granted.
Tt was decided that superintendent
Unger be authorized to renDvate the
old Armnry Building in order tO use
III as Vocatipna. Building, and re-
move the carpenter shops to other
quarters.
The salaries of all the ianitors
were apprpFed On basis Of salaries
paid last year with the exception Of
!ATE CuEFens, janitDr Of the West
minister High School, which was in
creased .to $500 per year. MIR. I'd.
Yingling was appointed a. ianitor for
the Main Court School at salary or
s225. 46
The law w the state ordering that
a flag he placed over each school
building was discussed and Commis-
siOner KOons was authorized to Sc
cure quotations for purchasing flags
in quantity and report later It was
decided that the schools of Carroll
county Abe opened on the 18th day OF
September, and the general Con-
ference of Teachers To- held ON the
18th and 18th or September
Superintendent Unger was asked To
call upon the State Superintendent
and his assistants to consider the
matter of the application for the ap-
prevail OF High Schools at Union
Bridge, Sykesviile and Taneytown.
The rent OFF 500 demanded for the
Lin#ood School Building was de-
clared too high and the superintend-
ent was ordered to notify the prop
erty owner that it would not b.
rented at that figure even If the school
had to be- closed.
The rent Of $50 month demanded
for building at Sykesville, I'd include
heat and light, was considered salts
factory and orders given To rent same
for school purposes.
Land has been offered for the con-
struction df a school building at
White Rock and 10 was suggested that
II the title of the land is clear, it
should b. accepted together with the
$3.50 fund offered by the State Super
visor for ColOred Schools for the
building of the school The school
1ow occupies church, which IL very
unsatisfactory to the people.
Mr. Clifton Devilbiss was appointed
trustee to succeed Mr.. Snader i'm New
WfndgGE.
The advisability of offering a course
or the preparation for teaching hy
ZACH of the high schools of the conn
" was considered by the Board and Y
{ was decided to request the State l
Board of Education to permit the
of such course.
The prices 10 be paid for cleaning Y
lle school houses for the fall term \
vas considered and III was decided |
O pay $3.50 for whitewashing for A
ach room and $3.50 for all other
leaning i'm connection with the said
oom The price to be paid for wood
vas fixed at $500 and $1.00 for saw
NJ same The trustees OF the differ
mt schools are expected to- attend to M
be above matters in order to have y
he schools ready by September 18th. l
The wagon for conveying pupils
2ck and forth from Miller's Sta
lon to Manchester was eliminated
wing to the fact that ther6 will not
e enough pupils to convey to justify
le expense
The salary Of Mr.. Grover Taylor.
tendance officer, VA increased
rom s700 to 5000 pe- year Y
Mr. Allender sugges -eI that a MN t
e sent to each school building to ex- |
mine the heating system Installed, |
lean the fues. repair the pipes. see I
lat the plant fl in good runningr
rder Mr. Erb was authorized to
ive the matter attention.
The vacant scholarships were
warded g. follows.
Western Maryland College male 4
anatorial. James 81 Norris M
Six county vacancies, Gilbert =. Mar
n Grace " Lippy- John Yingling,
eese Orendorff, Sarah Ethel Mark |
NJ Charles Bish. c
St Johns College, male sena- +
rial Raymond S4 Hyson NJ
The meeting adjourned H "A a. N