The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-16
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.
PRIZE Cup FOR BALL TEAM WINNlEG AT
ATHLETIC MEET-HIGH SCHOOL FOR
SYKESVILLE IN 1921.

a regular meeting Of the Carroll
County Board OF Education was held
In the office or the board, Wednesday,
May 7th. All members were present,
The meeting was called TO order at
10.45 q. &C.. '#...H.
After the reading and approval Of
the minutes of the previous meeting
the regular order OH business was
taken up. .#
The list OF unpaid bills was present
Cd, and all bills submitted we're Or
dered paid BY the board.
The budget for the year OF 1919-1920
as prepared by the superintendent
was approved and authorized to be
laid before the Board OF County Com
missioners.
The various coal bids were sub
mitted, and the board authorized the
superintendent to award the con-
tracts for coal to the lowest bidders.
The Board or Education agreed to
renew the contract with MIR. >Erb for
another year on the same basis, ex-
cept that the purchase Of small tools
for the use of construction and repairs
Of school buildings throughout the
county be made by the board
The following requests for centri-
buttons to local funds raised for the
purposes indicated, were presented:
| Spring Mills, Miss Mary Reinecke,
raised $1O.75, maps and play ground
equipment; Eastview, Miss Edna Biz
zard, raised $40, library; Old Fort,
Miss AIDA Trump, raised $40, library;
Lineboro, Mr. Horatio Wentz, raised
$11.5O, library and maps; Manchester,
MIR. Homer Bortner, raised $S8, ency-
clopedia; Mt. Airy, Mr.. J. Keller
Smith, raised $40, victrola; Branden-
burg, Miss Ella Frizzel1, raised $19.70,
ground equipment; Clear View, Miss
Mary A. Shaun, raised $17.55, maps
and pictures.
The board contributed $40 to the
amount raised i'm each case.
The board authorized superintend-
ent Unger to purchase a prize cup
to cost not more than $40 to be pre-
sented to the winning base ball team
at the athletic meet On May 18th, and
to be held by that school until cap
tured from them by some other
school
Rock School were considered by the
board, and ii was decided that if the
\ County Commissioners approved the
item as listed i'm the budget, that the
superintendent should then apply for
the money from the Rosenwall Fund,
and purchase the necessary land and
proceed with the construction of the
building.
A delegation from Sykesville ap-
peared before the Board of Educa-
! tion asking the board to, confirm the
fact that a High School be built at
Sykesville in 1921 The board de-
clined to commit itself, but President
Wantz replied that the high school
would be placed at the point OF the
center of population, and would be
considered by them i'm due time
a report representing the Pleasant
Gap community was presented to the
board by MIR. Arthur Griffee, principal
of the Pleasant Gap school, and af-
ter consideration the board appointed
Superintendent Unger, Commissioner
Magee and MIR. Erb as building COM
mittee to proceed with the cOnstruc-
tion of the school, providing the item
a. listed i'm the budget be approved
by the County Commissioners.
The board authorized the employ
ment Of some. one competent to in
stal the lighting system in the Hamp-
stead school building satisfactory to
the Underwriters inspectors.
After the reports of individual com
missioners on various matters the
board adjourned at 3.45.