The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-09-10
SCHOLARSHIPS
AWARDED
TO RECEIVE SCHOLARS
FROM WEST END SCHOOL ON AC-
COUNT OF CONGESTION ERB
BRINGS IN CLAIM WOOD HIGH AT
JANITORS RECEIVE IN
CREASE IN SALARIES, ETC.


A regular meeting of the Board of
Education was called to order at 10.15
a. m. Wednesday, September 1st, in
the Office of tile Board Commissioner
Feeser was absent.
After the reading and approval of
the minutes of the previous meeting
the regular order of business was
taken up. p
The list of paid and unpaid bills
was approved and ordered paid.
A resolution was passed by the
Board that hereafter only graduates of
four years high school course,s or
the equivalent to such a course, shall
be appointed to the various vacant
college scholarships.
The appointments of scholarships
were made as follows:
w NJ. College, Lyman d. Earhart,
Westminster
VIM. College, Frank Messler,, Union.
Bridge.
W. NJ. College. A. Carey G. Knauff,
Sykesville.
W.. M. College. Treva Miller, West
minister.
st. Johns Senatorial, Charles Keef-
er, Westminster.
University of Maryland, Jesse e..
Smith, Westminster
University of Maryland, Russell Ben
son, Westminster.
Charlotte Hall, vacant
Blue Ridge, Elizabeth Weigle, West
minister.
Maryland State Normal, Kathryn
Ham.
Maryland Institute of Art and De-
sign, one year, Mrs. Florence John
son, Baltimore
Maryland Institute of Art and De-
sign, two years, vacant.
Maryland institute of Art and De-
sign, three years, vacant.
st. Mary's Seminary.
Case No. 5247 Equity in the CIR
cult Court of Carroll County, Thomas
Harp ct al, against the Board of Ed
ucation of Carroll County was present
ed to the Board for its consideration.
This is a case to set aside the deed
to the colored school at Priestland,
near Union Bridge, made by Thomas
Harp ct al. to the Board of Educa-
tion July 20, 1918, recorded in Liber
e. o. c., No. 1872, folio 43S, &C., one
of the land records of Carroll county,
Nd A motion was made and passed
that this case be referred to Charles
o. Clemson, attorney to the board with
instruction to said attorney to defend
said lawsuit in the name of this
Board and to subsequently report to
this Board.
The bid of w. E. Conaway for haul
ing the children from Freedom and
Flohrville to Sykesville was summar-
lily rejected, on the basis that it was
entirely too high. A motion was then
made that in view of the short dis
tance that the FlohrvilIe children had
to the Sykesville school that the Board
would not agree to haul any children
from that community this year.
The Board authorized Supt. Unger.
to purchase the necessary Denzer
equipment for the Westminster,
Hampstead and Myers schools.
The request of the New Windsor
and Mt Vernon schools for a contri-
button to funds raised by them respec-
lively was deferred until the next reg
ular meeting.
The necessity for the consideration
of salaries of several of the janitors
was submitted to the Board and in
creases was granted, as follows:
David Currens, janitor of the West
minister school, 5000 to $500.
Albert Nagle, janitor of the Hamp-
stead school, $3.50 to 5000.
B.-F. Burroughs, janitor of the Mt
Airy school, $3.50 to $500.
Augustus Crabbs, janitor, of the Ia
Eeytown school, 1912 to $40O.
Thomas Gather, janitor of the
Union Bridge, $372 to $400.
John Leese, janitor of the Man
chester school, 5000 to $3.50.
Supt. Unger was further authorized
to engage a janitor for the New Wind
sor school and was allowed a liinitsfor
the same, and to make adjustm ents in
salary with the janitor at the Grace
land building on account of his in
creased duties.
The notice of the Mayor and Coun-
Gil of Mt. Airy respecting the curb and
gutter to be placed the length of the
Boards property fronting on Main.
street Mount Airy was next con sider-
ed by the Board, and it was agr eed to
authorize the Mayor and Council of Mt.
Airy to do this work and the Board
to pay for the same when demanded,
at the rate of 81 cents per line al foot.
Supt Unger and Com Magee was
appointed as committee to either ac-
cept or turn down the bid for { he con-
struction of the townsville school
when submitted.
The refusal of E. ]. Blizzard to ac-
cept allowance for transportati ton on
the ground that same was not suffi-
cient, was laid before the Board, and
reviewed, the amount allowed being
considered correct. Mr.. Ungel' was
authorized to return to him the check
as originally issued.
The Board decided hat it would pro
ceed with the eonstrucsi lion of the
Pleasant Gap building to the extent