Milford chronicle., 1921-07-29
STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION MEETS
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING The
TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS AND
ACTS ON OTHER MATTERS.
ELECTS BUSINESS MANAGER
JAMES OSBOURNE ADAMS OF LAUREL
Was CHOSEN FROM AMONG SEV-
ERAL CANDIDATES.

]. o. Adams of Laurel, recently
elected business manager by the State
Board of Education, has been presl-
dent of the Laurel Special District
Board of Education and it is under
his leadership that Laurel has obtain
ed the splendid Specimen OF school
architecture now nearing completlon'
Mr.. Adams has been educated at
Maryland Agricultural College ana
Harvard University, and has DeeH
closely connected with school Work
in Delaware, having been on tne
Laurel Board of Education for the
last five years. He has served as a
member of the General Assembly OF
MARYLAND, and as chairman of the
House committee on education in that
bodv. Mr.. Adams has lived in Laurel
for twelve years and has resigned
position as secretary-treasurer OF the
Robinson Hardware Co. of Laurel TO
accept his new appointment. He is
we'll known throughout southern Della
ware and his appointment will be
gratifying to his many friends.
Under the old organization, the du-
ties of business management had in
terfered considerably with the hlgh
school inspection work OF Jonn ShlI-
ling and with the professional super
vision of the county superlntenuents:
Under the new system, the Whole OIL
the professional supervision OF hlgn
schools is vested in the State Boaru
of Education, and delegated to AS
sistant Superintendent Shilling. WIN
tbe former business of the old county
boards to handle, and new work Whlch
the law now requires, such as manu-
ling the payment of all teachers sal
aries. except in special districts, the
nurchase of text books and supplles
for the whole State; and looking al
fer maintenance, repairs and opera
+ion off schools, Mr.. Adams will be as
sured of a strenuous life in the posi-
ton.
TRANSPORTATION Bills Will Be PAID
"No one need have any fear OF not
receiving transportation money que
him for last year." said state super
intendent Holloway, few Gays asO'
although it may be some Time pS
fore if can be paid. Some delay would
be incident, naturally, to any Trans
fer of such a volume of business as
the county boards have just turned
over to the State Board of Education.
Rut this is only one of the present
causes of delay" He went on 10 eA-
nIain that coincident with the recent
educational changes, there has oeeh
a complete new system installed IN IHe
Offices of the State auditor OIL ac-
counts and the State treasurer, Whlcn
has held up the general auolC OI
school accounts, due on july L. Inc
state boards must certify to all un-
Maid bills of the county boards pc
fore the State board can order Inein
Maid. Due to the reorganization IllIS
has as vet, been impossible for the
auditor's Office to accomplish. IL VIII
he done lust as quickly as possible
and in fact. the Office is now WorKlnS
toward that end. "The money ls s
here though, that is sure. We nave
enough still due in unpaid taxes 10
nav all these bills we know o. ne /
said. -. ,,,oro
,donted at the meeting on July 10: ;
Resolved. That where a Board OF
school Trustees shall decide that no {
more than six grades of work snail
De taught III Ine SOnOOA " - =,
-rict. that the school or schools III
hat district shall be adjudged as l
closed for the seventh and eighth t
,rodos s" 2
Resolved, That where children in q
he seventh and eighth grades live |
more than three miles from a school, t
n children below the seventh grade G
i've more than two miles from a a
school, that the school in their dls5 t
rict shall be adjudged as closed ana i
Resolved, That where high school i
children live more than three miles 2
rom high school, the high scnool III O
heir district shall be adJudgeo DIS e
,losed, and further
Resolved, That in all these cases
he state Board of Education shall +
,rovide such transportation as the il
unds provided by the Legislature in q
re- school budget shall permit. r