The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-23
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Appointments Made And Other
School Business Transacted.

School Business Transacted.
The Board of Education met in
regular session on Tuesday, Septem-
ber 18th. Those present were: DR.
Delmar Smithers, Fred Lewis and
Wilmer j. Falls.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of August 9th were read and
approved and sundry bills were ex-
amined and ordered paid.
A delegation of twelve of the citi-
zens of North East, including the
Trustees Of the school, appeared be-
fore the Board and requested the
use Of the North East school
grounds for the purpose of holding
Carnival. The Board granted the
use of the baseball field for this
purpose, the school building is not
to be used in any way and a tenn
porary fence is to be erected be-
tween the baseball field and the
school grounds. A temporary fence
is also to be erected at the north
west entrance. The school grounds
are not to be used for parking pur-
poses. Written permission from
Miss Ford, for the use of this
ground for this purpose, is to be
fled with the Board.
The following appointments were
CONFERENCE.-The. Raymond e. Bur-
ger, principal, Calvert Agricultural
High School; Mr.. Fred c. Hill, prin-
cipal, Elkton High School; Miss
Grace Nickerson, assistant, Chesa-
peake City High School; Miss Sarah
e. Voorhees,, assistant, Calvert Agri-
cultural High School; Miss Mary E.
Walsh, assistant, Elkton High
School; Miss Gladys Miller, princi-
pal, Warburton School, No. 9, Dis
trict g.; Miss Eleanor Cawley, prin-
cipal, Centre School, No. 6, District
A; Miss Elizabeth Maloney, princi-
pal, Harris School, No. 2, District 5;
Miss Ruth Biddle, principal, Racine
School, No. 8, District 8; Miss Bes-
sic Martin, principal, New Valley
School, No. 2, District 8; Miss Mary
E. Miller, principal, Pilot School,
| No. 8, District s.: Miss Carmen
Price, principal. oakwood School,
No. A, District s.: Miss Annabel
Benedict, principal, Colora School,
No. IA. District 6; Miss Marie Price,
principal, New Bridge School, No. g.,
District g.; Miss Estelle P. Gregg,
assistant, Leeds School, No. 4, Dis
trict 8; Miss Ruth Horn, principal,
Elk Mills School, No. 2, District 4;
Miss Edwina J. Wright, principal,
Andora School, No. g.. District A;
Miss Anna w. Van Pelt, principal
Shawnah School, No. 6, District 5;
Mr.. William Ralph, principal,
Southampton School, No. 5, District
8; Miss Charlotte McAllister, prin-
eipal, Pleasant Hill School, No. T.,
District 8; Miss Blaneh Dean, prin-
eipal, Wood Valley School, No. 4,
District O.; Miss Mary P. Fulton,
substitute for Miss Maude M. Reyn-
olds, for September, Love Run
School, No. IL. District 9.
The following designations were
accepted: Mrs. G. W. Browne, as
sistant, Elkton High School; Miss
Evelyn Russell. assistant, Calvert
Agricultural High School,
The Board decided to continue the
use of numbers in marking pupils
instead of letters, as recommended
by a Special Committee. The re-
port forms, as recommended by the
Committee, were adopted. The uni
form rules in regard to examina-
tions were held for further consider
alton,
The Board ordered that Latin be
taught in the first and second years
of all accredited high schools. Prin-
cipals not giving Latin in the first
and second years of any Of the Cecil
County High Schools should make
necessary changes at once.
Little children entering school
for the first time should be admitted
early in September If i've and one
half years OF age or more, or If five
and one-half years Of age or more by
the middle of the school year, they
should be admitted the week follow
ing the mid-year examinations. The
admission Of little children at other
times neeessitates too many classes
in the first grade.
Fhe meeting then adjourned.
ORPHANS. COURT.
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