The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-04-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Rally Day For Colored and White
Schools. Examination Dates, APP
pointments Confirmed

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Schools. Examination Dates, APP
p0intments Confirmed
The Board of Education met in reg
ular session on Tuesday, April 18th.
Those present were, DR.. Delmar
Smithers, President; Fred Lewis,
Vice-President, and Wilmer ]. Falls,
Commissioner.
The minutes Of the regular meeting
of March 9th, were read and approx
ed and sundry bills were examined
and ordered paid.
The Board ordered the Colored
schools closed on Tuesday, May 10th,
for the Colored Rally and Exhibit to
be held at Elkton. Exhibits should
be sent to the Colored Supervisor and
are to be placed in the Elkton Colored
Schools.
The White schools were ordered
closed on Wednesday, May 18th, for
the Rally and Athletic Meet. The pa
rade viii form at 1000 A. M. Each
school is requested to be in line with
Trustees, Teachers and Pupils, to
have the children participate in the
Athletic Meet and to send an exhibit
to Miss Hannah Hartnett, Elkton, to
be placed in the Armory. The dodge
and end ball contest will be held in
the evening after the parade and the
other athletic events at zoo P. M.
The route of the parade will be the
same as last year.
The Board ordered that teachers be
requested to send in a combined
monthly report for May and June, af-
ter school closes, June 3rd.
The Board decided to hold the final
examinations in the grammar schools
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
May 25th, 26th and 27th.> The exam
nations will be sent out from this
Office. In the high schools the dates
for the examinations, not exceeding
three days, shall be selected by the
Principals.
Examinations for teachers are to be
held at Elkton on Thursday and Fri
day, June End and 3rd. Teachers who
are required to attend the examina-
tions on both days will close their
schools on Wednesday, June 1st.
The Board decided to continue o
teach General Science in the First and
Physics in the Fourth year of the
high schools.
The following appointments were
confirmed: Miss Florine Hunter, Prin-
cipal, Wesley School, No. 4, District
Is; Miss Bertha B. Owens, Principal,
Wilson School, No. /, District 5; Mr..
William Ralph, Principal, Southamp-
ton School, No, 5, District 8; Miss
Anna Falls, Principal, Cherry Grove
School, No. 6, District 9.
The following resignation was re-
ceived and accepted: Mrs. Emily Nc
Intire Jenkins, Principal, Southamp-
ton School, No. s, District 8.
The Superintendent was requested
to invite the following private schools
to be present on Rally Day and par
ticipate in the parade and athletic
events: Perry Point, Jacob Tome In
stitute Town SCHOOL,, and West
Nottingham Academy.
The Board recommends that Closing
Exercises be held and certificates pre-
sented to those completing the
Seventh Grade on Decoration Day,
either at 2.SO or 7.30 P. M, at the
following centers:
All First District Schools at Cecil
ton.
All Second District Schools at
Chesapeake City.
All Third and Fourth District
Schools at Elkton.
All Fifth District Schools at North
East.
All Sixth and Eighth District
Schools at Rising Sun.
All Seventh District Schools at Per-
ryville.
All Ninth District Schools at Cal
vert.
Each school should participate in
the program and the speaker should
urge the Seventh Grade Pupils to en-
ter high school.
The meeting was then adjourned.