The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-12-15
BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEETING
MISS LOUISE MATTHEWS AND H. |.
FEESER PRESENT RESERVATIONS
AND WERE ACCEPTED.

The regular meeting ul the Board o.
Education was called. 10 order in the
ONCE OF the Board Olt " ednesday, De
cember 9th, at 1880 Il. III. President
Nantz and Commissioner Glover were
absent.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
AL bills presented To the Board
with the exception of one, which was
TO be investigated further by the
Supt. before its approval, were order
ed paid.
/ Requests for contributions for the
purposes indicated from the follow
( ing schools were presented. The
Board contributed ten ($10) dollars
to the amount raised in each case.
/ Cranberry, Hilda Schaffer, $1,000,
phonograph.
Good Hope, Laura Angel, $3.50,
! phCnograph.
/ Old Fort, Gertrude Abken, $1,000,
phOnograph.
Mt. Gentus, Margaret Humbert, SO,
dodge ball, etc.
Walnut Grove, Mabel Lambert, 500,
phonograph.
Bethel. Margaret Graybill, $203S,
playground equipment, etc.
Shiloh, Esther Walsh, $14,44, libra
ry.
Sweet Air, Maye Farver, $1,000,
phOnOgraph records.
Pleasant View, Ada Upton, $2795,
phonograph.
East View. Holmes Lockard, school
equipment.
Leister's, Annie Mcclellan, $I2I4
pictures and records.
Alesia, Ruth Hyson, $12.10, library
Bearmount, Minnie Marquette, SIG,
phonograph.
Oak Grove, Mrs. Stewart King,
$l01S, maps.
Graceland, Jessie Matthews, prin-
cipal, $51.00 playground equipment.
Cherry Grove, Helen Radcliffe
$12.Go, phonograph.
Clear View, Mary r. Ohler, $17.0G,
phonograph.
Stoncsifer's, Irene Brown, $500,
maps, etc,
Blacks, Lloyd Humbert, $1,000
phOnograph.
Pine Knob, Ruth Roger, $1l.50,
phonograph and dodge ball.
Mexico. Ruth Ohler, $1,000, phono-
graph records.
Haight, Sophie Major, $4,000, school
equipment.
Humberts, T. n. Brown, $2S.11, Ii
brary, etc.
The Board authorized that the
usual 2nount of $50 dollars be con-
tributed to the Maryland State Teach
Crs' Association.
The designations of Miss Louise Mat
thewa, Elementary Assistant in the
Westminster Intermediate School,
and Mr.. H. l.. Feeser, Principal, of the
school at Harvey, were laid before
the Board. After due Graideration
the board accepted the same.
Mrs. Forlines suggested rne advis-
ability of re-decorating the West End
school. and making other improve
ments there. The chairman appointed
Mrs. Forlines and the Superintendent
to arrange for the execution of this
work.
The ianitors' salaries for the fol
lowing schools were fixed as follows:
New Windsor, $120, and Mechanics
vile $3.50.
Supt. Unger reported to the board
that Howard county had paid its tut
tiOns to the extent Of S2007.42, after
the cost of portable buildings had
been eliminated from the bill
The board nassed the order that
where the board is under the necessi-
ty of paying tuition, it would not
agree to pay tuition the second time
tor a pupil who had to repeat the high
school wears work.
Special accounts to the extent of
S979.32 from Charles Carroll school
for repairs were laid before the board
After due consideration the board de-
cided that in view of the fact that it
had agreed 10 compensate the COM
munitv only to the extent of $500. 90.
i would increase the compensation to
$75O.0O
The SUPERINTENDENT reported to the
board that the trustees of the Man
chester school had obtained the neces-
sarv land for the use of the Manches-
tor schOnl at the total cost of $500. 90
This land is now held by the trustees
The hoard adjourned at 1916 D. m