The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-01-13
ISYkESV|LLE TO HAVE
new SCHOOL
MORELOCK'S SCHOOL TO OPEN-DEBAT-
ING BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOLS OF
THE COUNTY


III January 4th, at 1880 a. m Presider
Wantz and Commissioner Glover wer
absent Vice-president Feeser took tn
e chair
" The minutes of the previous meet
I ing were read and approved.
. The list of bills as outlined was an
: proved and ordered paid
6 Requests for contributions to loca
funds raised for school euuipmen
were presented to the Board whicl
contributed SO to the amount alread
raised in each case
Hooper's. Lillian H. Trayer, $17
phOnograDh
Mt. Airy, J. X. Smith, $50, duplica
2 tor.
Pleasant Valley, Paul Kuhns. $25. .O3
[ phonograDh
: HamDstead, l.. c. Keefauver, $50. 60
= library
=, Bale. Hilda Bowersox, $25, maps
and library
Morgan Run. Ruth Coulson. s27.
phonograph
Mechanicsville, Pauline Keefer. $40.
library
Millers. Nellie Wilson, $3O.S1. Ii
brary.
Pleasant Grove, L. Ethel Kump, SIS.
Dhonoranh
( Oregon. Alma Shriner. SO. library
Cherry Grove, Irma Lawyer, $40,
pictures and library
A committee of Morelock's school
community came before the Board and
requested that the Board withdraw the
property from sale. stating that there
nnn1tuh Tl,illYnn TO
school for another wear The Board
agreed to withdraw the property from
sale. and reopen the school if the
school statistics warranted the same,
and stated to Mr. Young. the tenta-
tive purchaser of the property. that if
ut ANYTIME the school should again be
closed. that so far as it was within
their power his option of purchase
should hold.
The appointment of trustees to var
ious SCHOOLS were made as follows:
Cranberry, NJ. L. Martin, Lewis Hull {
W. II. Lucabaugh.
Oak Grove, Edward Bankert, Noah
Baumgardner.
Action on the payment of the bill
submitted for the decorating of sever
al rooms in the Westminster high
school huilding was deferred until the
next meeting of the Board
A large delegation of citizens of
Sykesville under the direction of the /
Association appeared
before the Board to advocate a new I
building for Freedom district The
Board exhibited the plans of the pro-
Dosed new building. and informed {
them that whenever sufficient funds {
We're made available, the building {
would he built, and that it was con-
Sidering various plans for securing
The necessary funds.
The Board authorized SuDt Unger
to purchase the school room heater
offered bv the c. E. Engel Company, /,
If Union Bridge, at the price of $40. +.
At a meeting of the principals of
CARROLL County called by the Superin- :
endent on December 3rd among the +
yarious items of school administration ,
discussed. was that of inaugurating :
lebating or defamation contest be- +
ween the various high schools. After :
terv full discussion of this question, o
he chairman was requested to ap- F
,oint a committee to formulate the ,
leceSSarv regulations for a declama- +
ion contest The conclusions of this +
ommittee were formulated as below.
nd laid before the Board of Educa .
ion at its meeting on January 4th. for II
pDroval This report was approved in +,
ull and will go into effect immediate f
Y. b
Defamation Contest Rules t,
l. There shall be two groups of "
i@h schools as follows S
First Westminster. Union W
fridge. Mt. Airy, Hampstead, Taney e
own. Svkesville.
Second Group-New Windsor, Car
OIL Manchester. Mechanicsville, St
ohns
2. Senarate contests shall be con- u u
ucted within each group. .
s. No winner shall be permitted to
Ontest twice in the same group. :;
a. When a school becomes a three ~
ear school it automatically becomes II
member of the First Group.
5. There shall be Il preliminary "
Dntest in the local school for the :"
;hool representative and final con-
st within the group for the award. !,
g. The Board of Education will u
ward a cup to the winning school of =, ~
lie 1st. group and banner to the "
inning school of the 2nd. group to -
= contested for annually.
Z. The places for holding the con sc
sts shall be determined by the or W
sr in which the respective schools be- "
me accredited schools. et
First Group-1) Westminster. (2)
t. Airv. 90 Taneytown, (D Union 81
ridge. f5) Hampstead, (6) Sykes W.
lie os
Second Group-G) Manchester. (2) of of
,rroll f3l New Windsor, ca St -
Inns. f5l Mechanicsville.
s. The date for holding these con- la
SITS shall be as follows: nc
First Group-The last Friday in co
Dril Gu
Second Group-The first Friday in en-
av ha
.. The local principal SHALL preside pc