The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-08-11
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Mr. Cross comes to us from the State
of Delaware, where he has been a
public school principal for a number
of years. and principal of the Della
ware Conference Academy, and Supt.
of New Castle County. He was also
Editor of the Delaware School Journ-
al. Mr.. Cross has made a record as
school man in the State of Della
ware.
Mr.. w. H. Collins, a graduate of
Bucknell University of the College of
Engineering, has been made principal
of the Manchester school. Mr.. Collins
is a man without school experience,
but has a splendid record at the Uni
versity. and has specialized in voca-
tional training.
The Supt. announced to the Board
that Miss Langlick's appointment was
cancelled in view of the fact that she
failed to accept the appointment with
in the proper time, and Miss Lulu
Grim of Paducah, KY, a graduate of
Peabody College, and a postgraduate
of the same Institution, Nashville,
Tenn, instructor in the Southwestern
Louisiana Summer School, has been
appointed to the position of elemen-
tary supervisor.
The Board after considering the
various bids made for cars for the
Supervisors, instructed the Superin-
tendent to accept the bids of Klee &
Hoff, and the Harbaugh Bros. for
Maxwell and Dodge cars respectively
A committee was also appointed to
purchase for the repair department a
three-quarter or ton truck to bring
about more efficient service in that
department.
The bid of William H. Saylor for
the reconstruction of the Mechanics
vile school building for the sum of
$2058 was approved. The work is in
progress and will be completed by the
opening of school. This is to provide
in this school three additional rooms
for the purpose of affording some high
school facilities at this place and re-
lieve the congestion at Westminster.
In order to avoid congestion in the
high school departments of the vari
Gus high schools of the County, the
Board under its authority in the law
to organize districts for school pur-
poses, has organized high school dis
tricts as follows:
Taneytown District, to be included
within a line beginning at the Mono
cacy thru to Keysville to Bruceville,
and along Pipe Greek to Weishaar's
Mill. From this point along the road
to Mayberry and thru it to the stone
road, and from this point thru Markers
oil 30
within a mile of the Pennsylvania
railway. and from thence to the Penn
sylvania line east of Kingsdale.
The high school district of Charles
Carroll school-borderfng upon the
line previously mentioned and fol-
loving the stone road to Mt. Pleasant
school. and the road from Mt. Pleas
ant to Bachman's school, and the
line directly north from Bachman's
school thru Kridelers school to the
Penna. line.
Manchester-border on the west
by the line mentioned, running from
Bachman's school to Rogers school,
and from Rogers to Leister's school,
and from this point thru Snydersburg
to point north of Greenmount on
the railway, following the railway to
Lineboro.
Hampstead District, to embrace the
above mentioned line running west,
and from Leister's sShool following
Aspen Run, and along the east branch
OF the Patapsco to the Ridge road, fol-
loving this road to the Baltimore
county line.
Mechanicsville District, to embrace
that territory North of Morgan Run,
and included within the Washington
road, and the road connecting it with
Bird Hill. The9ce, ON to East View,
and along the Deer Park road and the
turnpike and Beaver Run to the Bal
timore County line.
Sykesville District, to embrace all
that territory South of Morgan Run,
and east of the Washington road.
Mt. Airy District, to include the ter
ritory west of the Washington road
and south of the Liberty road.
The New Windsor District, to in
clude the territory north of the Lib
erty road and west of the Winfield
Westminster road to the road south
of Warfieldsburg leading off of the
Westminster road thru Bales Mill,
Medford, Wakefield, Jasontown to
Hahn's Mill, and from thence along
Meadow Branch to Weishaar's Mill,
and from thence south to the junction
Of the Union Bridge and Middleburg
roads. along Wolfepit Branch to Lin
wood and from Linwood to McKins-
try's Mill, along the Frederick Co.
line.
Union Bridge District, to include all
the territory west of the above men
toned line, and south of Pipe Creek
and west of Pipe Creek, including
line from Bruceville to Keysville.
Westminster District, to include all
parts of the county not covered by the
above description.
This districting is to be understood
is not to be rigid along the district
lines, so that child located along any
of these lines may have the option of
attending in either district, subject to
the Interpretation of the principals of
the two schools involved acting joint
ly. Each high school principal is to be
furnished with a map of the county
showing these districts, which is to be
placed in a conspicuous place in the
school office for the determination of
such questions as NAV be raised un-