The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER FL, 1928
BOARD OF EDUCATION

The Board of Education met il
regular session on Tuesday, Septem.
Der 18th. Those present were: FREQ
Lewis, President; Wilmer J. Falls
Vice President and Mrs. Eleanor j
Moore.
The minutes Of the regular meet
ing of August 18th, were read and
approved, and sundry bills were ex-
amined and ordered paid.
The following appointments OF
transfers were confirmed:
Miss Olive C. johnson, Assistant
Chesapeake City High School.
Miss Katie Lee Lynch, Assistant
Northeast and Calvert High Schools
Henry Fisher, Assistant, North
East High School.
Miss Amelia Blanchfield, Principal
New Bridge School.
Miss, Evelyn Lavender, Principal
Shawnah School.
Miss Jeanette Williams, Assistant
Elkton' Colored School.
Miss Myrtle E. Stafford, Principal
Cedar Hill Colored School.
Miss Magnolia F. luminous, Prin-
cipal, Wilson Colored School.
Miss Pearl Foote, Principal, Ches-
apeake City Colored School,
On account of illness Miss Ella
Cannon was granted temporary
leave Of absence as an assistant in
the Cecilton Elementary School. Miss
Gertrude Manlove was appointed
temporary assistant in place of Miss
Cannon, and Miss Alice R. Hager
was appointed temporary principal
of the Town Point School in place of
Miss Manlove.
The following designations were
received and accepted:
Miss S. Agatha Mason, Principal
Chesapeake City Colored School.
Miss H. Elizabeth Ryder, Cedar
Hill Colored School.
The Board endorsed the application
of Miss Emma B. Jaauette and rec
commended to the State Board Of Ed
ucation that she be placed on the
Teachers Retired List
The five point letter system rec
commended by a Committee of the
Department of Secondary Education
was adopted for use in high schools
only. The elementary schools will
continue this year to use the number
system. Principals, in the school as
sembly, and teachers. in their class
rooms, should acquaint pupils with
the changed system of marking and
certification.
j. Frank Shippers, of North East
was awarded the contract for new
roofs for Bethel. johnson and Mitch
ell schools.
The following bids for school prop
erty were received:
DR.. Clifton C. Laws, St. Augustine
-$206.50. Mrs. Myrtle B. Wilson
St. ,Augustine-$101.OO William H
Herman, St. Augustine $4,000. R
G. Reynolds. Love Run-S75.00. VIM
E. Brown. Wood Valley-$75.00.
All of the bids being considered
too low were rejected.
Sealed proposals for the above
school properties and for Branch
College, or Biddle School. in the
First District. and for Southampton
School in the Third District. will be
opened at the. regular meeting of tbs
Board at 1000 A. M. on Tuesday
Oct. 9th. The Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. The
cost of deed and revenue stamps is
to be paid by the purchaser.
A certificate of approval of the
final working drawings for the Pleas
ant Hill school was received from the
State Superintendent. The Secretary
was authorized to advertise at once
for bids for erecting this school. The
improvements tot he Principle Furn-
ace School, as authorized by the
Special Bond Issue Commission. have
been completed. approved and accept
ed by the Board.
The following Trustees were APP
pointed: Arthur Turner. William
Fears and Howard PyleATown Poin.
School. Clarence Thornton, Herber!
Baker and William Dean--BetheI
School. Rercy Morrison, Penrose
Cooper and John L. Pfost-Charles-
town School
The meeting was then adjourned.