The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-23
BOARD OF EDUCATION

4 The Board of Education met i
regular session on Tuesday, Novem
ber 18th. Those present were: Fre
Lewis, President, Wilmer ]. Falls
Vice-President, and Mrs. Eleanor
Moore.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of October 9th, were read ant
approved and sundry bills were ex
amined and ordered paid.
The following schools, no longer il
use for school purposes, were sold:
Wood Valley School to Raymond
M. Cameron, for 100000.
st. Augustine School to Mrs. Myr.
tie B. Wilson for 100000.
The following Trustees were ap-
pointed for the Rowlandville School:
Lewis Logan, Clark Moore and Lie
welyn Rawlings.
Bids were received from HI. Clay
Phillips & Son, Middletown, Della
ware, and Julian Smith, Cecilton,
Maryland, for the proposed addition
to the North East and Cecilton High
Schools, and from James H. Hutch
ison, Newark, Delaware, and H. H.
White, North East, Maryland, for
the proposed addition to the North
East High School. All Of the bids
were rejected as they were greatly
in excess of the amount appropriat-
ed by the Survey Commission.
In accordance with the recommen-
dations and suggestions of the Ma
tional Education Association and the
American Legion, the Cecil County
schools will observe American Edu-
cation Week, November 1924.
First-Each minister in Cecil Co.
is requested to preach a special SER
mon on Education on Sunday, Nov.
18th.
Second-The Editor of each Coun-
ty paper is requested to write an ed
itorial on the general topic of Edu-
cation and to devote as much space
as possible to topics bearing on the
general subject of Education.
Third-The Principals at Cecilton,
Chesapeake City, Elkton, North East,
Rising Sun, Perryville and Calvert
will arrange for public Education
al meeting at each place, to be held
some evening during this week. Each
child in each school in the county
from the second to the eleventh grade
inclusive will write a letter inviting
his or her parents, or guardians, to
visit the school some time during
Education Week. The pupils in the
first grade will extend verbal invi-
tation to their parents, or guardians,
to visit the school.
Schools will be closed on Wednes-
day, November 28th, at 400 P. M,
for the Thanksgiving Holidays, and
will reopen on Monday, December
3rd, at 900 A. M.
Teachers and School Officials are
urged to attend the Fifty-Sixth Ann
ual Meeting of the Maryland State
Teachers Association which will be
held in Baltimore on Friday. Nov.
Both, and Saturday, Dec. 1st.
A petition signed by nearly 200 of
the scholars and patrons of the
Fourth District High School petition
ing the Board to change the name of
the Fourth District High School to
The Kenmore Hiph School in recogni-
tion of the donor of the land on
which the proposed new high school
is to be built, was received. Action
was deferred.
The Superintendent reported that,
as authorized by the Board, the
Cayet's School was closed Friday
evening, November 9th, and that the
children are now being transported
to the Chesapeake City School. The
Board had ordered the school closed
on account ,of the low attendance.
The average attendance at this
school last year was 10.7, and the
cost per pupil was $105.93. The aver
age attendance for September and
October of this year has been less
than 12.