The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-03-20
COMING SCHOOL EVENTS
POgram of Activities To Be OBJ
served During the Months
To Come


tendent of schools, has sent circu-
lar letter to all of the teachers in the
county announcing the following
schedule of events in school circles for
the remainder Of the current school
year:
l. The one and two-teacher school
communities of the county are re-
quested to meet at their school build
ings at four o'clock on Thursday,
April II, 1924, for the purpose of rec
ommending for appointment by the
County Board of Education any nee
essary school trustees. Three and
more teacher schools are excused from
this requirement.
2. Each of the five high school CEN
ters of the county is to hold a prelim-
mary local athletic meet on Satur-
day, May oath.
3. The usual annual countrywide
athletic meet will be held at Mountain
Lake Park on Thursday, May 10Th.
4. All of the schools of the county
are to observe with appropriate pro
grams "School Exhibit Day" in each
of the schools of the county on Deco
ration Day, May 3Oth.
5. The Stanford Achievement Tests,
in revised form, in paragraph mean
ing, word meaning and arithmetic
reasoning will be given again about
the middle Of May, 1924, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining what improve
ment the pupils have made in these
three subjects since a similar test
was administered in October, 1928.
6. Graduating exercises of the high
schools and central closing exercises
CT the elementary schools have been
announced as follows after final re-
vision: Thursday evening, June 18th,
GrantsvilIe graduating and central
closing exercises; Oakland central
closing exercises. Friday evening,
June 18th, Friendsville graduating
and central closing exercises; Oakland
graduating exercises; Kitzmiller grad
uating and central closing exercises.
Saturday evening, June 14th, Accident
graduating and central closing exer-
cises.
7. The Inter-High School debates
will be held at Friendsville, Accident,
Grantsyille and Oakland upon Friday
evening, April 25th, at each of the
four high school centers. The subject
of the debate is: Government Own
ership of Railroads"
8. The Inter-High School declama-
ton contest will be held at either
Grantsville or Oakland upon Friday
evening, May 9th. A dictionary will
be awarded that night to the success
ful contestant, which is given by Mr.,
G. A. Fraley, Cashier of the Garrett
National Bank Of Oakland. A gold
medal will also be presented to each
of the high school representatives in
this final contest, the gold medalto be
awarded at the graduating exercises
to be held about a month later. 1t is
planned that next year the dictionary
be awarded to the successful high
school rather than to the successful
contestant.
9. All of the schools of the county
are to be closed upon Good Friday,
ard Easter Monday, April 18th and
April Dist, respectively.
TO- The final examination of pupils
in the elementary schools will be held
upon Friday, Monday and Tuesday,
June 9th, 9th and 10th, the schools
closing for the year upon Friday,
June 18th.
II. A bulletin was sent to the
teachers in the county setting forth
the changes in the requirements for
elementary school teachers certifi-
Gates, all of which requirements lead
towards the general policy of the
State as. set forth in the Act of the
General Assembly of 1922 in gradu-
ally having a first grade certiicated
teacher in every teaching position in
the county and State.