The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-10-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION


Eleanor ]. Moore, President, Fred
Lewis, vice-President and J. q.
Crothers.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of September 9th were read and
approved and sundry bills were
examined and ordered paid.
y The Superintendent was request
ed to write letter to MIR. H. L.
Brinton, of Oxford, Pa, expressing
the thanks and appreciation of the
Board for the collection of minerals
presented by him to the Calvert
Agricultural High School.
Frank B. Evans, Esq, Mrs. Stand
ley Evans and Rev. w, G. Harris,
representing the Parent Teachers"
Association of Elkton, appeared be-
fore the Town Commissioners, the
Elkton Rotary Club, the Elkton
Chamber of Commerce and great
many patrons and taxpayers re-
questing "that the first grade chill
dren be given their full course of
training in one morning session of
three or four hours as in the Judge
ment of the said School Board seems
best" The Board granted the re-
quest of the patrons. The first
grade is to be in session from 900
A. M. to 100 P. M, with two recess
periods of Is minutes each. The
teachers are to remained in the
school engaged in regular school
work until 400 P. M, unless as
signed to other school work by
Principal Hill or the Superintendent.
The President of the Board was
authorized to execute five-year
lease with the Trustees of the Old
Academy.
The contract for installing
boiler in North East High School
was awarded to G. B. Spencer &
Son, of Oxford, Pa, the lowest bid
der at $4,000.
In accordance with the recon-
mendations and suggestions of the
National Education Association and
the American Legion, the Cecil
County Schools will observe Ameri-
can Education Week, November 16-
%, and the Board hopes for the CO.
operation of the Rotary Clubs, the
Chamber of Commerce, the Parent
Teachers Association, the Town
Commissioners, the Mothers Clubs,
the Woman's Club and all other
Civic Organizations in the County.
By 1. On Monday, November 18th,
it is planned to hold a general
Education Meeting in Elkton for the
Trustees, Patrons and Teachers.
! State Superintendent Albert S. Cook
will be asked to address this
meeting.
2. Each minister in Cecil Coun-
ty is requested to preach a special
sermon on Education on Sunday,
November 18th.
3. Each Editor of each County
Paper is requested to write an
editorial on the general topic of
Education and to devote as much
space as possible to topics bearing
on the general subject of Education.
- NC AtAClpdAS. DIT C0C1lCOQ,
Chesapeake City, Elkton, North
East, Rising Sun, Perryville and
Calvert will arrange for a public
Educational Meeting at each place
to be held some evening during the
week. Each child in each school in
the county from the End to the 18th
grades inclusive will write letter
inviting his or her parents or guar
dams, to visit the school sometime
during Education Week.
The pupils in the 1st grade will
extend a verbal invitation to their
parents. or guardians, to visit the
school.
The Maryland Law requires
statewide Census of all school chill
dren to be taken this year. The
State Board OF Education has order
ed that this Census be taken in
November. The County Board or
dered that the work begin on Mon
day, November Bird. A general
meeting of the white teachers will
be held at the Elkton High School
on Saturday, October 25th, from
500 A. M. to 1900 M, and gen
eral meeting of the>colored teachers
will be held at the Elkton Colored
School on Friday, October Gath, for
the purpose of giving directions and
distributing Census forms. The
Census will include all children
under-19 years of age. 1t is especi-
ally important that the names of all
children be secured between the
ages of and IA as s'two-thirds of
the State appropriation to each
county is apportioned on the basis
Of the population between the ages
Of 6 and a."
The following report from the
William A. Gillespie & Company,
Accountants and Auditors of Balti-
more was presented to the Board:
Pursuant to your instructions,
we report we have made an audit of
the cash transactions of your office
for the year ended July 81, 1924,
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