The Washington times., 1925-04-18
B BLADENSBURG.
SEEKS FIRE
HOUSE
Prince Georges School Board
Announces Commencement
Dates for County

II Al 1SN1LJfIs nQ.t April To-
A drive to secure by fall q build
ing to house its fire pumper has
been launched by the Bladensburg
volunteer fire department. Zach
member Of the department is to be
issued pledge cards and brief
statement Of the departments finan-
cial condition and asked to solicit
contributions. william Norgle has
been asked to take charge OF the
campaign.
Bladensburg firemen who. have
received money from the State fire
marshall recently for fighting forest
fires have turned this, amounting
to about $40. over to the depart
ment.
Harry Harvey, George Wiseman,
G.. r. Flory and Frances Dendingle
have been appointed to represent
the BIadensburg department at 9
meeting of Montgomery county
firemen at Silver Spring on April
"a. Harry Harvey is planning 70
lead q number OF the firemen to
washington to witness drilling OF
fire companies in that city with
view Of gaining some pointers on the
handling OF nose.
White elementary schools of
Prince Georges county will close
for the summer vacation on June
10 and the colored elementary
schools will close May 20.
Dates for high school commence
ments have been fixed by the county
board Of education as follows:
Hvattsyille. June is at 8 p. m;
Laurel, June 16, at 5 p. M; Upper
Marlboro. June II, at 8 p. m, and
Surratts, June II at 1890 a. m.
The board has agreed to equip q
two-room school and provide 2
teacher. or teachers, as may be
necessary, at University Park, upon
the understanding that the Park
Company erect the school and lend
it to the board for an indefinite
period.
REQUEST Of delegation from
Woodville asking an appropriation
of 800, or as much thereof as may
bu necessary for the digging OF
well on the school lot there, mas
been granted by the board.
Action has been defererd by the
board on the application filed by
Mrs Frank Parran for a st. Marys
daughter. The scholarship is ef.
fective September, 1925.
Award OF the contract to John w.
ReaIl for $12, 1000 for erecting new
school at Beltsville has been awarded
by the board, provided the people
Of the community will give the
board q note covering deficit OF
81, 900. The proposition was laid be-
fore the board by members OF the
Beltsville building COMMITTEES.
The board also accepted the offer
presented by the same committee
on behalf of Richard Broaden, who
rendered $2,50O for the old school
LOT and site, together with approxi-
mately one-half acre purchased from
q. w. Armiger, adjoining the school
site. The portable school and
movable equipment in the school
is not included in the transaction.
The board has deferred considera-
ton of the claim presented by At
torneys J. Enos Ray and Arthur
Keefer, in behalf Of Mr.. Cowgirl,
for injury sustained by his son at
the school at Glendale, 1t being
alleged that the boy had finger
severed by another boy who was
chopping wood.
Request OIL MISS hdAyDS'IL A0O"A
ing for a years leave of absence as
teacher in the Upper Marlboro ele-
mentary school. in order to attend
the Maryland State Normal School,
has been granted by the board.
Upon recommendation of the Sur
rats Parent-Teacher Association,
which submitted q list of seven
names, the board has appointed
these trustees for the school at that
place: Ernest o. Loveless, James A.
Carrico, jr., and James H. Shreve.
The secretary to the board mas
been ordered to write the woman's
club of Brandywine expressing its
Of the work done by
the club in behalf of the Brandy
wine school. The club submitted
report showing the amount OF
money raised and expended in con-
nection with the school, and In
forming the board there was a note
in bank for $372.70. The board or
dered this paid as soon as funds
became available.
The board has accepted the resig-
nation of John T. F'lester as trus-
tee of the Willis school.
Trustees appointed by the board
include: William P. Earnest to
succeed C. A. Wright, resigned, Mt.
Rainier school; Thomas e. Harrod.
John Tilghman and Oliver Hill,
Capitol Heights colored school.
The board has referred to School
Commissioner Claude G. Mckee and
Professor Nicholas Orem, county
sIlnerintendent of schools with All