The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-23
BOARD, OF EDUCATION

regular session on Tuesday, Octo
Der 18th. Those present were Mrs
Eleanor ]. Moore, President; FREQ
Lewis, Vice-President and j. E
Crothers.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of September Sth were read ant
approved, and sundry bills were ex.
amined and ordered paid.
A delegation of colored patrons
from Fredericktown requested trans
portation of school children to the
Cecilton Colored School, They were
advised that the Board could not
legally grant their request.
Mr.. William B. Bradley, Trustee
of the Big Elk School, requested that
the Big Elk School be kept open
The Board decided to keep the
school open for the present.
A petition was presented from
number of the patrons of the West
Amwell School asking that it be
closed and the pupils transported by
bus to the New Elementary Schoo'
at Elkton. A contemplation was
presented from other patrons of the
school, asking that the school be
kept open. The Board decided l.
could not consolidate it with the
Elkton School on account of the
large enrolment in the Elktor
Elementary School.
Bids for an addition to the Co1oree
School in Elkton were as follows:
w. Louis Ryan G Son. -. $6,671.90
William Stephens. ...... $4,000
H. H. White. 5,lOO.OC
The amount available for this
work is approximately $4,000. The
bids were held under consideration
The following transfers were
made:
Miss Sadie f. Cavanaugh to the
| Johnson School, Mrs. Helen
Wright to the Blythedale School.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Boulder to the
Howard Street School, Elkton.
Substitute teachers have been
nlaced at Pilot, New Valley and
| Charlestown.
The following report from the
William A. Gillespie & Company
Certified Public Accountants, of
baltimore, was presented to- the
Board:
Pursuant to your instruction, We
report we have made an audit o.
the cash transactions of your office
for the year ended July 31st, 1925
also for the School Loan Fund TO,
the same period, and have found
same to be correct. Our audit EN-
braced the examination of the can
celled checks and vouchers, and thu
application of same to the Cash
Book"
| The Board ordered that from
November 1, 1925, to April 1, 1925
one-half hour be deducted from the
customary noon recess and the
schools dismiss for the afternoon
session at $50. This means that
the country schools are to have one
half hour at noon and close at $3.50;
the town schools are to have one
hour at noon and close at $3.50.
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 Is to %.
and the Board desires the hearty co
operation of the Pulpit, the County
Press, the Rotary Clubs, the Cham
bers of Commerce, the Parent
Teachers Associations. the Town
Commissioners, the Mothers Clubs,
the Woman's Clubs, and all other
Civic Organizations in the County.
On Monday, November Is, it is
planned to hold countrywide edu-
cational meeting in Elkton for the
Trustees, Patrons and Teachers. A
+, speaker will be secured and State
Supervisor Thomas l.. Gibson will
have charge Of the music.
Principals of the larger schools
are requested to arrange for an edu-
cational meeting to be held in the
school some afternoon or evening,
during the week. Principals should
motivate their work in English by
having each child in each school in
the county from the End to 18th
grades inclusive write letter invit.
ing his or her, parents, or guardians,
to visit the school some time during
Educational Week The pupils ir
the first grade may extend verbal
invitation to their parents, or guar
dians, to visit the school.
The meeting was then adjourned.
The General Electric Company is