The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-05-21
BOARD OF EDUCATION


regular session on Tuesday, May
18th. Those present were Mrs.
Eleanor j. Moore, President; Fred
Lewis, Vice-President and j. b.
Crothers.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of April 18th were read and APP
proved, and sundry bills were ex-
amined and ordered paid.
The meeting was then adjourned
sine die.
The Board recognized by. re-
electing Mrs. Eleanor j. Moore.
President and Fred Lewis, Vice
President.
Upon the recommendation of the
Superintendent, Miss Fannie B.
! Miller was reelected Supervisor.
Alfred b. McVey, Attendance OF
ficer, and Miss Lidie d. Sager, Clerk
for the ensuing year..
The following designations were
received and accepted
Miss Emily e. Moore, Assistant.
Chesapeake City High School; Miss
Helen Fl. Bradshaw. Assistant, Ceci'
County High School, Elkton; Miss
Miriam f. Russell, Assistant, Cecil
County High School, Elkton; Miss
Bessie Squier Assistant, Elktor
Elementary School; Miss Blanche
Graphical Assistant, Elk Mills
School; Miss Lucie Griest, Assistant
Chesapeake City Elementary School
The Board will indorse the ap
plication and recommend that Miss
Bessie Squier be placed on the
Teachers Retired List.
Trustees whose terms expired
were re-appointed. The following
new appointments of Trustees were
made to fill vacancies caused by
death, resignation or removal
Mrs. w. Hampton Johns, War
wick School, First District; Clarence
Perkins. Elkton Schools, Third Dis
trict; Robert Reeder North East
School, Fifth District; George Lid
dell, Liberty Grove, Sixth District :;
L. B. Akers, Bay View School, Ninth
District; P. jerks Smith Zion, Ninth
District.
The Superintendent reported to
the Board that Rev. W. G.. Poole
Pastor, st. Johns Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Lewisville, Pennsyl-
vania. again offers a prize of $500
for the best defamation; $500 for
the second best defamation and
$500 for the third best defamation
to be delivered at the Seventh Grade
Exercises of the Fourth District
Elementary Schools to be held at tho
Kenmore High School on Friday
Afternoon, June 18th, The Board
requests the teachers to hold pre-
liminary contest in each school in
the Fourth District, so that each
school will have but one contestant
at the closing exercises.
The Board ordered that a one
session day be held on Monday
May 31st, which will be observed as
Declaration Day.
The execution of contracts for
teachers for the next school year
A meeting of the Cecil County
Teachers will be held at Elkton or
Friday, June 4th, at 1880 P. M
Attendance is compulsory. All
white schools will hold one-session
! day. The rural teachers will meet
at the New Elementary School and
the high school and graded teachers
will meet in the High School build
ing At 800 P M. joint session,
of all groups will be held at the
ments will be served after the
business meeting of the Cecil Coun-
ty Teachers Association. The Prin-
cipals and Teachers in the graded
schools will come to the meeting
prepared to make report on the
English Goals to be used next year
The teachers in the high schools will
meet with one OF the seven sections
The Board requests the rural teach
ers to make a copy of the English
Goals which they had prepared for
the group meetings and file a copy
If the same with the Supervisor
The functioning of the English Goals
will be discussed at the meeting
An envelope will be given to each
| teacher. June 4th, containing An
nual Feport Papers. Final Exami-
Nnti"ne Papers and Seventh Grade
| Certificates.
The meeting was then adjourned
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