The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-23


contractors for transportation. 1t
decided, too, that contractors for
transportation who had been haul
ing children previous to this meet
ing, should be required to sign this
contract form for the year 1929
1880. In the summer of 1880, bids
would be advertised and received
for said routes. New routes of
transportation for the hauling of
children would he advertised and
bids for these would be received at
a meeting of the Board to be held
August goth. Said bids to be in the
office of the Board of Education not
later than 800 A. M. on the morning
of August goth.
A letter from people living in the
neighborhood of former. Big Elk
School was read and considered, but
the Board took no action upon this,
other than to confirm it's previous
action.
A letter asking for a price upon
the school house at Pivot was receiv-
ed. The Board set a price of 5000
upon this property.
Requests from Auditors for the
audit of the books of the Board of
Education were referred to the
County Superintendent, who was in
structed to receive from the Audi
tors, an estimate of the cost of said
audit.
designations of the following
teachers were received and accepted:
Miss Wilhelmina r. Creamer, Miss
Ae a L. Price. Miss Mae p. Jones,
9Isss Ann Adele senft, Miss Exalyn
"; stebbing, Robert 3 -
following appointments wersl
confirmed: Frederick H. Farmer,
Elmer K. zeller, Warren Warren,
Robert Weimer, G.. Gardner Shu-
CART, Miss Rachel Boyd, Miss Alice
Rawson, Charles w. Caldwell (Col-
ored).
The Board decided to open
schools on September 5th, preceded
by an Institute of two days, Septem-
Der 3rd and 4th. Schools will be in
session for one-half day on Septem-
Der 5th and 9Th.
Examinations for scholarships are
to be held on. Tuesday, August 9th.
Scholarships to be awarded as fol-
lows: Charlotte Hall School (Boy);
Tuition scholarship at st. Johns
College (Boy); Maryland Institute
of Mechanical Arts (Boy or Girl);
Tuition scholarship at Blue Ridge
College, (Boy or Crib; Tuition
scholarship to Maryland College for
Women. Applicants for these schoI-
arships must make application I'm
writing on or before the 23rd OF
August. "a
Permission for the Elkton Fire
Company to hold their carnival on
the grounds of the Elkton Element
ary School, beginning August 18th
and ending August Gath, was
granted.
Because of the decrease in the en-
rollment at the Pleasant Hill School,
the Board ordered that one teacher
be placed at that school.
Delegations were received by the
Board of Education from the follow
ing localities: Hickory Grove, Mid
die Neck, Warwick, Cowentown and
North East.
At Hickory Grove, the Board of
Education decided to abide by it's
action previously taken. At War
wick, it decided to rescind its form
er decision, /. e. to transport the
children of the sixth and seventh
grades in Warwick school to Cecil
ton, thus continuing those grades in
Warwick school.
After discussion, the action previ-
ously taken by the Board of Educa-
tion, /. e. to close Middle Neck
school and transport elementary and
high school children to Cecilton,
was continued. 4
A delegation from Cowentown re- \
provide transportation of high school /,
children of that locality-Appleton
and Elk Mills to Elkton High School.
After discussion, the Board decided
to advertise a route for the same and
to arrange for payment of that
route, part by the Board of Educa-
ton and the remainder at the ex-
pense of the patrons using said bus
line. Under these conditions, it
rescinded it's previous action grant
ing free tuition to high school stu
dents attending Delaware schools in
or near the route served by this bus.
A delegation from North East was
received and heard.