Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
LOUDOUN TEACHING
STAFF is REDUCED
Boards Action Allows Only
Short Session in Many
Schools.
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Especial Dispatch TO The Star.
PURCELLVILLE, Va, March a.
The number of teachers in Loudoun
county was reduced at special meet
ang of the county school board in the
school auditorium at Leesburg. Several
schools will be open only ali alf day.
1t was decided. The budget was adopted
and principals of several schools were
elected
Petitions Presented.
Petitions were presented to the board
In favor of continuation of four-year
high school work at Waterford, asking
aor a new school building and two
teacher at Mountville opposing the
halliday school plan for Sycoline and
Red Hill and opposing the tranSporta-
ton OF pupils from Paxson to Blue
mont. The petitions also asked for the
halliday school If the full day should
b group of children now attending
/ IIuckettS School. opposed the closing
of the Oak Hill School and transporta-
&ion to Lucketts. Delegations were
present and spoke on the boards pro-
poSal effecting the reduction of teach
ers in some schools.
The board decided that four years of
nigh school work would be continued at
! Waterford in 193o-31 with two teachers
| and that three high school teachers
ftwould be employed upon the condition
THAT the State school authorities indi-
fcate that the school will be accredited
with three teachers next session and
not with two; three teachers to be en-
ployed at Lucketts, three at Aide and
! seven at Leesburg. three teachers at
Hillsboro, six at Purcellville, three at
Hamilton, two at Bluemont and one
each at Pleasant Valley, Mountville
and North Fork Red Hill and Sycoline,
Clarke's Gap and Cool Spring, and Air
mont and PaxSon each have half
day of school with one teacher for each
! school. two years of high school shall
be taught at Middleburg, and that a
reduction in the number Of teachers in
: any school will not reduce the salary of
any principal who shall be reelected to
the same position for 1930-3l.
Application will be made to the State !
Board of Education for a loan not in |
excess of $4,000 from the literary fund |
, for construction of the Round Hill |
school auditorium.
Travel Allowance Changed.
The travel allowance of the division !
superintendent of schools will be |
changed from the lump sum Of $500 to !
the basis of 8 cents per mile. An adj !
ulGlOn 10 the SCHOOL lou AT ASNDuTn VIII /
be purchased at q cost of $500 pro- |
vided that local citizens contribute 5000. |
A colored supervisor will be employed |
in 1930-31, the Sycoline colored school
will be closed and an additional teacher |
will be employed in the Leesburg col
ored school.
The board voted against the closing |
of Tankerfield and transportation to |
Lovettsville, transportation by bus from |
Oatlands and Oak Hill farm to Aldie; |
closing of Oak Hill School and trans
portation to Lucketts, transportation |
by bus to Lucketts requested by GER
tain patrons now attending that school, |
employment of school supervisor for |
elementary schools of over two teach
erS.
Principals Elected.
Principals of schools were elected as |
follows: Ashburn, Charles s. Monroe;
Round Hill, J. r. Harrison: Hillsboro, |
Mrs. Evelyn T. Adams; LuckettS, j. s. |
Simpson; Lovettsville, L. A. Womel- |
dorph: Unison Bloomfield, A. o. Hut
ton; Middleburg. Miss Gaylord Glib
son: Lincoln High School, Henry p. |
White: Lincoln Grade School, Sarah Z. |
Cox: PllrcellviIle, Miss Bertha 0ruver; |
Hamilton, Ocie r. Graham: Bluemont, |
Eliza D. Lunceford; Leesburg, Alex !
ender s. Jenkins.