The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Transportation Matters-Mid-
Year Examination Dates

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The Board of Education met
.. in regular session on Tuesday,
January 18th. Those present
were Fred Lewis, PRESIDENT
Mrs. Eleanor ]. Moore, vice.
president, and ]. E. Crothers.
The minutes of the regular
meeting of December Sth were
read and approved, and sundry
bills ordered paid.
The County Superintendent
reported that the President OF
the Board and he had met with
the patrons of he Westamwell
School and that after a state
ment of the fact that the school
would be closed, there had been
a discussion by the patrons of
that school; the Westamwell
School had been closed and the
children had been provided
with transportation to the Elk
ton Elementary and High
Schools; and that Mr.. Andrew
Biddle had been secured to
transport the children into
Elkton for the sum of Sits
per day for the year 1882.
The County Superintendent
reported that there had been
no reply to a communication
offering the Racine school at
price bid by Willing Workers.
A letter from the Cecil Coun-
ty Health Department was pre-
sented to the Board of Educa-
ton. This letter stated that
there should be sanitary toilets
erected at the Cherry Hill
School. The Board of Educa-
ton decided that in view of the
fact that there was no money
this time for remedying the
conditions stated in the letter.
that it could not take action
this year, 1912.
The Board of Education de-
cided to omit the Girls Winter
Carnival for the school year
1931-32.
"A letter from Mr.. Linton w.
Tice to the Board of Education
asked that the contract of Mr..
Tice to convey children to and
from Butler and Oak Grove
school to Rising Sun and re-
turn, be assigned, with the con-
sent of this Board of Education,
to Wilson &. McNamee, of Ris-
ing Sun, under the same condi-
lions of contract agreed upon
between this Board of Educa>
ton and Mr.. Tice. The as
signment of contract to be
on and after Feb. /, 1882. The
Board of Education decided
that it would agree to the
transfer of this contract under
the terms and conditions stated
in the contract.
Because of the putting on of
a bus to start at the Delaware
Maryland line, running from
Newark-Elkton road TO the
Elkton Elementary and High
Schools, the Board of Educa-
ton revoked the tuition per-
mission which they had grandt-
ed to John Howell. son of Mrs.
John A. Howell, to attend the
Newark Public Schools, for
which tuition the Board of Ed
ucation assumed the respon-
sibility. Mr.. Burton M. Boyd
paid the remainder Of the pur-
chase price of Oak Grove
School. No. Z, District 6.
A delegation from the Eighth
District appeared before the
Board of Education asking that
the bus route to the Eighth dis
trict be changed, so as to run
from Connelly's Corner direct
~ past New Valley school
house to- Rock Run, thence to
lakewood. After consideration.
the Board of Education decided
that they would make no
change.
The mid-year examination
dates were set for Jan. 2Sth
and 18th for the Elementary
and High Schools.
A letter from the State Super
lntendent of Education con-
corning the definition of Ele-
mentary schools and the action
on teachers certificates taken
by the State Board of Educa-
tlon was read to the .5oard of
Educatlon and accepted by
tnem. This letter was dated
Dec. 2Sth, 1881.
The meeting then adjourned.