The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-09-22
CECIL COUNTY SCHOOL
BOARD
Federal Aid For New School
Building At ElktOn--CO-
lOra Bus Question Again
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The Board of Education met in
regular session on Tuesday, Septem-
Der 18th. Those present were Mr..
Fred Lewis, President; DR.. T. B.
Moore, Vice-President, and MIR. j. E.
Crothers.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of August Sth and special meet
ing of August Goth, were read and
approved, and sundry bills ordered
paid
The County Superintendent re-
ported that the missionaries on
bus routes had been returned.
DR.. C. A. Kane presented an item
lied estimate of the costs for erect
ing sanitary toilets according to the
plans set forth by the Maryland
State Board of Health. The Board
of Education authorized the pay
ment of the material and supervision
of the erection of these toilets, the
labor employed to be paid for by the
Unemployment Relief Work.
The County superintendent re-
ported that the enrolment at the
North East Elementary School had
become so large that it was neces-
sary to place an additional teacher
at this school. The Board of Edu-
cation, upon this recommendation,
/ then created that position.
Mack, Attix & Company, Account
ants and Auditors, of Wilmington,
Del, were selected to audit the books
for the Board of Education for the
school year 1932-193S.
The continuance of the lease held
by the Union Church on the Union
Grove School was authorized, with
the same rental and conditions as
the previous lease, and an additional
proviso, namely, that on aid after
October /, 1888, all rentals paid by
that Association of the Church,
should be applied to any purchase
price which the Board Of Education
and the Church Association might
agree upon at some future date,
should the bids for this school house
by the Church Association be the
highest bid received when sale of the
property was was made.
A delegation from the Elkton
Chamber of Commerce appeared be-
fore the Board of Education, urging
that the Board give it's approval for
the construction of high school
building in Elkton and that this ap-
prevail be conveyed to the Board of
County Commissioners of Cecil
County with the request that funds
be supplied by this Board of County
Commissioners in some way, prefer
ably through the Federal Working
Program. The Board of Education
unanimously agreed to make this
recommendation.
Mr.. Louise B. Ulary appeared be-
fore the Board of Education with a
petition asking that transportation
of high school children frcm Wilson
and Harris schools to the bus convey
ing children to North East High
School be arranged for. The Board
considered this along with other
matters of bus transportation.
Petitioners in behalf of the con-
tinuance of the bus from Colora to
Rising Sun, and from Pilot to Oak
wood, and the institution of a new
bus route for colored high school
children from Port Deposit to Elk
ton Colored High School, and Bacon
Hill to Elkton schools, (white), APP
peared before the Board. This mat
ter was considered by the Board of
Education and further information
was asked concerning these routes.
The County Superintendent was
asked to get more definite lnforma-
tion concerning the enrolment at
the Colora elementary school, and
with DR.. Moore to make some defin-
ite conclusions concerning this
matter Should this route be de-
cided upon, other routes of trans
portation were to be taken up and
provided for as far as possible out
of additional moneys in the hands
of the Board of Education for trans
portation.
The meeting then adjourned.