The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-05-12
SCHOOL BOARD REORGAN-
ICES
County To Receive $46,S64
From Fund-Shawnah And
Bay View School HOus-
eS Rented

The Board of Education met
in regular session on Tuesday,
May 9th. Those present were
Fred Lewis, President, DR.. T.
B. Moore and J. e. Crothers.
The minutes of the regular
meeting of April 18th were
read and approved, and sundry
bills ordered paid.
The Board of Education then
adjourned sine die.
The County Superintendent
then acted as Chairman and
received nominations for Pres
ident. Mr.. Fred Lewis was
nominated, the nomination
was seconded and he was
thereupon elected President of
the Board of Education for the
ensuing year.
The chair was then surrend-
cred by the County Superin-
tendent acting Chairman pro
tenn, to the newly elected Presi-
dent, Mr.. Fred Lewis. The
nomination was then in order,
DR.. T. B. Moore was nominated
Vice-President. His nomina-
ton was seconded and there
upon he was elected Vice-Pres-
ident.
The County Superintendent
reported that the, Attorney for
the Board as yet had given no
opinion nor had arrived at any
statement concerning Oak
Grove School, No. II, District
s.. Action on this was, there
fore, deferred until a later
meeting.
The County Superintendent
stated that he desired to have
the Board of Education visit
the Elkton Colored School to
decide upon what changes
should be made for improving
the sanitation at that school
prior to it's opening in Septem-
Der, 1888.
Renewal of transportation
contracts was deferred to flu
ture meeting to be held on May
16, 1888, at 10000 a. m. The
County Superintendent was
asked to prepare a list of con-
tract routes over which these
buses go and the amount of
money paid each year for said
routes.
Under a recent law enacted
by the Legislature, Cecil coun-
ty will receive as it's share of
the $1,500,00O which is to be
distributed on the basis of the
1880 Federal Census to the
Counties only, total OF $780,
1854. This, together with the
salary reduction enacted at the
last Legislature to the amount
of $4,000, will enable a con-
siderable reduction in the rate
for school purposes in Cecil
County in the year 1933-1934
and 1934-1935.
The Board authorized the
Secretary to write its apprecia-
ton to the North East Cham
Der of Commerce, to Mr.. Joseph
r. Grant, Chairman of the Re-
lief Work, and to the Parent
Teacher Association of North
East for the many excellent
things done by these respective
bodies at the North East High
School.
The Board rented to Mr..
Charles R. Shffett, the Shaw
nah school at a rental of $4,000
per year for the first year, be-
ginning May 8, 1888, with the
understanding that Mr.. Shiflett
was to replace all window sash
which had been removed from
the building. Beginning May
8, 1884 and thereafter, until the
Board decided to dispose of the
school, the rental. for this
school was to be $4,000 per
year.
A delegation from the Bay
View Homemakers' Club APP
peared before the Board of Ed
ucation desiring to rent, or
buy, the Bay View School.
The Board rented the Bay View
School to them at $3.50 per
month, payable at the end of
each month. The Board of
Education decided in the event
of the sale of the school, which
was to be by public advertise
ment, the rental money paid by
the Homemakers' Club of Bay
View should apply toward the
purchase of the school should
their bid be the one which was