The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-20
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Scholarships Acknowledgements
ton Contracts--COal Bids
Received

The Board of Education met in
regular session on Tuesday, July TO-
Those present were DR.. T. B. Moore,
President; Mr.. Fred Lewis, Vice
President, and Mr.. j. e. Crothers.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of June 18th were read and ap-
proved and sundry bills ordered
paid.
Mr.. Crothers made a report to the
Board of Education of the visit made
by the Board of Education TO a num-
Der of schools in Delaware. The
schools visited were those in Wilm-
ington and at Milford, Del.
A petition was received from the
colored citizens of Port Deposit ask
ing that the Board take some action
toward the building of new school
at that place, so that the present
school, which is located in a rela-
lively dangerous spot for school pur-
poses, might be abandoned in favor
of a new school. The Board has
not yet secured land and did not in
deed have money appropriated for
the purpose of building, 1t decid-
ed, however, that it would look over
the land in and around Port Deposit
for the purposes of school.
A letter making an offer of insur-
ance for the year 19341935 on
school buses in Cecil county was re-
ceived from the Lumbermans Mutual
Casualty Company and considered,
but was not acted upon.
AS result of an examination for
the Senatorial scholarship to st.
Johns College and tuition scholar
ship to the same College, the Board,
subject to confirmation by the State
Senator, awarded the Senatorial
scholarship to Theodore Williams.
The result of the tuition scholarship
examination having resulted in tie
between Howard Herstine and John
F. Wallis, no award was made. 1t
was decided to again hold an exami-
nation to determine which of the
two boys should receive the award,
provided neither of the two decided
not to accept the tuition scholarship.
AS a result of the examination
held for the scholarship to st.
Mary's Female Seminary, the Board,
subject to confirmation by the State
Senator, awarded the scholarship to
Ruth D. H. Sweet.
AS a result of the examination
held for the scholarship to Blue
Ridge College, the Board, subject to
confirmation by the State Senator
awarded the scholarship to Louise
C. Nickel.
A letter from the Elkton Chamber
of Commerce, offering to give assist
ance to the Board of Education in
any way possible in the matter of
securing new high school for Elk
ton, was presented to the Board of
Education. The Chamber of Com
merce further stated that their in
vestigations had not convinced them
that the site mentioned by Mr.. Wal
lace Williams at a previous meeting
should be excluded from considera-
tion., The Board took no action
upon this matter other than to ex-
press its appreciation to the Elkton
Chamber of Commerce for their in
terest in the matter.
Bids for bus routes as advertised
in the various County papers were
received, opened and awarded as
follows:
Greenhurst-Oak Grove-Rising Sun
route to Mr.. A. A. Armour at his bid
of 1920 per school day.
Old Fields Point-Racine-W Wesley
route to Mr.. A. Woodah Holt at his
bid of $3.50 per school day.
Manifestation route to Mr..
Horace B. Powell at his bid of 1925
per school year, provided this bus
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route from Warwick to Cecilton car
rying white children should have
placed in it an extra door on the
left-hand side by the driver.
Pennington Rising Sun Porters
Bridge-Mt. Zoar Colored route to
Messrs. Wilson & McNamee at their
bid of $5.45 per school day.
Bids were received on Route 5
and chestnut Grove Blythedale-
Perrpville routes, from Mr.. w. A.
Montgomery. The Board consider
ed that the bids received on these
two routes were too high. 1t in
turn made an offer for the two
routes to Mr.. Montgomery, allowing
him until the end of the week to
! make his decision whether or not he
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