The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-08-24

Transportation Contracts--App0ints
ed To Rising Sun High School
Date Sept. 9

The Board of Education met in
regular session on Tuesday, August
14th. Those present were DR.. T. B.
Moore, President, Mr.. Fred Lewis,
Vice-President, and Mr.. J. e. Croth-
ers.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of July 10th and special meeting
of July 26th, were read and APPROX
ed with the following correction:I
that the word tentatively" before
the words awarded to" should be
lstricken out. Bus insurance Is
lawarded to the Lumbermens Mutual
Casualty Company of Chicago.
The County superintendent re-
ported that he had received no res
piles to his letter concerning St.
Johns tuition scholarship from Mr..
Herstine, and that Mr.. Wallis had
declined the award, and that all the
other appointments had been accept
ed and confirmed by the State Sena-
tor by those to whom the awards had
been made. The Board stated that
the award of St. Johns tuition
scholarship should be awarded to-
the contestants to whom the original
award had been made on account of
superiority scholarship and that
should these applicants decline of
fers of the scholarship, that the
/ xrya r1 oh ho m hn ofhnr
applicants in the order of merit as
shown by their scholarship.
Bids were received from r. P. Fill
llingame and Horace B. Powell for
transportation of colored children
from Warwick to Cecilton. The
award was made On this route to
Horace B. Powell at his offer OF
$4.75 per school day for new all
steel body and shatter-proof glass;
Upon Mr.. PoWelPs l4lformation that
transportation would be furnished
by him at $3.50 per school day with
the same body and chassis as his
original bid, provided the contract
be extended for five years, motion
was made and carried that this of
fer be accepted.
Contract for transportation of
school children on a route running
from Greenhurst to Rising Sun and
Oak Grove Goth District) to Rising
Sun was awarded to Wilson 6 Me-
Nance at their bid Of $4.20 per-
school day for period of three
years. Said transportation to be
Wayne body in conformity to the
contract on which the bid was made.
The County Superintendent nomi-
mated the name of George B. Pretty
man to the position at the Rising
Sun High School. The Board of
Education elected Mr.. Prettyman To-
this position.
Final decision to close the upper
grades at Charlestown school-ffths
sixth and seventh grades-and
transport the children to the North
East Elementary School was mades
and fifty cents per day was offered to
the contractor, Mr.. John M. Lilleys
for additional transportation COSTS
The request of delegation from
Town Point for transportation OF
high school children to Chesapeake
City was granted, provided the con-
tractor for bus transportation would
agree to extend his bus route to
Town Point and furnish Transports
ton for these children at cost not
more than $1.00 per school day.
The proposal made by the County
Superintendent to close the TOWN.
Point school and transport those
children into Chesapeake City Ele-
mentary School was not acted upon
favorably because the Board believ-
led that the action was too near tn
the opening of schools. The County
superintendent stated that saving
of about 100000 per year could ba
made If his proposal were accepted4
Date of opening Of schools was set
at September 5, 1884, preceded by a
teachers meeting on September A
1884. The date for closing schools
was set at June IA, 1895.
Primary Election Day was declare
ed legal holiday in Cecil County by
the Board of Education.
Days for teachers meetings were
approved by the Board of Education
during the school year.
The Board of Education decided
to have the audit of the books of the
Board Of Education made by Mack
Attix & Company.
The transportation of children to
and from games in Cecil County was
decided should be under the control
of the Board of Education and In