The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-07-06
BUILDING POLICY OF BOARD OF
EDUCATION

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for the erection of the Perryville
High School had considered the
building policy for the various
schools of Cecil county located in the
several communities of the county.
1t, in general, determined upon these
things; first, that as far as ii was
possible to do SO, buildings would be
erected on pay as you go" policy.
This policy it has followed out in
the course of the erection of the
various schools in recent years.
These schools are Perryville High
School, Rising Sun High School and
North East High School.
The second policy which it has
adopted was the sequence in which
buildings in Cecil county would be
considered and erected, and was as
follows: The erection of the Perry.
Vile High School, Rising Sun High
school, North East High School and
Elkton High School. The last IL a
part of definite policy previously
decided upon by the Board of Edu
cation of Cecil county and so fer
carried through.
On September IL, 1898, the min
utes of the Board of Education fur
ther record this fact that, "a delega
ton from the Elkton Chamber OF
Commerce appeared before tn
Board of Education, urging that the
Board give its approval for the con-
struction of a high school building
in Elkton and that this approval be
conveyed to the Board of County
Commissioners Of Cecil county with
the request that funds be supplied
by this Board of County Commits
sioners in some way, preferably
Through the Federal Works Pro-
gram. The Board of Education
unanimously agreed to make this
recommendation"
The County superintendent con-
veyed this information Immediately
to the Board of County Commits
sioners for their action. The files,
of the Board of Education Of Cecil
county further contain correspon-
ience between the County Superin-
.endent and Representatives of this
state in Congress concerning the
availability of funds for this pro-
| ject. 1t, also, contains letters from
various Architects offering their
services for the erecting Of the
building.
The budget of the Board of Edu-
cation of Cecil county for the year
1934-1935 as submitted to the
County Commissioners of this
county and on file in their office,
contains an item of $4,000 as re-
quest for moneys to this Board of
Education for the purchase of land
and other incidentalse. We are not
mas been granted or will be granted,
but we are assuming from previous
conversations between the Board of
County Commissioners and citizens
Of the town when the County Super
ntendent was present, that this sum
will be allowed.
At meeting of the Board of Edu-
action of Cecil County held ON May 81
Tor consideration of the budget, the
iesirability of action toward high
school for this DOWN of Elkton was
lgain discussed, in relationship to
he location of the school. This dis
cussion arose at the request of Mr..
Wallace Williams, representing a
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce. No definite action was TAX
en- other than that the Board of Ed
ucation visited various locations in
the town of Elkton which they con-
sidered might be desirable as posi-
ole sites for the building.
The minutes of the Board of Ed
contains the following: "Mr. Wal
lace Williams appeared before the
Board of Education on behalf of the
new high school location in Elkton.
Mr.. Williams represented a COM
mittee of citizens of the town. He
desired that the Board favorably
consider location for high school
in Elkton on a piece of land between
the old railroad tracks to the south
and the new railroad tracks to the
north, the Singerly road to the west
and Bow street to the east, provided
this tract met the requirements of
the State Board of Education and
could be secured at a reasonable
price. Mr.. Williams furnished the
Board with further information of
the probable cost to be incurred in
securing this site, in addition to that