The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-21
Schools Of County
4sNsssA IS,
Reopen Sept. End
New Granite High Schol For
Elkton---Resignations
And Appointments

The Board of Education met in
regular session Tuesday, August
18th. 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 July 14th and special meeting
of July 23rd were read and approved,
and sundry bills ordered paid.
Letters were received from Mr..
Leon Carroll and Rev. Henry Thomas
asking permission for their children
to attend high school in Kent Coun-
ty. The Board granted this permits
sion and agreed to pay tuition for
said colored children.
The Board then met with the
County Commissioners and Architect,
Mr.. Ralph A. LETTERS, regarding the
new Elkton High School. After some
discussion, it was decided to con-
struct this building of Port Deposit
agreed that the cost should not ex-
coed 100000.
1t was decided to reopen the white
schools on September End, preceded
by teachers meeting on September
list, and the colored schools on Sep
TENDER 3rd, preceded by a teachers
On q
date for closing the schools was set
at June IL, 1887.
The Board awarded the Western
Maryland College scholarship to Mr..
Frank Sherrard of Port Deposit, sub
ject to Senatorial approval.
A request for the use of one room
of the Charlestown School by the
Charlestown Homemakers' Club was
approved by the Board. The Board
also granted the Club permission to
wire the building with the under
standing that an outlet would be
provided in the room now being used
for school purposes.
The proposed concrete walk at the
Rising Sun High School was dis
cussed and it was decided to. have the
work completed before the reopen
ing of school. DR.. Moore was asked
to take care of this project.
A letter was received from the
State Roads Commission stating that
their District Engineer was being in
structed to release check for $4,000
to the Board, thereby completing
payment for the right of way on Bay
View school property.
A letter was received from Mr.
Howard May, Consultant Architect
for the State Board of Education, ap-
proving the preliminary drawings for
the Port Deposit Colored Elementary
School. The Board directed the
Superintendent to notify the Archi-
tect to proceed with the detailed
specifications for the building.
The following designations were re-
ceived and accepted: Miss Eudora
Sheridan, Assistant Rising Sun
Elementary School; Mrs. Alice M.
Vaughn, Assistant, Cecilton Element
airy School and Mrs Bessie H. Colds
borough, Principal, Mt. Zoar Colored
School.
The following appointments and
transfers were made and confirmed:
Miss Helen e. Ewing, Assistant,
North East High School; Mr.. Carl NJ
Cochran, Assistant, Chesapeake City
High School; Mr. Edgar F. Benner,
Industrial Arts Instructor, North
East High School, Miss Mary Buck
worth, Assistant, Cecilton Element
airy School; Miss Letitia Moore, As
sistant Rising Sun Elementary
School; Mrs. Irma B. McCool, Assist
ant, North East Elementary School;
Miss Inez Craig, Principal, Wesley
School; Miss Jean E. Conner, Prin-
cipal, Rowlandyille School; and Miss
Anna Bryan, Assistant, Mt Zoar