The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-06-03
W W. SAVAGE APPOINTED
MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD
Friendsville Man Selected By
Governor Nice For Place; w.
w. Dawson Named President
ORGANIZED ON SATURDAY

Walter W. Savage, of Friendsville,
was appointed to the Board of Educa-
ton by Governor Harry w. Nice last
Friday to fill the unexpired term of the
late James w. Friend, who died on
April 81. Mr.. Savage received his COM
mission from the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court on Saturday and will serve for
four years.
Mr.. Savage, former merchant, now
a successful farmer, is also engaged
as funeral director at Friendsville.
He is mayor of that town and active
in the affairs of the community there.
The appointment of Mr.. Savage fills
the vacancy and the Board is now COM
plete, Mr.. Walter w. Dawson having
been appointed two or three weeks
ago to succeed Stuart F. Hamill. The
other member of the board is Mrs.
Frances Frisbee O'Donnell.
Immediately after Mr.. Savage had
qualified the Board of Education held
its May meeting in the Court House
with F. E. Rathbun, secretary and
county superintendent.
Dawson Elected President
The Board organized by electing Mr..
Walter W. Dawson as its president and
Mrs. O'Donnell as its president.
Resolutions were passed expressing
sympathy to the family and it's esti-
mate Of the public services of the late
member of the board, James W.
Friend.
designations of Mrs. Pleasant Mar
tin Merrbaugh, as principal of Nc
Henry school, and Miss Marie McDon-
aid, as principal of the Wilson school,
were accepted. Miss Helen I. Sollars,
Oakland, now being graduated from
the Teachers College, at Towson,
and Miss Gertrude Bernard, Mountain
Lake Park, now being graduated from
the Teachers College at Frostburg,
were appointed to the teaching staff
of the county. Miss Catherine M. Bak-
err, Hutton, was also appointed teacher
of fine and applied arts in the Oakland
elementary and high schools. Miss
Baker was graduated from Oakland
high school in 1882 and from Carnegie
Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh,
in 1886.
In accordance with the law passed
by the General Assembly of 1897 the
Board authorized restoration of sala-
ries of employees of the Board to sal
aries they received during 1928.
This order takes effect August /.
Asks Closing of Bernard School
A petition was presented, signed by
patrons of the Bernard school, request
ing that it be closed and the pupils
be transported to the Loeb Lynn grade
school and the high school pupils of
the same community to be transported
to Oakland high school. No action was
taken.
Solicitation of bids for supplying
coal to schools was authorized.
Years Calendar Approved
The Board approved the school cal
endar for the coming years as SUBJ
mitted by the County Superintendent.
Schools will open on Wednesday morn
ing, September s, with a countrywide
teachers meeting on the day preced-
ing at Oakland high school. Christmas
holidays will be from Wednesday af-
ternoon, December %, to Monday
morning, January 8. Schools will close
on Friday, June 10, 1888.
Trustees were appointed for the
various schools of the county, those
of the one and two-teacher schools
having been recommended by meetings
of citizens in the various school COM
munities. The complete list will be
printed in these columns next week.