The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-11-24
Cecil County School
Board Proceedings
Fourth District School Bus
neutrality-suspicious.
Contract Awarded

The Board of Education met in
regular session on Nov IA. Those
present were Mr. ]. E. Crothers,
President; Mrs. Wallace Williams,
Vice-President, and DR.. T. B. Moore.
A letter was received from the
Secretary of the Rising Sun Par
ent-Teacher Association thanking
the Board for the installation OF
electrict lights in the school.
A letter was received from H.
Preston Stoua, Of Georgetown, ask
ing that transportation be provid-
ed to Cecilton tor the coiored chill
dren OF that section. This request
was refused by the Board.
A delegation from the Fourth
District came before the Board OBJ
jecting to the proposed transporta-
ton of children in the Fourth
District, and also the transporta-
ton OF high school pupils from that
section to Elkton. After some
discussion, the Board decided to re-
arrange the proposed transporta-
ton route in the Fourth District so
as to provide for more children who
will attend Kenmore school, and al
SO decided to continue the high
school transportation to Elkton.
The Superintendent reported that
he had received bids for grading
at the new Cecilton school as fol-
lows: ]. M. McCool Company, of
Elkton. SO cents per cubic yard and
Albert H. Pierce, of Cecilton, A
cents per cubic yard. The bid was
awarded to Mr.. Pierce, the lowest
bidder.
Levin B. Deputy met with the
Board regarding the granting of a
right of way to the State Roads
Commission at the Perryville High
School where the Roads. Commits
sion wanted about 8-1OO of an acre
from the high school lot. After
some discussion, the Board agreed
to this request with the understand
ing that ditch was to be provided
along the proposed plot to faciiit-
ate drainage and that the sum of
$4,000 was to be paid to the Board
of Education, which money would
be used toward the construction of
a fence at future date.
= Bids were received on the pro-
posed Rock Church Kenmore Elk
ton bus route as follows: Mrs.
Mary M. Mearns, $40 per day;
Horace B. Powell, $40 per day;
Frank D. Brown, $3.50 per day and
Andrew Biddle, $7.98 per day. The
bid was awarded to Mrs. Mary M.
Mearns.
Resolutions were adopted by the
Board approving the recently COM
pleted Chesapeake City and Cecil
ton schools.
DR.. Moore informed the Board
that the Rev. J. B. Dickerson, Of
Rising Sun, desired to use the aud
itorium of the high school at that
place for community games and &C.
tivities. This request was refused
by the Board because there was no
organization willing to accept the
responsibility for the school,
A letter was received from w. D..
Bidgcod, of Earleville, which con-
tanned petition from the parents
and taxpayers of Ponds Neck
school district, requesting that this
school be consolidated along with
the other rural schools in that dis
trict. The Board decided not to
consolidate this school during the
present school year.
The superintendent reported that
that he had received price cover
he had received a price cover
outside drinking fountain at the
Calvert School. During the ensuing
discussion, the fact was brought
out that drinking fountains were
badly needed in several Of the
schools in the County. In view of
this fact the Superintendent was
instructed to get prices on the in
stallation of inside drinking foun-
tains in several schools and report
at the next meeting.
The Superintendent informed the
Board that he had been in contact
with John Lilley regarding the re-
vision OF his bus route from Mech
anics Valley to North East, so that
q dangerous grade crossing could be
eliminated when the bus was load
ed with children, and that just as
soon as the State Roads Depart
ment placed gravel ON one section
of the road concerned in this revi-
sion. the new schedule would be put
into effect,