The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Cecil County School
Board
Delegations Appear Before
Board In Interest OF
Various Requests

Crothers, President; DR.. T. b..
More, Vice-President, and Mrs.
Wallace Williams.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of February 14th and special
meeting of February oath, were rea |
and approved, and sundry bills or
dered paid.
A delegation of patrons from
North East with Mr.. Paul A. Won
Hoien, sp kesman, came before the
Board with the request that dark
shades be provided for the auditor
ium of the North East High School
to facilitate the showing of movies
in that room. The Board promised
to cooperate in providing either dark
shades or regular shades for the
widows of the auditorium as soon
as the necessary money was avail
able
Mrs. r. c. Dodson came before
the Board as g representative of the
Cecil County College Club with the
request that the Club be allowed to
s,~ge fashion show in the ElktoG
High School auditorium fer the pur-
pose of rals ng money to provide a
scholarship for Cecil County girl
in college lf her choosing. Mrs.
Dodson explained that the Club
gives this scholarship every four
years as regular project. The
Board approved this request.
Mr.. Mackey, of the George W.
Biles Company, Providence, and Mr.
William H. Porzer, representative o.
the Electric FurnaceMan Inc, New
York, appeared before the Board in
the interest of installing automatic
anthracite burners in the schools
being constructed in the C1unty. The
Board explained that prov sion has
been made for the heating plants OF
the new schools, but informed Mr..
Porzer that if different type OF
stoker was considered in the schools
in the future, that his stoker would
be given consideration.
A delegat ton of patrons from the
Mitchell community, Mrs. Jhon P.
Shockley, spokeman, came before
the Board protesting the bus service
which they were receiving from that
community. Mr.. Joseph Scarbof
ough, driver of this bus, also met
with the Beard bringing witnesses to
answer the charges made by the
delegation from Mitchell. The Board
of Education after listening to the
evidence presented by both the above
groups, decided that Mr.. Scarbor-
cugh was doing all in his power to
render efficient and courteous bus
transportation and approved the
manner in which he was fulfilling
h S contract.
The Superintendent informed the
Board that letter had been receiv-
ed from the P. w. A., authorities
stating that the recent change
orders authorized by the board would
have to be approved by regular res
olution and that also a financial set
up where the necessary funds would
be procured had to be submitted.
This would affect the recent action
of the Board in eliminating the fur
ring and plastering at the Perry
vile High School, in changing the
plans of the home economics room
at the Perryville High School and
in several additional items in the
Perryville Elementary School. The
Superintendent informed the Board
that he would prepare the necessary
resolutions within the next few days.
A letter was received from Mr..
E. B. Fockler, Principal of the
Chesapeake City High School, re-
questing that the possibility of sew
eral changes in the new Chesapeake
City School be considered. The chief
change being to make combina-
ton cafeteria and home economics
room. out of the proposed instructed
the Superintendent to obtain an esti-
mate covering this proposed change
if there is to be any additional cost.
A letter was received from DR.
Albert S. Cook, State Superintendent
of Schools. enclosing a. letter WHICH
he had received from Mrs. John P.
Shockley, regarding bus Transports
ton in the Mitchell commun 'ty. The
Superintendent informed the Board
that he felt the answer to his letter
had been given in their reaction
to delegation from this community
as mentioned above in h e
minutes.
Mrs. Mazda B. Jones, of Elkton
requested the Board that her name
be placed on the elementary sub
stitute list. This was approved by
the Board.
The Board approved a suggestion
of the Superintendent that all school
buses be provided with fire exiting
uishers. Since there is a transporta-
.tion bill pending in the Legislature.
which includes this item, 1t was de-
cided not to make this compulsory
until the beginning of the next
school year.
The superintendent informed the
Board that the deed for the Zion