The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-07-27
FRIENDSVILLE HIGH WILL
KEEP ITS TEACHING STAFF
Special Committee Appointed At
Citizens Meeting There Makes
Request Of School Board
BOARD MEETS YESTERDAY

Following a meeting of the Board
of Education yesterday afternoon, it
was announced that Foster 0. Spell
cher, social studies, Miss Jean Young,
art, and Mrs. Evangeline Glenn, music,
would be retained on the teaching
staff of Friendsville High school. This
decision was made after a request had
been submitted from a special COM
mittee appointed at a public meeting
of citizens held in FriendsviIle on
July 81.
The new arrangement is to prevail
during the coming school year only
and is contingent upon the number of
pupils in attendance to the school
and the interest of the committee in
securing the larger number of pupils
in the Friendsville High school, F. E.
Rathbun, county superintendent,
stated, The committee is composed of
R. o. Mccullough, chairman; H. J.
Black, Mrs. L. L. Friend, j. W.
Holman, and Dorsey Guard, all of
the Friendsville community.
A falling off in attendance at the
Friendsville High school in recent
years made the reduction in the teach
ing staff advisable when the appoint
ments were made, according to Mr..
Rathbun. At that time the only APP
pointments were w. J. Glenn, prin-
cipal, Raymond Mccullough, Ethel
Grove and Charley B. Miller Miss
Grove recently resigned and Miss
Elizabeth Skunk was appointed to fill
the vacancy. Mr. Speicher had re-
ceived an appointment in Kitzmiller
High school, for the coming school
term, when it was decided to reduce
the teaching staff at Friendsville.
The resignation of Miss Beulah
Loughridge as assistant teacher in
the Oakland Elementary school was
accepted, effective Immediately.
Plan to Close School
The Board discussed further the
plans for closing the Cherry Greek
school and transporting the pupils
to the Oakland Elementary school,
beginning in September. Mr. Rath-
bun stated the school had an attend
ance the past year of about Is pupils.
Mr.. Rathbun was requested to sub
nit to the Board at its next meeting
any objections that might be filed
against the closing.
The Board received bids for insur-
ance upon busses used for transport
ing children for the coming school
year, but no contracts were awarded.
Two Teachers Named
Abel Dewitt, Oakland, graduate of
Oakland High school and West Vir-
ginia University, was appointed to the
staff Of Kitzmiller High and will teach
social studies.
William East, Friendsville, who was
graduated from Oakland High school
and Western Maryland college, will
teach social studies and English in
Oakland High school, it was also
announced.
Mr. athbun also announced that
Mrs. Merne w. Kloss, recently APP
pointed special teacher in the first
three grades of the Oakland Elemen-
tary school, left this week to attend
the post-session of the University Of
Pittsburgh, where she received her
masters degree in 1887, in prepara-
ton for this work. Mrs. Kloss will also
attend classes at the Byron w. King
School of Oratory in speech devel-
opment in choric verse speaking.
Mr.. Rathbun stated that the matter
of signs and stop signal devices for
school busses as required under the
new State law had been discussed with
Mr.. Elgin, Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles. The Commissioner stated
that any equipment which has the two
red stop lights on the rear and two
amber stop lights to the front will be
approved, provided the lenses are at
least four inches in diameter. Soma
phores will also be approved. The
superintendent also stated that num-
Der of school boards are requiring the
words estate Law" on the rear of
their school busses Immediately under
the usual lettering, "Stop-School
Bus. The words estate Law" are
painted in large letters, usually at
least eight inches or more in height.
Mr.. Elgin has approved this plan.
All members Of the Board were
present at yesterdays meeting, w.
w. Dawson, president w. w. Savage
and Stuart F. Hamill.