The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-07-20
SCHOOL BOARD DISCUSSES
SEVERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
Closes One School and Considers
AnOther-Bus Contracts and
Teachers Appointed
ARRANGE NEW BUS ROUTES

Consideration to the closing of
some one-teacher schools, awarding
Of bus contracts and contract to erect
Bloomington school, appointment of
additional teachers and other routine
matters were taken up at two meet
ings of the Board of Education held
last Friday and yesterday.
The Board closed the Trap Run
school, district 2, and arrangements
made to transport the pupils and al
so high school pupils of that section
to Friendsville, Pupils in the neigh
borhood of White Rock school were
also given the privilege of using the
bus to Friendsville, which is to be
operated by Leslie E. Savage.
Action was taken relative to COM
pleting plans for transportation of
pupils from the former Painter and
Green Glade school section and the
Sweitzer community to Swanton.
Special equipment for this route is to
be provided.
A new school bus route, Oakland to
Oakland, via White Church, Steyer,
German, Red House, for both high and
elementary students, was awarded to
]. Phillips Thayer.
Other contracts for transportation
of school children were awarded as
follows: Daniel j. Hummell, Dorsey
school to National pike; Frank Robe
son, Merrill to Avilton and Grove to
Avilton; Howard Skidmore, Sang Run
to Friendsville; C. o. Wolfe, Chestnut
Grove to Bloomington; Hubert E.
Martin, Marshall Friends to Oakland;
Seibel Turner, Walnut Bottom to Mt.
Zion; William P. Lee, Swallow Falls
to Hoyes Run; Cloyd Friend, Pine
Swamp to Terra Alta; Arthur F.
Green, Swanton to Oakland elemen-
tary and high; Paul Colmer, from
his home to Barton; Charles V. Har-
vey, Bethlehem community to Loeb
Lynn; Stanley E. Grove, from his
home to New Germany; Sylvester
Fazenbaker's to New Germany; Jud-
son Glotfelty, Rock Lodge to Beachy
school; A. German Thayer, Thayerville
to Oakland; George Hetz, Winding
Ridge to Rich Hill; Dwight Mills,
Fairsweep to Oakland; Lawrence Sell
lers, Henry Bach's to junction Of route
PIG; Verna B. Miller, Manadier Ridge
to Jennings; John M. Horchler, Hor-
CHEERS to Grantsville; Lester Bit
finger, Oakland to Oakland, via Sand
Flat, Deer Park and Mt. Lake, or
vice-versa.
May Close Cherry Creek
A proposal to close Cherry Creek
school was considered, pupils to be
transported to Oakland, and if de-
cided upon high school children Of that
vicinity would be transported also to
Oakland. No definite action was
taken.
Teachers Appointed
Miss Elizabeth Skunk, Westminster,
was appointed teacher of vocational
home economics and English in the
Friendsville High school. Miss Ethel
Grove, teacher there for seven years,
recently resigned. Miss Skunk is a
graduate of Western Maryland col
lege, June, 1889.
Miss Ann Stevenson, Homecoming,
was appointed teacher of history and
music in Grantsville High, which gives
that school an additional teacher for
the more than 200 pupils who will en-
roll there in September. Miss Steven
son is also a graduate of Western
Maryland college, June, 1889.
To Erect School
A contract was awarded to Potomac
Engineering Construction Company,
Cumberland, for building the new
school building at Bloomington for
the sum of $11,22O. Plans and speci-
fcations were revised so that the
cost would come within the appro-
priated sum provided by the recent
legislative act. The contract was APP
proved by DR.. Albert S. Cook, State
superintendent.
F. E. Rathbun, county superintend-
ent, was asked by the Board to solicit
sealed bids for insurance upon all
school busses throughout the county.
Bids must be in by Tuesday afternoon,
July 25.
The Board approved the annual
project of the National Youth Adj
ministration, which repairs school
buildings, school furniture and grades
school grounds. Dwight Mills is fore