The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
Cecil County Board Of
Education
Schools Will Reopen Septem-
Der 6..Resignations-. New
Cecilton Bus Route

The Board of Education met in
regular session on Tuesday, August
Sth. Those present were Mr.. j. E.
Crothers, President; Mrs. Wallace
williams, Vice-President, and DR..
#. B. Moore.
The minutes Of the regular meet
ing of July 18th were read and ap-
poved, and sundry bills ordered
paid.
A letter was received from Mr.
R. c. Thompson, State Supervisor of
Special Education and Attendance,
inquiring whether any special class
es were contemplated in the Coun-
ty during the coming school year.
Mr.. Thompson explained that the
State would pay $4,000 per month
toward the salary of the teacher of
each special class. The Board in
structed the Superintendent to Sc
cure additional information regard
ing this matter and report at the
next meeting.
A letter from the Secretary of the
Retirement System informing the
Board that Miss Alice Rawson's alb
sence was approved and that she
would be continued as member in
service.
Mr.. Henry A. Warburton inform
ed the Board that he accepted the
appointment as Attorney to the
Board.
Mr.. Bruce A. GRAPHICAL, who was
recently awarded the Senatorial
scholarship to Western Maryland
College, came before the Board with
his bondsmen for the purpose of
signing the bond required in con-
nection with this scholarship.
The designations of the following
teachers were received and accept
ed with regret:
Miss Miriam Brown, Home Eco
Monies teacher at Chesapeake City
and Calvert High Schools.
Miss Gladys Dean, Principal of
the Charlestown school.
Mrs. Roberta S. Bryson, Assistant
in the North East Elementary
School.
Bids were received on insurance
for the school buses for the COM
ing school year from the following
agents-Mr. Charles Crothers, Mr.,
Fred Letter and Mr.. Daniel H. Gar
rett. After some discussion, the Sup
erintendent was instructed to get
sv,f 0
these bids and report at the next
meeting of the Board.
Bids were received from the fol-
lowing on the new bus route to be
established in the First District
when the new Cecilton school is
ready for occupancy: R. P. Film
game $3.50 per day; Horace B.
Powell, $3.50 per day; Elias
Rhoades, 6.45 per day: James Short,
$3.50 per day; Harry Boulder,
$5.97 per day and Robert Kennedy,
$500 per day. The Board awarded
the bid to the lowest bidder, Horace
B. Powell, at his price of $3.50 per
day.
The date for the opening of both
white and colored schools of Cecil
County was set for September 6,
1899, preceded by teachers meet
ing on September 5th. The date for
the closing of schools was set for
June IA, 1910.
The Board decided to defer the
opening of bids ON the addition to
the Kenmore school for one more
week so that separate bids could be
taken ON the general work, plumb
ing and heating, and electrical work.
1t was felt that this arrangement
would work to the advantage of
local contractors.
The annual report for the year
1938-1939 was discussed at some
length by the Beard.
The Superintendent informed the
Board that the deed for the lots
recently purchased adjacent to the
Perryville High School property had
been received and duly recorded.
The following transfers and ap-
pointments were approved by the
Board.
Miss lnez Craig from the wesley
School to the Charlestown school.
Miss Audrey M. Abrams, Principal
of Wesley School.
Miss Mabel v. Cephas, Assistant in
the Elkton Colored High School.
The Superintendent informed the
Board that Miss Doris M. Schaefer
had not accepted her appointment as
assistant in the Kenmore High
S. hool. Miss Jewel Constance
Payne was appointed to I'LL this
vacancy.
The Board decided to close the
fingerboard school and transfer the
teacher, Miss Alverda Ferguson, to
the existing vacancy In the Cecilton
elementary school-transportation
will be furnished for the Finger
board children to the Ceeilton ele-
mentary school.
The Board decided to have the