Evening star., 1941-08-13
Montgomery Schools
To Resume Classes
On September 8
Annual Conference of
Teachers to Be Held
September ; in Rockville
Spt cial Dispatch to The Star.

Spt cldI DlSpatCn 10 Inc SldT.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug. 12.-The
public schools of Montgomery
County will open for the next school
year on September 8 and close on
June 19, 1942, it was decided by the
county Board of Education here
yesterday.
The calendar also provides for
closing of the schools for the an
nual meeting of the State Teachers
Association in October, two days
holiday at Thanksgiving. eight days
at Christmas and six days at Easter,
making a total OF II school holidays
for the year. The schools will be in
session 1873 days.
The annual pre-school teachers
conference will be held in Rockville
on September 3, and on September
4 and the teachers will be at their
buildings. New students entering
| the school system should register on
September or at the schools they
expect to attend.
Subject to the approval of the
State Senator, Robert Peter, the
board filled four-year scholarships
| to Western Maryland College by
naming Roderick P. Naef of Silver
Spring and Miss Clio Tenny of
Garrett Park. A four-year board
and tuition scholarship to st. Mary's
Female Seminary was awarded to
Miss Anna S. Karge of Rockville.
Trustees Named.
The board appointed Clarence Day
| trustee of the school at Clarksburg
in place of Mrs. Howard Miles, re-
signed, and Mrs Dean Dinwoody
trustee of the Chevy Chase School
to succeed DR.. Edward G. Latch,
who removed from the community
1t was reported to the board that
during the last school year there
were 989 more children enrolled in
the county than during the previous
year, the total for last year being
1851.
At the request of the County
Health Department, the board au-
thorized use of the old Blair School,
near Clifton Park, by the Silver
Spring Lay Health Committee.
A committee consisting of F. K.
Metzgar, Julius P. Stadler. J. Upton
Leaman and Albert w. Walker, all
members of the School Board, re-
ported that contracts had been
awarded since the last meeting of
the board as follows: Poolesville
Agricultural Building, to F. H Karn
& Son, Rockville, S8,192; Takoma
Junior High School addition, 70
Allen Minnix, Washington, $45,612;
Bradley Boulevard School, to L. J.
Keller & Son, Jefferson, Md, $51 ,134:
Rockville Colored High School addi-
ton, to F. H. Karn & Son, 5,343.
Defense Limits Bid.
The committee reported that No
bids had been received for the
Clarksburg School, and the work at
( the colored schools at Ken-Car and
Ounce Orchard and the plans for
the Clarksburg work were ordered re-
studied in order to secure bids.
Plans for the two colored schools
were authorized re-advertised later
1t was stated that difficulty in Sc
curing bids is being experienced
because of national defense work.
The committee stated that bids for
the East Bethesda School and the
addition to the Woodside School
have been invited, those on the
East Bethesda School to be opened
at pm. on August % and the
others on August 25.
The board changed the bylaw
providing for leave of absence of
teachers for military service from
one year to the duration OF the
national emergency.
The committee composed of Messrs.
Stadler, Metzgar, Walker and Lea
man was authorized by the School
Board 10 negotiate for the purchase
of a school site at Four Corners to
be located on the Oberlin property
on the Bladensburg road.