The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-19
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TO
ORGANIZE DEFENSE CLASSES

The Board of Education met in
regular session ON Tuesday, Septem-
Der 9Th. Those present were DR.. T.
B. Moore, President, Mrs. Wallace
williams, vice-President, and Mr..
Reuben Reynolds.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of August 18th were read and
approved, and sundry bills ordered
paid.
The Superintendent reported that
he had secured the cost of summer
insurance on the buses as instructed
at the last meeting and that in view
of the information received, the bus
insurance had been awarded to the
Harleysville Mutual Casualty Com
pany. This was approved by the
Board.
The substitute list for high and
elementary schools for 1941-1942
was approved by the Board.
The following designations were
received and accepted, with regret,
by the Board: Miss Alice E. Taylor,
Assistant, Elkton High School; Mrs.
Doria M. Kolar, Assistant, Elkton
High School; Mrs. Helen f. Hawk
ms, Assistant, Elkton High school;
Arts Teacher, North East High
school.
The following appointments and
transfers were approved by the
Board: Miss Marjorie L. Hackett,
Science Teacher in the Elkton and
Chesapeake City High schools. Miss
Cora Dunn, English Teacher in the
Elkton high school; Miss Elizabeth
P. Hagen, was made a full time
teacher in the Elkton high school;
Mr.. Lee Weidum from the Chesa-
peake City and Calvert high schools
to the North East high school as In
dustrial Arts Teacher.
Upon the recommendation of the
Superintendent, the Board granted
teachers in the county permission to
attend the meeting of the Maryland
State Teachers Association which
meets in Baltimore on October oath
and 25th. Permission was also
granted to the cOlored teachers of
the county to attend their Annual
State Convention, the date of which
will be announced later.
The Superintendent reported that
in line with policy which was being
carried out over the state and coun-
try, that it was desirable to organize
more defense classes. These classes
could be held in the old Elkton high
school, 1t was pointed out that the
Board would have to be responsible
for renovating the building, but that
the Government would provide all
equipment and pay all expenses.
The Superintendent explained that it
seemed likely that after the emer-
gency had passed, that the equip
ment now being supplied for these
defense classes would become the
property of the various Boards of
Education. The Board approved this
proposal of the Superintendent and
directed him to proceed as neces-
sary.
The Superintendent reported that
the regular fall bus inspection had
been held at the Elkton Elementary
School on Monday, September Sth,
and that practically all of the buses
were reported in good shape. Those
drivers whose buses are not quite up
to par will be notified and will be re-
quired to make the necessary ad-
justments.
The Board decided to sell the re-
Gently closed one-room schools at
public auction to be held on each
school grounds on Wednesday, Oc-
tober 1st, and the Superintendent
was instructed to insert an adver-
tisement to this effect in the local
papers.
At the suggestion of the Superin-
tendent, the Board approved the con-
tinuance of night classes in Adult
Education during the coming school
year.