The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-12-24
SCHOOL BOARD
ASKS $4O7,896
TO RUN SCHOOLS
County A s k e d to Furnish
Sl38,92S In Estimate Presented
By County Superintendent

The budget for operating the pub
lie schools of the county for the COM
ing fiscal year of 1913, was sub
mltted to the Board of Education by
f. +. Rathbun, county superintendent,
at regular meeting of the Board
Tuesday morning, which shows a re-
quest for $268,968 from the State and
S138,928 from the county, for total
of $407,896.
The above amount OF $138,928 re-
quested from the county includes
$l05,OOO for current expenses a. the
mandatory minimum amount nder
the 5l-cent required County Lev. upon
each $4,000 of assessable valuation
of property estimated to be in the
county the gross amount of 500
588,6l7 being subject to the full coun-
ty tax rate. The sum of $12,325 as
part of the $138,928 requested from
the county was for capital outlay pur-
poses for the following items: Black
Hawk school building, $748; North
Glade new school building, $4,000;
heating plant in cottage annex at
Friendsville, $577; indoor toilets and
accessories for Swanton school build
ing, $4,000; Loeb Lynn school furni-
turc and equipment, $1,000 Last
year the School Board requested $22,-
556.60 for capital outlay purposes,
which is about $4,000 less than was
requested for 1912 21,603 is re-
quested in the budget from the coun-
ty as a part of the total of $138,928
for debt service, the same being for
one-half the cost to be paid, if neccS-
sary, by the county of transportation
of High School pupils with the re-
naming one-half being paid by the
state and $4,000 for instructional pur-
poses. Of the total budget 1921 ,585
is requested for the salaries of teach
ers during the coming year for all of
the schools of the county, both ele-
mentary and High schools. The budget
has been submitted to the Board Of
County Commissioners for its consid-
GRAFTON at the time it lays the county
levy, which is to be completed on or
before January IS, 1913.
Mr.. Rathbun said the Board APP
proved any plans that the Garrett
County Teachers Association may
determine upon for the teachers to
purchase War Bonds to the the extent
of ten percent of their salaries each
month as the teachers may decide.
The Board outlined plan of cooper
alton with the teachers organization
for the carrying out of such a
patriotic activity.
Similar provisions were likewise
for any other school organization or
individual employees
Upon the acceptance of the resig-
nation of Miss l.. Hasaleah Yutzy, as
Stenographer in the office of the
Board of Education, the Board ap-
pointed Mrs. Beatrice Bennett Bay
liss, upon nomination by the County
Superintendent, to take up the same
work.
The designations of the following
teachers were accepted: Thomas Stew
enson, assistant teacher in the Oak
land High school to enter military
training; Mrs. Mary Jankey-Otto as
assistant teacher in the Grantsville
Elementary school to accept work in
Cumberland; Joseph P. Sollars, prin-
cipal of the VindeX school to enter
military training.
Upon nomination by Mr.. Rathbun,
the following teachers were appointed:
Mrs, Zaidec C. Williams, assistant
teacher in Grantsvlle High school,
and Mrs. Hildred Barnard Mulvey,
principal of the Combination school
Mrs, Carolyn Dunlap, sixth grade
teacher in the Grantsville Elementary
school. Mrs. Dunlap has been teach
ing in Cumberland during the last
few years.
All members of the Board were
present Tuesday: Walter w. Dawson,
president; Stuart F. Hamill, vice
president; r. E. Guard, associate
member, with F. E. Rathbun as sec
rotary and county superintendent.