The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-18
More Land For
Rising Sun And
Kenmore Schools

The Board of Education met Ill
repular session on Tuesday, August
Sth. Those present were MIR. reuben
REYNOLDS, President; Mr.. Harvey X.
Buck. vice-president, and Mrs. Wal
lace Williams.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of July 18th were read and APP
proved and sundry bills ordered PAID.
The following designations were
received and accepted With regret:
Mrs. Mary b. Barnes, Assistant in
the Hollingsworth Elem. School, Elk
ton: Mrs. Marcella Bailey, Assistant
in the Hollingsforth Elem. school,
Elkton; Miss Rhoda Ann Cooper, AS
sistant in the Hollingsworth Manor
Elem. School, Elkton; Mrs. Anna II.
Briggs. Assistant in the Elkton High
School; Mr.. Harry c. Hendrickson,
Assistant in the Elkton High School
A letter was received from Mr..
Ralph Hutchins. Executive Secretary
of the Maryland Veterans Advisory
Committee, asking whether former
employees who have been indicted
into the Armed Services will be pro
tected in the matter of re-employ-
ment after tkeir discharge. Mr.. Hut
chins suggested that a resolution De
passed containing this information
The Board of Education directed the
Superintendent to inform Mr.. Hut
chins that a leave of absence mas
been granted each teacher entering
the Armed Services and that these
people would be re-employed with
full seniority rights when they were
discharged.
Bids covering bus insurance for
1944-45 were received as follows:
Mr.. William E. Rea, Agent, Farm
Bureau Mutual Automobile Insur-
ance Co.-$799.O4; Mr.. Robert j.
McCauley, Agent, Selected Indemnity
Co.,-$645.96 Mr.. Charles 7. Gro
theirs, Agent, American Automobile
Insurance Co. of st. Louis-$635.
John H. Terrell & Son, Agents, Ce-
lima Mutual asualty Co.,-$631.6S;
Mr.. Fred H. Letter, Agent, Harleys-
Vile Mutual Casualty Co.,-$465.19.
The Board awarded the insurance
to Mr.. Letter at the bid of $465.19
The Board decided to have the firm
of Charles o. Hall, of Baltimore, au-
dit the books of the Board OF Educa-
ton for 1943-44.
The annual report for 1943-44 was
received and discussed with interest
by the Board.
The superintendent reported that
he had secured Mr.. George w. Ward
as ianitor of the Chesapeake City
school. This was approved by the
Board.
Mr.. Hiram Pierce presented a pc
tition to the Board from the patrons
residing on the road leading from
Reeds Corner to Sand Bottom Hill
in the First District asking that bet
ter transportation facilities be pro-
vided for their children.
A surrey of the school properties
at Rising Sun and Kenmore showing
the additional land, purchase of
which has been approved by the
Board, was presented to the Board
for it's consideration. After some dis
cussion, it was decided to proceed
with TIE purchase of two acres OF
land at Kenmore, as previously de-
cided upon and it was decided to pur-
chase a triangular piece of ground
west of the Rising Sun school pro-
perty for the purpose of straighten-
ing the property line and to purchase
such additional land north of the
present property as could be obtain
ed with the money available. The
Superintendent was instructed to
proceed with these purchases.
The following appointments and
transfers were approved by the
Board:
Miss Pearl M. Pierce, First Grade
Teacher in the Cecilton School.
Rev. John H. Link, Assistant in
the Perryville High School.
Miss Florence e. Long, Assistant
in the George Washington Carver
Colored High School.
Mr.. Clyde w. Bessicks, Assistant
in the George Washington Carver
Colored High School.
Miss Helen M. Clifford transferred
from the Principalship of the New
Valley School to teacher of the Pri-
mary Grades in the Colora School.
Mrs. Grace A. SINNERS was APP
pointed Principal of Colora School,