The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-22
School Board
Puts Ban On
Candy Sales
Parents Make Complaint
Against The Practice

The Board of Education met in
regular session on Tuesday, Sept. IL
Those present were Mr.. Reuben Rey-
nolds, president, Mr.. Harvey R. Buck,
vice-president, and Mrs. Wallace
Williams.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of August Sth were read and ap-
proved, and sundry bills ordered
paid.
The resignation of Miss Sara A.
Spangler, Music teacher in the Rising
Sun and Calvert schools, was receiv-
ed and accepted with regret.
The superintendent informed the
Board that Miss Ellen Lee Lachman,
Assistant in the Cecilton High School
and Miss M Edith Bishop, Assistant
in the Elkton High School, had not
returned to their positions this fall.
This being true it is assumed that
their designations are in effect. This
was approved by the Board.
Mr.. w. c. Feekly came before the
Board as a representative of the
Chamber of Commerce of Elkton
with the request that the children OF
the town be allowed to attend the
church of their choice when V-Day
arrives in Europe. Mr.. Feehly ex-
planned that the Chamber of Com
merce was contracting the churches
and that they would be open for ser
vices on TIE above day. This was ap-
proved by the Board.
The Superintendent informed the
Board that it had been the general
practice for some years for indivld-
ual teachers and schools to sell can
dy to their pupils during the hours
before and after school and tie re-
cess periods, and that the practice
had grown to such an extent that
complaints were being received from
parents because of the fact that the
children would eat candy at school
and then be unable to eat their reg
ular meals at home. In other words
the schools were deriving profits
from the sale of candy at the expense
Of the overall welfare Vi the child
rem. It was further explained that
quite bit of candy available for pur-
chase at this time is also not of the
best grade. This being true, the Sup
erintendent proposed that the Board
approve the following resolution:
Effective Immediately there shall
be no candy, soft drinks, or any 9TH
er forms of CONNECTION sold in the
schools of Cecil County If, however,
a school wants to establish a milk
or soup bunch program such pro-
ject would be permissible after it's
approval by the proper authorities.
There is nothing in this resolution to
prohibit the sale of ice cream and
sundry products in the cafeteria of
the schools.
This was approved by the Board.
TIE following appointments and
transfers were approved by the
Board:
Mrs. Ann Marie Rollins, music
teacher in the North East schools.
Miss Ethel M. Shearer, music teach
err in the Perryville Schools. Mrs.
Miriam Haines, Home Economics
teacher in the Rising Sun and Calvert
High Schools. Miss Helen Enany, AS
sistant in the Elkton High School.
Miss Hedwig G. Bukowski, Assistant
in the Elkton High School. Mrs. Mary
L. OFT, Assistant in the Holdings
worth School, Elkton. Mrs. Mary A..
Grouse, Assistant in the Holdings
worth school. Mrs. Elizabeth W. Zeb-
ley, principal of Union school. Mrs.
Eleanor j. Moore, principal of Liber-
ty Grove School. Mrs. Annie Grubb,
principal of lakewood school.
The high and elementary substi-
tute list for 1944-45 was approved
by the Board.