The midland journal., 1946-06-21
Teacher
Appointments
And Transfers

The Board of Education met in
regular session on Tuesday, June IL.
Those present were Mr.. Reuben Rey-
nolds president; Mr.. Harvey r..
Buck, vice-president; and Mr.. Har-
old w. Cheyney.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of Nay 14th were read and ap-
proved: and sundry bills ordered
paid.
The following designations were
received and accepted with regret:
Miss Norma M. Lessor, assistant in
the Calvert High School; Miss Ar
lene Freddy, assistant in the North
East High School; Mrs. Louise G..
Denney, assistant in the North East
High School, Mrs. Charlotte M. Nc
Faddeo, who has been on leave of alb
sence from her position as assistant
in the Elkton Elementary School.
A letter was received from the
Elkton Methodist Church Official
Board to the effect that this Board
endorsed a new elementary school
DulIQ1ng Tor ElKtOn.
The Superintendent reported that
the scholarship examinations had
been given at the Elkton High School
on May 25th and results forwarded
to the various schools as required by
law There were four applicants for
the st Mary's Female Seminary
scholarship; three for Washington
College; one for Western Maryland
College: seven for The Johns Hop
kins University and two for the
Maryland Institute.
The date for the opening of both
white and colored schools of the
County was set for September 9Th,
preceded by teachers meeting on
September 5th and 9Th. The closing
date for the schools was set for June
13, 1947. At the suggestion of the
Superintendent, a spring vacation
was included in the calendar for next
school year, beginning at 800 p. M,
on the Thursday before Good Friday
and ending at 900 a. M, on the
Monday following Easter Monday.
Several members of the Elkton
Elementary School Faculty came be-
Afoore the Board with the request that
the Board consider appointing Mrs.
Evelyn p. Kay as Principal aof the
Elkton Elementary Shcool. The
Board received this request with in
terest.
A delegation from the Colora p.
T. A., Mr.. J. E. Lippincott, spokes-
man, came before the Board with
the request that better water sup
ply be provided at the Colora school.
They also requested that, if possible,
the school be painted, especially the
interior. The Board assured this del
egation that, if at all possible, the
requested improvements would be
made.
Mr.. Robert Weimer, Principal of
the Kenmore Junior High School,
and Mrs. Earl Troutman, president
of the Kenmore PTA, came before
the Board regarding proposed i'm
provements in the Kenmore school
plans and the retaining of Junior
high school pupils in Kenmore. Mr..
Weimer also mentioned the possibili-
ty of needing an extra teacher if all
prospective pupils attended the Ken
more school next year. The Board as
sured Mrs. Troutman and Mr. Wei
mer that all junior high school pupils
in the Kenmore area are supposed to
attend the Kenmore school and that
ali necessary improvements would be
made just as rapidly as possible and
practical.
The following appointments and
transfers were approved By the
Board;
Mrs. Evelyn P. Key, Principal of
the Elkton Elementary School; Miss
Katharine Prebble, assistant in the
Elkton High School; Miss Ann Carter
assistant in the Elkton High School;
Miss Edith Reisler, Home Economics
teacher in the North Eas. High
School; Mrs. Kathryn X. Ryan from
the fourth grade in the Perryville
Elementary School to the sixth
grade in the same school; Mrs. Har-
old c. Vansickel from the third grade
in the Cecilton Elementary School
to the fourth grade in the Perryville
Elementary School; Miss Caroline
W. Stump from the sixth grade in
tie Perryville Elementary School to
the seventh grade in the Perryville
Junior High School.
The Superintendent was instructed
to offer contract renewals to all bus
contractors whose contracts expire at
this time provided the renewal is &C
cepted at the same price.