The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-24
County Board
OF Education
Board Reorganizes For School Year
OF 194R-47

OF 1946-47
The Board of Education met in
regular session on Tuesday, May Ia.
Those present were Mr.. Reuben Rey-
nolds, president; Mr.. Harvey r. Buck
vice-president, and Mr.. Harold w.
Cheyney.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of April 9th were read and APP
proved, and sundry bills ordered
paid.
The Board then adjourned pro tenn
for the purpose of recognizing for
the school year 1946-47.
The County superintendent acted
as Chairman while the following
were nominated and elected: Mr..
Reuben Reynolds, president, and Mr..
Harvey r. Buck, vice-president.
j Upon the recommendation of the
County Superintendent, Mrs. Lidie
Sager Render was re-appointed clerk
! for the ensuing year.
| The Board decided to retain Mr..
Henry A. Warburton as it's Attorney
for the coming school year,
| All trustees whose terms expired
! this year were re-appointed by the
Board for term of three years.
The following designations were
received and accepted with regret
effective at the end of the present
school year
Mr.. Guy Johnson, Principal o. the
Elkton High School; Miss Anna w.
Peery, Assistant in the Elkton High
School, effective Immediately; Miss
Helen Savage, Assistant in the North
East High School; Mr.. William W.
Bratton who had been on leave of
absence from the Perryville High
School,; Mrs. Lillian M. Kibler who
had been on leave of absence from
the Calvert Elementary School,
A delegation of parents from Elk
ton, Mr.. George Blake, spokesman,
came before the Board with the re-
quest that the Howard Street School
be discontinued and that new ele-
mentary school be built in Elkton to
take care of the pupils in this school
and also those in the present elemen-
delegation that they were in SYM
pathy with this request and that a
new elementary school for Elkton
would be included in the building
program which would get under way
just as soon as funds and materials
are available.
The Board decided to retain the
Architectural Firm of Buckler and
Fenhagen, Baltimore, as Architects
for the contemplated building pro-
gram in the County and the 'Superin-
tendent was instructed to contact the
above Architects and get them start
ed on plans for the proposed build
ings.
The following appointments and
transfers were approved by the Board
effective at the beginning of the
school year 1946-47-
Mr.. Ralph H. Beachley, Principal
of the North East High School to the
Principalship of the Elkton Eigh
School.
Miss Betty Kerr, Music teacher in
tke Perryville Schools.
The Superintendent reported that
on Saturday, May 25th, examinations
would be given for the following
scholarships from Cecil County
Senatorial scholarship to Washing
ton College, male.
The Maryland Institute, Day,
Night or Saturday School, male or fe-
male.
The St. Marys Female Seminary.
Charlotte Hall School, male.
The Johns Hopkins University
three State scholarships for the
School of Engineering open to Cecil
County graduates, male.
Five Hopkins Scholarships for the
College of Arts and Sciences and the
School of Business open for residents
of the State of Maryland, male.
Applicants for these scholarships
must meet the entrance requirements
for the college selected to be eligible
for admission.
In addition to these definite vacan-
cies and in view of the draft situa-
ton, it is suggested that any pupils
who are now or will become eligible
: for scholarship in Western Mary
land College, Washington College or
st. Johns College take the examina-
ton on the above date.
The school budget for 1946-47
was then presented to the Board. AT
ter thorough examination, the bud
get was approved and ordered sent to
the County Commissioners.
The Board then adjourned.