The midland journal., 1946-09-20
School
improvements
Planned
Grounds AT Rising Sun
And Kenmore To
Be Graded

The Board of Education met in
regular session on Tuesday, Septem-
ber 10. Those present were Mr. Reu-
ben Reynolds, President; Mr.. Harvey
r. Buck, vice-president, and Mr.. Har-
old w. Cheyney.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of August 13tE were read and ap-
proved and sundry bills ordered paid.
A letter was received from Mr..
Milson C. Raver, Executive Secretary
of the Maryland State Teaihers' As
sociation, stating that the regular
annual meeting of the Association is
to be held on October 18th and 18th
in Baltimore The Superintendent re-
commended that teachers be excused
from school on October 18th to at
tend this meeting, and that those not
attending shall hold school as usual.
This was approved by the Board.
The resignation of Helen d. We'll
die, first grade teacher in the North
East Elementary School, was receiv-
ed and accepted with regret.
A delegation from the Kenmore
man, came before the Board with the
request that the 7th and Sth grade
children from the above district be
allowed to attend the Elkton High
School. The Board, following deci-
sion made last year, granted this re-
quest and stated that no effort would
be made to compel pupils from the
Kenmore district to attend that
school until the same courses are
provided there which are being offer
ed the children in Elkton.
A delegation from the Oakwood
District, Mr.. E. Carey Foard, spokes-
man, came before the Board with the
request that the children from the
closed Oakwood school be allowed to
attend the Rising Sun school and not
be compelled to attend the Pilot
school as they had been told to do.
After some discussion, the Board
agreed that these children should at
tend TIE Rising Sun school.
The superintendent reported that
since Mr.. George P. Novan, assistant
in the Chesapeake City High School,
and Mrs. Dorothy Ream, assistant in
the North East Elementary School,
had not attended the opening meet
ing and had not contacted him in any
way that this action SHOULD be con-
strued as a resignation. This was ap-
proved by the Board.
The Annual Report for 1945-46
was examined and discussed with in
terest by the Board.
Plans for proposed additional
room at Kenmore and for grading
the Rising Sun and Kenmore school
properties were presented to the
Board. After some discussion, the
Superintendent was instructed to
have the Engineers employed by the
Boards Architects proceed with spe-
cifications on the grading so that bids
would be taken ON the same. Plans
for road leading to the athletic
field at Rising Sun and for drainage
on both sites are to be included but
seeding is to be omitted for tie pre-
sent. 1t was also decided to have the
Architects proceed with specifications
for the room at the Kenmore school.
A delegation from the Rising Sun
Lions Club, Mr.. John Hindman,
spokesman, came before the Board to
protest the use of the basement
rooms in the Rising Sun Elementary
School.
The Superintendent reported that
he finally made arrangements with
TIE Federal Public Housing Authori
ties to use Booth Village to relieve
the crowded condition in the Elkton
Colored School. This was approved
by the Board.