The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-02-20


dent, upon his retirement in Deem
Der, 1913. This suggestion was made
by Emeric Dusic, chairman of the
meeting, and later Walter W. Daw-
son, president of the Board of Edu-
cation, said this same suggestion had
been talked over with Dr. Thomas E.
Pullen, state superintendent of the
schools, several weeks ago, with
favorable reaction.
1t was intimated that should such a
person be named it would be a COM
petently trained school man, from out
side the county.
,. That survey of this county had
been made by a planning engineer,
supposed to be the second best in the
country, who had recommended two
high school program in the county for
the most efficient system in long
range program. This met with i'm
mediate opposition from almost every
NlClAel PRESENT anu inc IeSISIdJOGS
made it plain than any appropriation
would be allocated to the five high
school communities. In the discussion
which followed the adjournment of the
meeting, Earl Guard, member of the
Board of Education, made it plain that
he was 100 percent in favor of this
program, while Mr.. Dawson was I'M
decided. Stuart F. HamilI, other mem
Der of the board, was not present at
the session, neither was f. E. Rath-
bun, county superintendent Of schools.
Offers to Work With Group
AS concrete evidence that the meet
ing Saturday created some reaction
Mr. Rathbun wrote letter to the
County Commissioners offering to
work with their group in any way
that will benefit the school program.
Mr.. Dawson told Mr.. Dusic that
meeting would be called shortly by
the Board Of Education for officers
of the P.-T.A. groups, building COM
mittees, county commissioners and
representatives Of teachers for the
purpose of clearing the way for
unified source of action in the county
school program.
In his opening remarks, Senator
Fraley pointed out the disgraceful
condition of Oakland High school and
the inadequacy of the other high
schools to take care Of the pupils now
attending, to say nothing of the adj
ditional ones that will be going to
school when the full l2-year program
gets under way, in 1850.
Fraley declared there was mo need
to wait" and promised those at the
meeting that the necessary funds
would be secured by a bond issue, at
"a low interest rate, and that the
money could be repaid with only a
small increase in the tax rate, on ac-
count of the plans for education now
underway in the legislature. "Our
plan will assure necessary money to
complete full county program now.
We can repay the debt in Is or 20
years"
Ronald McIntire, member Of the
House of Delegates read paper
which declared in part:
at is the understanding of your
delegation in Annapolis that you all
want a sensible and adequate school
program. As yet we have not been in
formed as to what the program is.
We have come to the conclusion that
there is no program We believe that
the responsibility for not having
program lies with the State Board of
Education, the County Board of Edu-
cation, the County School Superinten-
dent and the County Building COM
mittees. The County Superintendent
.... has so many other interests in
Guiding politics that he has no pro-
gram. The deal for the site (OHS)
has not been closed. What is holding
this up?"
He said the lack of cooperation and
initiative on the part of the present
school officials, their failure to an
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