The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-04-19
Teacher Changes
Announced by
Education Board

Oakland High instructor, June 30;
Mrs. Genevieve Gibson, Friendsville
school, June 30. Leave of absence Mrs.
Helen c. Treacy, Oakland elementary,
April Is; John NJ Dotson, Manadier,
April 10. The latter has been recalled
to service.
Appontments-M Mrs. Howard Hall,
filling out year at Hoye> Run, Mrs.
Playford Ryan filling out term for
Mrs Treacy; Mrs. Grace Warwick fill
ing out term at Manadier. Frank Null
liken named custodian at Oakland
High 6 a m. to 2:30 p. m, and Arm
gle Kitzmiller, from 2:3O to II p. m;
Ray Hartman, custodian, Accident
High. Ruth }. Friend named secretary
to principal at Oakland High
\ study Of the war emergency in
-ofar as teacher is concerned, showed
that more qualified teachers were
listed than formerly, the percentage
of emergency teachers dropping from
31.6 percent in 1947-4S to 14.1 percent
in l95O-51. This year only rs out of
lS5 teachers were claSsed as war
emergency, compared to 81 out of 1Gl
i'm l947-4S.
A system Of repair and redecoration
of all school buildings in the county
has been worked out that will keep
all schools in a good state Of repair.
Mr. HardeSty pointed out.
He listed Finzel, Johnson, Mt Zion,
Noder and Casselman schools as being
repaired and fully decorated in 1949
The list in 1850 included Swanton,
Jennings, North Glade, Bloomington,
Sunnysidc, Red Oak, Swan Meadow,
Crellin, Loeb Lynn, Red House, Beth
lchem, Deer Park, Bittngcr, West
NindcX, East Nindex. Shallmar and
Mt. Lake
Those to be repaired and fully
decorated this summer are New Ger
many, Manadier. Corunna, Wilson.
Spring Glade. Oakland Elementary,
Lynndalc and Avilton Those to be
painted on the exterior this year will
he schools at Fricndsyillc, Grantsvillc.
Accident and Kitzmiler.
Rooms Are Leased
Leases were completed for the 1851
81 school term for extra rooms to
house students in overcrowded aroas.
kitzmilIer. two rooms in American
Legion home; Accident, one room each
in the Alexander building. Calls build
ing and Frazee building; Friendsville.
two rooms in the SCHUYLER building;
Grantsvile. the Klotz building and
two rooms in American LEGION build
ing. Mr. Hardestv said rentals would
not be necessary after Juno. 'q52
when the two new high scbo,Is viii
be in use.
Schools to Close
He announced that through confer
cnces with parents Of the communities
affected, six one-room schools would
be closed beginning this fall Hovcs
Run. 10 pupils. will he TRANSPORTED TO
Accident. RoiIino Snrinu II nuniI,
will be TRANSPORTED to Deer Park
Fairview. s pupils. will 90 ia Now
Germany: Beall 20 pupils. to John
sons; Bethel. p,Ipils. TO Mt Zion. and
McCabc. 16 pupils 70 FriendsvilIc
This leaves Is one-room schools to be
opened next fall.
A report made on siqht savinp cor-
Quoted in the FrjendsviIIe school
showed promise. Mr. Hardestv said
In improving lighting conditions at
various schools. he said olectricitv had
been added at Lvnndalc Snrino Glade
and Bethlehem schools at community
expense; and that several rooms in
the following schools termed sinh
standard bv the Board of Education
had been properlv lighted at Roard
cypcnse-two rooms in Ionninr. +,,,o
in Bittinger. two in BJoomington fop,
in CrcIin. two in johnson two in
North Glade. seven in Oakland
Elementary and two in EinznI
Calendar SGT
The school calendar fo,. nn,+ farm,
makes allowance for 1Xa school dav.