The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-05-16
DR.. CaIandreIIa
Named President
of School Board

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DR.. Ralph Calandrella, of Kitz-
miller, was elected president of
the Board of Education at regu
lar meeting in the Court House on
Tuesday morning. He succeeds Ross
Speicher, whose term on the board
expired the first of May.
Maurice Brookhart, Oakland, was
elected vice-president, with George
Edwards, Grantsville, newly APP
pointed to the board, as associate
member
Appointments Approved
The Board approved the follow
ing appointments for the coming
school year: Miss Joyce Warwick
and Miss June Mowbray to the
Grantsville Elementary school; Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Carson and Mrs
George Hanst to Northern High
school, Mrs. Richard Travis TO Oak
land Elementary; Mrs. Mary X.
Eliason, art teacher at Southern
High school The Board also APP
proved the transfer of Mrs. Ruth
Patterson from Northern High
where she had substituted during
the illness of Miss Kathryn SPEECH
er, to Oakland Elementary to re-
place Mrs. Shirley Burley who re-
signed, as of May l.
Willard L. Hawkins, county SUI
perintendent of schools, reported
that the teacher turnover up to
this time was very low and that at
the present time no vacancies cX-
listed. He said that some vacancies
could be anticipated but felt that
the turnover would not be large
and that the teachers in the county
were, in most cases. completing 4
very successful year
The board members and County
Commissioners discussed the prob
lem that local communities of the
state face as far as teacher salaries
arc concerned. Reports indicate
that nearly all of the counties were
moving the teacher salary scale up
ward and they discussed ways of
providing some raise for the teach
erS of this county.
Hawkins said the school board
felt that the minimum starting sal
airy for the coming year. would
have to be at least $500 a9d max
imum salary $4,000, or a $3.50 raise
over the present salary scale, with
the local salary scale even then be-
ing the lowest in the state. The
Commissioners agreed that some
improvement in the salary scale
would have to be made and indi-
Gated a final decision would be
made on the matter within the next
few days.
The Board voted to transfer its
purchase of bottled gas from A..
D. Naylor company TO the DiX-O-
Gas company. Hawkins said this
move was made as result of con-
siderable saving in cost to the
Board.
The superintendent presented
results of QUESTIONABLE concern
ing athletic activities and policies
of the two high schools. He said
the study was made on the basis
of number Of games played, the
amount of school time devoted to
athletic sports, cost of program,
distances to host schools, relation
ship of the athletic program to the
total eXtra-curricular program of
the school, etc The board indicated
it would study the report and make
recommendations, where ncccs-
sary, prior to opening of the next
school year.
Resignation of Miss Ada V.
Schrock as teacher in Northern
High, was accepted.
Mr.. Hawkins also reported that
the rights-of-way needed for con-
struction of the sewer line from
the new elementary school to the
town of Oakland should be ready
for signatures by the end of the
week.