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THE STAR DEMOCRAT Page 12A Thursday, June 6, 2002 WET BASEMENTS got mold, mildew, and if it rains hard, you get water leaking into your basement.You need to get it fixed before your foundation is ruined.What can be done to fix the problem? Allstate American Waterproofing is an honest, hardworking local company.We will come to your home, give you a free evaluation and estimate and a fair price.We have repaired thousands of basements in the can provide local neighborhood references.When your neighbors needed waterproofing, they called Allstate American.Why you? Call now to receive a Discount on all work completed by June 15th. Call 1-800-420-7783 Western Maryland College honors William McDaniel with new name By GREG MAKI Staff Writer WESTMINSTER somehow or other, one feels that the life of William R. McDaniel will be interwoven into the destiny of Western Maryland College, as his life has been into every decade of its Western Maryland College trustees said in a eulogy after death. while William R. McDaniel the mortal is gone, William R.

McDaniel the spirit lives and motivates the lives of others. It will continue to do so till time and eternity Even those trustees probably never envisioned the day that the school would be named for their colleague. But last month Western Maryland College offi- cials bestowed upon him their highest honor. Effective July 1, the start of the next fiscal year, Western Maryland College will be known as McDaniel College, in honor of William Roberts McDaniel, a man who dedicated 65 years of his life to the school. But ties to Talbot County stretch back farther than his association with the school.

He was born near St. Michaels and was raised in Talbot County. With seven siblings and four half-siblings, he was the youngest son of John Wesley Sedgwick McDaniel and Ann Wrightson McDaniel. The village of McDaniel, located between St. Michaels and Tilghman, was named for his family.

The McDaniel House, a bed and breakfast at 14 N. Aurora St. in Easton, is also named for his family. According to owner Mary Lou Karwacki, the home was built in 1865. John S.

McDaniel, believed to be the nephew of William Roberts McDaniel, lived there from 1923 until it was foreclosed on in 1932. It has had many owners since then and was first used as a bed and breakfast in 1943. Karwacki, who has owned the house since November of 1999, said they are in the process of restoring it to its original condition. They are only in the second year of a 10-year project, she said. According to a biography from the school, McDaniel, affectionately known as began his education at Western Maryland College in 1877 at the age of 16.

He graduated in 1880 before reaching his 19th birthday. While working on his doctorate at Johns Hopkins University, McDaniel was asked to return to Western Maryland College to fill in as a math professor. He leave the school until his death over 60 years later. Over the years, he served as professor, treasurer, acting president and trustee for the school. A dormitory, McDaniel Hall, was named for him in 1921.

It housed only women when it opened the following year but later became coed. McDaniel Lounge, located in a wing of the building, is a popular spot for lectures, meetings and dinners. His portrait, unveiled in 1930 for the 50th anniversary of his graduation, hangs there. legacy lives on in the men and women who occupy the biography reads. once said it is true that is no royal road to but fact remains that the educational pilgrim must travel it and needs a guide, a counselor and must not lose sight of that great fact, that the more the alumni are kept together, the more solidarity and the more cohesion there is, the more the interests of (the college) will McDaniel once According to St.

Michaels resident R. Bernice Leonard, Laughlin McDaniel Sr. and his wife, Eleanor, settled at Oak Creek in 1695 on a plantation called now known as Laughlin McDaniel Jr. and his wife, Mary Lowe, purchased land called on Eastern Bay near Claiborne. Members of the family are buried there.

The son of Laughlin John McDaniel, married Mary Morsell, daughter of James and Elizabeth Sedgwick Morsell of Calvert County. Their son, James Morsell McDaniel, married Margaret Roberts on Aug. 24, 1808. John Wesley Sedgwick McDaniel, son of James and Margaret, married Sarah Wrightson on Feb. 9, 1833, and then her sister, Ann Wrightson, on Nov.

2, 1843. He fathered 12 children, including William Roberts McDaniel, born Aug. 11, 1861. Billy Mac died in 1942. His wife, Ada, was the daughter of John Smith, one of the first trustees of Western Maryland College.

Western Maryland College was founded in 1867. College officials announced the name change chosen from over 2,000 suggestions May 10. name this college for a person whose life was changed here on the Hill, a person who, in turn, changed College President Joan Develin Coley told the Associated Press. was one of The name Maryland was confusing to many people who thought the school was in the western part of the state rather than in Westminster in central Maryland. Namesake for McDaniel College had Talbot County ties Young professor William McDaniel in 1886 purchased a the early BIG-wheel, little-wheel amused colleagues and students alike as he tried to teach himself to ride it.

Ultimately man mastered he organized a bicycle clubber and led pedaling excursions into the Carroll County countryside. William Golden Jubilee- the 50th anniversary of his graduation and association with the College in 1930 was celebrated with the unveiling of his portrait by his 4-year-old grandson, Ober Herr now a retired Westminster banker. The portrait, a gift of the Alumni Association, was painted by William Wirtz. McDaniel Hall was named for the beloved professor in 1921, before the shovel broke ground. The residence hall housed women when it opened in 1922, but is now coed.

McDaniel Lounge, the large, stately wing of the building, is a popular room for lectures, meetings, and dinners. portrait hangs in the room. Billy Mac arrived at the college in 1877 a bright, unassuming 16-year-old sophmore from the Eastern Shore. He had one of the first senatorial scholarships granted after the awards were instituted by the Maryland General Assembly in 1878. McDaniel was graduated salutatorian of six men and four women in the class of 1880 three months shy of his 19th birthday.

By TRISHA MCGEE Special from The Kent County News CHESTERTOWN back! Chestertown 8th-grader Jessica Bedell, who successfully lobbied the board of education last year for $1,000 in a tight-as-a-tick school budget for several student government field trips, now is requesting that the Kent County school board be expanded to include a student member. There was no discussion and the school board took no official action on well-researched presentation earlier this month, but authorized outgoing Superintendent Lorraine Costella to put together a study committee. Costella, who is completing a second four-year term, will retire June 30. The issue of a student member on the school board is not on the agenda for the June meeting of the school board, which is Monday at 7 p.m. Bonnie Ward, who will succeed Costella as superintendent on July 1, is expected to appoint the study committee in July, according to Jon Baker, spokesman for Kent County Public Schools.

Bedell, who currently serves as second vice president of the Maryland Association of Student Councils, told the school board that a student member would bring a youthful and different mindset to discussions, would facilitate communication and would give the students a much- needed voice. In her 10-minute presentation, which included the use of an overhead projector, Bedell also outlined the selection process for the student member who must be either a junior or senior in high school. Ultimately, the superintendent would choose the student. Kent and Queen counties are the only two public school jurisdictions in the state that do not have some sort of student representation on their school boards. Queen County has been wrestling with the issue for several years, according to board of education spokesperson Cathy Quesenberry.

In October 2001, the school board voted to create a 14-member student committee seven students each from Queen County and Kent Island high schools that would meet twice a year in a public session with board members. Student representatives which are the class presidents, Student Government Associa- tion presidents and presidents of the National Honor Society chapters from both schools met with the school board in February and April 2002 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The school board held its executive session from 5 to 7 p.m., and then resumed its public session at 7 p.m., according to Quesenberry. Superintendent Bernard Sadusky met monthly with the student representatives as a committee to prepare them for the board meetings. This is a policy in progress, according to Quesenberry.

She said one of the obstacles presented by the afternoon sessions is that several students had to make a choice between meeting with the school board and honoring their after-school commitments, especially sports. Not surprisingly, sports won out more often than not, said Quesenberry. In Cecil County, where there are five public high schools, the board of education annually appoints a student member shall be responsible to provide adequate and effective communication between the students of Cecil County and the board of according to public information officer Karen Emery. The student member, who serves a one-year term beginning July 1, receives all materials normally distributed to other board members with the exception of collective bargaining, special education placement, budget development, personnel, land acquisition any other material that may be deemed by the superintendent to be of a confidential said Emery. In Cecil, the student member has only advisory voting privileges.

In other words, the vote is recorded in the minutes but is not considered in the final tally for board action. Most of the student board members across the state do not have voting privileges. Some, like in Calvert and Cecil, can vote but the vote is not counted. In Baltimore, Carroll and Montgomery counties, the student can vote with limitations. Only in Anne Arundel County, where the student member is appointed by the governor, does the student have full voting rights including personnel, budget and policy.

In other school news: Kent County Public Schools will recognize its Friends of Education and Graduates of Distinction during high school commencement on June 8. Recipients of this Friends of Education award are: Lenny Fletcher of Colonial Chevrolet Buick, who is paying the cost of a two-year lease of a Buick Century as a benefit for the Kent County teacher of the year; Kent County Department of Parks and Recreation, which has been a strong partner with the school system through its challenging after-school and summer programs for students; Local Management Board for Children and Family Services, which has helped secure grant funding for and helped to implement extended-day and extended-year programs, peer monitoring and conflict resolution, and mentoring programs for children; Glenn Morton of Millington, a volunteer for 11 years who has provided state-of-the-art sound reinforcement at school talent shows, concerts, dances and other activities. Teresa Schaefer of Chester River Behavioral Health, who has been instrumental in implementing an effective long-term commitment approach to reduce conflict on school buses. Graduates of Distinction are: J. Larry Hanifee, Galena High School, Class of 1964; Alan Glenn Brice, Chestertown High School, Class of 1971; and Michael Edwin Kuechler, Kent County High School, Class of 1976.

Under the heading of personnel, the board accepted the resignations of Kent County High School agriculture science teacher Ty Burns and high school English teacher Jon Fowler. Dorothy Ringgold will retire at the end of the school year as a reading teacher at Worton Elementary School. High school biology teacher Courtney Black has been granted a leave of absence. The board adopted McGraw- Everyday Mathematics as the K-6 textbook series for 200203. A study committee of principals, helping teachers and teachers began its search in the fall of 2000 by meeting with textbook representatives and reviewing and piloting books.

The Everyday Mathematics series was selected because it aligns well with content standards and learner outcomes as well as Kent essential curriculum, provides students with a variety of learning opportunities, and provides teachers with strong support materials. Kent school board weighs appointing student member.