Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-02-05
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
DISCUSSIONS AND RECON-
MENDATTONS.

DISCUSSIONS AND RECON-
MENDATTONS.
Resignations0fT Teachers Received AndiAo-
cspted By The Board Teacher Ex-
Onerated Of Ohsrges-A Let
ter To-The General
Assembly.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
! School Commissioners OF Anne Arundel
| County, was held Yesterday in the Office
OF the Secretary and Examioer. Mr.. F.
Eugene Waihen, al the Court House.
There were present Messrs. Crisp. MUIR
ray and Tate. and transacted the follow
ing business of the Board
Miss Lulu w. Hunt was confirmed as
teacher of School No. 2, District 4.
The resignation OF James Waters, as
sistant teacher of Colored School No. i.
Distilct 5, was received and accepted.
The trustees of Colored School No. 2,
| District 3, made application for an assist
ant teacher. which the Board declined
to grant.
An application was received from Col
ored School No. 1. District i, Tor ten
desks. The application was referred to
Mr.. Murray.
School No. I. District 6. and School
| No. 5. District 8. reported that they had
raised SIo as lib, AIRY fund, and the
Board granted each school like sum.
Complaint having been made for the
second time against William H. Howard
assistant teacher in Colored School No.
I, District 6. the Board directed the Sec
retary to notify Howard that his services
would not be required after the expira-
| ton OF thirty days from date.
The trustees of Colored School No. 6,
District 1. reported that they had inves-
| tigaled the charges against their teacher,
Sam Johnson, and that the result OF
their investigation exoneraies the teacher.
who, the trustees say, is one OF the best
and most moral teachers the school has
ever had.
The resignation of Miss Alice M. Hop
kins, teacher OF School No. 3, District 4,
to take effect March Ist. 1902. was re-
ceised and accepted; also the resignation
OF Miss Carrie G. Williams, teacher OF
School 5, District 2. was received and
accepted; also. Vim. n. Phillips. teacher
OF School No. IL. District 2, to take effect
at once. was received and accepted.
The School Commits toners addressed
the foil ,wing letter to the Senate and
the members OF the House OF Delegates
from Anne Arundel county, which they
personally presented
Annapolis, Md. Feb. 4. 1907
Office of The School Commissioners oil
Anne Arundel County.
To the Senator and Members of House
of Delegates from Anne Arundel
County.
Gentlemen We desire to call your
attention to the public schools OF the
county. A condition has been reached
which demands either that more money
be provided for the support OF the public
schools of the county. or that the time
they shall be kept open be materially
shortened.
The shortening OF the school term
means First-Less educational oppor-
tunities for the children OF the county.
Second-Less pay Tor teachers, and, as
a necessary consequence, poorer and less
capable and efficient teachers. This con-
ditIon is not sudden happening. Il has
been the growth of years. The schools
have been gradually multiplying and the
expenses increasing, while the funds for
their support have remained practically
at a standstill.
II is true that the Legislature of 1893,
by Chapter o8. authorized an increase OF
FIVE cents in the levy for public schools.
but this increase was nearly all needed
10 meet interest and sinking fund charges
upon school building bonds, authorized d
AID directed to be issued by the Legisla-
lures Of 1896 and 1898. and what was
left OF it was more than consumed in the
pay OF additional teachers made neces-
sary by the increased attendance, which
Immediately followed upon the compile
ton OF the school buildings erected from
the proceeds OF the aforesaid bonds, which
atte endance has since continued to stead
lily increase until the present force of
teachers is insufficient.
For several years past we have bsen
compelled TO close the schools at the end
OF nine months-a month earlier than we
desired, or was usual and customary IN
this county, ard 10 keep them open for
the nine months, we have been cnmpell
ed to anticipate the school funds. which
means that the School Commissioners
are in debt to the amount of the anticipa-
ton of the school revenue. We do not
believe that the people OF the county de-
sire. or are willing that the public schools
should de,erioate. but that, on the con-
trary, they are anxious that they shall
continue 10 improve and be as good as ii
is possible to make them. Thus believ-
ing, we recommend that Chapter oS. of
the Acts of 1898, under which the County
Commissioners make the levy for the
schools, be so amended as TO authorize
and empower them. in their discretion. to
levy such rate Tor the public schools.
will promote the efficiency OF the schools
We append statements showing the re-
ceip,s and disbursements for the school
year ending August 81. 1901, and an
estimate of the amount of money needed