The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-07-09
MAY CUT SCHOOL TERM.

/ oiOHtlS. lie SCuOOl COMMISSIONERS
yesterday morning at the last regular
session of the fiscal year estimated
that unless the county commissioners
provided them with about $11,00
more for the operation of schools of
the county it would be impossible to
operate them for a period of about
nine months.
The entire constroversy was hatch
| ed when the county commissioners
levied 80 cents on the $500 for school
purposes, new buildings and increased
teachers salaries. The levy of 80
cents represented $115,229.60 which
il $10,S70.40 less than was requested
by the county school commissioners.
This resolution was unanimously
passed at yesterdays meeting which
was attended by the entire board:
Il move that unless the county COM
missioners agree to give the board
of county school commissioners the
amount of money requested, namely
| $126,100. which is the minimum
amount necessary to run the schools
for nine months, that the opening of
the schools of the county will be de-
ferred until October II
The members of the board have
taken the stand that it is impossible
! to operate the schools with short
age of funds. The only solution to
the difficulty is either the appropria-
ton of about $1,000 by the county
commissioners or the shortening of
the scholastic term of the schools.
Several weeks ago representatives
of the members of the Frederick coun-
ty school board appeared in the Off
ces of the school commissioners and
| asked that $126,100 be appropriated
for school purposes. The school Of
| ficials were very frank about the mat
ter and told the county commission
ers that this sum was the minimum
| that could be used to operate the
schools. In the discussion to the
board laws passed by the State Legis-
lature were quoted.
In order that there might be no
misunderstanding about the matter an
| invitation was extended to the coun-
| ty commissioners when books, figures
| and estimates relative to school fin
ances would be produced and examin-
| ed in detail The idea was to con-
/ vince the county commissioners if
there was any doubt in their minds
! One of the members of the school
| board was very much incensed yes
| terday Afternoon because to the fact
| that the county commissioners failed
to accept the invitation for a joint
meeting.
Superintendent G. Lloyd Palmer
announced yesterday that the increase
in teachers salaries during the past
scholastic year had amounted to about
| $4,000 and would still increase the
next year. AT the same time the
State levy has fallen off about 49,
600.
In talking about the matter yes
! terday afternoon one of the school
commissioners declared that the
| hands of the members of the school
board were tied by the recent legis-
| lation which has been enacted Some
years ago an act of the Legislature
| provided the county commissioners
could levy up to 80 cents on the hun
dred dollars for general purposes,
| cents for new buildings. This year
the commissioners levied SO cents,
| lOl SCACidl pun pOoSo anu uCM
| ings and cents for increase in tea
cheers salaries as provided by the act
of 1914 But this school commission
! er explained last night that other
acts had been passed since this legis-
| lation and that is was up to the coun-
| ty commissioners to appropriate the
money.
An act of 1912 provides that the
salaries of the teachers of this coun-
| ty shall not be less than $500 per
school year.
The act of 1910 provides that all
white teachers regularly employed
in the county and holding a first class
| teachers certificate and having taught
for period of three years in any of
the public schools of the State of
Maryland, shall receive as salary not
less than $3.50 per year. and provided
| further, that if such teacher, holds
/ a first class teachers certificate and
| has taught for period of five years
such teacher shall receive $500 per
year, for eight years, $3.50 Teachers
! holding second class certifcats and
/ having taught in Maryland schools
for a period of eight years, will re-
ceive not less than $3.50. "The coun-
! ty commissioners of each county shall
! levy a sufficient amount to meet the
increase of salaries provided for in
! this act"
The act of 1914 provides that white
teachers employed in public schools
of the state and holding a dipolma of
a standard normal school or a di-
ploma of the department of pedagogy
or education of a standard college
or university or sufficient credits from
summer schools or special courses,
shall receive not less than $500 per
year. After three years such teachers
will receive not less than $3.50, five
years, $500, and eight years $3.50
"The county commissioners of each
county shall levy sufficient funds to
meet the increase of salaries provided
for in this section"
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