Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-11-06
SCHOOLCOMMISS|ONERS
4OLO MONTHLY SESSION
Schools to be Closed On Exhibition
Days Of Girls Canning Club
and Boys'Corn Club.
NO SALARIES INCREASED.
school Board Will Oppose Legislation
Looking to Increase Of Teachers
Salaries So Ordered.

lUt BOdfu Oh SCHOOL 0OulultSSlOu-
'rs met Thursday in regular session.
II the members being present. After
caring and approving the minutes,
ne following business was trans
lcted:
William G. Gischel was before the
Board III the interest of the South Bal
more Harbor and Improvement Com
3any, asking that the Board give them
quit deed for the Boards right to
IN sewer from Fairfield school
own the ravine towards Stone House
owe. as provided in deed to the
Schucl Board of Robert S. Crisp and
wife. The Board declined 10 accede
0 his request
The superintendent was authorized
D have erected at the Round Bay
eolored school (s-3) two outhouses.
The resignation of Miss Lillian N.
arr. principal OF School IL. was re-
eiyed and accepted 20 take effect at
he close of the fall term.
The requ, st of Miss Hhoda Boone
'or the Board 10 help a pupil who
rlshcs TO attend the Anne Arundel
lcademy was not granted.
The resignation of MIR. Join Schen-
lel trustee of School 1879. wac accep.
a BY the Board.
Mlss isabel Hargey's salary was in
creased SO from now on, and she will
legally entitled % full salary when
he takes the examination next year.
Sixty New Century Song Series,
3ook /. was voted to the Annapolis
,rammar School.
The Board decided that on the days
If the exhibition Of the Boys and
Girls Clubs, their schools may be
members of the club attend the ex-
ibition
The Board decided not to build the
inside wall of the cells of the new
olortd school GA
The requests fer assistant teachers
{ School 1873 and 1872 could not be
ranted for lack of funds.
The petition OF certain citizens of
he Fourth district for the establish
nent of colored school near Oden-
on was not acted on.
William n. Collinson and William
Gather We're appointed trustees Of
school I'll.
The Board received an invitation
from Miss iuc5ett lglehart to attend
the exhibition of the Boys and Girls
Clubs and the Secretary was directed
to reply that they would take pleasure
II doing so provided they found it
possible.
A letter was received from Mrr
Clara p. Mcpherson, representing the
Telchers' Alliance, asking the coop
Grafton of the Board IN securing an
increase of salary for Anne Arundel
teachers, and the following answer,
igned by the President and secretary
was sent:
Annapolis, Md. Nov. 4, 1915
Dear Mrs Mcpherson.
Your communication asking cur CO.
operation III securing increased sala
les for Anne Arundel county teachers
aas been received and thoroughly
considered. After mature delibera-
lion we have this to say. that while eff.
6cient teachers are essential for good
ehools and such teachers are worthy
If their hire" there are many o nel
things Just as necessary, and we, as
eustodians of The schools. are expect
cd to provide the other neces saries
ut Of the money plased at our dis.
posal.
1t is true. as YOU say. that living ex.
penses have largely increased in the
last eight or ten years, but we should
Ike to call your attention to the fact
hat Turing this period the teachers
salaries have been raised from so tc
LOO per cert. The older OF you will re.
call that. abolt ten years age, tht
maximum salary was 5000, bet this
amount was nearly always cut to $25C
or S275. Now the maximum is $3.50
and the law makes il incumbent upor
us to pay the whole amount, even 4
ether debts so unpaid This has en-.
tailed an ever increasing tax rtte.rht
same going from 10 to 32 cents, ever
with the largely Increased taxable
basis. The property owners IF tn,
c. unity are now groaning under tEs,
heavy burden for schools and th,
other neces> ary outlay for the ccnot,
government, and MANY of them find i
impossible to pay their present taxes
The last report of the auditor show.
$4,000 outstanding taxes, which tn,
County Commissioners find very iif
ficult' if not impossible. to collect.
We also beg to submit for your con
sideration the further facts, namely
/ that we have already a bonded fndebt
-edness of ninety thousand dollars. tn,
interest and sinking fund of whicl
have TO be provided for on, II n,
school treasury: that at least three. /
not four neighborhoods of the count,
viii. at the coming session of the eg
islature,press for the issuance of othe
bonds TO increase their school facili
ties; that many of our schoolhouse
are dropping into decay for the lack @
paint and repairs; that a number o
( schools are overcrowded. rendering /