The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-11-02
WESTMINSTER, MD.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 2, 1917.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY IL FOX
SCHOOL PROGRESS.

A. the Advocate is Democratic
naper and gives its entire support u
all the Democratic candidates anu %
he Republican headquarters are
sending out broadcast paihphle'
narnorting to show that their candl-
datas should receive the vote Oh Tie
nublic on the ground of extravaganza
on the part of the Board OF Educatlon'
due to the influence OF the ouperll-
+endent of Schools, this paper decrle9
+ba ATTEMPT to drag the schools lhto
nolitics. At the same time II Plo-
noses to discuss the issue ralseu W
the extent of correcting statelllen1'
made to mislead the public.
Eirs+ the editor has before him
latter signed by Mr.. Geo. r. MorelocA'
stating that he prepared the DudgeI
oP school expenses for the year 1910
1917 as given below. The present
supt. Mr.. Unger was not yet appoint
ed.
..Rudget of expenses for conducting
tho uublic schools Of Carroll county
for the year 1916-1917: New DulldlnsS
at Westminster, $4,000; new buildings
at HAMPSTEAD, $4,000; toilets on F1lsh
School premises $1,000; building at
Taneytown $1,000; repairs to Armory
building $500; protection TO hon'
door Westminster High School $lOO;
other repairs $24OO; teachers salaries
se5 OOo:rent $500; fuel $500; furm
ture $500; sanitary and incldentals
$4,000. office expense $500; salary Oh
superintendent and clerk $o'Voo'
School Commissioners salary @o0o'
printing $3.50; travelling expense
$500: freight and hauling $50; lnstl-
tute and Associations $500; attorney
fees 500; school supplies $5,OOO; sup
erytsor's salary $1,000; salary of atten-
dance officer $500; interest $1,000; total
s126,OOO; State appropriation ABOUT
S38 900: amount to be raised by local
taxation $8S,OOO.OO.
Secondly. When the present School
Board came into office, there was
debt of more than $4,000, the exact
amount Of the cost of the Mt. AIRY
school building, which debt has been
reduced during the past year over
$4,000, thus showing the highest type
of economy, instead of extravaganza
Third. 1t is charged that $4,000 was
levied for a school building at Hamp-
stead, and the money was not used
for the purpose. There are several
reasons for this; first because $4,000
was not sufficient to build such
building as will serve the needs OF
community as Hampstead; secondly,
because Mr.. MorelOck before he re
tired from office authorized the re-
building of the TaneytoWn building,
but asked in his budget for only $1,000,
not enough to build a smoke house
these days In consequence part OF
the Hampstead fund had to be placed
to the credit Of the Taneytown build
ing, thus giving TaneytoWn one of
the cOmpletest structures in the cOun-
ty.
The Democratic party stands for
school progress and for that reason
asked for a bond issue of the extra
session of the Legislature. 1t recog-
nizes the fact that the people OF the
county want better school facilities
and that q bond issue is the only
method of financing the cost of new
buildings 1t rejoices in the fact that
the Republicans are placed in opposi-
ton to public education. 1t is the
Republicans who are responsible for
the failure to secure for our children
tie same opportunities that children
set elsewhere.