Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-03
IA CO. TEACHERS
GET A RAISE IN PAY
giob Cost Of Living Causes School
Board To Take Action
TEACHERS GET $50 INCREASE
c.,,oe W. 3. 0vertOn Appointed
Principal Of Stanton COlOred
School Annapolis.

WuGE business ol 6ASol iiHPoi ss1Al0S
transacted yesterday at the regu-
uaurhly meeting Of the Anne
arundel County Board Of Education.
chief among the business trans
.ued was the raise in teachers sala-
rios Each teacher is TO receive $50
NOR wear additional salary This was
brought about for two reasons. Prob
.blr fhe chief one is the high cost OF
lsvinq but of almost equal import
.pce is the stern fact staring the
cotntv Board Of Education IN the
tae fb3i OFF many OF the best teach
81 n Annapolis and in Anne Arun-
.l county resigning to 90 elsewhere
+, accept positions that pay higher
salary This has recently occurred
r tbs .elching force, both in the city
and county and realizing it cannot
.aord io lose its good teachers be-
cause of small pay, the Board decided
upon the increase.
Another important action taken at
Yesterdays meeting Of the Board was
tbc appointment of George w. b.
Overton principal of the Stanton Col
rreI school. Annapolis He has for
number of years been principal of
f6e Mechanic street school, Cumber-
land. Nd. and his appointment was
made upon the recommendation of
superintendent George Fox, Secretary
20 Dhe Board
the following was the detail of
BUSINESS transacted:
delegation of patrons from the
Maple Grove school requested that
that school be re-opened Upon the
recommendation OF the Superintend-
emit the Board agreed to reopen the
school provided the patrons guaran-
tee q regular monthly average of over
l2 pupils I'm daily attendance, and
provided a qualified teacher could be
found for the place Furthermore, 1t
is understood that this school will be
closed if the monthly average attend
anee falls below that required by law
and the children of that district trans
farre1 10 Arnold school.
The school at Odenton, having
raised $40 for a library a like sum
was granted by the Board for the same
purpose
The Board appointed Joe Boston,
Frank Naylor and Jerry Jones as
trustees of the Mayo colored school
Mr. Walter Hart appeared before
the Beard and offered plan for heat
ing the new colored school at East
port The Board. however, decided
% place the stoves that they now
have on hand in that building.
Miss Ethel Cole was appointed as
sistant teacher at the Linthicum
Heights school in place of Miss
C,emiua Arnold
Miss Caroline Heintz was appoint
ell TO the Annapolis Grammar School
n place of Miss Mary Arnold, re-
sigued Miss Arnold has resigned to
take a better position in the Friends
school OF Baltimore.
The certified accountants, Black
and Company. report was read for the
past year and approved by the Board
An interesting item OF the report read
as follows: "Our examination, which
was carefully made. disclosed no dis
erepancies or errors and it is very
gratifying to us to find the papers,
racords, books, etc. in such good
condition. It shows painstaking
and careful attention to details"
This tribute to the clerk the Board
sccls is indeed worthy of note.
Owing TO the high cost of living in
these unusual times, the Board de-
cided to eliminate ali new buildings
for The coming year and to pay the
teachers an annual increase in sal
ary OF $50 each. This increase to be-
gin October 1. 1917
The Board granted permission to
tae patrons of the Jessup school to
close that school at o'clock. This
was deemed necessary as the school
is situated directly on the road lead
ing 10 Camp Meade.
The resignation Of Mr. VIM, II.
}.asson as trustee Of school /, Dis
tr.ct 4. was accepted.
Upon the nomination of the Super
m-andent. George ". b. overton, who
has for number OF years been prin-
cpal Of the Mechanic street school,
cumberland, Md, was made principal
g.. The stanton colored school of TINS
city.
After passing a number of bills the
Board adjourned TO meet again on
Tuesday. November 9Th.