The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-25
LUCRATIVE POSITIONS
FOR TRAINED TEACHERS
Arc Giving up School Work Because
OF Poor P;ty-Some Counties
Have Lost Over 80 Per Cent. of
Their Teachers.

cOmpLlShed. IN the way OF increasing
the salaries of the teachers of Mary
land. The facts concerning thu
schools are startling. Few people
realize TO what an extent the higf
salaries paid for women have affec
ted the schools. Every county is suf
fering this loss, and in some places
the loss is over 90 per cent
Among the teachers OF Maryland
1873 per cent. are receiving $500 OF
less a year, while 53.3 per cent. are
drawing salary of $3.50. Five hun
dred dollars is the amount paid an
nually to 66.3 per cent. of the coun-
" teachers. and 11.6 per cent. of the
city teachers; while 80 per cent.
county,, and 26.4 per cent, Getty
are being paid 5000 a year.
The colored teachers in the coun-
ties are receiving less salary than
they did twenty-five years ago.
The following is letter which
was issued by the Maryland Com
mittee on Increased Salaries. for
teachers of the Maryland State Tea
cheers Association:
Baltimore, Md, Jan. "a, 1918.
Members of the Committee:
Your Executive Committee wishes
10 report upon its activities since
the adjournment of the State Teach
ers' Association. TO indicate what has
been accomplished, and to outline the
program of work which should be
carried out promptly.
l. Your Committee has secured
exact information concerning the
present salary schedule of all Mary
land teachers. The resulting tabula-
tons have enabled it to define with
care. the program which should be
undertaken. The State Department
of Education is cooperating in this
work.
,. On Saturday, Dec. 22nd, Gov
ernor Harrington gave a hearing in
Annapolis ON the School Budget for
1919 and 1920. which was largely at
tended by representative citizens,
school officers, and teachers. from all
parts of the State. At this hearing
your Committee urged also the ne
cessity of creating an emergency
fund of $4,000 to be made avail
able on or before June l, 1918, for
salary increases to teachers in ser
vice.
g. The estimate of the State De-
partment of Education includes an
increase of $3.50, 900 year, for each
of the next two years for salary pur-
poses. This viii be presented to the
General Assembly for approval, and
support for its passage must be Sc
cured. This amount, with the in
creased revenues in the counties, will
warrant the following changes in the
mi mi 1ap lon
been prepared as follows: .:
(a) To fix the minimum salaries
Of Elementary teachers:
Teachers holding 3rd grade GER
tificate, to start at $500, and condi-
tional increases up to $475. after s
years service.
Teachers holding End grade GER
tificate, TO start at $3.50, and condi-
tional increases up to 1925, after 8
years service.
Teachers holding 1st grade GER
tificate, to start at $500, and condi-
tional increases up to 5000. after s
years service.
(b) To fix the minimum salaries
of secondary teachers:
To start at $500, and conditional
increases up to $500.
(c) To provide for the first time
a salary schedule for colored teach
ers, the minimum being:
Teachers holding 3rd grade GER
tiffesat5. So per f fi e IA b
Teachers holding End grade cer-
tificate, S35 per month.
Teachers holding 1st grade GER
tificate, $40 per month.
4. AS to the present emergency,
Governor Harrington realizes that
under the laws it is impossible for
the counties, the city, and the State
alike, to make any changes in the
of money available for in
creased pay 10 our teachers. 1t has
been ascertained that the sum of
$21O,0 appropriated for this pur-
pose for the year 1918, by the State,
and matched dollar for dollar by the
counties and city, respectively, will
accomplish the following:
(a) A bonus of 100 to all teach
ars employed nine months or longer.
who are receiving $500, or less.
OBJ A bonus of an amount to all
teachers receiving over $500, and
less than $500. necessary to equal
$500.
tc) A bonus of $50 to all teach
ars employed in schools of seven
but less than nine months.
BY the passage of an enabling act
for which a bill is being prepared,
he proper authorities of the counties
and of the city, will be legally per-
nitted to borrow funds with which to
match the State appropriation for
his purpose this sum to be imme-
iiately available and distributed to
he teachers on or before June 1,
1918
5. You are requested to hold
of citizens in order to pre-
sent the conditions in our schools,
iue to the large withdrawal of tea
hers, and to send resolutions to
Governor Harrington, urging the
necessity of including the 100000
n his budget, as indicated above
These resolutions must reach Cover
lor Harrington not later than Sat
friday, Jan. 26th. He closes his
budget on the 10th.
You are also urged to interview
-our Senator and Delegates and win
heir support for these measures to
save the schools from further disin-
egration.
Please keep US Informed of what
-ou accomplish.
Very truly yours,
EDWARD f. DUCHNER,
Nary G. Logue, Chairman.
Secretary.
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