The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-28
GOVERNOR URGED TO
PROVIDE FOR TEACHERS
Statewide Committee Recommends
That Chief Executive Include in
His Budget S2jO,UOO Per Year in
Excess of Preceding Years.

The committee named at the pub
lie meeting held in the Opera Hous'
( January 10, for the purpose of for
mulating a plan to make it possible
to increase the salaries of public
! school teachers, met on Friday even
ing and elected Mr.. S. L. Byrn chair
man, Mr.. James B. Noble, secretary
The plans as outlined by Statewide
! committee named at the, November
! meeting of the Maryland State Tea
| cheers Association. and published in
! The Banner OF last Thursday, were
| discussed. This Statewide commit
| tee recommends that the Governor
| be urged to include in his budget fol-
| the years 1919 and 1920, under the
/ item, Public Schools, the sum OF
! $3.50, 900 per year, in excess of the
! amounts for each of the two preced-
ing years.
Under the new assessment, this
amount should be available without
increasing The present rate for State
school tax. 1t has been estimated
from the salary schedules of the va
riOuS counties that this sum supple
mented by a proportionate increase
from the counties, will meet the de-
mands for the next two years.
This committee is further asking
that the Governor include in his
budget the sum of $4,000 to be
distributed Immediately among the
various counties and city, and to
be matched dollar for dollar by said
counties and city. and given to the
teachers as a bonus on or before
June first Of the present year.
AS Dorchester county receives
about p per cent. Of the State
school tax, this would mean about
$6,250 more from the State for each
of the years of 1919 and 1920, and
$5,250 for immediate distribution
Since this latter sum is conditional
on the county giving like amount
if it can be obtained, it would make
$40, to be given to the teachers
as a bonus at the end of the present
school year.
Based on the above amounts, an
increased minimum salary law is
| recommended by the State commit
tee This proposed schedule would
make the minimum salaries for High
| School teachers, $500, with condi
! tional increases to $500; white ele
mentary teachers, $40O. with condi,
| tional increases based on kind oil
| vice, to $500; colored teachers, $50
! to $40 per month, according to kind
| of certificate held.
The local committee adopted the
| above plan as to the amounts to be
! asked for, but recommend a higher
| salary schedule for both white and
| colored elementary teachers, as fol
| lows:
Secondary Teachers-To start al
| $500 and conditional increases VI
to $500
Elementary Teachers - Teachers
holding 3rd grade certificates tc
start at $3.50 and conditional in.
| creases up to $3.50, after eight years
| service.
Teachers holding End grade Ger.
| tificates to start at $500 and condi.
| tional increases up to $500, after
years service.
Teachers holding 1st grade Ger.
| tional up to $3.50, after 8 years ser.
vice.
Colored teachers holding 3rd
grade certificates to receive not less
than $500 per year.
Colored teachers holding End
grade certificates to receive not less
than $337.50 per year.
Colored teacher shedding LIST
grade certificates to receive not less
than 1915 per year.
They also recommend that the sal
aries of all High School teachers
not affected by the above schedule be
materially increased.
The following resolutions were
adopted and forwarded to Governor
Harrington:
Cambridge, Md. Jan. 26, 1918.
His Excellency
Honorable Emerson C. Harrington
Governor of Maryland.
Dear Sir:
We, the undersigned, a committee
appointed through a public meeting
held in Cambridge on Saturday,Jan.
10, in the interest of increased sal
aries for public school teachers, beg
to submit to you the following reso-
buttons:
Whereas the cost of living has ad-
vanced alarmingly during the past
few years; and,
Whereas the salaries of our public
school teachers have not increased
in the same proportion, the result
being that a large number of our
teachers are leaving the profession
for more lucrative employm ent; and,
Whereas this loss of so many of
our trained teachers is greatly les
SEEMING the efficiency of our schools,
therefore, be it,
Resolved, That We recommend and
urge your eXcellency to include in
your budget, for the years 1919 and
1920, under the item Public Schools,
a sum which, with the aid Of the
counties, will Justify the enclosed
minimum salary schedule. And be
it further
Resolved, That we recommend that
you also include in said budget, the
sum of 100000 to be distributed
among the various counties and
city. and matched, dollar for dollar,
by said counties and city. Said sum
to be given to the teachers as a bo-
nus at the end of the present school
year and apportioned among them in
the same ratio as the increase speci-
fed III the enclosed salary schedule.
Respectfully submitted,
S. L. BYRN, Chairman.
ALBANUS PHILLIPS,
ROBT. H. MATTHEW'S,
L. THURMAN PHILLIPS,
JAS. B. NOBLE, Sec.