The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-21
MEETING OF TEACHERS
Held Saturday Afternoon at The
Grand Opera House-ResOlutiOn
Adopted Favoring Salary Increase.

! a meetin gof the teachers of the
public schools of Dorchester county
| was held Saturday afternoon at the
| Grand Opera House. Cambridge, to
! discuss the question of salaries and
| to devise ways and means, if posi-
/ bic, of securing an increase. Mr.. T.
| Sangston Insley presided at the
meeting and delivered strong
! speech in favor of better salaries for
! the teaching force.
Addresses were delivered by Hon.
! Josiah L. Kerr, DR.. Brice W. Colds
| borough Col. Albanus Phillips, Sam
! uel l.. Byrn, and W. Irving Mace,
! urging a substantial increase in sal
| aries, and favoring for the most part
! immediate action.
! Prof. James B. Noble, Superinten-
! dent of Schools, reviewed the situa-
ton and gave statistics secured from
! other counties, showing that mini
| mum salaries of many elementary
! teachers in Dorchester are lower
than similar salaries in other coun-
! ties of the Shore. He made several
! practical suggestions as to ways and
means for securing more money for
| the teachers.
Mr.. George W. Woolford sugges-
| ted that there be no effort to raise
| salaries at this session, but that the
| attempt be made to secure more
money for another year. He said,
! however, that he favored an in
crease State Senator William N.
Andrews spoke briefly, advising the
teachers to send a delegation to An
napolis to compete with the suffra-
| gettes. Major Brown, one of the
| delegates from Dorchester. advised
| the teachers to send delegation, not
! of school teachers, because the leg
| islators ar etired of the suffragettes.
| Mr.. Byrn, one of those who spoke in
| favor of the increase, advised the
| teachers to ask the County Commits
sioners for more money and not to
attempt to secure it from the Legls-
| lature.
| A motion was made by Mr.. Kerr
| that those present put themselves on
record as favoring a substantial in
crease, particularly of the salaries of
elem e ant FSf.
Noble be empowered to appoint a
committee Of three or five to devise
ways and means. The motion re-
ceived a second and was carried.
The following resolutions were Of
fered by L. C. Marshall, chairman of
a committee of teachers appointed
for that purpose:
Whereas, the cost of living has
advanced to such an extent that per-
sons holding salaried positions are
not able to meet expenses; and,
Whereas, this condition has fore
ed out and is forcing out of the pro-
fession many we'll qualified teachers,
therefore. be it
Resolved, That the welfare of both
teachers and pupils demands that
salaries be at once increased; and be
it further
Resolved, That the representatives
from Dorchester county in the Mary
land Senate and House of Represen-
tatives be, and they are hereby re-
quested to have passed a. bill empow-
ering and directing the County Com
missioners of Dorchester county to
raise at once sum sufficient to
grant an adequate increase in sal
aries, the same to be repaid out of
future leyies.
Letters were read from Hon. Fred
r. Waddell and Mr.. w. Grason Win
terbottom, regretting their inability
to be present, and favoring the pro-
posed increase.
Prof. Noble has received the
following letter from Hon. VIM. F.
Applegarth:
Golden Hill, Md, Jan. 10,
Prof. Jas. B. Noble, Supt.,
Cambridge, Maryland.
My dear Sir:
| regret that circumstances de-
prive me of the pleasure, as well as
the duty, of complying with your
public, as well as private, request to
be present at the meeting of the
teachers and citizens interested in
the cause of education, for truly my
views are pronounced and sympa-
thies strong with you in this cause, |
partly because, having taught in the
public school, makes me the more
readily appreciatlve, but the pressing !
and burning issue now is a practical |
and economic and business one viz: |
That the teachers wage, or salary, |
must be commensurate with the |
costs of the necessities of life And |
mearnestly in favor, civically and |
as a taxpayer, of Legislative action
and relief, during the existing con-
ditions. Yours very truly,
W. F. APPLEGARTH.
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