Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1918-01-23
SCHOOL TEACHERS MAY
GET SALARY INCREASE
Measure Now Before Legislature
Offered BY Delegate Melvin.
FOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
MT. Rodgers Sponsor Of Bill 10 Erect
One in Either the First or
EIGHTH District.


Public school teachers of Anne
Arundel County VIII get an increase
in salaries. and high school build
ing is to he erected in the lower sec
ton of the county il legislative au-
thority is given under the provisions
OF measures before the Legislature.
Two bills of special Importance were
introduced in the House OF Delegates
last night-one by Delegate Ridgely
p. Melvin, increasing the salaries OF
school teachers. and the other by
Delegate John II. Rodgers, providing
for the building OF high school for
the lower end OF the county
From all over the State have come
reports that competent school teach
ers are resigning right and left, ow-
ing 70 the fact that the salaries paid
them have not been enough for their
actual living necessities. and that
ether positions are being offered TO
them with largely increased pay. The
State Board Of Education and also
The County School Board have reeog-
nized this condition of ahairs, and the
increasing OF salaries for teachers
has become not only matter OF right
and justice to the teachers and the
people OF the county, but also mat
ter necessary in order to retain
sufficient number of teachers
Mr. Melyins bill viii remedy this
situation to a large extent. and is in
line with the policy Of the school au-
thorities throughout the State.
The bill provides that there shall be
a minimum salary of $4,000 for teach
ers Of the third grade, minimum Of
$550.00 for teachers Of the second
grade (Which grade forms the larg-
est portion Of the teachers in the
county,, and a minimum Of 100000 for
teachers Of the first grade. The bill
also provides for corresponding in
creases on account Of length Of serv-
ice, the maximum, however, being
$4,000 for teachers of the first grade
and a correspondingly less maximum
for teachers Of the lower grades. The
bill also provides that for all rufal
schools not employing assistants an
increase Of $500 for each month shall
be paid to the teacher where1he aver
age daily attendance is over is and
less than %: an increase OF $1,000
per month where the average daily at
tendance is over 20 and less than 95;
and an increase of $500 per month
where the average daily attendance Is
over 35 and less than 40.
1t is estimated that this one item
alone, adequately rewarding teachers
who have a comparatively large
school, Will save the county several
thousand dollars a year, it being un-
necessary to employ assistants wher
the number of pupils would not just
fy it. At the same time, the existing
law continues. which is, that the
School Board may employ an assist
ant where school numbers more
than 40 children in average attend
ance.
This bill does not change or affect
the salaries of the Annapolis High
school or other teachers, which are
already in force at q higher figure
than those named.
, IE Jill bASAtA ~ DtAESdAC ANDN~
gers provides for acquiring a site and
building thereon q high school build
ing in the lower end of Anne Arun-
del County in the First or Eighth Elec-
ton Districts, as selected by build
ing committee named in the bill, and
for heating and furnishing said build
ing The building committee is Prof.
George FOX, County School Superln-
tendent. County Commissioner EN-
NETT M Webb, DR. A. H. Perrie, Mr..
Julius Phipps and Senator Frank M.
Duyall Full authority is given to the
committee to do all things necessary
to acquire the site and erect and fur
nish the building. and the AcI pro-
vides that not more than S1S,00000
shall be spent for that purpose, which
funds are to be raised through a bond
issue by the County Commissioners.