Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-05
NAY CLOSE SCHOOLS,
TEACHERS not PAID
Suit Brought BY Baltimore Holds
Up Funds Since The First
OF january
SITUATION IS CRITICAL

Public schools of Anne Arundel
county are confronted by conditions
most grave, and the Annapolis schools
and country schools may have 70 be
closed for want of funds 10 carry them
on.
Teachers cannot teach without teing
paid. and the teachers OF Anne Arun-
del have been long suffering.
There is fight on between the
county and state authorities, which
Ii not brought Immediately to an issne
must needs close the schools In this
county because Of lack of funds TO
pay teachers.
4 he entire trouble hinges upon the
annexation or the Anne Arundel conn-
ty schools Id baltimore city In the.
portion OF the county annexed which
has brought about suit Anne Aruf-
del claims proportional part OF the
school tax for the annexed part Of the
county and claims she II entitled to
the FIRST half year Of tile state tax. as
the schools were then under her 1lIr-
iadiction. but the state IS holding mp
All the school money when the school
authorities here Claim they might and
could pay part Ill the school tax due
this county.
On January 1919, there was due ~
the schools Of this county 81 ,0ae,
AMI On March l. another $4,000, none
of which has been paid The suit
hinges ON $4,000 and lecause of this
the sum Of 81. 900 is leing held up.
The county board OF education has
had to borrow $50 900 for the pay
ment of teachers salaries for Decenlr
Der, January and February, and out Of
this had to pay 81 900 bond issue.
III tax levy for the schools should be
paid. superintendent Fox Of the coun-
III school board said this morning and
there is no way of paying Il. Theirs is1
do money In bank to pay the teachers
for March. and the county board Oh ed
ucation has borrowed TO the limit and.
cfn borrow no more. The pay roll for.
teachers salaries for the month is
90 900, but this sum Is not forth com.
Ing.
Something must be done, and done
speedily, by the patrons Of the school
il the schools are to be kept open. and
III not done the closing Of the Anne
Arundel schools Il imminent. accord
ing to superintendent Fox.
superintendent Fox said this morn
ing
out of this first half year We were
required to lay aside for interest and
sinking fund on school bonds. $4,000,
or about one-seventh Of the total
amount received from local teachers
for school purposes.
We were also required BY the AM
nexation net to take care Of this school
lin the annex up 10 January I. 1919, at
cost Of $4,000.
| ..In addition TO these two unus lal
items we were required TO pay cash
FOR fuel at prices heretofore unhe2rd
Iof iii Anne Arundel county.
We received but one quarterly pay
I iment from the state up TO January I.
Il91s, and consequently, were left IN
debt iii the end of the old year Since
January i, the Board of Education has
received two payments from the
county
The first amounted to 5000. and
| the second amounted to $4.667. making
81. SGT Iii all. IN the meantime the
teachers salaries alone amount 70
50 900 per month.
1T does not take a very brilliant
lfinancier 10 see that the County Board
iog Education at this time are short of
funds.
AS matter Of fact the Board of
Education has borrowed osthe utmost
limit and unless there Is some sort
iof settlement in the near future the
lloard Will be compelled To close the
schools for lack Of funds /"