Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-13

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rooms. rs pupils; children in base
men. room four feet underground;
also Is pupils III anatAer basement
room intended for assembly room
Oden1on Ramshackle baliding as
Are trau, and oyererona I'd
Maso building poorly constructed
ana much 0yercyowied-
Shady Side Sails rotted nui from
under tne bsliiding aud building other
wise oaf Of repair
|, Bristol Two teachers in one small
room with forty odd children
The Annapolis High School Much
overerowded. with prospect Of 2Oe pu-
pills in ire Freshman cIass next year.
Manual training room and assembly
room both nov III use IS class rooms;
sewing taught Id the kitchen.
Many other school buildings are
saaiy III need ~ repair or reinodellag
tolored schools EscplorabIe
III addition, tha condition 81 The
colored schools was reported IS de-
ploraDle Is many as q 70 LOO children
being herded INTO insaniiary rooms
which were never intended for school
purposes.
Al the close Of Prof Fox's remarks.
Frank A. Munroe. member Of the
county Board Df Educatiaa adore sed
me meeting lie told u how the
Board had been compelled 10 tern
down delegation aft IT delegation seek
Jag repairs, etc, because Of lack Of
sufficient funds. Mr. Munroe also res
lated his deep interest in the welfare
III the little children, and og he III
reparable injury caused by denying
hem the proper school facilities
DR.. Thomas III BrayshaW, 81 Glen
Rurnie, another one Who has the M
terests of the schools deeply at heart.
vas The next speaker IL said. among
9ther things. thai the CONDITIONS at The
Glen Burnie School are disgraceful to
any civilized community Or. q w.
Baldwin then took up the argument Of
he proposed nond issue He said he
could not conceive Of any community
voting against the loan simply because
my one community did not need inn
mediate relief.
Political Phase Resented
On every hand much resentment
ives expressed that factional politics
should have entered into 50 important
i matter as the housing Of hundreds
II American school. children, as v
means 81 building political capital
addressing the meeting, D. o. Slut
Ter, of Shady Side. resented the state
ment that the Eighth district IL solidly
against the loan He said tho people
,of that section take just as liberal q
view OF public matters as the people Of
any other section Of the county. and
expressed his belief that many Of
those who signed the petition to sub
nit the loan to referendum Of the
people would vote for it on election
day. providing they are acquainted
with the true state 81 affairs
Bond issue IN Other Counties
Mr.. Gibson representing the State
Department of Education told OF The
efforts being made ia other counties
towards school betterinents Many OF
the other counties have passed larger
loans. he said, and are leyying q
higher school tax than that of Anne
Arundel county. Furthermore, he
said, public sentiment all over the
State is for better school conditions
which means more money for schools
either By direct taxation or by bonds
He made telling point by way OF
sugge 3tion that there need be no fear
of tile approval of the loan since both
mothers and fathers viii pass upon
the issue.
To plan Active Campaign
Az Tie conclusion Of the meeting 4
committee consisting Of members 81
each community represented, was ap-
pointed to plan an active campaign
Iii the county for the purpose of en-
tightening the voters generally Of the
trHe state 81 afYsirs
The meeting resolved itself into an
organization of which Mr. Stutler. of
Shady Side was made chairman. With
Mr. pardee Of Linthicum Heights as
Secretary. Call was issued for a
meeting 10 be held at The Offices OF
the County Board OF Education this
afternoon a 4
A number Of speakers have yolun-
teered their services for ihe series Of
public meetings to be arranged and
also to meet all requests whenever
residents seek information on the
question 81 issue.
The full text of the School Bond IS
sue Law passed by the Legislature is
published on page s Of this issue of the
Weekly Advertiser
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