The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-03-25


more, in this fund of 81 ,442. IA there is
included the sum of $400 or $500 nee
essary for carrying out contemplated
plans in connection with moving the
Shaggy Mountain school building to
the neighborhool of Promised Land,
near Hutton, as well as for rebuilding
the same building for school purposes
in that contemplated new school dis
trict of Promised Land.
AS is set forth in the budget sepa-
rately, many items of which are de-
scribed in detail herein, the total a.
mount asked from the State and coun-
tysources is $174,066.33.
Part III-Other Receipts.
The amounts given under the head
ing, Estimated receipts from all
sources other than county levy" have
been literally estimated and our state
ments and obligations in connection
Herewith are strictly dependent upon
the accuracy of our estimate. The
same are subject to Independent con-
firmation by you, in order to satisfy
yourselves without question on this
point, through the State Department
of Education, 210 West Madison St.,
Baltimore.
Concerning the estimated amount of
S36, 9S6.64, as given to be received on
Account of school population and at
tendance" we submit the following
data:
On October 16, 1919, we received
from the State on account of this item
the sum of $6,496.66. On January 49,,
1000 from tbo
celved the same amount. Two addi-
tional payments from the same source
are due during the current school
year, and we are brave enough to es-
innate that the same totals will be
received from the two remaining
quarterly installments. These make
an estimated total of $25, 1864 to be
received during the current school
year on account of population and at
tendance. To this total of S25 ,9S6.64
has been added the amount of S11, 900
which amount has been given publicity
by the State Department of Education
as one-half of the gross sum needed"
in Garrett county in order for that
county to meet the requirements of
the new teachers salary law the State
school authorities apparently having
based their estimate of the amount
needed" as over and above the total
amount requested from the county in
April, 1919, as set forth in the bud
get submitted at that time; whereas,
$4,000 was levied and not S99,610.
This reference seems to explain some
what why the State school authori-
ties have set out the figure of 500 900
as the amount additional required for
Garrett county to pay the new State
wide salaries to teachers, the error
apparently occurring in taking the
figure $99,610 instead of $4,000; we
herein requested is exactly $20,890,
or nearly $4,000 more than S99,610.
From this erroneous base of 500 900
must have been secured the S11 900
amount arrived at by the State school
authorities as one-half the summed
ed" to which reference is made above.
However, no binding official or legal
act, to our knowledge, has been passed
whereby we would receive without
question that amount of S11 900. These
estimates make a grand total of $780,
9S6.64 that we are assuming to be re-
ceived from the State during the year
192O-192l. on account of school pop
ulation and attendance"
The various amounts estimated to
be received from the State as "high
school aid" have been based upon our
understanding of the provisions of the
new State school law, Senate Bill No.
u Exhibit c., the same being wholly
dependent upon the policy of continu-
ing the present State high schools and
the establishment of new ones at Ac-
cident and Grantsville and to financial
possibilities to comply with the States
requirements for such State high
schools.
The amount of $4,000 as given as
extra State appropriation" is based
upon the budget of the Governor of
Maryland as submitted to the Cen
eral Assembly of 1920 as amount to
be paid to the Board of Education in
June, 1921, and we have no reasons to
believe but that the General Assem-
bly, will follow the Governors recon-
mendations in this particular.
The amount of $3.50 as Federal
aid-Domestic Science"-may be re-
ceived under the provisions of the
Smith-Hughes Federal law if certain
requirements are met. The amount
of $3.50 was received during the school
year of 1918-1919 on this same ac
count from the same source Nothing
has been received as yet during the
current school year for the same item
but we feel that it will come later. We
take this opportunity of mentioning
the fact that the State plans to pay
$500 on the salary of a domestic
science teacher in the Garrett County
High School and the Federal Govern
ment allows one-half the salary. or
$3.50, making total of $3.50 received
from other sources than the county
upon the salary of 5000, requested for
the teacher of domestic science in that
school,
From the total amount requested of
STA ,066.33, we estimate therefore
that total of $53, 566.33 will be re-
ceived from all sources other than
county levy, making a balance re-
quested from the county of $12O, 500,
all of which is set forth more fully in
the budget sent herewith.
Part IV-The Issues.
From inadequate financial support
of public school system there fol-
low numerous evils to the younger as
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