Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-01
INTEREST STIRRED
IN SCHOOL LOAN
Supervisor Overton Of Colored
Schools Makes Appeal, Point
ing To Advantages

AS election time approaches, inter
est is sharply increasing in the pro-
posed issue of $150,O0O of bonds for
public school purposes, which the
voters of the county will be called
upon to register their sentiment.
The bond issue is embraced in bill
passed at the last session of the Leg
islature. Subsequently certain per-
sons. who had opposed the project,
principally residents of the Eighth
district, secured a referendum of the
matter through recourse to petition
filed with the Secretary of State. The
school loan will, therefore, appear on
the ballot at the coming November
election to be passed upon by the cleo
torate, the same as will the names of
the various candidates for Office.
Interest among the colored citizens
is being manifested. for they, too. have
felt very keenly the need of more ade-
quate school housing facilities. BY
way of appeal to the colored voters,
George w. b. Overton, Supervisor OF
Colored Schools for the county, today
issued the following statement:
ITO the colored people of Anne Arun
del County:
81 wish to say that they need have
no fear as to the outcome of the dis
tribution of the money to be used from
the issuing of school bonds TIE
building commission is wisely chosen,
and the apportionment will be not &C
cording to political party, church af-
fl;ation. nor nationality, but accord
ing to the stressed immediate needs
of a community.
Already the needs of the colored
schools have been presented by Super
.intendent Fox, and they will be cared
for the same as all other schools; but
the committee and the superintendent
cannot do all, il rests with us all-and
if the colored people want better
schools, then we must be up and doing
and not sit idly by and expect some
one else TO bear or burden. Get busy
ard SEQ that every colored voter in the
county casts his lot with those who
want better school buildings.
whether or not you are a Demo-
crat or Republican, you still need
good schools, and now is the time to
see that you get them by voting forl
them. AS the County Board of Edu-
cations representative to the colored
communities, l assure you that you
will get justice in the building pro-
gram afte: the bon Is are passed.
Il cannot conceive of anyone, know
ing the dire need of school buildings,
voting against such an important is
sue. If all could soc the dilapidated
condition of some of the buildings
used by the colored people for school
houses, the matter would be settled at
once in favor. of the bond issue.
AN appeal is made to every voter,
the colored voter especially. to see
that everybody knows about the issue.
and that at every public and private
meeting something is said about the
benefits to be derived by having the
bond issue voted favorably.
Let all be reminded once again
that the schools are maintained for
all and not a few-for all political
parties. for all races, for all creeds-
whether they take advantage of them
or not.
ain a subsequent article / will say
something about the length of the
school term and the salaries of the
colored teachers"