The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-04-14

of public education recognize and
heartily appreciate the support given
in making these increases possible.
We wish to set forth in this connec-
ton the situation in regards to current
actual salaries and as proposed to pre-
vail during the school year of 1921
1922:
20-1921-Actual:
Average annual salary actu-
ally paid ia elementary
principals and assistants on
March l, l921........... $6O8 80
1921-1922-PrOp0sed:
Average annual salary plan
ned to be paid 175 eiemen-
tary principals and assist
ants during 1921-1922 ..... $674 %
920-1921-Actual:
Average annual salary actu-
ally paid Is high school
principals and assistants
on March 1, 1921. Sligo &C
1921-1922-PrOposed:
Average annual salary plan
ned to be paid Is high
school principals and assis-
tants during 1921-1922. .$1,313 SO
1920-1921-Actual:
Average annual salary actu-
ally paid TIA elementary
principals and assistants
and Is high school princi-
pals and assistants on
March l, 1921. 1887 so
921-1922-Proposed: ,,,.
Average annual salary plan
ned to be paid IT'S eIemen-
tary PRINCIPALS and assist
ant and 10 high school
principals and assistants
during 1921-1922. .... 1894 O8
6. The needs for suitable and ade-
quate school buildings have been dis
cussed at length elsewhere The sum
of 100000 for this purpose has been
approved and advocated many times
within the past two or three years as
a conservative amount necessary to
meet these demands, and the Board of
Education now concurs therein. These
needs have existed for some time and
are daily becoming more pressing.
Z. Summarizing the financial re-
qulrements of the budget, we secure
the following therefrom:
l. Total amount required
from county in levy of
1921, including the spe-
cific sum of 100000 in
Capital Outlay" after ~
the item "New Buildings
and Equipment" 49,. .S39O,966 SO
2. Estimated receipts from
State and other sources $57,O66 SO
3. Total estimated require
ments or the amount
that will be needed to be
raised by local taxation 1888 900 90
a. Total estimated require
ments for current expen-
ses for maintenance, or
the amount that will be
needed to be raised by
local taxation, not in
GLIDING the specific sum
of 100000 under Cap
ital Outlay" after the
item, 'New Buildings
and equipment. .S133, 900 90
8. In conclusion, the Board of Edu-
cation has named the gross amount of
1888, 800 as required for 1921-1922 for
the reasons set forth in this letter of
transmittal. With these reasons be-
fore us, charges of extravaganza de-
mands, unreasonable ambitions and
lntolerable taxation disappear. Such
shafts of criticism fall harmless at
the feet of all those friends of public
education who strive for the best in
public education as wella atthe feet of
those who would provide such funds if
the social and economic conditions did
so permit. Such criticisms will have
their origin with those who do not
possess a full knowledge of the null |
tlplicity of the demands being made
upon the public resources through
public officials and of the compare
lively small returns from the public |
resources to meet these demands. Sep
arately, the demands appear very
small when compared to the total pos
sibilities; and especially so when
knowledge of all conditions and needs |
is not permitted to have a bearing
upon each individual request. In the |
aggregate, however, with all these
forces united and rushing forward, |
there results problem of gigantic |
magnitude. However, the possibilities
will never be determined and known il |
they are not developed and defined.
IL the suggestion in reference to a |
school building commission is deemed |
advisable, we are of the opinion that |
one of the victories that will come
therefrom will be educative in it's re-
suits to all of us.When the whole coun-
ty appreciates and acts in accordance
with the countrywide needs and de- /
mands, then, and then only, will a way
ultimately be found through wide |
spread information and appropriate
legislation by which these school needs
may all be supplied. Even lack of in
formation of the great demands and
the very limited resources will give
way, for, as pointed out earlier in this