The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-03
CECIL COUNTY TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION
Resolutions Adopted Voting
Voluntary Cut In Salaries
For Two School Years

For Two School Years
The Cecil County Teachers
Association held their regular
mid-year meeting on Saturday
morning, January 18th, in the
large auditorium of the new
North East High School. A
large group of teachers attend
ed this meeting.
County Superintendent How
ard T. Ruhl made the princi-
pal address of the morning.
He used as his theme the per-
tinent question of Tax Reform.
In a very interesting and in
formational talk he presented
to the teachers the main fea-
lures of the recent report of the
Tax Survey Commission of the
State of Maryland. He clear
ly showed how an adoption Of
this plan would not be merely
shifting the tax burden of the
tax payer from the county to
the state, but would bring real
relief to the tax payer, in that
this plan is based on the prin-
|ciple of taxing new forms Of
wealth by the state, instead of
the county. This would re-
lieve the general tax payer,
since personal property and
real estate would not share in
the new forms of taxation.
He likewise brought out some
interesting facts concerning
the effect Of consolidation Of
schools on the cost Of schools.
Consolidation was shown to be
an actual saving of money. He
mentioned the fact that Cecil
county, unlike many sections
of United States, was paying
for her new school buildings
as they were built, instead Of
floating bond issues, to be paid
by future generations.
At the conclusion of the pro-
gram the Cecil County Teach
ers Association by almost a
unanimous vote adopted the
following resolutions:
WHEREAS, The Cecil Coun-
ty Teachers Association after
careful and deliberate consid-
Grafton of the economic condi-
lions of the State of Maryland
and Cecil County by official ac-
ton taken on May 81, 1882
signified it's willingness to ac-
cept any necessary salary
changes when and If such
changes are agreed to and ac-
copied by all State and County
employees" and
WHEREAS, The Governor
of Maryland is making a vol
untary contribution Of ten per
cent from his salary-an ex-
ample which has been followed
by all State employees-the
Cecil County Teachers Asso-
citation, because of this exam
pie, therefore, believes that it
is fitting that this association
should take a similar action,
and
WHEREAS, It is a part Of
the program Of economy of the
Governor of the State of Mary
land that such a reduction be
effective during the years,
1933-34 and 1934-35, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED. That the Cecil
County Teachers Association
reiterates its former willing
ness to cooperate with the
State of Maryland and it's pub
lie officials both State and
County-in their effort to
economic in this period of f.
nancial stress, ana be it furth-
er
RESOLVED, That we re-
quest our representatives in
the General Assembly of Mary
land, now in session, to amend
Chapter $50, Acts of Assembly
of Maryland, 1922, entitled can
Act to Repeal and Re-enact
with Amendments, Chapter
SAT of the Acts of 1920 rela-
tive to the Salaries of White
School Teachers of Cecil Coun-
ty," so that ten per cent of the
amounts specified in said Bill
shall be returned during the
school years, 1933-1934 and
1934-1935 in accordance with
similar bill to be offered in the
General Assembly for amend
ing the State Teachers Mini
Mum Salary Law.