The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-03-03
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GOV. O'CONOR OFFERS
ANOTHER 81, 100000 FOR
TEACHERS PAY
Calls County, City Heads To Meet
Friday, 25th, To Discuss Offer


Friday, 25th, To Discuss Offer
Declaring that the State of Mary
land stood ready to contribute anoth-
er 100000, to cover twoSthirds
of the costs of continuing the $500
bonus to the States $500 public
school teachers until April L, 1945,
Governor Herbert r.. O'Conor called.
a conference of State, Baltimore City
and County officials for Friday, Feb.
25th, in the State House, to effect
an agreement on the matter
This additional contribution, the
Governor pointed out, would be dis
tinct from the $1,000, 100000 provid-
ed by the State last year, to make
possible the payments to teachers
that have been in effect for some
months.
Members of the Boards of County
Commissioners, and Mayor Theodore
r. McKeldin and the Board of EST
mates, of Baltimore, were included
in Governor O'Conor's invitation, to
gether with State and County educa.
ton officials.
In broadcast over Station VIDAL
Governor O'Conor laid down the
States proposition for participation
in the effort to prevent further losses
to the school teaching stats of the
State as follows:
LET us now discuss the important
question affecting the welfare of the
o ~ hn orin
counties and the City of Baltimore.
At the last Legislature, l made pro
vision in the Budget submitted t.
the Legislature for $1,90O,0 100000 to
be distributed as extra compensation
to the teachers. Although, strictly
speaking, the teachers are County o.
City employees, the State decided i
should bear large part of the add
tional monthly payments paid to the
teachers to assist in meeting the in
creased cost of living. 1t was oul
plan to have the local government
supplement these payments so tina
the $4,000 monthly allOtments woult
continue up until next January. The
arrangement was not carried out
however, and as the situation now
stands, the State appropriations will
be exhausted in April of this year.
"It is the firm belief of the State
administration that the school teach
ers are entitled to have these pay
ments continue under present condi
tions. The teachers are performing
10 xya1 In h 10
of our future citizens. They are do
ing it, in many cases, at financial sac
rifices. In order to effect satisfac-
tory solution, recent meetings of the
Board of Public Works have beer
held to discuss all phases of the mat.
ter with the school officials, includ-
ing County superintendent.
Both State Treasurer Hooper
Miles and State Comptroller j. Mil
lard Tawes agree with me that the
school teachers bonus payments
should be continued on StateCoun-
ty-City sharing plan. Legislative &C
ton is necessary for the State to par
ticipate in further payments. II
would be desirable to effect an ar
rangement whereby the payments
would continue up until April 1,
1945, so that the teachers would no.
lose the benefit of the payments dur
ing the regular session from January
until March, 1945, when the Gener.
al Assembly is considering this and
other legislations. g&a
Accordingly, l propose that the
$4,000 monthly payments continue
for the period from May 1, 1914 un-
til April /, 1945, eliminating the
months of July and August when the
schools are not in session To make
these payments possible, / am will
ing to recommend to the Legislature
that two-thirds of the cost be defray-
ed by the State on condition that the
local governments put up one-third
of the necessary amount. Under this
plan the State will be requierd to
advance more than million dollars
extra which, with the additional
amount of $1,900,000 provided al
the beginning of the present fiscal
year, will total about 100000 paid
out of the State Treasury for school
teachers increases.
at is worth noting here that, with
this additional allotment, the States
total appropriations for it's public
school system during this two-year
period will approximate $4,000
900. which is 100000 greater
than any educational budget in the
history of our State, previous to our
administration"