The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-22

Office of THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Oakland Garrett County, Maryland,
February l6, 1915
TO Garrett County Public School Principals and
Assistant Teachers:
Several statements have been made to me after the letter
wrote yesterday dated February 49, in which the
SUBSTANTIAL tax payers County Members of
Legislature of 945 State House. Annapolis, Maryland
re of APPROPRIATE legislation to provide the sum Of $18S6o to
be paid The Board Education of this county for distribution
per month each the six months from January 945
The that have been made have been
running somewhat as follows:
Teachers not at all interested in supporting legislation
es type no t nf %
write letters themselves to the Garrett County
Suggested in your letter. written yesterday teachers
do not believe these statements correct think they
to the work in having these letters wrena suggested
IN my letter written to ee confident ha the teach
that these schools do not suffer from the lack Of and
ing favorable school legislation this way, only this
will they become powerful factor to be reckoned with
when plans for improving damaging schools entered
furthermore feel that the teachers will not fail in the
performance of this in this hour of need when have
written them the effect that have which they know has not
done by without of their eff
forts securing this Legislation for this bonus We must not
let the schools down through not following through the
suggestions made in letter of yesterday.
DO not know that meeting OF teachers should have been
called in order to enhuse teachers do this work by
having Annapolis Immediately days
when gasoline tires and other of travelling Oakland
type may the purpose At
rg the of that idea do hope every teacher
petitions and letters of their the Garrett County members
Of the General Assembly Annapolis within the next few days
The success Of plans demands that.
The uaq Ont e n nd right now and af faith 50 great
Of show position in this connection and the stand
that have taken for which of course many will want to take
to task The schools and teachers have been defeated to
the and this fact should only to strengthen their
shall not be- Ignored and sregare in the as they HaVs
een in the past The teachers group along with the other
the schools and work constantly for their advancement The
to win in this effort to get busy at once as suggested my
letter of yesterday and get the letters etc. to Annapolis right
away!
We may may call! teachers may decide meeting
had this legislation successfully passed by
the Legislature order check those efforts and take
steps the the county may consider advisable
wise and profitable.
has further been pointed that teachers should
have been told that letter of yesterday that they them
selves write the letters and submit them to substantial tax payers
letters written by the teacher such payers and citizens
with the result that all that such citizens would do would
% m up po 4hn e 70 "rnv uin WITH d i
they first written by the teacher and signed by the parties
solicited in accordance with the plan explained above
by the schools this is question and detail OF procedure that the
arise My thought about that the teachers themselves
likewise competent and wholly qualified to do
We have taken our position related to securing this
referred above should handicap any
ever in going forward in carrying through this The
of the schools should not hesitate moment to take
ton protecting them and to win securing these funds
ior bonus payments to all teachers.
Therefore, depending each and every teacher
letter written by substantial petitions and
letters written by prominent citizens and by the teachers them
selves advocating the passage of this for continuing
the $1,000 month bonus which stopped December
81 1914 If neglect to do this and defeated through
securing this favorable legislation then school
this county will be set back for many, many years
favorable legislation to their concerned And will
result advocating other legislation for the good
schools.
The recent death of Garrett County member of the
cn Legislature has been to all of Mr. Fke
experienced legislator and acquainted with educational