The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-03-16
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GOVERNOR SUBMITS FINANCING
FOR NEW SCHOOL PROGRAM
Provides Total Increase or
S6,7OO,OOO Over Highest Previous
Budget

Budget
With the introduction into both
Houses of the Legislature of the bills
TO effectuate financing of Governor
Herbert r. O'Conor's program of bet
terment for the Public School System,
lie complete legislative basis for the
proposed changes is before the men,
bers of the Assembly.
No program, legislative records
show, has ever been given more gem
ere us and wholehearted approval by
the people of the State Statewide
and local groups in the educational
field in every section have gone on
record as approving the proposals in
their entirety, and commencing Gov
O'Conor for his leadership in the
me vement for their adoption.
AS Governor O'Conor advised the
Legislature, in presenting the final
series of measures, 1.-THE series of
Bills will, if enacted into law, consti-
tute the most far-reaching education
al program Maryland has ever at
tempted, program that will render
available to the school children of
Maryland advantages distinctly in
line with those offered in the most
progressive States of the Nation"
Important in the final group of
eight legislative measures was an
amendment to Section 1879, the enact
ment of which will permit the distri-
button of High School Aid for the in
struction of pupils in grades Z, 8, and
8 on the same basis as formerly al
loved for pupils receiving instruction
in the last four years of high school.
In effect, it provides for the Upgrade
system, which has been one of the
main points of Governor O'Conors
program.
Another bill makes available bas-
ic aid of $3.50 for each classroom unit
in operation in all counties and Bal
timore city for which a separate
teacher is employed, providing the
State minimum salary schedule is
maintained.
Other bills make provision for the
adjustment of the Equalization Fund
to meet the requirement of the new
program, change the designation Of
the Normal Schools to Teachers Coz
leges, and provide for services inclu-
ded in the State Public School Bud
get, including basic aid per classroom
unit.
Five other bills, sponsored by the
State Educational authorities and APP
proved by Governor O'Conor, bring
emaining educational legislation OF
he State into line with Federal Acts
and with modern net Dis generally
In its final analysis, as Governor
C'Conor pointed out, the financing
of the new Public
School Improvement Program is bas-
ed on an additional annual contribu-
ton from State funds of 1000,
of which $1,726,000 will go each
year to effectuate the program in the
counties.
This will be in addition to the
amounts provided in the original
budget submitted by Governor O'Con-
or to the Legislature, in which the
Public School appropriations repre-
sented an increase of $2,113,112,
from the State Treasury over the lar
gest previous ALLEGATIONS for educa-
tional purposes. Now, with this addi-
tional $4,600,0O0 provided for the BIZ
ennium, representing the increases
under the expanded program, the
States outlay for Public School edu-
cation will be greater by number of
millions of dollars than it ever ha
been in correspondent period.