Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
Prince Georges
School Fund Set
AT $2,252,790
Budget TotoI Runs
$1,000, 900 Above
Amount Appropriated

A budget for the 1946-47 school
year In Prince Georges County call
ing for expenditures nearly 81 $780,
600 in excess Of appropriations was
presented yesterday to the county
commissioners by G. Gardner Shu-
CART, superintendent OF schools.
Although receipts from State and
other sources were estimated at
$795 800, the total estimated re-
quirements for the year come to
2,252, 100. A levy was requested for
the purpose ofmaking up the deficit.
Teachers salaries constituted the
largest single item in the budget,
with improvements to buildings and
building equipment coming second,
totaling $154,5o0.
Bond Issues Recommended.
At the same time, the school
board recommended the issuance of
81 1000 in bonds, the balance of
the 81 SOC, 900 authorization granted
at the last session of the State Gen.
eral Assembly, for construction of
two new high schools and an ele-
mentary school and an addition to
another.
The board asked that $3.50, 900 be
added to the $4,000 already set
aside for the proposed Marlboro
High School and $3.50, 900 be added
to the $4,000 for the Oxen Hill
High School, Bonds amounting to
$215 900, in addition to the SO 900
previously issued for the Landover
Hills Elementary School and $175,-
600 to be included with 100000
originally granted for the six-room
and auditorium addition to the
Cheverly- Tuxedo Elementary School,
were also requested.
The board announced its accept
ance of the bid Of w. M. Chappell,
contractors, Washington, who sub
mitted a bid for $252,0o0 last week
for the Cheverly school addition.
Two of Six Requests.
The new budget contained only
two OF the six requests made last
week by the county council of Par
ent-Teachers' Associations. The
board recommended inclusion of ex-
ira funds for instruction materials
and employment of a third person
In the supervisor of attendance's Of
flee.
Missing from the budget was any
mention of a 5000 cost of living"
annual increase for teachers as rec
commended by the PTA'S and civic
groups within the county, or inclu-
sion OF salary increases for prin-
cipals with employment on a IL
month basis, instead of 10, clerical
personnel for schools, or a speech
correction specialist.
A delegation of more than 80
teachers and parents, representing
schools and PTA's, yesterday morn
ing made a last-minute plea to the
county commissioners, who said they
would take the matter under advise
ment for the present.
Miller Heads Group.
]. A. Miller, principal of Hyatts-
vile High School. who led the con-
tingent, said the county teaching
stats are continually flowing from
the schools" because of lack of suf-
ficient pay. He said the poorer ma
terial is now being reflected in the
students" He said teachers salaries
range from $1,700 to $1,000 within
the county, with the average, $3.50
year.
Charges were made by teachers
and parents that some children last
year had as many as nine teachers
in one class alone One complain
ant said his child had six teachers
since last September.
Samuel Harvey, Prince Georges
County member Of the Maryland
House of Delegates, declared he be-
lieved the teachers were not asking
too much and that he was certain
the commissioners would be backed
in their efforts by county wide sup
port. He said the council of PTA's
represented 5000 persons.