Evening star., 1948-06-09
Board Warns
Against CUT in
School Funds
Montgomery Heads
Told Slash Would
Impair Services

The Montgomery County Board OF
Education has warned the county
commissioners that approval OF a
proposed $544,501 slash in its 1889
budget would prevent the hiring OF
additional teachers and force cur
tailment or elimination of many
essential services.
The warning was contained in a
letter signed by H. Stanley Slime,
school board president, urging adop-
ton Of the Board of Education's
proposed budget Of $3,429,969.
The proposed cut, more than half
of which Mr.. Slime said would come
from teachers salaries, was recon-
mended by County Supervisor Irving
G. McNayr in his budget message
to the commissioners last week.
A hearing on the budget, which
contemplates appropriations total
ing $6,251 ,633, and a scent increase
in the $1.88 county tax rate, is
scheduled for 8 pm. Tuesday in the
courthouse at Rockville.
Cut Held Disastrous"
Declaring the recommended cut
in school funds would have dis
astrous" effect on teacher morale
Mr.. Stine said in his letter that the
Board Of Education, besides being
unable to hire additional teachers
would be forced to:
Eliminate kindergartens and tx
use those teachers in primary
grades.
Eliminate special music, art ar16
physical education teachers in the
elementary schools and to place
them in regular classrooms.
Reduce the services of guidance
counselors. librarians, college coun.
selors and vice principals in high
school.
Eliminate the driver training pro.
gram.
Eliminate nonteaching principals
in elementary schools.
Mr.. Slime said the proposed slash
also would prevent the Board OF
Education from placing teachers or
the new salary schedule approved
last year.
1919 Not Placed on Schedule.
more than 10 per cent of the
teachers were not placed on the
schedule according to their training
experience by the limitation OF last
years budget" he asserted.
Meanwhile, Nathan r. Gilbert
president of the Montgomery County
Council of Parent Teacher Associa-
tions, announced yesterday that rep
resentatives Of civic and parent
teacher organizations will support
the proposed school budget at Tues
days public hearing.
The Parent-Teacher Association
Of the Parkside School, Silver
Spring, last night went on record as
unanimously opposing the proposed
cut in the school budget. Telegranls
Of protest will be sent each of the
county commissioners. Action oi
the association followed a talk by
Mrs. Durward Sandifer, memoer Of
the Board of Education.
The board also:
Decided that the tuition rate fol-
out-of county students for the l948-s
school year will be based on the
cost of instruction for the current
school year.
Approved an annual leave and
sick leave program for supervisors
and members of the Office staff.
Bids to Be Opened Tomorrow.
Asked Assistant Supt. of Schools
Richard E. Carpenter to investigate
the possibility of setting up port
able buildings to relieve overcrowd-
ing at the Lynnbrook, Pleasant
View and Woodland Schools.
Recommended the fullest possi-
BILE use" of school buildings by COM
munity groups for worthy" causes
Received a report from Mr.. Car
penter that bids for additions to
the Sherwood and Pleasant View
Elementary Schools will be opened
tomorrow.
Ordered that the fall school term
begin September 13 and end June
II, 1949.