The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-07-12
Group Invited To
Educational Talks
On Teachers Salary

Invitations have been issued to a
number of people in Garrett county
to attend regional meeting on teach
ers' salaries, to be conducted by a
special legislative council sub-com-
mittee, at Cumberland, on Thursday,
August 2.
The one at Cumberland is one of
a series of meetings being held
throughout the state, beginning July
Is. The Subcommittee will sound out
public opinion on the extent Of state
participation in paying teachers
salaries. 1t was appointed after the
question was raised at a meeting of
the council by DR.. Thomas Pullen, Jr.,
state superintendent Of schools. He
said wide differentials had arisen from
efforts by the counties to pay for
raises after Governor McKeldin
vetoed statewide increase this year.
Invitations to attend the meeting
from this county include Jonas W.
Sines, J. Edward Helbig, Stewart f.
Stahl, County Commissioners; Walter
w. Dawson, Stuart F. Hamill, c. O.
Bender, members cf the Board of
Education; State Senator Neil C.
Fraley, Delegates Harry C. Edwards,
George E. Coddington, Arthur H.
Green, Mrs. Britton Martin, presi-
dent and Mrs. Earl Shank, secretary
of the County Council of Home
makers clubs; Carl Everly Presi-
dent of the County Teachers as
sOciation; Merle d. F'rantz, chairman
of the teachers legislative committee,
and presidents of Parent Teacher or
CARNATIONS: T. c. Porter, Mt. Lake;
Mrs. John Moon, Loeb Lynn; Albert
Snyder, Red House; Mrs. Daniel Hare,
Deer Park; Fred Tichnell, Oakland
Elementary; Robert Forshey, Oakland
High; Ross Speicher, Accident; Leslie
Savage, Friendsville; Mrs. Kermit
Glotfelty, Grantsville; Mrs. Jonas
Beachy, Bittinger; and editors of the
two local papers, Wilbur w. Close and
George II. Hanst.
Members of the subcommittee are
Senators Goldstein (D-Calvert) and
Kimble (R-Allegany) and Delegate
Luber D-Balto 5th).
Salary Schedule
The salary schedule for teachers
holding the Bachelors degree for
1950-51 went from as low as $4,000
to $500 in some counties to $4,000 to
$4,000 in other counties, depending
upon the length of service.
Beginning in September, 1851, there
will be no change in five counties, but
only in two of these counties are the
minimum schedules being followed.
They are Queen Anne's and Garrett.
Three counties increased their schedule
by as much as $500, with Baltimore
county paying maximum of $1,000.
Montgomery goes as high as $4,000.
A few of the counties increased
their minimum salaries, one as much
as $500, but left the maximum at the
same figure as last year. The sched-
ule in effect at present for the 1851
term lists the following:
Garrett and Queen Anne's, $4,000 to
$500; Talbot, st. Mary's, $1,000 to
$500; Dorchester, $4,000 to $4,000;
Calvert, Caroline, Frederick, Howard,
Kent, Wicomico, Somerset, Worcester,
$1,000 to $1,000; Washington, $1,000 to
$4,000; Cecil, $245O to $1,000; Charles,
$4,000 to $500; Allegany, $500 to
$4,000; Carroll, $3.50 to $415O; Prince
Georges, $1,000 to $4,000; Anne Arun-
del, $4,000 to $4,000; Baltimore City,
$4,000 to $4,000; Hartford, $4,000 to
$4,000; Montgomery, $4,000 to $4,000;
Baltimore county, $4,000 to $500.