Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-21
Byrd Still Gets
Md. j. Salary,
NahoneySays
President Emeritus
Took Two Months
Pay. RivuI Claims
By the As,oe;o,ed pr.ss

BALTIMORE, Mar. ~
George P. Mahoney charged to-
night that DR.. H. c. Byrd. con-
trary to his campaign managers
statement. still was being paid
at the full rate of $22.500 a year
as president emeritus Of the Uni
versity of Maryland.
Mr.. Mahoney'S statement was
supported by the chairman of
the univerSity's board Of regents,
Judge William P. Cole. jr.. who
also said DR.. Byrd recently asked
the board to change his status.
Judge Cole said DR.. Byrd had
requested that, instead of preSi-
dent-emeritus. he be made presi-
dent of Sabbatical leave. This
would not change the salary
arrangement. but it would re-
lieve DR.. Byrd of some respon-
sibilities he now has as president
emeritus.
This proposal was not accept
able to the board" said Judge
Cole. Mr.. Mahoney's charge was
the latest aimed at the former
university president in their rival
campaigns for the Democratic
nomination for governor.
DR.. Byrd had no immediate
comment on either the charge
by Mr.. Mahoney or the remarks
of Judge Cole, but indicated he
would issue a statement on the
matter tomorrow.
Says Byrd Declined S22.5O0.
E. Brooke Lee. Montgomery
County Democratic leaders in
charge of Byrd campaign head
quarters. said March the can
didate had declined to accept
the S22.500.
That sum had been approved
by the board last September
when it accepted DR.. Byrd's res
ignation. which became effective
January 2. 1854. and named him
president emeritus.
The board said at that time
Dr.. Byrd. because of his long
and prominent association with
the university. would continue
to advise the board and would
write a history of the institution
during his year as president
emeritus.
Mr.. Lee said DR.. Byrd later
declined the salary. proposing
instead that he be given term
inal or separation leave pay that
any teacher or staff member
would have earned" In DR..
Byrd'S case. Mr.. Lee said the
former president had told him,
this would amount to onlylabout
20 per cent of the S22.5O
Mr.. Lees statement was.
prompted by an unsuccessful Re-
publican attempt in the 1854
legislature to cut the SO, 500 for
DR.. Byrd out of the State budget
so long as he campaigned for
Office.
MahOney Raps Byrd.
In tonight's statement. Mr.. Ma
honey said records in the State
controllers Office show pay
mentS Of S1,875 have been made
to Dr.. Byrd for salary at the rate
OF S22.500 per year for each of
the months of January and Feb
ruary"
Or. H. c. Byrd started his
campaign Tor Governor of on
the wrong foot by accepting the
highest salary on the State pay
roll-what is he doing to earn
this money: two weeks before
any of it was due. he had filed
for Governor and has been de-
voting his time to running for
Office ever since"
Mr.. Mahoney said campaign
ing for Statewide Office keeps
a candidate busy nearly "a hours
a day"
1T leaves little time for serv-
ice TO the State or anything
else" he added.
Judge Cole. noting that the
salary arrangement was con-
tanned in the state budget. said
there was no secret about it."
Denies Salary Arrangement.
The board of regents chair
man said DR.. Byrd had not. to
his knowledge. proposed that the
salary arrangement be changed
so that he would receive only 40
per cent of the amount pro-
vided in the budget.
The only proposal he knew
about. said Judge Cole. was one
advanced by DR.. Byrd at the
boards March IL meeting,
whereby DR.. Byrd would be
placed on Sabbatical leave.
This would relieve DR.. Byrd of
responsibilities. such as advising
the board or writing a university
history, said Judge Cole.
The boards decision last fall
was made on the basis of those
conditions. said Judge Cole. If
he can't comply with those con-
ditions, then that is a matter for
future consideration by the
board"
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