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schedule adopted by the board in
January.
In asking the Council to restore
the STU 900 for the teacher sal
airy increase, Mr.. Smith said
there Is nothing in this budget
which is more critical than the
need to implement the salary
schedule"
Also under heavy fire were the
elimination of the longevity pay,
% classroom teachers and cuts in
special area and special education
teachers and psychiatric and pu-
pill personnel workers.
Mr.. Reese, sitting with the aud
fence this year and holding his
head in his hand a good part of
the time, heard his standards for
textbooks, materials of instruc-
ton and library books termed "a
disgrace" and his cuts in general,
''the epitome of short sighted
ness" and was told that his budg-
ct did not turn the clock back
but simply stops the clock"
Kind words came his way how
ever for his elimination of a new
addition to Carver High. In fact
no one requested that the SITS, OPS
item be restored to the 1854, 600
cut in the capital budget.
Approval for this cut came
from the League of Women Vot.
ers, Alphonzo Lee, president of
the Montgomery chapter of the
NAACP, and Donald Succop of
the Connecticut Avenue Estates
Civic Association.
In addition, Jack A. Cochran of
the Allied Civic Group of Silver
Spring recommended that segre-
cation in the schools be enrni.
mated and Lincoln High abol-
ished."
Mrs. Leo Orbach of the Mont
gomery Civic Unity Committee
suggested that the money saved
by closing Lincoln, and elimina-
ton of the Carver addition and
transportation of Negro children
from ten to thirty miles could be
used to finance the teacher pay
raise.
Other approval for Mr.. Reese
came from Mrs. r. w. Dodson Of
the Montgomery Conservative
Club and Frank Bliss, Jr. ian in
diWdual tax payer who wanted
the managers cuts retained.
Mrs. Dodson reminded the
County Council that it had run on
"an economy platform" but an
other political reminder backing
the request for teacher salary in
creases, number of teachers and
supporting services Of the Board
of Education came from group
of the countys liberal Democrats.
This petition, signed by 81 Dem
ocratic officials and Party work
ers, representing 81 Of the coun-
ty's districts, was headed by State
Senator Edward s. Northrop, Del
egate Margaret c. Schweinhaut,
Judge John r. Foley and Mrs.
Elizabeth Assay, Register of Wills.
To sum up the hearings testi-
mony, the great majority favored
the complete request of the school
board with no cuts and evidenced
a willingness to pay an increase
in the tax rate from $2.03 to as
high as $3.50 per 500 assessed
value.
David Brinkley of Somerset
PTA expressed the majority's
opinion as I'VE want better
schools and we are willing to pay
for them"
Mr.. Brinkley, the NBC network
newscaster, told a reporter he
was representing the Somerset
unit as its vice president. He said
his group was on record as will
ing to pay whatever tax increase
would be needed to restore the
school budget to the total recon-
mended by the Board Of Educa
ton.
Insofar as regards the depar
ture Of DR.. Forbes II. Norris as
school superintendent, Mr.. Brink
ley said his organization has not
discussed the matter.