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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10
Inside Annapolis
By State Senator Gilbert Guide

Rules, Alcoholic Beverages, Labor, Motor We
hicles, Juvenile Problems, Veterans, Aviation,
Roads and Transportation; Chesapeake Bay
and Tributaries and Civilian Defense There
is obviously wide variety, which should give
an idea OF the scope of problems coming be-
fore the members.
Again, as in the Congress, the power Of
the committee chairman is tremendous He
can hold up bills he doesn't like or push
through those he wants expedited, or even
lose bills he doesn't want to come to \
vote. recall that when was a delegate here
several years ago, the chairman Of one COM
mittee (Which shall remain nameIess for obvi-
Gus reasons) locked up bill he opposed in
his safe and went home
OF course, that meant no committee meet
ings were held and that particular bill was
dead" until it could be taken out by one
means or another and put to a vote by the
committee. Some of the members even got a
State policeman to try to open the safe. but
they were unsuccessful Finally, after about
a week, when the legislative session was lust
about over, the chairman returned. He got
the bill out of the safe, but before it could
even be put to committee vote the General
Assembly adjourned
This power is shared to a lesser extent
oy tne committee members themselves The
committee action on bill is good indication
OF lts ultimate fate. If the measure receives
a favorable vote by the committee, it is pretty
well assured of final approval by the House
or Senate. But if the committee puts an UNI
favorable report on the bill, il is almost Ger
tam the entire House or Senate membership
VIII do likewise. In fact if committee acts
unfavorably on bill, it is rarely even report
ed to the floor of the House or Senate Instead
II Is merely filed away unless the sponsor asks
that it be brought out with the unfavorable
report.
ms might be good place to explain,
TOO, the steps bill goes through before final
passage. When a bill is introduced. that is
called first reading This means the bill is
read to the full membership by a special read.
ing clerk, and then referred to the proper
committee. When the committee makes its
report after voting on the bill, and the bill is
again read by the reading clerk, with or with
out amendments, that is called Second read.
ing About week after the Second read.
ing, the bill is placed on printed sheet or
calendar and comes up before the full nenn.
bership for third reading" or final action
ms procedure is the same in the House and
Senate.
just want to mention again the impor.
Ance OF the Finance Committee. The mower
OF this committee is recognized by the fact
tnat It's Chairman also is the majority floor
leader. This places him just below the Senate
PRESIDENT, in power and prestige. The lob
'nis year is held by Sem H. Winship Wheatlev
Of Prince Georges County.
FINALLY, l want to assure the voters Of
montgomery County that am going to take
long hard look at any proposed State ex.
penditures that add nothing to essential serv.
ices This again, is in line with the Republi.
can platform.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10
Meet Monty Gopher

When Monty Gopher came into my office
week after New Years to wish me a Happy
New Year, nunc pro tune, as he put it,
knew had it made. For Monty Gopher does
not waste his time talking to just anyone,
and he listens to no one
For Monty Gopher is a man about So, who
has lived in Mungummery County all Of his
life and who is descendant of long line Of
Gophers on both his fathers and mothers
side. The Gopher family traces its lineage
back to Oliver Cromwell publicly and
privately
The Gophers live on a 500 acre more or
less) farm somewhere southeast of the Sugar
loaf. The patent to the farm came from an
English King via Lord Baltimore. Monty
once tried to tell me which king it was, but,
with the delightful vagueness typical Of
Mungummery County lore, he opined that the
original title to his farm was derived from
son of Queen Elizabeth. / reminded him
that she was known as the Virgin Queen
and that the fact that she has son is, at the
very least, historical contradiction. This
confused him a bit and he asked me if he
should file suit to remove a cloud on the title
of his farm. The name of the farm, Incl
dentally is Gopher Hills.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10
If Your Drive. Read This!

An intensive effort is being made by the Maryland
Traffic Safety Commission to reduce the terrible highway
death toll The state has just completed of the worst
years in its history from the standpoint of highway safety
with 5S7 persons being killed Won't you do your bit to
help in this tragic needless situation?
Do you know, for example that Maryland operates
under the point system which that your permit is
subject to suspension revocation you have demon
Strated you are careless driver?
below and not contributing to accident is point;
violations contributing to accident three points;
speeding (eXceeding posted limits by 10 miles more is
three points, failure to report accident is five points;
permitting unlicensed operators to operate motor vehicle
is four points, leaving after coldng, personal injury,
eight points and with personal injury II points, operating
after suspension revocation of license IL points; obtain
ing or attempting to obtain permit by Misrepresentation,
IL points, loaning altering permit IL points, convic
ton for any homicide assault committed by of
automobile IL points, driving under the influence of to
eating liquor drugs IL points, any felony involving the
use Of an automobile, IL points.
Any forfeiture of collateral shall be considered as
conviction warning letter shall be sent to each lcensee
charged with three points, the icenSee shall be called in
for conference when he reaches five points, the license
shall be suspended for eight points; the license shall be
revoked for IL points
Initial suspensions shall not be less than two days nor
more than 30 days Subsequent suspensions shall be for
not less than Is days and not than 80 DAYS No
points assessed shall be retained for more than two years
after their assessment.
And do you want reminder the three major causes
OF traffic fatalities? Here they ~ speeding (2)
intoxicated drivers, and 3) following closely behind
another vehicle
If we were all little attentive while driving and
little more considerable of Others traffic tragedies would
be reduced substantially. How about trying it?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10
COP Views
COP Views
They Want Economy!

Economy in government is like cutting
down on calories with diet 1t trims off
excess fat but leaves the body polite in a
healthier state without impairing its service
ability.
Republicans campaigned on platform Of
economy in government. They promised,
however, not to lower the high standards of
the county nor to eliminate necessary services.
1t is just possible that those elected to do the
job will accomplish it in spite of some kicking
and squealing from portions of the electorate.
Most citizens, no matter their political
philosophy, recognize that there are certain
areas which legitimately call for government
action They know that in such matters of
public interest as education highways. public
safety community development and planning
the individual must rely on elected officials
in the conduct Of the public's business.
And they are willing to pay the taxes
necessary to finance community services
Their only request is that these services be
performed honestly, efficiently and economi-
cally. This the majority voted for in the last
election
There is, however, a vociferous minority
IN Montgomery County which subscribes to
honesty and efficiency In government but ab-
parently in good faith, doubts that economy
in government services is either possible or
desirable. They want no part of it, They
don't even want to try
This group of liberals is already in
action against any plans for reasonable econ
omies asked for by the public. Watch dog
committees have been formed Propaganda
has begun to pour out in tonguein-cheek re-
ports This instructive naOafivo roac4io,, Go
conservation and caution in the spending of
taxpayers dollars indicates that the liberals
nave lost whatever touch they had with, or
are ignoring, the expressed desires of the
voting citizens of this County
The tabulatiOn below will refresh their
recollections. II shows the shift Of voter.
thinking in Montgomery County over the past
four years Even the silver Spring Wheaton
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10
by Les Kimble

damage the educational program and that 1t
was the responsibility of the School Board
members to cut If such cuts were to be made
At the meeting of the county's Education
Association (teachers organization to discuss
budget cuts one teacher is reported to have
suggested making cuts that would inflame
the public DR.. Whittier said that such action
was not the staff's intention and no such
approach would be considered" DR.. Whittier
submitted IS million dollars worth Of possible
cuts in educational services which was i'm
mediately branded by Chairman Bell as de-
signed to irTitate the public
The new School Board members niust
have based their possible S. million cut On
some facts or presumed facts. II this IL true.
it is hard to understand why they would not
share these facts with the Superintendent
whom they asked to make the cuts. The re-
spOnsibility for any cuts In educational serv-
Ices must rest with the new school board
members. They cannot take the credit for
saving So million and shift the responsibility
Tor the cut in services to the shoulders Of Dr.
Whittier
The statements which really irritated and
infamed the public were made during the
election campaign The inflamed public elect.
ed four new Board members. However, prop
er and effective such public irritants are in
winning an election, such methods cannot be
USED 10 run school system without creating
dissension in the school system and among
the citizens.
The four new School Board members
nave spoken OF the demands of our citizens
Tor quality improvement at realistic expendi.
lures" They were elected by an inflamed pub
lie to produce that quality Improvement at
realistic expenditures" The moment of truth
Is at hand. The new Board members possess
the majority vote. Any cuts In expenses that
produce no harm to the school system will be
TO their credit Any cuts that damage the
school system will be their responsibility
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10
From This Angle
Inf|aming The Public

In the recent election campaign the school
system were attacked from all angles. high
and low. Four school board candidates were
elected on an economy platform which prom
ised quality education. 1t seemed quite clear
that the new School Board, composed of four
new members and three incumbent members,
would have differences on matters Of spend
ing and school administration
To this column it seemed that even be.
fore the new members took office, they were
making inappropriate public statements.
news story on Nov. IL reported that the new
Scnooi Board members warned that nobody
IN Montgomery County's school hierarchy, in
GLIDING Supt. c. Taylor Whittier, is indispen-
sable. The new members added that nobody
would be summarily fired but each admins.
traitor would be re-evaluated. The news story
indicated that the new members limited that
the re-evaluation would be based on the man.
ner in which the 1963-64 budget was present.
ed. Later on the press reported that one or
more OF the new members said in a state
ment that they demanded confirmation or
denial from DR.. Whittier of persistent rllmors
that he is planning to leave"
Dr. Whittier recently presented capital
expenditures budget Of about 81 million.
about half the budget estimate made a wear
earlier. DIR. Whittier pointed out that most Of
the items eliminated from this budget were
deferrals and not deletions This action seems
70 nave been made out Of Difference to the
economy-minded voters who elected the new
Board members.
Dr. Whittier proposed the budget for run.
nlng the schools and the new Board members.
without review ordered him to find SIS million
IN possible budget cuts. DR.. Whittier asked
the new members for guidance on where such
cuts might be found. They gave him none.
The three holdover board members pointed
out such cut in the operating budget would
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10
Political School Heads?

Should the heads Of school systems be more active
politically? study financed by the Carnegie Corporation
Of New York and made under the direction of Syracuse
University economics professors the question with
q firm yes"
Education IS of the most thoroughly political
enterprises in American e" the professor has concluded
We DO not disagree Certainly sewers and planning and
roads and sidewalks and array of other governmental
functions, also highly important STEPPED in politics
Inc mequentyheard expression that I'VE must keep the
schools out Of politics" is somewhat naive.
Approximately two-thrds of every Montgomery Co,r-
cAx dollar Is spent for public education And it. Of course
Doesn't make much to take onetrd of the tax dollar
and classify political" while not 50 classifying the
remaining two thirds of all public expenditures.
We do have elected school boards here and campaigns
The campaigns are, very political although not Demo
cratic or Republican Nonetheless they political.
There talk here of requiring school board candidates
% run In primaries, something they do not have to do
Some are even beginning to wonder about the wisdom Of
continuing the system of eecng school heads Per-
maps they say we would get better qualified school heads
through political appointment That would make school
men more political but would not necessarily mean they
would not be qualified The elective system in itself
doesn't necessarily produce qualified school board men,
bers, as we have seen.
we seem to be moving toward some sort of change
IN the method OF selecting school board members and this
could be healthy development Montgomery CONTAINS
should begin to think about this question
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10

The press appears to be
whipping Mr.. Charles w. Bell
In place of the voters Of Mont
gomery County for approach
ing his duties as president of
the School Board of Montgorn-
cry County as a very decided
majority of the voters issued
a mandate for him and his
associates to do. Obedient to
this mandate, Mr.. Bell re-
turned the superintendent Of
schools budget with the re-
quest that a denomination be
made of the increase of S.
100000 requested for opera
tons. Such denomination was
to be followed by recommen-
dations to the board as to
where his budget could be re-
duced in that total and to be
listed by items in inverse or
der of importance.
The outburst in the press
that attended the submission
Of the list by the Superinten-
dent Of S Schools, DR.. C. T.
Whittier, reflects the fact that
1t Is indeed a political docu-
ment. The manner in which it
was prepared and submitted
are the criteria for determin-
ing the degree Of controversy
involved. MIR. Bell spelled out
the reasons why the majority
of the Board considered that
controversy had been height
ened through public discussion
with the teachers who had
been required by the school
statfs to attend such discus
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10
Smoke inhalation
Kills % Firemen

A total of p firemen were
killed and 2,475 injured In 625
fires surveyed by the Inter-
national Association Of Fire
Chiefs. Thirteen Of those killed
were victims of smoke inhala-
ton, which was responsible for
more than so per cent of the
injuries.
The IAFC is working for a
program Of better equipment
and education for firemen to
lessen the chances of injury due
to this cause. Commercial fires,
the survey showed, were the
most hazardous.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10
dons.

The list submitted, and the
hubbub which followed, re-
fleet the false theory that
quality in education varies di-
rectly with the amount of
money spent. In the letter of
transmittal of the operating
budget, Mr.. Whittier states
that There are several meth
DDS which can be used to ex-
press the quality of eduaction
as 1t relates to a budget. These
include analyses of cost per
pupil, average salary, total
staff and pupil, class size, and
quality of staff, as determined
by training, experience, and
performance, and as reflected
IN the total salary structure
used to recruit and train
staff"
Quality of education more
directly follows from capacity
OF the students, educational
concepts and cur1iculurns
rather than from the number
Of dollars invested. There is
no correlation between salar-
les and quality, size of classes
and quality, nor in training,
experience and performance
of staff and quality. Measures
for the determination of quail
ity in education and training
and symbols for the express
sion of such measures in a
budget are not limited to nor
indeed expressed at all by dol
lar signs. They are measures
determining capacity of stu
dents, beginning and end skills
of the process and the verifi-
cation of the need OF such
skills by the individual in our
culture for his own self fll.
ffllment and for the very sur
vival OF both himself and Of
his culture.
In the absence Of any meas
ures of quality by program,
where quality is the objective,
the School Board followed the
best precedent available in
such circumstance - the Fed.
eral Bureau of the Budget.
The bureau regularly assigns
dollar limits TO the various re-
questing agencies. 1t regular
~ holds hearings as to the
manner of absorption of dol
lar cuts by an agency and ex-
poets that such cuts will be
absorbed by excision of fat
and not primarily of muscle.
There is no clear indication
that in the list of cuts submit
ted by the Superintendent,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10
The Public Forum

that any consciousness has
been given to "fat."
Not 10 be forgotten is the
gnawing" concern Of the vot-
ers as to the quality of public
school education. A similar
upheaval in California educa-
uonal leadership, and against
preponderate voter registra-
ton by party, Is laid to this
concern. 1t is no comfort to
the voter to read in a recent
issue OF the Saturday Evening
Post that Uncle sam has re-
Jected increasing percentages
OF men registered for the
draft. There has been a pro
gressive increase Of rejection
from about 80 per cent in
World Wars I and II to the
recent all-time high of So per
cent. Most Of the reflections
followed from deficiencies of
skill In verbal comprehension.
simple arithmetic, relations of
forms and shapes, and me-
chanical ability. There is MOTH
ing in the budget proposal nor
found in the Montgomery
County school system to an
swer this voter concern.
Certainly all parties, both
on the board and in the staff
OF the schools. desire quality.
There is much room for ma
NEWER to reach common
agreement as to how best to
meet this desire. AS detectives
and standards are defined.
measured, and priced, the vot-
er will not only get assur-
arlces Of the quality he desires
but he viii have delivered that
quality for which he has al
ready paid.
John Crawford Webb
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10

Last week, as regular Sentinel readers will testify
we carried an editorial amenting the fact that beautiful
Mona Lisa was entombed in vault in the National Gallery
OF At-wang patiently for the politicians to gather to
make speeches before she could be unveiled to the Ameri
can public.
suddenly, VOLTA! Mona is now unveiled and, since our
editorial ran the French government has extended her
stay here by five days beyond what originally planned
OF the Sentinel too! But this is tres bien Merc monsieur
CeSt tres magnifique!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10

appreciate very much this opportunity
to report to the people of Montgomery County
on the activities of their legislative delegation
in the Maryland General Assembly in Annapo-
lis. And / am indebted to this newspaper
for making available the space for my COM
ments and observations.
hope this column viii encourage county
residents to write to me at the Senate Office
Building, Annapolis, so I can get their
thoughts on legislation. This reaction from
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10

citizens will be ex-
tremely helpful not
only to me but to
other members of the
delegation, in fulfill
ing our role as the
representatives o.
the people of Mont
gornery County.
As Is the custom
in every legislative
body, the opening
days Of the General
Assembly have been
taken up almost en-.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10

SHFer spring Wheaton
Republican
1858 1862 Increase
Rockville
Attn election district $3.50 4.2m 1899.
Colesville- '|'
2tn election district 3eqs 56.7% 1879
Bethesda Chevy Chase
nn election district 4s3s 6o.sgs 1881
Silver Spring. Wheaton
Ioth election district 1850 52.2es 1861
opCounty-All other
election districts A7oa cEzo ,e-o<
III 1903 the Republican candidate lost in
every area The 1862 candidate won in every
area he won in all election districts. He
ran almost entirely on platform for etrictest
economy IN government He won handiIv.
Ouher council races had similar pattern.
These statistics can war,, tbne. ,.S.
would ignore that this electorate UA,,,. ~,
quality In its government seYv4d "A ~ "A .
platter OF economic stability. Econortv 4. N.
oiet prescribed by the M6ttrorte,A, rAn,nt,,
voters in November. fhev want ttsst rdtS,
no rat I think they win get n Tbsv r.,t
Republicans in office
a curtsy to these top Republican precinct
S..A'iineh' Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter Kennard 1922.
turned out 800 Of the Republican vote in
snelr precinct; Mrs. Edith oteplSa. 1874.
o,o7O; Mrs Jessie Lerch, 1888, SO.7H; and
Mrs. Earl Spiker, SO, sO9s.
another creditable addition to the Court
mouse Is Harry w. Lerch, Kensington who
began his duties as law clerk for Judge
walter Norman on Monday. For the past
year Mr.. Lerch has been law clerk for judge
Toward A Tamm, Federal Judge of the u. S.
district Court for the District Of Columbia.
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by Gerda Grow

Area, always claimed by the Democrat, m
soiidiy In their camp. has revised its voting
pattern. WINS
Inc Following figures are percentages of
votes cast for the Republican Council candi.
dates N0ui
Silver Spring Wheaton
Milford chronicle., 1963-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. David Burton
are also rscsiving congratula-
tions on the birth OF a child,
born May z0fh. He has bssn
Milford chronicle., 1963-06-07

AUXILIARY MEETS The
Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire
Company Ladies' Auxiliary will
hold its regular monthly mest-
ing June IL, at 8 pm. at the
home Of Esther Griffith.