PUBLIC EDUCATION. 981

The board of county commissioners of each county shall levy sufficient
funds to meet the scale of salaries provided for in this section and shall
not deny any part of the amount requested for any one school year by
the county board of education to be raised by local taxation for the pay-
ment of the salaries of the professional and clerical assistants of the county
superintendent; and the salary of no supervising teacher, helping teacher,
or attendance officer, regularly employed at the time this section (as re-
enacted in 1922) goes into effect, shall be diminished by reason of any
of its provisions, but they shall be entitled to any increase in salary that
may herein be granted from the time this section (as re-enacted in 1922)
goes into effect.

All salaries as hereinbefore set forth in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this
section shall be reduced for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 1935,
and ending August 31, 1936, and for the fiscal year beginning September
1, 1936, and ending August 31, 1937, in accordance with the following
annual salary scale of reductions, any and all other provisions of this
section and paragraphs (1) and (2) to the contrary notwithstanding.

Salaries under $1, 200 shall be reduced by 10%.

Salaries from $1, 200 to $1, 799 shall be reduced by 11%.

Salaries from $1, 800 to $2, 399 shall be reduced by 12%.

Salaries from $2, 400 to $2, 999 shall be reduced by 13%.

All provisions of this section creating any salary increase because of
length of teaching experience due to employment during one or more
years between September 1, 1932, and August 31, 1936, are suspended
and non-operative for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 1935, and
ending August 31, 1936, and for the fiscal year beginning September 1,
1936, and ending August 31, 1937, any and all other provisions of this
section to the contrary notwithstanding.

Chapter 12. State Normal Schools. ¹
152.

In absence of statutory authority, board of trustees of State Normal School
cannot be sued by teacher for breach of contract. Williams v. Fitzhugh, 147
Md. 386.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 155. 1912, sec. 85. 1904, sec. 80. 1888. sec. 73. 1872, ch. 377.
1904, ch. 584. 1916, ch. 506, sec. So. 1931, ch. 163.

155. There shall be maintained at each white State normal school
courses of study designed for the preparation of teachers for the elementary
schools, and requiring for graduation a total of not less than three years'
work. Said courses of study may include specialized instruction in the
practical arts, in public school music, and in such other special fields as
may be determined by the State Board of Education on recommendation
of the State Superintendent of Schools. Graduation from a standard
four-year high school course, or equivalent preparation, shall be required
for admission to such courses.

¹ See sec. 236 as to names of state normal schools and state teachers' college.