Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-03-31
Apportionment of school Funds.

ApportiOnment of School Funds.
| The following apportionment Of school
funds has been made to the counties named
by the State Board of Education Accom-
&C, 81 $3.50 Albormarlc, $2,255,2 5 !;
Alexandria, 81, O63 Allegheny, 1856, rs ;
Amelia, $8S2,75; Amherst, 81 Ill APP
pomattox, $739, so; Augusta, 81, 432 =
Bedford, mono; Bland, 1881 ,25; Bote-
tourt, s1,oe1; Brunswick, $l,11o,2 IS !;
Buchanan, $378,75; Buckingham, ST.
O9O,5O; Caroline. $1,247, rs; Carroll.
$914,50 Charles City, $3s4,24 Char
lotto, S1.179,75 Chesterfield, 1888 Is
Craig, S290,50 Culpeper, 1858, 25 >
Cumberland, $672,25 Elizabeth City,
1868, so; Essex, S854,50; Fairfax; ST.
569,75; Floyd, s90S,50; Fluvanna,
sS09,75 ; Franklin, 81. So9,75 Frederick,
$1,3o4 Giles, 1857, rs; Gloucester,
$685.; Goochland, $s17,75; Grayson,
982 {; Greene, $362,25 Greenville, $447,
Is Halifax, $2,1 Hanover, 81, 315 /;
Henrico, S977 Henry, ST., 1913; Isle Of
Wight, s785; James City, 1896; King
and Queen $891,75; King George
1878, SO King William. $572 Lancaster,
$498 Lee, $l,40O,25; Loudoun, ST.
661 :; Louisa, 81, 309.25; Madison, $751;
Is; Matthews, $685. Mecklenburg,
81, 579,25 Middlesex, $3.50, 25; Mont
gomery, $1,123,25; Nelson SLIP, so !;
Northum berland, S5S6,25 Nottoway,
1868 Orange, $952,5O; Patrick, $780,
IS; Powhatan, $663,25 !; Princess Anne,
s706,50; Prince William, 1853; Pulaski,
$637 SO; Rappahannock, $687 Roanoke,
$792.75 Rockbridge, $780, rs E; Rock
ing ham, $2.175; Russell, $1,029,75 3
Scott, $1,285.25; Shenandoah, 81, 30O,-
so; Smyth, $791,25; Southampton, ST.
003,75; Stafford, 1898; Tazewell, 1913 !;
Warwick, $133,75; Washington, $1,753,.
% /; Wise, S52S,75 Wythe. $98O,75 !;
York, 1903; City Of Williamsburg, $40
We copy the following further Informal
ton, concerning the above apportionment,
from the Dispatch:
"The scheme of the Board of Education
for apportioning the school funds in the
State Treasury was published yesterday It
was perhaps seen that twenty-five cents per
head of the school population was thereby
apportioned. On the receipt of the scheme
county superintendent are required to pre-
pare and forward to the State Board their
several schemes for subdivision among their
districts. Ifapproved, they will be prompt
ly returned, and the money will become
available for the payment OF teachers the LIST
OF April, or as soon thereafter as the Treas
urer can obtain it from the State Treasury.
If not approved, the schemes will be return
ed with objections.
Those districts which have not opened
schools connot, of course, participate in the
distribution, but the money will be divided
in suitable proportions among those districts
which have complied with the law. Should
the Legislature pass bill now before it al
lowing Of curtailmcnt of the school term
at the option of the Board of Education, and
should delinquent districts still open schools
by permission Of the Board of Education,
they will receive a proper share Of the mon
ey in future distributions.
Of course it is understood that the proper
rule Of apportionment throughout is to d.
vide according to the school population in
each district, and when the school system is
in proper working order this rule will be
rigidly adhered to. Nor will any departure
from it be allowed in the present division,
except under some extraordinary circum-
stances which might possibly justify some
temporary relaxation Of the rule To de-
part from the basis Of population would be
not only to depart from the principle of the
Constitution, but would Introduce complica-
tons which might DO difficult to manage
hereafter. .a
AS soon as the county superintendent re-
ceives notice that the money is in the coun-
ty treasury it will be his duty at once to
notify each Of the Board of Trustees in his
county, who can at once proceed to paying
teachers
1t will be observed that no money has
been assigned to number Of counties. The
reason of this is simply that they have not
complied with the requirements of the Jaw.
A proportionate share of the funds will re.
main idle in the Treasury for the benefit of
these counties, and will be made available
to them after their census returns have been
received Clerks should be reminded that
they were required by the law to take the
census within sixty days after their appoint
ment. The money for the three principal
cities will reserved for them until they can
lawfully receive it.
This apportionment will consume about
100000. Other apportionments will be
made hereafter. 1t is still believed that the
school fund for paying teachers will each
half a million dollars"