The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-19
REAL ECONOMY OF THE PLAN.

Fortunately We can now meet those de-
manls hy erecting o new building Tor
our grammar pupils, and Mt the same time
fulfill the expectations OF the public that
We shall practice economy In the expen-
diture OF the peoples money. Let us see
| II this statement Is not true.
We are now paying for the education OF
our grammar pupils $6,S95 annually, e4.
elusive OF the salaries Of principals and
the incidenta, expenses OF seven grammar
schools. It has been carefully estimated
thatin one building with the Superintend-
cat Of schools as principal, five teGehers
only will he required to properly instruct
the same number Of pupils. Alta salary
Of $500 per annum, the same as now paid
10 the chief teacher in each grammar
room, we incur total expense Of $1,000
per annum, which is $500 less than Is
now paid, I've pay annually to four
teachers OF German WHOSE Time is hut
partially Occupied, $l,540. BY aholishing
German in the primary rooms, and making
ita high school study, which it properly
should be, that language can be mora
systematically and efficiently taught by
one teacher, whose whole time would not
be occupied, at a cost OF about 500 per
apluID, o sayilg OF 81, l40.
We will AVOID renting extra rooms for
primary pupils, which, with the inoiden-
tal cxpenses connected Herewith, will
hereafter cost about $500 annually.
Thus far no allusion has been made to
the proposition to erect a building which
will accommodate the Public Library and
ipFnish Foams for this board. 1.-THE prop.
erty on the southwest corner Of Chapline
aud Fourteenth streets ig secured, such
building can, IL Is believed, be erected
without adding greatly to the cost OF a
building for high school purposes only.
With such building we at once cut on
$500 more OF expense, now paid annually
toE these rooms. Here, then, Is q SUM
mary OF our annual savings;
Reduction in cost q grammar school ius.ruc.
Reduction In cost or German instruct .llo
Reduction by ccastng TO rent extra rooms for
Reduction 6y ecSns 10 rent rooms for fS6
lie Library aud tho BQardr, 800
Total annual saving ,S5
To make very liberal estimate, we will
suppose that $4,000 will be needed TO
purchase ground and erect a building for
thepurnoses already indicated. And to
put the matter in the least favorable light,
suppose thatwe could legally, and were
necessitated to borrow this money at six
percent interest. We would thus pay an
nually s., 600, and still save 5000 in ex-
cess Of this interest. Indeed we are en-
titled to make q still better showing than
this, since from the cost OF new building |
should he deducted the cost, say SO, GOD, |
Of new additions which must inevitably
soon be made to our present tchool |
houses. Thus We lave but 5000 upon
which to pay interest, leaving Us a net
savingoi 4,2SS. At this rate, q very sim
pie calculation will enable any one inter
ested to determine how long II will take
us 10 pay both interest and principal.
But money put into school houses Is not
expected to pay interest in kind. We
look for returns more valuable and endur.
ing from such Investments. omitting the
interest In my calculations, therefore, we
your reduction in expenses save In eight
wears the total cost Of the proposed new
building; and iffrom this cost we deduct
what, as we have already stated, must
soon be expended forimproyements 10 our
school houses which can thus be obviated,
tho difference or excess can be paid in Ave
years.
These calculations are believed to be en-
tirely correct. They are ct least made
with perfectly honest intentions; and hRv.
ing been submitted 10 several members OF
this Board noerFof OF any signif cance has
been pointed out.
/ have here endeayoyed, in as brief q
t,.oca al, t1ArsiblA! IN chow the dafaHfs and |