The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05
HOW THE SCHOOL FUNDS WERE
DISTRIBUTED.

EDITOR DEMOCRAT
At the last meeting of the School
Board resolution was offered by Mr..
J. P. Hickman and seconded by Mr..
II. Spence Smith, that as there were
not enough funds in the treasury to
continue all the schools in the Parish,
that the Rapides High School be con-
tinued three months longer-which
wonld have required s625 from the
school fund and 5000 from the Pea
body fund, which latter sum is coming
to Alexandria from that fund. The
roll was called and the vote taken on
the resolution, which resulted as fol-
lows: For resoIution-Smith, Hick
man and McGipnis. Against resolu-
tion-Blum, Hathorn, Bayuard and
Long.
, Our object in this communication is
to show that a great injustice has been
done Alexandria. In the first place
we will try to show that more than the
above amount was due the Alexandria
School District, and in order to do so
we will have to give the scholastic
population of the Parish which is
S6lS, and the amount of money paid
to teachers for tie six months of school
taught by them, which was sl2,63O
By making calculation You will see
that is STAG and fraction for each
scholar. The Alexandria District, as
ascertained by the Assessor, has 2993
. children between the ages of and Is
years, and has paid out to teachers
i. $1,000, giving to each scholar 81 %
= and fraction, lacking "a cents of thu
amount due each scholar in the Par
~ ish. Alexandria only asked for S625
10 when, if the money had been disiribu
10 ted according to law, she would hav'
: been entitled to S437S-S7lS NOR
h than she has received.
: Now, we propose to show what tn
, Districts represented by the member
}. who opposed the resolution. First, W
: will take the District represented b
Mr.. Sam Blum, or the Cheneyvill
Ward. 1t has 1897 scholars an
to should have received about $1,000, bu
lis has received 5000, or $l400 NOR
1T than they were entitled to by law
:, Second, we will take Spring Hi
W District, represented by H. f. Long
1t has 42O scholars and would be Ell
IN titled to S6l5, but received Sl23(
nd or Just double aoltat they should haze n
av ceiyed, or S6I5 more than they wei
bs entitled to by law.
Third, we will call your attentio
to Pinevile, represented by Mr.. N.
IN Hathorn. This ward has SCI sch
in lars and is entitled to about Sl20
We but has received sl77O, or $3.50 mo
IT, than they were entitled to by Law
The above shows that the three Di
Ia. tricts, Cheneyville, Spring Hill al
Pinevlle, have overdrawn what VI
'as legally due them 1925, and yet tt
ar gentlemen representing them vot
for against continuing the Rapides Hi:
lad School, at Alexandria.
10y And again, there are number
scholars from other Districts in t
Parish who are attending the scho
'er- at Alexandria.
let's Now, we have made q statement
the facts in order that the public m
nc know what allowance to make VIII
on they hear the oft-repeated ASSERT
that Alexandra was getting more th
;. her share of the school funds. 1t h
been stated that if the Alexand
be school was continued that the Pol
no. Jury would cut down the school t;
ost, but we have always had and still {
100, terrain a higher opinion of the J'
ion than to think that that body won
ant through spite, hold hack means for
ane education of the children of the r
OF ish. If we are mistaken, and any {
ind of the Jury have felt that Alexand
IN wanted to do an injustice to the COZ
try, we call their attention to
above facts, which can be substant
ted by the records of the School Boa
JONAS RosENTHAL
, ,na' N. L. MCGINNIs,
i by Members of School Boord, Alexa
TOM ria Ward.