Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-09-16
RArHBUNs REPORT
Revev ofCly School Work for the
Past Year

Rovow ofCuy School Work for tho
Past Year.
Co., ,uuu4l report ofJ e. Rnihhnn,
ir..iI,Hi ui tb, ~,uul Board will Il"
ntIt fr .hstuiutu 400 a l'W day- III
nuU..ft.u with th, rports al the
e. ..ft and superintendent and the
..f. % .tui, 90 va, city -ch"l-
A.rt..ur 10, mIoty Of the high
B.. I..I ,mlrupia. th. rfc-id,nt gives
tI.,s.,i, Of trach,r- wages heretofore
t.I.If,I ly thr lunrt t"-Wlt
t.t.Hsr entering tm. 'mplov of the
,hstr.i vIthuut ',l"ricnc" "a teach
tut ur.l,,- 80 Ief month teachers
u..h .u. tttt.- sAti-tctnN experience.
-. t0. ,tbr. $50 three ar more
t,tf. o.. 10, second year In our
.h.Hl. 80 ihr thrl ani subsequent
I,sls q, aud ,lIs In view OF
tH. lrH Nlur hu-in'-- depression
eI.u ,.uuumy aud rrtfru, hment ar"
utt,s-tp 30 lusiu'ss aud private
altar thrlurfy almost suggests itself
-harIl uut public salarl,d servants
Iraf ihpr portion Of the tr'ultlng re-.
tr.u,hw,ut.r II - then recon-
m,ni,i that $50 much ut the rule ~
r, ltt,s g., st,,,s-i,r YEAR oi teaching
800 th, ,it, -,houl. h. suspended for
iir coming ,'af
Tie report Of the clerk show that
tha expenditure for the year exceed
,i. receipts hy tsOG ~. II which the
ltr.ldrui SAYS This y aresult OF
tir.'s,essito valuations placed upon
property lat year ho expenditures
q, not VAR materially from the est.
mates made hv the board one year ago,
lot the receipts loi the year 1872
vrfc then based upon the valuations
returned ly the County Assessor.
the ,aluae ions on plated property
srre subsequently, reduced twenty per
cont rs the state Board OF Equal
ration ~ aIditluu a. this came an
unususll, 'ont list II delinquent taxes.
ibu. inst,ad 4 receiving about S2S.-
Wn from general aud special taxes.
~ ant,ripatci. nuf income from these
snufr.- up I, July |. 1892, was but
fauGTiil TIE deficit, however, re-
.uitng from blinquent taxes will. in
time ie suppl 81 T., the methods pre-.
srfihsd fo. io'cclo-ing the tax liens.
The rctnri thinks that schools do
irttcr work there We both male and
frmnlo tea hos employed
Oi the high -chonl department Of
uur s,hnnls the report SAYS that it,
q L.. NlAwa,...I...a.. q
instruction ~ gool as any high
schnpl in tlr State. 4 strong nrgu.
nteut - nah Ia behalf Of high school |
c,lucatinn
The amoint necessary to carry on
lhc -chnol t,c coming wear. including
o. 10 interest on bonds and about
81 Gn interest on warrants. is est.
msi.d a. f2iSiO Saws the President
Thi. anount must he raised by
iasatinn ctept that coming from fines
ipf ,iolatsg 81 our penal laws. which |
is Uncomfortable. and about 81 600 !
falling o. thia district from the APP
pnftionmsst AZ the State current |
school iutd The valuation 81 the |
county :, 1854. l02 I learn in
formally tat u IL the purpose Of the
County commissioners Ia levy n
.rhonl ,ai ~ Z mills. producing nm in
come 81 ~ COS ~
q" Out Ola total IT 10 teachers in the
county W have II. and out Of total
.'hool population 81 1.332 this district
has i.2ll our share. then. Of the
county aul State funds will he about |
tlliT The balance oi the s23. $40 re.
1uired 81 maintain our schools the en-
suing vcar mus, he raised hy special
tai InTniry al the County Auditors
Office di.'lnaes that the valuation Of
property n this school district is a |
little In excess Of ~ OO0OOO. II should |
10 our aim Ia levy q sufficient tax each |
wear Ia discharge . part oi the floating |
indebtedness ~ the district. Rut con-
sidering the s,ringcncy in financial |
affairs. when our people are feeling
more than ever the burdens Of tax
alton. should se not he content with |
simply providing good schools. leaving
the Indebtedness 81 past years 20 I've
paid when tines are bctger9 To this
end 49, may we'll levy the lowest |
possible special tax consistent with
maintaining tho efficient character OF
our schools
The rrpo't closes by congratulating
the district upon the harmony that
has prevailed during the year upon
matters RELYING to schools.
The position 81 school director is
In no case aalesirahle one. The duties
call for probund Thought in matters
II SCHOOL management and keen ap-
probation NJ the peoples interests in
the matter of expenditures. am
confident hat during the past year
the hoard las met these several duties
and discharged them ~ hest their
Judgment has dictated"