The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-13
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!. Outstanding accounts.

J. outstanding accounts.
th) Those tor which no war
rants have been issued. $1,000 90
supplies .....,............. 1000 %
.. Outstanding warrants unpaid. Ia, $50 UO
for block Of ground -. 1907 %
:. Pay rolls. teachers and juul-
Tors, nine months -. l1o7oo 90
-. Insurance gu buildings and
furniture ................. 5000 oo
y. Fuel supply .....,......... 5000 20
census in May ........e.,.. GOO %
dentals ...........,....,... 900 90
8. Treasurer's commissions. 1,5OO 70
10. Repairs and painting eight
Ii. Advanced by the city 49,. 1900 %
Total ....................... .sl66 297 90
considerable portion of the above cX.
penditurcs is due to the purchase Of ground
for schools aud furniture for the new
schools recently opened. Very little re
pairing aud no painting having been done
FOR some time, Ii ueocssitUtrs orr asking
for au amount sufficient to preserve the
buildings and mako them scrviccahle. From
thhc amount, Si6G21I should b. snbtrarted
the following amounts, which have been
received and paid out.
Z. state warrant ....,.,....... Sol, 40 Op
s. tuition receipts viii amount
{. sale Of Gregory institute, cs,
s. Advanced 6y the ri,y. 10,
cludcd above ...........,,. l'ouV ~
Total Observation-Disclosures. SIS 40 NO
subtractlng from Sl66,207 SIS, so, We
hive SiU7 SIT. the actual amount " money
the education Of her children.
It Is well to consider that the scbhoi
system has necessarily increased IN INF
portance with the rapid growth In popu'
latiOu Of the city. The growth OF tho
population has been very rapid and con
slant, but provision for this growth has
not been constant. Tho result was that
many buildings had to be- rented Ia order
To- house the children at all. The new
buildings that have been constructed within
the last eighteen months enabled us to
luke the children out OF rented buildings.
However the schools are now very much
crowded in the lower grades ana provision
should he made to construct addit onnl
buildings. II is our opinion that Mt least
$4,000 per anuum for the next Ave yenrs
win he necessary In order To provide add
tlonal school buildings In different parts
the fact that the scholastic population for
the last three years each has
Increased at an average rate
Of o43 pupils This large number y Sufii sum;
Client to require, each year, an additional
school building should all this increase Of
the scholastic population Apply IT would re-
auirc TWO school buildings TO house them.
However. We can safely count on ho per
cent Of the increase in scholastic population
entering school each year This remarkable
Increase I'M scholastic population should he
to all citiZcus Interested In the welfare Of
Houston a source uf qualification, rs II
shows the growth and prosperity II the
city, ind the uttrartlvcucss OF the public
schools for thc homcscckcr.
THIS painting aud the improvements con
trmplatcd are an absolute necessity and
should hc undertaken this coming summer
during vacation We would also urge the
necessity of an additional appropriation VI
Slj,unn 10 udd an addition Of clght rooms Ia
the stephen Austin school This school was
built With the intention of adding - wing
10 each side as required our schools are
very much crowded today this Addition Of
eight rooms would relieve tho strain and
would possibly servo for another wear. The
work. however, should be- done during the
'uca ion, as no building can ne carried on
while he school Is IN session,
Ihc schools. during the four months that
have just passed, have enrolled 1850 pupils
There arc ten schools for white children,
ana seven schools for colOrrl children. The
white schools contain ia school rooms ana
the colorgd schools contain furty-four school
rooms There are lI3 principals and teach.
clE Including both white and colored
principals and teachers. Is St4 per month
for niue scholastic months. or SIS per month
ON basis ~ twelve months There nro
twenty-five ianitors employed In the schools.
whose average snlarv is S3i n month for
nlnc scholastic months. The average cost
per CAPITA for the education Of children i'm
ms city, based upon the teachers and
iRntors nnv roll, Is SIS per scholar. or
81 GO Upr month 10