Arizona republican., 1904-12-03
FURTHER EXPLANATION
More Details Concerning Phoenix
 Schools and School Teachers.

Oohcelnlng an article that appeared
 m yesterdays paper respecting tl,e
 FhoenlX schools and the teachers ern-
 ployed- and which was in answer tc
 questions asked by a patron. there is
 sun further explanation that may be interesting to readers. The inforna l ton was secured from an instructor i'm the Phoenix schools who is in a most
 ton to know the facts and who is in no manner affected by the criticism of
 me Republicans questioner. The per
 son reIerred to submitted to an inter | view only that publicity may be given
 to the facts.
 One objection raised was that the l trustees gave preference to outside
 teachers, rather than home teachers 1hlS IS entirely a mistaken idea. Of the thlrty-seven teachers and school oIIlcers employed, twenty-five were
 residents of this city previous to their
 pelnS employed, and most of the otb-
 CT twelve had relatives or intimate
 friends in the city when their annIi- cations were considered. The nrincin,I
 reason that they were employed. how
 eNef' was the fact that teachers that met the legal requirements could not
 Oe AIFeu here Everyone that applied was employed
 another unfortunate fact is that the salary paid to teachers is not as fa,s,a as it should be, although tbe trustaee, are paying all they can afford to. and all that the tax levy or the peopIa who pay the taxes will guarantee. Before tHe selections were completed this year. seven applicants from elsewhere were notified that they would be en- pIoyed' their recommendations havins, proved satisfactory, but when told inc 1 salary they declined to come. It was 1 necessary to make other seIectiops | mere IS at the present time. so far as ] The Republicans informant is abIa to | learn, no first grade teacher. and onI,, one second grade teacher in this cttI, unemployed and she has been em- pIoyed a part of the time. Local School authorities have freuuent aDnIi- -atons for teachers from country dis -Ilcts that pay more salary than Pboe- lIA, ana yet they cannot be filled. ex- -epI Dy sending elswhere for teachers. Ohly a day or two ago a re0uest came rom Clifton, offering $50.
 It might be asked why biphar sa1- lrles are not paid. When the tax lew s made. consideration is seldom given O anything except the actual rUnnfne, '&pehses Of the schools, salaries etc NO estimate is made for repairs or inn 'IoFements. Five new rooms have 'eeh htted and furnished for tbie ears work from funds that were de lgned for incidental expenses. And hey were urgently needed. foo tbe Apehdlture being perfectly legitimate very room in all the school buiIdinps now occupied except one room in ne FlVe Points school, and that needq
 floor and furnishings before if can e used. It cannot be said that more eachers are employed than are need d. Tor the teachers average over forty upils each.
 The school assessment this year was cents, cents less than the preced- ig year, but the attendance. of cCUrsa
 larger The apportionnent each ear IS made on the attendance of the recedlng year, so in a growing com iunlty like Phoenix there is always l increase of pupils over the number -oVlded for in the regular school an DfJlonment The law however does. 'oVlde Tor an emergency of this kind Ut the supervisors have never avaiJed lemselVes' of it's privilege. The law -ys there may be an assessment of nus Tor reserve school fund on men any school in the county may aW When it's attendance exceeds Inv per cent. the number for which an 'rtlonment has been made. That re- rye Iund has never been instituted