The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1905-01-06
SCHOOL. BOARDS vALKpIcroRY


cooperation and assistance in protecting
the credit Of our schooi finances during
the pazs four year,
During this period no warrant Of the
school board has, 10 our knoxledge, been
discounted in shy iEst&nce; this is very
fattering record and bat few school
boards In any Counties can show an equal
~ sound financial condition. By this
action you have protected the teachers IN
our schools from los. and their uCCupa-
ton has been made more honorable. they
thereby more selfrespecting and have
telt thru these years that they were rarn-
ing honest dollars, and while Others may
have 10 discount their holdings. theirs
Was safe and secure from all threads.
This feeling of confidence grew Until eve
~ person who worked for the schools in
xay e3psclRy sea s0ze 0S jois ea,DinSs, Ard
this confidence, dOubsless, enabled Us 10
secure better, more Competent. and at
she same time more reasonable service
Your charges have been most eonsid-
crate, and money that could have been
loaned at q much higher rate Was given
the schools at & Per cent per annum for
she time held, in most cases for only
short period, and compensation only ask
ed for the actual time; this any observer
can appreciate is Il remarkably favorable
arrangement, for while = host of other
connty school warrants are either dis
counted in the hands of holders at 10 per
cent. from theiT face value no matter how
short the time may be TO hold IL for
funds, or that the school boards are add
ing 10 per cent. % all teachers warrants
with the view of protecting them from
this damaging loss Your action has
been a bensfactiOn pure and simple and
we feel that every one in the county
should know Of your generosity and pub-
lie spirited course.
Vial your kindls Aid and the generous
liberaliiy Of thOse Sho placed in our
hands the special school tax, all debts
have been hquidated in full and the
presen. beautiful and attractive school
buildings have been erected, or in other
instances remodeied to meet the require
ments Of progressive and up-to-da ate school
methods
oar present heneiicent system Of school
and transportation If pupils
las hen inauguTated and SUCCESSFULLY
operated.
Last, Int by no means least, the al
aries of our teachers have BEEN increased
up 70 the point where COMPARISONS arr
no longer odious, AMI every teacher ia
our -chouIs hAS substantial reasons fnr
believing that hlS services are Appre--i-
sted and the profession more huu"F,d
this SENSE Of appreciation makes more
effective their work, since 10 one i Al hi
,'.st when hamper,i With feeling 81
dIstTust-
GREAT good must come from oar future
~Cls,-ol NoTk, since Ne are nov ahi- t. -
into the marts ant bIi Nth the t--~t for
--rvice and tins means. a. natural CpB
sequence Compsten, aui elective s-rsIc-
1h,- fey-!Ing Il c"ndieDce AL -s.f-r,--I-,-t
~Ili be transmitted t. the hny- and rjr-
IN nur ~Chnsi~, ami the i,---,n- snI tax
= Inch duty Iml-'-s- vii - a,Cun .'I.-'sv,!
~ IA >atl~factsrr sui i.rf,iy
IH c.assuS eur .l.-1r, .rT thr -C'.,-,-
and on retiring fraru -tfisr A. ~.,a L.
give expression II -'n ,-r.. thAaS- e. ,-,.rv
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