The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-07-18

10 the board OF mayor Rnd Aluer-
men-Gentlemen:
In submitting our current report
herewith, We are pleased to call your
attention to the fact that the close Of
the school year finds the school fund
practically free from debt.
Two years ago some 100000 was
spent in repairs and improvements to
buildings and grounds, and all this ex-
pense, together with an increase of
81, $50 7S in current expenses this year
and proportionate amount the year
before have been met out of the reve-
cues of the past two years.
Your prompt compliance with our
requests for increased appropriations
has been very gratifying and has been
of much assistance in bringing about
this result.
We understand that your honorable
board will not be able to increase our
appropriation for the ensuing year and
we are pleased to state that with the
present outlook the same apportion-
ment that we had last year Wilt sufli.
cient.
The pressing need CT the schools at
present is not SO much revenue for run
ning expenses as adequate and com
forta accommodations for teachers
and pupils.
The colOred people are probably
provided with ample rooms and build
ings for some years to come, but the
crowded condition OF the white schools
next year will be such as to interfere
with teaching and discipline.
Columbus Powell and Martha Wilder
buildings with an enrolment Of 992 al
the beginning of the school year will
probably begin the next scholastic year
with not less than / 100 pupils for the
IL rooms, or an average of $50 pupils
for each building, the ordinary capaci-
ty of which should be from $50 to 400.
The opening of the new end Ward
building will relieve matters some.
what, but for the present only, as this
building contains only 6 rooms and
will barely serve to provide comforta
bly, for the overflow from the Columbus
Powell and Martha Wilder buildings.
| Should the present ratio OF increase
continue, we believe that it will be
necessary to build additions to each Of
the ward buildings within the mex
two years.
The immediate need of the situation
however, is a new high school building
with adequate facilities for both Gram
mar and High School grades.
This building should be provided
with an ample number of class and rec
itation rooms and an auditorium larg,
enough for chapel exercises and publi
recitals.
Such building would be sufficien
for the needs of the high school ant
Grammar grades for the next two OF
three years and could be used by tn
high school alone after additions ha,
been made to the other buildings whicl
would provide for the Grammar school
The County court gave us 81, 900 las
year as our proportion Of the Count,
high School fund and this year W
will receive from this oource 81, 400
This money has enabled us to add an
other grade to our high school cours
and increase the general efficiency C
our schools and surely we can shov
our appreciation of the appropriation
in no better way than by providin
both our town and the county pupil
who attend the high school with goo
buildings, good teachers and mOder
equipment.
Receipts aud Disbursements of th
johnson City Board of Education frol
June I, 1906, to June |, 1907.
RECEIPTS.
1T. V. McCown tor'r Sec. ....$ AZ
r City Appropriation ...... 600 {
County per capita tax. z 500 Q
Tuition .................... 65
County High School fund. 900