The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-02
MORE MONEY
FOR TEACHERS
ALTHOUGH ENUMERATION
OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
SHOWS DECREASE
APPORTIONMENT
HAS INCREASED
TO 81, 1924, 099.80

O(hOOa 1NoNiiNio VI ltlaidild w
be interested in knowing that ST.
624, O99.80 is coming their way
soon, this being the semi-annual
or June 'opportionment of COM
mon school revenue for tuition
purposes, just made by Fassett
A. Cotton, State Superintendent
OF Public Instruction. 1t will be
OF interest, also, to know that
this, is considerably more than
was sent out from the State
treasury last June for such pur-
poses, the amount a year ago be-
ing 1889, 56S.6S. The increase is
due to the new educational laws,
also to the increase in the value
of taxable property.
The last Legislature passed
laws designed to increase the sal
aries OF teachers. 1t was neces-
sary therefore, to pass laws to
get the money to pay the teach
ers. SO the state tax levy for
school purposes was raised from
IL LIZ cents on the 800 to Is 1-2
cents. The distribution this year
Is based on an enumeration of
Co., school children. The dis
trlbution last year was based on
an enumeration of 77S,S19. AL
though the difference between
the two enumerations is only
slight, the increase in the tax
levy and value of taxables raises
the per capita distribution from
$1.72 last June to $2.12 for the
present apportionment.
The apportionment sheets just
issued by Mr.. Cotton show the
enumeration of school children,
the school revenue collected in
the different counties,the sources
from which it was derived, the
amount ready for distribution
and the sum which will go to
each county. Most of the reven-
lie was derived as usual from
the State tax, the remainder COM
ing iron: interest on the common
school fund.
The total amount collected
fro;a the counties was 81, 592.9y5-
81. The amount remaining in
the State treasury from the last
distribution was $36,939.O4.
which added to- the amount col
lected gives 81, 629, S94.SS, the to-
tai amount ON hand and ready
for distribution. The total
amount apportioned is 1854
O99.SO, leaving $5,795.OS in the
State treasury, which may be APP
piled to the next distribution.
Usually there is small sum
left in the State treasury. If the
per capita apportionment were
raised one cent there would not
be sufficient funds on hand to
make the distribution. With the
apportionment at $2.12, however,
the balance of $5,795.0S remains.
Fractions f one cent are never al
lowed to figure in the apportion-
ment.
There will be slight difference
in most of the counties between
the amount apportioned as based
on the actual enumeration and
the amount which the counties
will get. This is due to the trans
fer Of children. If more children
are transferred to the schools
OF a county than are transferred
from its schools, it will have a
corresponding increase in its APP
apportionment and vice versa.
The increase or decrease from
this cause is not heavy though in
any county. The amount on hand
and apportioned will be distrib-
uted to the counties at once.
The table of this and a few
nearby counties is as follows -
Number of children between 6
and p years of age, Marshall y
1872, Kosciusko 1854, LaPorte
5000, St. Joseph 20,6S2, Fulton
S0sf CtarLa 2 SIi To+,1 coIto.+
ed and ready for apportionment
Marshall $15,101.5S, Kosciusko
$19, 693.S7, LaPorte $25,7S2.29, St
Joseph S40,977.49, Fulton SILL
O09.S5, Starke $6,5OS.O2. Total
amount to be Observation-Disclosures
shall $15,9 93.15, Kosciusko $16,-
S20.21, LaPorte $34,0S7.04, St.
Joseph S43,960.12, Fulton $1O,-
911.39, Starke $7,5O2.46.