The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-10
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Continued from First Page.

| essary funds for operating the public
schools of the parish, begs to submit
the following statement for your in
formation and guidance in the matter
of making appropriation for the ses-
sion of 190S-1909:
The law imposes upon the School
Board the duty of employing teachers
under written contract STIMULATING the
salary to be paid and the number OF
months in the session. The better
class of teachers are not willing to en-
ter into contracts ensuring them less
than nine months work. and to make
certain of securing their services it is
necessary to engage teachers not later
than July Is, for the coming session.
To meet the above requirements in.
diligently, the School Board should
know definitely. in advance, the
amount of funds the Police Jury will
set aside for the session of 10000.
To assure a session of nine months,
approximately, it will be necessary
for the Police Jury to make a mini
mum appropriation of $l4, 900. 90.
We trust that your honorable body
fully realizes the responsibility rest
ing upon you IN the all important
matter of providing adequate school
facilities for the children of Lafayette
parish, in corporation with the
School Board. and that, recognizing
the absolute dependence of the School
Board upon the Police Jury in making
satisfactory arrangements for the next
school session. your honorable body
will take prompt and necessary action
called for by the exigency of the case.
Respectfully,
The PARISH BOARD OF SCHOOL d.
RECTORS.
Lafayette La, July 2, 1908.
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem.
bers of the City Council of Lafa-
yette, La:
Gentlemen: - The Parish Board
of School Directors beg to submit the
following statement of facts and fig-
ures for your consideration in the mat
ter of making an appropriation for
the public schools of the city of Lafa-
yette for the session of l9O8-O9:
The total cost of running the public
schools of the parish next session will
be $50, 600 90, of which the State will
pay about 81 per CEN or $18, 900 90.
This, of course, includes polls, rents,
fines, etc.
The cost of maintaining the schools
of the City of Lafayette next session
will be as follows:
Teachers salaries. .... .$l3, $50
Janitor ...... l0OO
Coal....... ........ $50
Supervision and Con-
tlngent...... ....... 100
OF the above sums, the State will
pay 81 per cen of teachers salaries
or s5O54, and the parish will pay 20
per cent of the balance of tuition and
and cost of coal and janitor, or a
total of 1897. This makes a total of
$7051 to be paid by the State and par
ish, and leaves a total of S9749 for the
City Council to appropriate in order
to maintain a school session of nine
months.
OF the foregoing figures there is not
an item that can be eliminated if the
schools of this City are to be main
tanned on the high plane to which
they are entitled. Some of the teach
ers will cost even more than was al
lowed in the estimate, and there is no
provision made for any addition to
the teaching force during the session,
as is nearly always absolutely neces-
sary. Further, no allowance is made
for a probable increase of atten-