The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-29
Writes Letter to State Supt,
Holloway Upon Request
of the Latter.
STATE OWES THE
COUNTY OVER SIS, 900
Escambia Has Expended in
the Past Two Years SIS
600 For New Buildings
and Nearly 100000 For
Teachers Salaries.

Hon y. B. Cook. superintendent OF
| public instruction Of F,~cambia county,
| has sent the following letter 10 State
Supt. Holloway which viii prove in
tereSting reading to q large number
of residents of This county.
Pensacola Fla Sept p 1905
Hon. W NJ Holloway. State Supt Pub
lie instruction. Tallahassee. Fla.
Dear Sir Complying with the re-
quest made by Won in Your circular
letter of the @STh day of August. f90S,
/ herewith submit brief synopsis OF
he work accomplished in the public
schools IN this. EsCambia county. for
the school years OF 19O6-07 and 19O7.S:
Expended for new school buildings
and lots.
School year 1867 .-s 9.2gS.oS
School year 1905 ..... 5.SSS o.
Total expended for buildings
and lots -.---------.---..S1 0, 1862
Salaries paid teachers:
School year 1867 ..S45.S6S.4
School year 1923 --.-.... 49O9O.05
Total for teachers salaries
for the 2 years .-----.-- S94+5S50
Please note that the $40 09O.05 paid
for teachers salaries in 1908 does not
include the S2.722.75 due BY the state
for teachers salaries for the two extra
months taught by the teachers in sun
dry schools in this county under in
ducements held out to them under
chapter 1854. laws OF Florida, acts OF
1907. better known as the so per cent.
attendance law
1t is certainly hard on a lot of poor
teachers to encourage them to do ex-
ira work, and when this work is COM
pleted and reports sent IN. We have
the consolation of being informed that
the state has no funds that are avail
able TO nay these teachers their sala-
ries for the two months extra work
IL seems 10 me that this is typical
HLSH lHurr-v -------->--i' sI.l4 .ire hanging
State in Arrears.
The state is now behind with this
county under these several acts grant
ing aid To schools as follows.
Under chapter 1891. acts of
1903 ------- ---.----.--.-. 81 ,612.59
tThis item was advanced by
this county during the months
of April, May and June. 1907.
Under chapter 1858. acts of
1897 -.---..-----...-..-.. 5000
1907 .--.--....-.---...... 2,722.75
Under chapter 5657. sacts Of
1907. about ..--.......... 2.35O.00
Total now long past due IS $685.
The state superintendent I fee
sure viii remember that the rule a.
TO appropriations for this county has
been rigidly enforced for while We
have two schools in this county doing
full senior high school work. on ac-
count of the principals Of same not
holding state certificates. said two
schools have been rated as iuDi0r
high schools. and this county thus lost
$4,000 for the school year ending
June 30th, 1907, and for the same
,aUse our statements for the school
year ending June Both. 1908. for senior
nigh schools were reduced from S2JGO
% $3.50.
But right now. while firmly baIiev-
ne that this deduction was not lust,
and not even law I am willing TO Ier
he dead past bury its dead and Will
promise never again TO mention this
act OF injustice IL he comptroller VIII
ust send us a warrant on the state
treasurer for the above sS2652a
You have no idea how much thfs sum
would aid us just al this time.
Increased Enrolment.
The schools Of this county. while
lot making a very raUid increase in
ium bers enrolled from year TO year.
he growth has been steady In num-
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