The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
Big CASH FOR SCHOOLS.
The Seven-and- d-a-fiaIf Million Dollars
Ready to Be Distributed by the
State June LIST.
DIRECTORS SHOULD REPORT PROMPTLY

any other State, for popular edu'
cation, will be available on the
first day of June in the hands OF
State Treasurer Sheath: and il
the School Directors of this coun
ty do not get the share of it be
longing to their respective dis.
tricts, it will be on account of
carelessness in making out and
forwarding their annual report
to the County Superintendent.
The School Department have long
since adopted the First Come,
FIRST Served" rule IN paying out
the appropriations.
New York's allotment last year
was So o4O, 46S 20.
Treasurer Sheath wasChalrman
of the House Com mittee on Ap.
preparations which framed tn 1t
appropriation and takes consider
able pride ia the size of the allow
ance, which was one of the crown
ing pieces of legislation of the
first session under Governor
Stuart's administration and an
act which the Governor strongly
urged.
During the last session some
strenuous efferts were made to
gain money for projects at the
expense OF the schools, but the
Governor was com mitted to an
increased appropriation, and in
the House Com mlttee Mr.. Sheath
succeed IN raising the allotment
tor the splendid school system of
the State from $4,000, 1000 per
year, the total appropriation of
$1,000, 100000 for the fiscal years
1907 and 1908 being made. This
was the greatest sum voted by
Pennsylvania for the purpose
For years prior to 1897 the school
appropriation was $4,000,000 a
year Then it was raised to 81.
100000 and In 1901 million more
was added. Last year the in.
crease was made and 10 addition
number of new school provls
ions were made.
The $7,500,00 which Mr..
Sheath will dlsburse after June 1,
is to REIN burse school districts
in part for what they have paid
out IN the school year which be-
gan last Fall. The allotment is
made on a basis of one-third CHI
zens, one-thlrd teachers and one
third children, and warrants are
issued upon fling of reports by
district officers that moneys have
been expended for certain pur.
poses and indicating in what man
ner the State appropriation was
dlsbursed.
Not all of the money is paid to
school districts, however, as five
other items must beecared for by
act of the Legislature. The chief
OF these items is the stipulation
In the Snyder law increasing the
minimum salary of teachers.
Ihls made the lowest salary that
could be paid a teacher $40 and
tor those holding certificates $45,
the State agreeing to pay the
districts the difference between
The salaries paid when the law
was enacted and the limits al
lowed in the bill, so that the bur-
den would not fall heavily upon
the small or sparsely settled dis.
trlcts. This Item alone amounts
to $o55, ,O45 81. In addition there
must be taken care Of 1927, 500
made up as follows Normal
schools, $237, 900; county school
superlntendents' salaries, $ll5,.
oOo; township high schools, $187,.
oop, and borough high schools,
Sl37,500, the latter a now pro.
vision. These Items are to be
PAID before any district appro.
priations can be made, so that
S6,o72,455 S5 remains to be dis
tributed.
This sum, however, is far larg.
er than ever known before and
'herewill be substantial increases
In the allowance 10 be made to
many districts.
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