The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-11-30

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Ely 10 in receipt Of . letter from =.
10. Grafton, clerk in the department
Of education. which makes valuable
suggestions IS to the best methods
of procuring state aid for the pub
lie schools OF Ellis county. Mr..
Grafton Is an Ellis county teacher
and naturally IL interested In the
welfare OF the schools Of the coun-
ty. His letter reads:
II am writing you about the ap-
plications Of those districts In Ellis
county for state aid under the ST.
900. 900 appropriation for country
schools. am exceedingly anxious
that Ellis county shall receive .
portion OF this fund. and aid has
| been conditionally granted to near
| ly all the districts that have made
application. However. the state
board OF education has adopted the
policy OF giving aid to no district
unless it levies the maximum tax
rate OF fifty cents II occurs to me
you might induce these districts to
hold an election and increase their
tax rate on a sliding scale by voting
a rate not to exceed fifty cents.
This will enable the district to
qualify for 1t and at the same time
would enable the local board Of
trustees to fix the rate each year,
which need not be the full fifty
cents, unless they think that such
is needed to maintain the school,
Il am working on this 81. 600 900
fund now and it may be that l can
be Of some assistance to you and
the districts in Ellis county in help
| ing them to meet the conditions i'm
posed by the board before 1t will
grant aid
Mr.. Grafton also enclosed copies
of letters to the members of the
board of trustees of the various
schools of Ellis which have applied
for state aid. which gives the rea-
| son why same is not granted or the
condition under which same is
granted. The school district OF Oak
was refused state aid because the
daily attendance was not up to the
so per cent mark, because the main
tenance tax was not sxfcieat ana
because the building did not meas
ure up to the standard.
The Five Points school was
condition that an election be held
and the tax rate raised to so cents
on the s100 valuation.
Plum Grove was granted state aid
on condition that the building be
made to conform to the scholastic
building laws. aud that necessary
equipment be provided.
The Bethel community district
was granted state aid on condition
of voting additional maintenance
tax to make it total so cents
The Nash school will get aid un-
der conditions Of improved school
building. as to light and heating.
and ventilation. Also that the
trustees provide necessary equip
ment
Ray was likewise granted state |
aid conditionally on making the |
school building conform to the re-
quirements OF the building laws,
and submit to the department q |
list of all equipment.
Ozro has been granted state aid !
provided the district will vote the
limit OF so cents tax.
Buena Vista school will get state
aid when the full maintenance tax
is voted
Grove Greek was refused because
tax levy was not SUFFICIENT. school
building does not conform with re-
quirements and attendance is less
than so per cent OF enrolment.
Sardis will receive state aid pro-
vided she votes the maximum main
tenance tax
Newton Branch school district
has been granted state aid with
provisions that building be made to
conform to the school building laws
and that board provide necessary
equipment.
Carroll district was not given
state aid mainly for the reason that +