Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-04-16

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the first Of June, 1915 Boards Of
education in Incorporated districts
must make their estimates of
school needs direct to the county
commissioners on or before the first
Of June. 1915. We suggest there
fore that for the school year begin
ming September l., 1915, estimates
he made as provided for in house
bill No 232 on he basis of the
expenditures for the school year
ending August 81. 1915. 1t is desir-
able that expenditures under the
new law should be practically the
same as for the year ending August
81, 1915, so that fair comparison
of results may he obtained
SCHOOL BUILDING FUND
"Undur the county unit law
there will be no reserve fund avail
able for the weak districts, but
there is n very good school buildings
fund to assist districts having little
taxable property IN constructing
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The entire state current school
fund will be distributed pro rata
and the income for each district
from this source will be double that
distributed heretofore, because moth
ing will be reserved for weak dis.
stTcis
"The county school fund will
continue as heretofore and will he
filled from the same sources except
that there will be no three mill
county tax. This county fund will
be distributed pro rata among the
districts as heretofore.
"There is no limit fixed for ex
penditures except necessary expen
ses allowed by the board of county
com missioners, in Incorporated city
town and village districts, and 10
rural districts where a graded school
Of four teachers is, or is to be establi-
shed In other rural districts, the ex.
penditures shall not exceed $50
per month for each third grade
teacher, S75 for each second grade
teacher and 500 for each first grade
teacher, allowing one school room
for each SO children or fraction
thereof. This limitation, how
ever, does not include the ex
penditures for construction, pur
chase, lease, repair, are equipment
of school houses, which will be pro-
vided for in addition to the amounts
as limited above
APPEAL PROVIDED FOR
"Note that districts which will
lie aggrieved by any action Of the
county commissioners have the
right Of appeal to the district court
This law is. OF course. one in
which we are tremendously interes.
ted. II must be kept in mind that
the county unit OF school admins.
tration al 4 school taxation is geaer
ally approved throughout the
United States and has the endnrse
ment of the strongest and most
practcle educators throughout the
country In principal Is entirely
correct and in administration II has
proved successful wherever It has
been established II lies with the
people OF New Mexico to prove
that all the people are interested in
the education of all the children Of
AL the people Of the state We are
able TO show that the burden of
taxatian for school purposes will
he considerably less on account
of the equal distribution Of the
taxes levied and upon this lower
levy considerable more revenue
will be provided for the schools
than heretofore II is our conf
dent belief that the people Of the
state Of New Mexicn are ready for
this advanced legislation, and that
we are entering upon new period
of educational progress which shall
surpass even the remarkable al
vancement Of the last few wears.
II New Mexieo one Of the two new
est states of the union shall be able
TO provide eight or nine months of
school Tor each district in the state,
the state will assume a position in
educational matters to which older
and richer states have been unable
TO attain" .