El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-25


IA in the books Of the city school
4 y board when the recent audit
was made This shortage, the report
OF the audit company says. was made
up and the former auditor, Henry A
scEaffer. was exonerated from any
blame in connection with the shortage
by the auditors report, which was read
a. the Monday night meeting OF the
school board in the Bailey school.
After the report was read, il was
referred to the finance committee with
out discussion AIR. Schaffer, the re-
firing auditor was present at the meet
inG
admits Shortage
In the paragraph of the report
marked Exhibit i. analysis Of short
age" the report says the auditors were
unable to reconcile the cash entered on
the cash book with the amount re-
ceived from tuitiOns- There was
discrepancy discovered amounting TO
S305-75- This was admitted by the as
sistant bOokkeeper-" The assistant
DOokkeeper was James Darcy. who IS
no longer connected with the auditors
office. Monday night former auditor
Schaffer said he had made the shortage
good, although he had not been respOn-
sible for it I was advised by my
father not TO make good the shortage,
since I was in no way responsible for
IL, said Mr.. Schaffer. But my friends
on the board advised me TO make il
good rather than go into court with
the matter Attention is called to the
disappearance Of tuition receipt books
IN the report of the auditors
Report on the Audit.
The report of thu Thurston Audit
company, signed by c. NJ Order, who
made the audit, was read by T. Z.
Sawyer during the meeting. A review Of
the valuation Of the schools, the equip
ment, real estate and other routine
matters was included in the report as
vac detailed statement Of ali of the
expenses and other financial affairs
Of the schools. The audit of the books
vas from August I. 1914 to April 80.
1915, and covered ali Of the financial
transactions OF the schools during this
period
analysis Of shortage
In the auditors report, marked 'Ex-
hiDit E analysis Of shortage" was the
special reference 10 the reported short
age in the school auditors office. This
Paragraph OF the report reads:
In verifying the receipts. we were
unable to reconcile the cash entered !
on the cash book with the amount re-
ceived for tuition as per the receipts is (
sued TO the pupils There was q dis I
Crepancy discovered amounting to I
S5C-t5- This was admitted TO by the I
assistant bOOkkeeper Games Darcey). /
" e are unable TO state definitely that I
this IS the total amount Of the short
aEe, owing TO the fact that a receipt (
book IS missing which covers parts of Z
the month of October and November,
1914. a careful and diliEent search T
was made lor this book. but we were 4
unable 10 locate IT, And so we are pre-
sruting this figure as the amount ;
which we were able to ascertain.
The school board has exonerated {
inc retired auditor. Henry Schaffer,
from any connection with this shortage.
and the minutes Of the school board I
show records TO this effect This
shortage has all been made I'D and .
covers the entire income Of the schools
Tor this class Of revenue a tuition 7
rec ord book was kept Of the amount
pelc by each pupil by month. but this I
hcck IS missing and diligent search
could not locate it
Money Is Stolen From Lamar.
Exhibit F, tuition receipts-When 7
the shortage mentioned in the preced-
ing exhibit was discovered. the school (
board authorized us TO check the mi
tlon receipts from the beginning Of the
resent bookkeeping system TO August
J. 1913, ana this exhibit shows the re-
SUIT OF this investigation In check
ms receipt books which were on hand /
a discrepancy Of S2a91 was located in Z
the lamar school receiDts But this
was found 10 be the result of a bur-
sIary and was Cancelled by action OF
the school board. The receipt books
shown herewith could not be located
after a diligent search. but in some in
stances We do not think that the
schools were provided with separate
ecelpt books 1t was the original in
leEtion 10 give each principal a receipt
DOCK and he would collect the tuition
money and deposit the same direct with
the treasurer no tuition money coming a