Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-02
SCHOOLS
HEAVILY
BY SCHOOL FUND
COUNTY WILL RECEIVE $4,000 LESS
FROM STATE FUND THAN
LAST YEAR.
STATE APP0RTl0NMENT FOR COM
ING YEARS IS Sc, WHILE 81 WILL
Be PAID FROM NEW REVENUE.

The common and Independent school
districts of Cameron county this year will
be forced to operate the most economically
due To. the fact that the state apportlon-
ment for 1876 l. SO per capita. with II
per capita to be paid out of this years
revenues. making a total of 81 per capita
for the 19l5-16 school year. II less per
scholastic than last year. The announce
men. Of the apportionment was withheld
for several weeks by the state board Of
education in the hope that the last years
per capita could be repeated this year.
In this connection, the following letter
has been sent ont by the state -upcrin-
tendcnt of public instruction, w. +.
Doughty, TO all county superintendent
and school officials:
"The state apportIonment for 1915-16
j. $6 per capita. 81 addition 10 this. the
81 per capita vet due ON the state appor-
tionment for 191i-15 will be paid ont Of
this years revenues, thus making Il total
distribution Of 81 per capita for 1915-1G.
the same amount as distributed last Year.
"It j. to be regretted that the state
could not pay IN full the entire apport;on-
ment of last year ont os last years reve-
nues. hat unusual financial conditions have
prevailed in Texas for some time now, and
rs a result the delinquent tax rolls and the
unpaid interest accounts Of the state are
approximately 81. 0OO. 600 larger than here
%tofore, a large part Of which will in all
probability never he collected.
'.The state board Of education deferred
making the per capita apportionmcnt until
September !, the close of the fiscal year.
in the hope that the IS per capita If last
year could be paid in full 80 it would not
be necessary te-set aside any part Of this
years revenues to cover the deficiency
brought forward from last year. 1t was
found that only 81 of the hast years APP
portionment could be paid, and conse-
quently - per capita of this years revc-
nucs had to be- set aside to pay the balance
doe on last wears account.
every legitimate means ut the com
mand O. the board has been used to make
the per capita apportionment for the year
a. large ~ possible. The state board
knows full well that SG per capita j. in
adequate TO meet the needs OF the schools.
but the amount designated is the very best
he revenues of the state will warrant. II
H., therefore, recommended that YOU en-
courage boards of trustees TO practice the
s~tricteSt economy in order To keep the
schools open for a. long 4 term IL possible
during this year"
While the Cameron county scholastic
census for the year l915-16 j. larger than
ever before. t~otalling 1870. County Su-
perintendent Of Schools J. j. Galloway be-
lieve~ that the county schools will ~ able
10 continue through the full term by the
exercising Of greatest economy on the
part Of the school officials. a. advised IN
the state superintendent. The total ap-
portionment for this county under the ~
per capita will amount to S103.3 800. while
with the full apportionment hoped for it.
would nave been just SIS. 1000 more. a los
of ID per cent. The independent school
districts Of the country have s,2G3 scho-
l~aStic~. and will receive ISL of the
county's apportionment. The common
school districts have an enrolment of
6.5OI scholastic and the amount Of the
superintendent for these districts Is
$i5.549.