The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-01
Evening Chat:

The total expenditure IN Marion
county for school purposes during the
pastyear reaches the stupendous total
of ss15,447.94. This is in accordance
With the report Of County superinteHd-
ent Tocthman, which he Is required 70
furnish to State Superintendent Shaw.
key, and includes not only the taxes
collected In this county by the sheriff
and turned directly over to the school
fund but also the taxes collected IN
the county and paid to the state aud.
itpr and then returned TO Marion
county as this county's share OF the
state funds.
OF this sum $4,000 was received
from outside sources. Thirty.two
thousand two hundred and eight Of
this received from the Board OF Pub.
bic Works for Che building fund ana
s5o,ss3 additional from the Board OF
Public Works as the school fund col.
lected from corporations in this coun-
y. and applied toward the payment Of
teachers salaries. -Four thousand
three hundred and twenty.four was re-
cefyed from the State High School
Aid Fund which Is an appropriation OF
The Legislature from the general fund
OF the state.
a total OF $685. was received from
various sources while s154,03i.77 was
received from the sale Of school lands
and public property owned by the
school OF the county. Eight thousand
two hundred and seventy.seven dollars
and, seventy.fve cents was obtained
from the sale OF school buildings.
Three thousand and sixteen dollars
and seventy cents was paid by pupils
from outside the county that are re-
CURED to pay tuition, while the total
OF the sum paid by the transfer pupils
who attended schools In other districts
than the one In which they live reach
ed $3.144.7s. One thousand thirteen
hundred dollars and thirty.two cents
was raised by the Warrington city
school board BY q special sub-district
levy.
OF the total OF s415,447.s4 received
by the schools tie majority went to
pay teachers salaries. s240,TS5.73 was
the amount spent for this purpose. The
remainder sl74,ss2.27 was spent for
new buildings and equipment.
General Alexis Brussilotf. command.
or Of the RUSSIAN army which swept
through Bukowina, was little known
outside OF Russia before the present
war. In fact. It was not until 1914 that
he was given command OF an army
corps. His work in the war won him
promotion. He is almost the only one
OF the many prominent social figures
IN the army who has made good.
General Brussilofi Is 6S years old
but looks more like IS. He is alert
and modern. He has dark, steady.
eeaching eyes and nose with a high,
commanding curved bridge, and
square Jaw. His hair IL close cropped:
heswears q long thin gray moustach.
It was General Brussiloff who COM
nnanded an army In the first Ca.pa.
THAN campaign when the Russians
were ready to pour down into Hungary
but were forced to retreat for lack OF
ammunition. Unlike many Russian
generals, Brussilotf had the advantages
OF an excellent education and began
army life in fashionable cavalry reg.
tment Ability and influence combined
to make his advancement rapid. He
held many positions. was recognized
a favorite at court. distinguished him.
self as daring rider, encouraged cav.
airy officers to 60 In for polo and
5cross-country steelechases and was
popular in Petrograd society. Then
came the war to try out the capacity
and characters OF men. Brussilotf was
one OF the studious. professional type
of officer who came TO the front and
made good.