The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-28
Special Columbus Correspondent.

Dunham of Lebanon and G.. w. Lat
timer Of Columbus were chosen vice
presidents-Lattimer with the addi-
tional title of first vice president. O..
J. Demuth of New Philadelphia was
elected treasurer. New trustees elect
ed were Demuth, L. ]. Tabor of Bar
nesville, master of the state grange,
and T. ]. Dahl of Cleveland.
Report on School Conditions.
Through the report on school con-
ditions in the Buckeye state compiled
in the Office of the state superintend-
ent of public instruction, it is brought
out that salaries of teachers in the
city schools are lower than year ago.
The cost of living has increased enor-
mOusly, on the other hand, and work
ers in several lines of employment
have received wage increases.
The last annual report shows the
average salary for men in city ele-
mentaty schools to be 1891 and for
women 1862. This year the respective
figures are $791 and 1929.
In villages and rural districts there
has been slight increase. The pay
for men in villages is $500 as against
$4S9 and for women $457 as against
448. In the rural districts the pay for
men was S448 for the year as COM
pared to $425 last year and for women
$422 as compared to S4O2.
Average salaries for men in the
city high schools declined from $1,O51
to 1888 and for women from 1859 TO
1892. In the villages and rural dis
tricts there was a slight increase.
The reduction in compensation is
attributed largely to the poverty of
the school districts. Funds have gone
into the construction of elaborate
buildings at the expense of the teach
ing features, it is held.
Ohio Banks Prosperous.
The banks of Ohio have more
money now than they know what
to do with. State Treasurer Archer
has a surplus of $1,150,00O of
the states cash stored in the treasury
vault which he wants the banks to
take and pay the state interest for,
but they tell him that they have no
use for the money. Tuesday he called
16 large banks in various parts of the
state and asked if they would relieve
him of the money, and Is of them
came back with a positive No" One
bank-a Toledo concern-said it might
take $25,O00, although not eager to do
so. In financial circles it is stated
that Ohio banks have more money
now than ever before in their history.
With the states revenues amounting
to total of about $19,000,OO0 a year
and requests from the various state |
departments approXimating S25,0O0,- |
900 annually, the state budget commits !
sion is confronted with the unpleasant
work of pruning the amounts asked for
by the departments to point where
Ohio's expenditures will come within |
the revenues.
Funds requested for the year begin
ming July !, 1917, amount to a total of
S25, ,621 ,S60.61, of which 1884, ,346.70
is for operation and maintenance and
S6,074,513.91 for improvements. For
the year beginning July !, 1918, the
departments have asked S24,319, 1881, !
SIS, ,683.S7 for operation and $5,174,- !
1854 for improvements. This makes
a grand total for all purposes of $49,-
941 ,38O.12.
1t will be seen, therefore, that the
budget commission will be compelled |
to prune off about $12 100000 to make
ends meet.
Individual wants of some of the !
larger state departments for the year
1917 are as follows: Board of admin |
istration, 1882, ,680.5O of which $5,- |
215,625 is for operation and mainte- |
nance: highway, s4,O96,O0O, of which !
$1,987 $50 is for operation; O. S. u, |
81, ,937, ,03S58, of which $1,456,5S199 is !
for operation. Common schools want |
$3.50, 900
Death Claims Granted.
The following awards in death |
claims were granted by the state utili-
ties commission: Mrs. Lovina Brown |
and two children, Toledo, $3.744 for
the death of the husband and father,
Charles Brown; Mrs. Mamie Shirrell /
and daughter, Findlay, 1874 for the
death of her husband, L. A. Shirrell;
Mrs. Della Jameson, Warren, $3,588
for the death of her husband, William
Jameson; Mrs. Sarah E. Reiff, Lima,
S3,525.60 for the death of her husband,
August Reiff.
Suffragists Recognized.
Women of Ohio have been invited !
to participate in the Inauguration of
Gov.-elect James M. Cox when he
takes the oath of Office on Jan. 8 and
to take part in the inaugural parade.
Gives School Figures.
The total number of school youths
in Ohio, as compiled by H. D. Swygert, |
statistician in the Office of the state
superintendent of public instruction
from the 1916 enumeration, is 1906
$50, an increase of 1897 over last
year. Frank B. Pearson, state super
into dent of public instruction, has
announced. There are 667,653 boys
and $4,000 girls. The total enroll
ment at schools was 949,47O. There
are 1853 school buildings, represent
ing property value of 3,597 ZIG.
During the year 280 new buildings
were erected.
Colonel Proctor Resigns.
Col William Cooper Proctor, prom
inent Cincinnati business man, has
rendered to Adjt. Gen. F. S. Bryant
his resignation as commanding off,
Ger of the 1st regiment, o. ~ G. He
gave a press of business as his reason.
Gov. Willis conferred with Col. Proc
tor at the meeting of the Republican
committee of nine, of which they are
both members, and urged Proctor to
withdraw his resignation Col PROF. I