Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-05
In Regard to the State School Money for
1917.

may know the effect of the action OF
the present legislature in taking the
special aid moneys granted to certain
schools ont of the school fund instead
OF out of the general revenue fund, !
submit the following statement:
According to the books in the office
Of the State Auditor, the total amount
of money OH hand March l, 1916, to
the credit of the "PublIc School Fund"
was 81 ,o37 1888 "a. On March /, 1917,
there was 1,717, ,467.4l {Of this lat
ter sum s724 ,92071 was carried on the
State Tfeasurer's books to the credit
OF the Public School Fund. The
balance is in the general revenue
fund bat will be transferred to the
school fu nd as soon as Gov. Gardner
signs tho appropriation bills. The
transfer was made earlier last year
because it was authorized by the APP
/ preparation of 1879 Therefore, there
is now SG79,52S.77 more to the credit
of the school fund than than there was
a year ago.
The following items Gall Of them pub
lie school expenditures), formerly
charged against the public school
fund: For rural high schools Sa25, 900:
| for teacher training high schools
3175 ,Oc0; for aid to counties on salaries
of county superintendents sol 200; for
teacher-training schools in the cities
500, 900 (new item this year) Total
s551 200 for the biennial period, or
not to exceed s275,600 for this year.
Taking this 1915, 900 from the present
excess Of s679,52S77 leaves SAo3,.
92S,77 more to the public schools in
1917 than they received in 1916, pro-
vIded the receipts for the next four
months equal tho receipts for the
same four months in 1916.
But these figures do not take into
consideration any increase in the
school fund because OF the increased
state revenues. For example, the
collateral inheritance tax which form.
erIy went to the University, will now
90 intoihe general revenue fund, and
the public schools will receive at least
s150,0O0 this year and annually here.
: after from that source. In addition
! tie other revenue measures OF the
! Gardner program will yield increased
s allotments to the public schools. II
! fact, as one.third was given to the
{! schools, it was necessary to raise Z;
! to get 80 for other state purposes
q Including the new revenue, the low
Y est estimate is that tho public school
Z will receive $1,000, ,0oO more from th'
!: state during the biennial period, thai
]: they have ever received during an.
& previous biennial period, even afte
4 the special aids, above noted, are pai'
3 out Of It..
Y There is no disposition any where t
h reduce the amount Of money goin
81 from the state to the public schools
Z One third Of the revenues, increase
Y Y as they will be, will still 20 to then
y J. Out Of the two. thirds the state mus
v run the state government, take car
V Of its insane, It's feeble minded ard l,
e other charges, must support Its high
:; er educational institutions, must ai
=. - in road building and in the develop
r ment Of agriculture, and must NEE
- many othes demands upon IL. Th
~ special school aids should come out
ii the one third which goes to school'
N Even with these items charged sgains
b liz, the allotment will increase froi
r year to year.
- Tam sending this statement for tn
~ information Of school officials who or
& preparing their budgets for the nes
- year that they may not bc mlsled b
Is false report, but that they may kno'
e the facts. It would be we'll for loci
newspapers to make such use Of II q
! would correct any false impression
ID regarding the school funds.
I'd Very truly yours,
Gl UEL w. LAMxIN,
state superintendent Of Publ