Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-04-18
TOTAL APPORTlONED AMOUNTS
TO $42s, 161.-WAkE RECEIVES
LARGEST ITEM.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
Ooinos and Happenings That Mark
the Progress of North Carolina Peo-
pie, Gathered Around the State
Capital.
Raleigh.

TAe apportionment of the State
Equalizing fund, totalling ~$428,161.34
after the deduction of $15,0 for the
State Board of Examiners and Insti-
tute conductors was approved by the
State Board of Education after formu-
lation by Mr.. A. S. Brewer, statistical
clerk State Department of Education.
The fund was apportioned among
ninety-six counties to provide for the
salaries Of their teachers for a suffi-
cient additional term to bring the mini
mum term up to ninety days. Wake
county, heading the list, received
$~12,065.4O.
The apportionment was arrived at
as follows:
First, all counties having a school
term of less than 80 days after having
levied the maximum tax of Is cents on
each hundred dollars valuation of
property and Is cents on each taxable
poll, were apportioned sufficient funds
on the basis of teachers salaries to
bring their term of 80 days.
Second, all counties having a school
term of so days, together with those Of
the first group Chose with less than
81 days terms) were apportioned suf-
ticient funds to bring their terms to
81 days; next, those providing 81 days
were included and the term raised to
81 days, and SC on. This method was
Fo1lor,oI --%.J 49, e..J
and it was found that there were suf-
f1cient funds to provide every county
(having less than that term provided
by their own county funds) with an
additional term sufficient to bring the
minimum to SO days.
Apportionment by Counties.
The apportionment by counties is as
follows: Alamance, $4,S09.O3; Alexan-
der, ~s8,032.50; Allegheny, ~s4,356.25;
Arson, $~3,593.25; Ashe, $~S,241.75;
Avery, $4,3S4.25; Beaufort, S6,113.25;
BERTHE, $%4,560.75; Baden, ~S4,445.1O;
Brunswick, $2:,992.50; Buncombe, ST.
223.64; Burke, $3,312.O0; Cabarrus, S.
044.0; Caldwell, $3,7S6.76; Camden, S.
054.25; Carteret, 0 so; Caswell,
S~2,57S.5O; Catawba, $~5,946.75; Chat
ham, $4,478.85; Cherokee, $2,893.50;
Chowan, $1,914.75; Clay, $992.25;
Cleveland, $6,939.9O; Columbus, ST.
164.0O; Craven, $3,423.15; Cumberland,
$5,63332; Currituck, s3,11O.36; Dare,
S3,748.50; Davidson, $6,285.15; Davie,
$2,655.O0; Duplin, $5,660.32; Durham,
$5,329.74; Edgecombe, $~4,742.62;
Franklin, $4,3S7.5O; CASTOR, $S,O25.75;
Gates, s~2,342.25; Graham, SS77.5O;
Granville, $4,851.00; Greene, $2,497.O5;
Guilford, $11,325.O0; Harnett, S ,2O7.-
40; Haywood, s995.O0 Henderson, So
1900; Hartford, '%$2,619.OO; Hoke, ST.
794.15; Hyde, $4,4S1.87; Iredell, ST.
1910; Jackson, $3,2S0.0O; Johnston,
s7,124.70; Lee, $2,65O.5O; Lenoir, 81
417.87; Lincoln, ~$4,417.S7; Lincoln, 49,
842.10; Macon, ~$2,542.50; Madison, 49,
$500; Martin, $~1,825.95; Mcdowell,
Mitchell, $4,273.75; Montgomery, ST.
974.95; Moore, $4,734.OO; Nash, $1,65O;
Northampton, $4,927.50; Onslow, s4,-
1850; Orange, $3,73o.5o; Pamlico, So
324.00; P%asquotank, $2,447.O4; Fender,
$3,154.OO; Perquimans, $2,OO3.4O; Per-
son, $3,231.1S; Pitt, s7,985.25; Polk,
$1,566.00; Randolph, $3.50 40; Rich
mond, $4,054.50; Robson, $~8,S42.50:
Rockingham, $7,3O8.44; Rowan, &c.
$500; Rutherford, $6,046.2O; Samp-
son, $~5,652.45; Scotland, $~2,722.5O;
stanly, $~4,473.OO; Stokes, $~4,443.75:
Surry, ~$6,44S.60; Swain, $2,48S.50;
Pennsylvania, $4,000; Tyrrell, ST.
16O.1O; Union, $~7,175.25; Vance, 49,
$3.50; Wake, s~12,065.4O; Warren 49,
645.OO; Washington, $1,939.5O; Watau-
ga, $2,400.97; Wayne, ~$4,534.37; Wilk-
es, $9,504.00; Wilson, $2,934.25; Yad-
kin, $%3,605.91; Yancey, $5,405. so.
Total, 1928, 1914. State Board of Elk
aminers and Institute Conductors, $15,-
900; Grand total, $443.161,349.
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