The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-06
VERMONT WOMEN GET
PRESIDENTIAL VOTE,
HOUSE APPROVING
ASK BARRE TAXPAYERS :
TO BE MORE LIBERAL
WITH SCHOOL TEACHERS
School Commissioners and Superintend.
ent Join in Requesting Charter
Amendment to Raise More
for Schools.

Barre school commissioners and SUI
perintendent, in submitting their annual
reports to the people of Barre, join in
asking the citizens to vote at the city
meeting tomorrow evening to authorize
the amendment Of the city charter so
that an amount not to exceed ST on the
dollar of the grand list may be set aside
dor school purposes. The ground for max
ing this request is that through the
proposed increase Barre may "at least
keep in sight of the procession for high
er salaries for teachers, which is going
throughout the country"
In their report the commissioners say:
Last year we called your attention to
our need for more money to run our
school system. At a special city meet
ing the citizens voted us fifteen cents
additional tax. This enabled us to in
crease our maximum salary in the grades
and high school. We have asked our city
council to have our charter amended so
we can raise an amount not to exceed
81 on the grand list. If we are grant.
ed this request, we viii be able to give
another increase in salaries and in this
way at least keep in sight of the pro-
cession for higher salaries for teachers
which is going throughout the country
"The citizens of Barre have always
been. interested in their schools and we
feel that your interest is with them still
so that we can receive money enough
to maintain the high standard
Suppementing the statement of the
commissioners, Supt White states in his
H. ! L.. .s4s
received an extra fifteen cents on a dol
lar OF the grand list for school pur-
poses. This enabled us to increase the
maximum salary Of the grade teachers
to $50 and to increase also the salary
of the high school teachers. If the citi-
zens vote more money another year,
trust we can further increase our teach
ers. The average salary for our ele-
mentary teachers for the school year
l9ls-l9 is S564. This means Sl0S4 a
week for the year or about $3.50 a day
In our high school the average salary
for our women teachers il S7sl, SIS a
week for the year, or $3.50 a day. Many
Of our teachers, despite the low salaries
and high cost Of living, attend summer
schools to better prepare themselves for
their Work.
In order that the citizens may have
knowledge of where the S63,S02,42 was
spent in the maintenance Of the school;
last year the following report of the
school treasurer is appended;
Reeaipts
Cash on hand Jan. /. 1915. s2,o4s.os
Rnceived from all sources. IS ,o0136
----Ss Ss5, ,055.4i
Disbursements.
Paid on all accounts ..,. s68 .S02.42
Cash on hand Dec. 81, 1918 l,25S.02
-----$65. O55.44
Summary Of Income
Cash balance Jan. l, 1918 ..+....-. 81. .048. rs
Proceeds Of S5c school tax 1918. S., 549. 60
Proceeds OF Sc even'g drawing school
tax, 1918 Observation-Disclosures. 1,960.5i
Share in distribution Of the state
school funds ..............,..... 1855, 0t
Tuition fees from cut Of town pupils 3,3S7 81
Tuition feeF evening drawing school
and supplies sold ...........,.t... 252.5t
Sale Of books and supplies ......... 20A sc
Town Of Barre, grammar school fund 46.2(
Income Patrick Manning fund ... 1885