The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-23
SCHOOL BOARD SECRETARY
MAKES HIS FINAL REPORT

1t will occasion great surprise and
profound regret through the Moscow
school district to learn that l.. F.
parsons, whose term as trustee ex-
pires next month, has declined to run
again For the past six years Mr..
Parsons has been an extremely valu-
able memeber of the local school
board, and he has assisted materially
in bringing about with skill and dip
lomacy some much needed changes in
admins tration and finance. Mr..
Parsons served one term as president
and four years as secretary. The
labor involved in acting as secretary
of this board is much greater than the
average citizen realizes, and person
of great skill is needed for this task.
During the time that Mr.. Parsons
has been on the school board, the
standard of the Moscow schools has
improved radically so that the entire
system stands very high in the state
at the present time. A constant and
definite improvement in the caliber of
the teaching force as we'll as material
changes in the physical plant of the
school system have occurred during
the past six years.
Although detailed statement of
the financial condition of the schools
is given in formal report by Mr..
Parsons as secretary, it would not be
out of place to mention here that dur
ing the past six years, the school
board has retired $4,000 worth of in
debtedness on the Whitworth school,
In addition it expended $4,000 on the
remodeling of that building, making it
a modern and useful structure with
long life ahead of it. The board also
expended $4,000 on remodeling the
heating plant of the high school and
on other improvements in that build
ing At the present time the treasury
has sinking fund of $4,000.
When questioned as to how the
school board has been able to accomp-
lish so much in such short period of
time, Mr.. Parsons said, "It has been
done by practicing rigid economy and
by the careful watching of every
expenditure
In reply to an inquiry as to why he
desires to discontinue his services to
the community along this line Mr..
Parsons explained that he had de-
voted a great deal of time to the pub
lie schools during the past six years
and that he thought he had done his
duty in this respect. He feels that
change is a good thing for all or
and that the system will
benefit by putting in some new blood
into the executive board.
The present school board is COM
posed of w. A. Lauder, H. d. Martin,
T. A. Meeker, H. Melgard, L. F. Par
sons and A. H. Johnson. The terms
IF the two latter expire next week |
when an election will be held to choose
heir successors.
When interviewed by a Star Mir |
'or reporter with reference to the his
,ory of the public schools during the |
past few years, Mr.. Parsons submit |
ed a copy of his final report to the
BOARD of education and also special |
'eport prepared during July. These
wo reports are incorporated in the
ollowing columns.
To the members of the school board,
Moscow Independent District No. 5.
Gentlemen:-I submit herewith my
inal report as your secretary. | am
urning over with this report warrant
egister and the minute book of the
district, together with all papers in
ny possession belonging to the dis
rict.
All bills audited by the auditing
ommittee have been paid and the
ooks show a balance of S10,098.0S in
he general fund, and outstanding
of $196.53, against the bond
interest and sinking fund. The books
f the secretary have been reconciled
nth those of the treasurer and their
alances agree. will kindly ask that
n auditing committee be appointed
} audit my records and | be dis
narged from further responsibility
lerefore.
l cannot refrain in making my final
eport to call your attention to sew
al facts in reference to the financial
,nditions of the district and l would
III your attention to my report of I
lily 20th which was as follows: I
To the members of school board, I
oscow Independent District, Mos
wv, Idaho.
Gentlemen:-We have had before !
!; during the past sixty days the mat s
r of teachers salary and each time $
considering this subject the ques- .
On has arisen, "Can the district in s
ease the salary to the extent as il
emed necessary by your superinten- D
mt ?" s
AS your secretary | have made t
rbal reports from time to time as to d
e financial conditions of the district. b
lat you may have something definite O
fore you as to the cost of the op- o
alton of our school and the income O
the district | am submitting here 7
tn a brief statement of the receipts fl
d expenditures of the district for v
e past several years. Following is s,
statement of the total receipts for te
e past five years from all sources: t.
Is Observation-Disclosures. .$51 ,O38.31 a.
l6 ................. 50,572.18 Il
Ii ................ 50,616.72 p.
l8 ................ .53, ,142.85 p,
l9 ................. 81 ,634.62 pt
You will observe from the above o.
at we have an annual income of the u
trict of approximately $52,000.00. el
you are aware for the past several N
ars we have been making the full "
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