Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-09-03

ions over the three preceding wears.
Most notable advance was made in
the pay of teachers. Taxpayers will
be interested in the extracts below
from the county superintendent's an
nual report to the State Superinter.-
dent, for the past school year.
Receipts, Jacksonville District.
From the State, ....... SO ,6O3. 40
From County Fund, 49,. 6,212.59
From District Fund, -. 5,S65.S1
From Balance District
fund forwarded, ....... 1,SO5.99
From Other Sources, -. 3,S17.89
Total, ................. see, SO5.l IS
Disbursements, Jacksonville Dist.
For instruction teachers
salaries) ............S2OA58.13
For Control, Operation, Mainten-
ance, Commissions, Capital
ization, etc., ........ 4,142.85
Balance fused to meet first two
months salaries, $3.50. 1,7O4.2O
Total, ............ .s2e, sO5.is
Receipts, Clear Fork District.
From State, .$15,15493
from County, ........ 9,646.76
From District, ........ 11,784.73l
Balance Dist. Fund 1919. II, 499.97
Firm Other Sources, -. 2,712.32
Total, ................$ $50, 79S. II
Disbursements, Clear Fork District.
For Teachers Salaries, 1884, S96.89
For New Buildings, 80. 8,652.35
For all other purposes. 4,971.56
Balance District Fund, =. 2,277.91 {,
otal, ................S $780, 98!71 {,
Receipts Maiden Spring District. /
From the State, ..S14,111.4O
From County, ........... 86S9.54 |,
From District, 6,S98.85i
From other sources, 1885. 23
Fro mAmount Due Treas. 10 ,65O.O6 |
Total, $50, 7O8. O8 |
Maiden Spring Dist.
For teachers salaries. .$35, 1O8.63 i
New Building, Debt
and interest, ......... 8,565.8O
For all Other Purposes. 9,O33.65
Total, .S52,7OS.O8
From the above analysis it will be
seen that the total amount or the
county spent last year was
For teachers salaries, 800, 463.65
For all other purposes, -. 35,366.21
Total, .$125, 1929. SO
The county superintendent report
for the year ending June 30th, 1917
shows amounts paid
For teachers salaries. :. .$58,618.76
For all other purposes. +. 49,98O.35
Total, ................$ 108,599.11
A comparison these tables will
show that the Boards for the past
three years have been facing an
acute situation in which their re-
sources have not kept pace with the
'apidly increasing cost of running the
schools. This increased cost, it is
apparent from this report, has been
argely, almost entirely, due to the
advance in teachers salaries. Funds
received from the State have in
creased In the three years about, 49,
10000 and funds from local levies and
,ther sources little more than $6,000.-
10 year total of some $14,000.0O.
While salaries for teachers alone
nave advanced almost 100000 n
year. The county ought to be con-
graduated on having their District ,
3oards composed of men of fine bust I
less judgment. These Boards have
brought Tazewell county through the
most trying period of its history in
.chool matters, having come through :
he war period and this far through
he money mad" period following
without having had to borrow money
except in one case this year. But the
:redit for this splendid financiering
should not all be given to the school
boards. Town councils, coal compan-
es and individuals have contributed 4
thousands of dollars to help run the
schools, which amounts do not ap-
,ear in the reports. In fact, if it were
lot for this wide, liberal, and prac-
ical interest the boards would have
'een seriously embarrassed and the
schools would have suffered. A pro-
,ressive Board of Supervisors had al
so come to the rescue the school
boards and have made whatever cash
was found necessary to
ieep the balance sheet clear of red
nix. But this condition ought not TO
De allowed to continue. Individuals
md corporations ought not to be ask
ed for these large supplements to
he school funds. The public schools
are for all the children of the county.
All the people of the county ought to
share equally the cost of public ed
lcation. That cost is increasing every
day. There is only one fair way to