Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-02
Six Reasons
Back Boards
Budget Plans
Directors Urge Salem
Taxpayers to Adopt
Bill at Election by
Overwhelming Vote

a statement III NAAANAt eeNNS ~ q
every taxpayer who is Interested IN
| the welfare or Salem's schools, TO
cast an affirmative vote for the
propose budget to be dealt with at
special election here next Mon
day, ana In which they point out,
through six reasons, the necessity
OF securing additional school funds
was issued by members OF the
school board today noon following
d special meeting held at the Mar
| ion hotel.
I The reasons as given follow: Loss
of county funds on account OF the
Jory case; increase in attendance,
approximate Il per cent; opening
OF sthe Mckinley school; general
| higher cost OF operation; taxes to
cover bonus voted last year for
teachers, which was granted this
year, and payment Of past indeot'
edness.
Jory Case Cost $4,000.
| Dealing ia detail with the six
points, 1t Is stated that the Jory
case vost this district approximate
jly $4,000. The legislature in 1919
,,'Amended the law SO that school
districts should feceive on their
school census $40 psr capita, rather
than the amount heretofore re-
ceiyed under the old law Of So per
icapita. The law pertaining to the
4 high. school tuition fund was also
Ichanged SO that school districts
were entitled to receive tuition
from county fund for all children
attend high school In this district
lwho came from another district In
\ the state where high school was
not maintained. Collection Of the
tax for these two purposes was en-
II ioined by Jory ana therefore every
. school district In Marion county
/ suffered a loss in funds, the report
Estates. This, the board explains, Il
[ one OF the causes contributing te
the past indebtedness.
! Attendance Increase Big.
Il The increase in enrolment in Sa
81 lem made necessary the employ
, ment OF additional teachers and ne
cessitated the opening of more
e rooms, requiring more wood. more
: school supplies, and more janitol
t service, 1t is said. While the in
n creased cost is not proportionate t
D the increase in attendance. yet be
= cause Of the fact that the schoo
I district was attempting to get alonl
4 win a minimum number Of teacher
on the last years basis, the increas
in attendance increases the numbe
Z of teanhers, the report states.
d The Mckinley school, relin
: quished by the hospital board, will
( be available for school purpose
: about the middle of December. II
r stated. Conditions at the McKinle
d school demanded relief. And II
n opening the school, it is pointed ou
y more teachers will be NEEDED, bu
IS no more than would be employs
e were the student housed anywher
else.
e Taxpayers Voted Bonus.
It Higher cost of operation. tn
y board states, would probably refe
/. to every item on the budget.
d In referring to the bonus vote
teachers, the report says that ''th
l. taxpayers of this district voted I
is the teachers here a bonus Of $15l
S, and this was paid by the boars
Is This year. when 1t came to maxim
re lup the salary schedule, the schos
board believed that the taxpayer
ie would desire to continue the pay
Is ment of that same bonus and
Dr. view of the fact that the cost {
is living had advanced, rather tina
e. declined, and In view OF the fa'
/" that our salary schedule was sti
e. lower than that of many of the SUI
ID rounding districts of smaller pop
lis lation. the school board felt 1t w,
y. imperative to add this bonus to II
salary schedule"
Shrinkage Ono Yearly.
ae Under the heading past indeb
r. edness." several points are taken q
e. In detail. The Jory case is me-
n toned. and a sa second point II
re said that ''for the last three yea
u. the board has attempted to no
1g down the levy to the minimum
g. therefore 1t has figured the exa
n, amount of money necessary al
OF levy has been made mased up
at that estimate. and each year the
rd has been a shrinkage in the tax
ht paid and similar loss each ye
on which has helped contribute to Z
.ai deficit which the board now fin
in itself confronted with" The "El
ev nentary School BilI' is also me
toned as contributing to the q
fieit-
In Support Is Asked.
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