New Ulm review., 1920-10-13
1920 SCHOOL TAX
LEVY IS $$6o,,OOl0]'. ! !
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REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF
FIFTY PER CENT OVER
PREVIOUS YEAR.
VARIOUS MATTERS DISPOSED
OF AT MEET OF BOARD
OF EDUCATION.

One of the most important matters
to be disposed of at the Irregular month
~ meeting of the local board OF educa
tion, Monday evening, was the fixing
of the 1920 school tax levy, which will
be collected with the. taxes next year,
Various other routine business was
transacted, but the session was quiet
and serene throughout.
Levy is .$6O,0O0
The 1919 school tax levy, collected
this year, amounted to $4,000, but
in view of the fact that the high"
is still an integral part of "the cost Of
living" which includes maintaining
institutions OF learning for the future
citizenship, it was found necessary to
increase the levy for 1920 consider
ably in order to meet the necessary
expenditures. A motion to fix the
levy at S65,000 failed to receive a
second, whereupon it was resolved to
place the figure at 100000, which is
SO per cent more than the 1919 levy,
which amounted to $4,000. By ex-
ercising economy, the board may be
able to prevent deficit in next years.
account. -
Report on German Study.
Superintendent Arnold Gloor SUBJ
mitted a report on the number of.
pupils in the sixth, seventh and eighth
grades who are taking German in.
struction as well as those who have
been excused from the study Of this
language upon the written request Of
their parents or guardians. OF a total
enrolment of 181 in these three grades,
"a are attending the German classes:
while 81 have been excused. These
are divided among the individual
grades as follows: Sixth grade, 81
pupils, 10 excused; seventh grade, SO
pupils, "a excused; eighth grade, 81.
pupils, 43 excused
No Dancing at Masquerade.
IL The high school students evidently
do not take kindly to the eurtai1ment
of dancing in the public school build
ings, which was decided upon by the
board of education at the September
meeting, for the Junior class presented
request to the board, through Super
intendent Gloor, for permission to
embody .terpsichorean diversions in
the program for their masquerade
party in the high school gymnasium
the latter part of this month. The
petitioners apparently anticipated that
this request would not be granted,
for they desired to ascertain whether
or not the board would allow them to
enjoy 'tfeet exercise" if the masquerade
party were held at Turner Hail. The
Board members stood pat on their
former resolution, however, and re-
jected the request.
Treasurer's Report.
Treasurer Herman F. Raabe sub
mitted his report, covering the period
from July 23 to October / Of this year,
showing total receipts Of S15,002 81,
which include a balance on hand
July 23 of $8, ,940.62 and certificates
Of deposit for $4,000. The disburse-
ments aggregated j$11, ,320.23, includ-
ing the sum Of SIS, 800 paid for the j John
Schapekahm property adjoining the
Lincoln school. There was as}balance
on hand October 1 of .$3,682.58.
Salaries $l2,341.55 More.
:. During the discussion of the 1920
tax levy it was brought out that the
salaries of instructors and janitors in
the local public schools are $12,341 SIS
greater this year than they were
during the preceding school term, the
figures being 56;227. 80 for L l920-l921
as against .$43, 3,886.25 for 1919-I92O
The board decided to make a tempo.
rary loan to cover expendi futures anti
the November settlement appropria-
tion is available. . IS. .ss
Report of School Nurse. IS, I.
: The monthly report of Miss Enm;
Potter, school nurse, was read sant
accepted by the board. According
to her report, Miss Potter visited ST,
schools, a total OF so times, durinl
September and examined 85 pupils
of whom AS were found defective
A total of 70 defects were found, divid
ed into the following classifeations
Vision, l; teeth, IA; tonsas, Is; moutl
breathing, 8 !; hearing, 1 nutrition, 4s
and orthopedic,. 2. One case eacl
of'typhoid fever and appendicitis wa