Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-14

cial state aid. and within the past three
years every one az the twenty.one
buildings Of the county have either been
replaced by new building or remodele !
10 meet the state requirements.
First In state.
Both In the 100 per cent use IL the
limit tax and In the conformity To this
rtatc requirement as TO building and
equipment, this was the first county In
the state TO do 10. In the past four
years the schools of this county have,
by virtue 81 their meeting every require.
ment Of the State Board Of Education
been able To secure special aid from the
state 10 the limit of s2S 900. or an nv.
crage uf - pupil per ycar--or approx
imately the zane amount as In allowed
by the state each year TO supplement-
the regular county taxes
out of the twenty.one rural schools
seven now have brick buildings. four
others have voted the necessary honda.
two have sold these bonds. and three
additional schools are now petltloninc
for n bond election for the purpose OF
charging or voting new brick buildings.
The present value OF the rural schools
Of the county total ti26. 200. or n gain
Of $40 per cent In four years. The L..
braries maintained In these schools have
increased In value from $3.50 tn 1000 In
1920. or an Increase OF 200 per cent Ia
library equipment alone.
Teacherages IN County.
In addition To the high grade build.
ings and equipments Of tho rural
schools there are seven teacherages In
operation In connection with the rural
schools OF the county at this time. and
annfhaF hnllAinsr Nastll lss.
for this purpose with the completion Of
an additional brick school building for
which the money has already been re.
ceived on the bonds.
The city schools OF the county have
made a like remarkable growth and de.
velopment with a present enrolment OF
1900 students In the two cities OF the
county. Lubbock and Staten. Lubbock
public schools maintains forty.flve
teachers In five schools. including a
negro and Mexican school. 20 care for
the i.i32 enrolment. Slaton public
schools maintains fifteen teachers In the
two schools Of that city 10 care for the
56i enrolment that reflects the growth
Of this city with an enrolment Of only
10? Of four years ago.
In other activities Of the county the
report brought 20 light definite accom-.
plishmcnts that. when summarized
bring the citizen 10 realize the marvs-
lous development and returns he In re
ceiving from his tax moneys. In the
matter 81 good roads. four complete mo.
tor road machines have been put Into
operation within the past four years.
including four large tractors. graders.
ditchcrs. and large number OF drags
and similar machinery. More than i75
miles Of county roads have been worked
In the past twelve months and plans
are under way for much additional
work for the coming year. This entire
work has been carried ON by the com.
missioners without special bond cleo
ton Ia care for the highways Of the
county.
Highway Bonds.
In due time the highway bond election
will be carried In the county 90 hard
surface the designated highways Of the |
county. The preliminary work has al
ready been completed In this connection |
by having n complete survey 81 the road |
IN the county. its quality and
rOst of production and transportation
made by government engineers
other notable improvements and poll |
rles inaugurated by this court and rec.
Tor the favorable considera'
ton 81 the incoming court. IN the
county recrcational parks purchased |
md established In Lubbock county un