The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-05-14
MUST AMEND CHARTER
TO RAISE SCHOOL FUND
City School Board Reports And
Offers Plan For More
Revenue
To the People of Marietta:

of last week, we beg to submit for
your consideration the present
and urgent needs of our schools,
as well as to inform"you as to the
Board S financial condition.
The Board of Education has
fixed income received from three
sources: city taxes, school fund
received from the State, and an
amount received from tuition in
the high school. Up until this time
the Board, through most econo-
mlcal management has been able
to live on it's income. But owing
to the substantial growth of the
schools, and increased expenses,
it will be impossible for the Board
to conduct the schools longer
without additional funds. The
number of white children. enrolled
in 1910 was 727. The number of
white children enrolled in 1920
was 1927. The increase in attend
ance has resulted in an over
crowded condition in number Of
grades, which greatly impairs the
efficiency of the service.
A new school building with
ample grounds is badly needed,
and will have to be supplied with
in short time. But ewing to the
high cost of building materials
and labor, your Board is of the
opinion that it would be unwise
to advocate the issue of bonds
for this purpose at this time, but
soon Marietta will have to vote
bonds for this purpose.
The Board wishes to impress
the necessity of the following:
Adding minimum of five addi-
tlonal teachers, to relieve the con-
gestion in the crowded classes.
that the teachers be enabled to
give the children more careful
and personal instruction. This
will necessitate additional class
rooms and will involve consider
able expense in, remodeling, etc.
The salaries of our teachers is
inadequate, and in justice to- them
substantial increase should be
made.
The heating system in the
Waterman street school is made
quate and will have to be over
haulded and enlarged, if not re-
newed. This building has not
been comfortably heated during
severe weather.
The grounds and school pro-
perties should be kept in the best
order and made attractive to the
children as well as the commu-
nifty.
The Board realizes the desire of
the people Of Marietta for better
schools, and after mature deliber-
alton, it is of the opinion that the
following should be done at once;
to provide five additional teach
ers, to increase the salaries of all
teachers, both in the white and
colored schools, and to provide
for reasonable amount of repair
ing and the upkeep of the school
properties. To do this will sub
stantially increase the cost of
maintaining the schools.
The Boards income for the
year ending May 1, 1920 was as
follows:
Received from City
taxes. .$11 100000
Received from state
of Georgia .A.... 7,074.OO
Received from tuition. 6.233.28
Total receipts. 1924, 307. %
70 provide additional teachers,
increase salaries, making repairs
and keeping up the school proper
ties will result in total amount
need for the school for the next
year approximately 100000, or
an increase Of approximately $16,-
10000 over the Boards present
income. Of this amount some
$4500.00 will be received from the
increase in tuition, which would
leave approximately 81, 100000,
to be raised by taxation.
This amount can be raised by
amending the charter of Marietta
and having a special tax levy for
school purposes.
The increase in tuition in the
high school for children living
within the city limits will be $1.00|
per month. There will be a sub
stantial increase over the present
nonresident rates.
Your Board is unwilling to en-
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