Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-08-12

Also the July Apportionment but what
they will be can not yet be estimated.
During the year 1919 and 1920 we paid
In teachers salaries, the sum of $26,636.-
95 and during the year of 192O-21 we paid
in teachers salaries the sum of $42,41O.71
an increase of $15,773.76, which moro
than off sets our deficiency for last year.
BY way OF explanation for this increase
of teachers salaries we beg leave to state
that: 1t was shown that we had been pay.
ing salaries below the average of other
districts of the state as well as adjoining
states and this matter was duly taken up
by the State Teachers Organization, tho
State Board of Education, the Business
Men and Commercial Club of our own city,
each of whom urged that the Board pay
salaries on par with those paid for sim
liar service by the other districts through
out the State which was accordingly done
furthermore our State Laws and the ruler
adopted by the State Board of Education
request higher standard of certificatiOn
for our teachers and in order to secure
this class of teachers it is necessary to pay
the price. To employ an inferior grade of
teachers would mean the lowering Of the
standard of our schools SO that the work
done in our schools would not be recognize
ed by tho higher institutions of learning OF
this and adjoining states
The State superintendent and Members
of the State Board who have visited our
schools during tho past year have each
spoken in commentator of the standard
and efficiency of the work Of our schools
in its various branches but have also re-
commended several improvements and
changes, viz: The putting in of an Agrl-
cultural course under the Smith Hughes
Act. This was done at the opening OF
school last September, also the relieving
of the congested condition in several or
the rooms of the lower grades; the aband-
Oning of tho use of the basement room OF
tho Lincoln Building as a grade or elasS
room; the increasing of the facilities Tor
the Manual Training Department as web
as that of the Domestic Science and Arr
Department; tho improving and beautify>
ing of the school grounds, and lastly, the
building of another High School Building
and the eQuipping the same with gym
nasium. The potency of these recommen>
datiOns Is apparent to the board both in
dividually and collectively but under pres
ent financial stress we have seen no way OF
complying with them.
The buildings are being cleaned and re-
novated and the absolute necessary repairs
being made that they may be in readiness
for the opening of the school September
18TH and an effort is being made to dis
pense with the basement room of the Lin
coin Building as a grade room
The teaching force has been somewhat
rearranged for the ensuing year whereby
1t is expected that we will be able to re-
duce the cost and still maintain the stand
ard Of efficiency.
In connection with the above report the
following statistical information is here
with given:
district covers an area less thar
twenty (2O) square miles not quite twent!
(20) sections Of ground.
The assessed valuation of the
District ia ..-------.---------.--$1,7 23, 1900
Estimated value OF all school
property -.------.--------------------- 11S,sz2.4
Segregated as follows:
Buildings and grounds ..-..--------S / O0, 900 o.
Equipment and furniture --.-----. 1904
School library -----------.--=---.-------- 2,24S7
Total Bonded indebtedness 49, $4,000
Until last year no provision had bee
made to take care OF this Indebtedness
when IL should fall due but last year
sinking fund was established which will b
added to each year in order to meet thu
indebtedness as It natures.
Number of volumes in school library /, 10
Number of months of school -----------.
Number of teachers employed last
Number OF grades maintained ----------- 1
Actual census (1920) ----------------1,OS
Number of boys between the ages OF
and Is ---------------------------- az
Number of girls between the ages OF
and Ii %
AH OCneF boys =
All otner girls ID
Enrolment last year --------------- "a
Divided as follows to-Wit:
Elementary boys ---------- Al