Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-29
TAX LEVY FOR
SCHOOLS TO BE
90 TO So CENTS

Continued From Page One.)
several members Of the board favor d.
rect taxation for the erection Of new
buildings, or az feast to pay for part Of
the cost. Only short time ago Bert s.
Gadd, chairman Of the building and
grounds committee. in an open statement
at a board meeting told delegation OF
citizens he would favor erecting certain
buildings by direct tax during the
coming year. The beginnings Of a new
shortridge High School. aud additions
at Schools Nos. u and 70 have been
mentioned in this connection
Should this plan be adopted by the
board it is probable that another @ to 7
cents would be added to the levy. So all
indications are that the levy win not be
less than 80 cents and may exceed that
figure considerably
The great addition in the amount nee
esssry for teachers salaries IN due to
two factors. First, the new schedule Of
salaries adopted by the board last year.
increa sing salaries all the way down the
line; second the fact that new buildings
whic, have been completed or ara near
ing completion Win need On additional
number Of teachers. During the past
year there were about 1900 teachers en-
ployed IN the grade schools alone. This
mum Der will be increas Sod by about hfty
whon school opens IN September while
there viii be an increase Of about hftoen
In the teaching STATS OF the three high
schools.
EXPECT 5000
NEW STUDENTS.
Also there undoubtedly VIII be at lenst
2 900 more pupils enrolled ia September
than during the year gone by. T. L. Graf,
superintendent OF schools, says that the
average annual increase "a enrolment for
the past fifteen years has been about elev-
en- hundred. Due TO depressed Industrial
conditions, Mr.. Graf says, this X crease
probably will be greater this z@ar. for
he says, It has been the history OF the
public schools that hard times mems more
pupils. while years Of unusual prosperity
mean that children Of school age are put
TO work.
! This eleven hundred or more OF natural
Increase viii be further enlarged by about
/ one thousand due 20 the operation Of tie
law enacted by the last session Of the
/ Legislature regarding working permits.
Under the old law any child who had
ompleted the fifth grade of public school
/ and was over fourteen years Of age could
obtain a permit TO work. BY the provi-
sions Of tire new law the child must have
com pleted the eighth grade. This will
result IN an Increased attendance Of about
/ one thousand. school officials estimate.
| New buildings which are being made
! roady for occupancy this fan viii require
additional custodian service. At a meet
/ ing of the board two weeks ago the Arst
unit Of Technical High School was pro-
vided with additional janitors at an In
crease In cost to the city Of about $26,-
| 600 Custodian service Tor grade schools
which will he ready for use when school
| opens Will increase this figure 10 about
( $50 900 It Is believe
! An interesting result Of the new work
/ ing permit law Is that It will throw a
great amount OF work on Dr. W. A
! ecker, director Of physical education. The
! law requires that all pupils asking for
/ permits be gtvon physical examination
/ and this viii fall On him. IN preparation
/ for the hundreds OF examinations which
| he Will be required to make a special
room Is being fitted up in the offices Of
| tbs school board william A. Hacker,
/ director Of attendance, says 1t is i'm
/ possible to estimate how many ezamina-
! lions DR.. Ocker will be required to give
during the year. Last year 1884 work
! ing permit certificates were Issued to
/ 6,Go4 children, but many Of these, ac-
cording to Mr.. Hacker, viii not come IN
der the provisions of the new law.
| Following a special me ting Of the
school board Saturday afternoon the
finance committee, composed of Charles
L. Barry and W. D. Allison, board mem
bers, met with Mr.. Douglass 4nd began
the consideration Of the budget and tax
! levy for 1921. After a conference last
/ ing two hours the committee adjourned,
after having gone through abotu half the
/ budget. The committee will meet again
! Tuesday, when it viii complete its work
and it will make it's recommendations TO
: the board at the regular meeting Tues
/ day evening.