The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-07
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

Ctute lmmlGratlOn department IEOm
the records Of the state superintendent
OF schools for publication In the Colo
RADIO Year Book show very substan-
tial increases In the value Of public
school property and in the expendi-
lures for public schools In the state in
the past biennial period. Reports from
all counties show that the total amount
spent for public school purposes In
Colorado during the school year end.
Ing June 80, 1920, was $1S,278, ,407.44
compared with $9,892, 2,899.18 for the
school year ending June 80 1918. The
amount invested in public school prop
erty at the close Of the last fiscal year
was So. .492, ,493.i7, with one county not
reported. On June 80, 1918, the amount
invested in school property, with four
counties not reported, was $18,4S9.-
O15.l1. The average monthly cost of
public school education during the past
school year based upon total enroll
ment In the public schools was $3.50
per pupil, compared with 1872 for the
school year ending with June 80, 1918.
There has been large increase In the
total amount Of taxes levied for the
support Of the public schools Of the
state In the pust two years, the in
creased revenue being spent chiefly
for teachers salaries and for new
buildings and equipment. Total ex-
penditures for public schools In the
state at present, exclusive Of expendl.
lures Of public funds for higher edu-
cation, now amount to about one. third
the taxes collected.
An automobile show planned for
women. This Is the idea Of the auto
mobile show committee which Is ar.
ranging this years exhibit of the
worlds leading motor cars which is to
be held In the municipal Auditorium at
Denver. April 4 to 8. There are many
features which will make each day and
night 4 sort Of society event Of formal
nature. Another feature Of the show
which Is in keeping with the idea Of
formality 10 the serving Of refresh.
ments. Arrangements are being made
BY the Colorado Manufacturers and
Merchants Association to serve coffee
and cakes and other refreshments to
100000 people during the week. To
carry out this plan guides will conduct
parties each afternoon and evening
through the basement Of the Auditor
ium, where special exhibits Of
Colorado-made goods will be ex'
planned. At this time the association
will serve refreshments - Colorado
made, of course.
Road projects for Colorado aggre.
eating $253,S44 were submitted to the
federal public roads bureau by the
State Highway Commission, Of which
$124,978.48 will be paid by the govern
ment II approval ID made by District
Engineer J. 8. Bright. One and three
tenths miles Of concrete road between
Fort Collins and Loveland constitutes
one Of the projects, to cost $54. .003.21
One and one.tenths miles In Boulder
county, running south from Longmont
will cost $l7,ss1.07, the road also tc
bs Of concrete; while third concrete
road project embraces four and four.
tenths miles between Brighton and
Denver, In Adams county, the estimat
ed cost Of which Is S151, ,950.72.
Richard Winnsrah, 12-year.old
schoolboy Of 0uray county, Is the
champion talker Of Colorado. BE was
awarded first prize In the annual ora.
torical contest conducted by the Colo
rado Association Of County Superin.
tendents and Institute Workers at
Corona school In Denver. Eighth grade
pupils from every county In the state
competed. At the same time Mildred
Akey, pretty little 1S-year-old miss Of
Wray, Colo, was declared the cham.
pion eighth grade word speller Of the
state.
The state tax Of cent q gallon on
gasoline and oils has been declared
constitutional In q decision rendered
by Judge Charles O. Butler of the Dis.
tnct Court at Denver. The validity Of
the tax has been In issue for several
months. A number Of oil companies
have paid the tax Into the state treas.
ury, others have resisted payment.
Pahaske tepee, the building which
Is to house the Buffalo Bill museum
on Lookout mountain near Colonel
Cody's grave, is rapidly nearing com.
pletion and It 10 expected 1t will be
thrown open to tourists by June /. The
city Of Denver is erecting the building
In conjunction with Buffalo Bills fos.
ter son. Johnny Baker, who. has been
granted the concession, and win con-
duct first-class restaurant and pa.
vilion in the building for the conven-
Ience Of tourists
w. R. Freeman, receiver of the Den.
yer 4 Salt Lake railroad, has filed u
petition with the Utilities Commission
to extend the order permitting the
Moffat road to operate on tri-weekly
basis. The order which permitted the
trains to run between Denver and
Craig, Colo, three times a week was
TO have expired on April l.
Fred Maddocks, son of G. 4. Mad