The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-11
Fee from Pupils, Teachers Cut
Of Ten per cent, and Reduction
All Along Line, to Save Schools

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Recommendation OF registration fee.
the cutting of teachers salaries ten per
cent and approximate reduction on other
oDerating expenses were recommends
tions embodied In resolution presented
yesterday to the chairman Of the Escam-
bia county school board by the committee
o ntemporary relief appointed at the re-
cent mass meeting called to consider
POSSIBLE means of financing the schools
for the coming term.
The meeting was called for yesterday
morning but as some members Of the
committee were unable to be present a
second meeting was called for the after
noon. the committee remaining in session
| for more than three hours in an endeavor
10 arrive at the best possible solution Of
the difficulties now confronting the board.
| The Resolutions.
We tha committee appointed to provide
| wavs and means for the operation OF
| CITY an dcounty schools for the usual
1 school term, recommend as follows:
That q registration fee be exacted from
| ZACH pupil as follows:
For primary pupils, $50 per term. or
| $500 per year.
/ Eor gran1ar school pupils, $500 Per
/ term, or $500 per year.
i For high school pupils, $500 per term
/ or So. 90 per year.
i we estimate revenue from this source
So, 100000.
/ Wa recommend that each school shaN
he responsible for the collection OF the
above fee and that such fees shall apply
to the operation OF that particular school,
TO cut teachers salaries 10 per cent
. mr. saw approximately $2.2347o per month
I-$17. $500.
To cut other operating expenses ~ PEI
cant. or an approximate reduction o.
20 600 .oo-a total cut of S64, 1850.
The committee merely offered the reso-
,ution as it's recommendation to the board
and having SO done, considered It's oo'
ties as a committee discharged.
publish Resolutions.
Tpdpe Beggs stated that he thought y
.ay,aab1a to publish the resolutions II
order that the people might nave an OPP
, nortunity to give to them fuh cohsluet,
a+;on and that expressions might o.
hro,,eh+ out and given due consldera
ton. ,,aa y,
The resolutions were accompanies -
, the following letter: ;,
naar sir:-The committee appointed Z
recommend temporary relief IN the opera
t;on NJ our public schools has careiuli'
i oonsidarea the financial statements rem
800 ms nv YOU We feel that ever
eggort should be exerted to carry IN
schools on for the usual term ana nav
4S,a~esore embodied our views IN the en-
oIa.ad resolution. The only alternalise
ss ne see it, being to operate them 70
shorter term
Yors truly,
q. r. MALONE, Chm
n 7. LEAvY, Secretary.
nu,a committee made 1t very clear ina
=, nrAsenting the resolutions, they ma
: corar,1lv considered every phase OF ~
s,+ua+,on as carefully as possible. haVln
: hagora them a full financial statement
the board, and that under the circunl
: stances 1t seemed advisable to cur ex
= asrsea as well az to charge registratio
fee as is now being done in so man
!. other schools, in order that the scnool
: nav be continued for the full term.
The AItern alive.
The only alternative to some SUCH pia
!. as outlined by the committee seems tn
: oneration of the schools for sherte
term.
= The committee on temporary relief
anpointed at the recent mass meetin
:, comprises E. R. Malone, chairman: e. n
I, IIauss. of Century, and Mrs. r. POP
Reese. Messrs Morris Bear, C. j. Lev!
r M. Cary and Miss C. NJ. Robinson.