Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-03
s357,550.00
School Budget for Year 1922 1923

The school budget report shows the
amount of the school budget for the
year 1929 to be $161, 100.32, and the
estimate of the resources for the year
1922-1923 to be $35527, leaving as the
amount to be appropriated by the
city S125,573.32. The various items Of
the school budget and estimate of
resources for 1922-1923 were printed
in a recent issue of the Journal. The
report also contains statements re-
garding the Ann Williams Fund and
the Eliza Church Fund.
Continuing the report says:
The outstanding event of the past
year in school activities has been the
authorization of school survey by
your Board of Education.
With school costs mounting rapid
ly each year, and the educational
needs of our city constantly becoming
more acute and diversified, the Board
of Education has felt that more than
ever it should scrutinize it's educa-
tional policies and school operating
expenses with the end in view not
only Of stopping all financial leaks, If
such were found, but also for the
purpose of having before us q for
ward-looking plan educationally
sound and adapted both to the poe
textbook and the educational needs
of the city.
This action Of the Board of Educa-
ton is not to be interpreted as any
criticism of our school administrative
officers. On the contrary. it was first
proposed to the Board by our Super
intendent and the survey report will
serve as valuable assistance to him
in working out with the Board of Ed
ucation the problems which are be-
fore us. n
Your Board early decided that the
work of the survey was altogether
too important to be entrusted to lay
men, and consequently, employed DR..
Alexander ]. Inglis. Professor of Edu-
cation of the Harvard Graduate
School of Education, to take charge
of the work. DIR. Inglis has associat-
ed with him in this work seven other
experts in the various fields of educa-
ton. They are asked to come into
our school system, examine it in all
it's parts and activities, and report
to the Board what they found with
recommendations for future develop
ment.
At this writing the field work is fin.
ished and it is expected that the
printed report will be ready for dis
tribution before the May school meet
ing. We hope that this report will be
read carefully and thoughtfully by
the people of this city. and that those
citizens interested in good schools
will cooperate with the Board OF
in carrying out such rec
as seem best for the
education of the children of the city.
The entire cost of the survey will
be $1,000, and the Board OF Education
expects that its cost to
the city will be saved many times
over.
The Board of Education has enter
ed upon the task of drawing up a
budget for next year entirely mindful
Of the facts: first, that the cost Of
tpcId llHS ouI puDllC SCuOOiS OuIlUS
the last ten years has rapidly in
creased: second. that the rights and
demands of other city departments
should be properly recognized. AL
though properly governed by the con-
Of these things, we believe
that the citizens of Augusta desire
that the Board Of Education shall
make out budget which will pro-
vide good schools. Governed by this
belief. your Board presents a budget
this year carefully made out, but
which exceeds last years budget by
over six thousand dollars.
The reasons for this increase are:
first, there will be received from the
State $4,000 less than usual on ac-
count Of the new method Of distribut-
Ing State funds: second. during. the
past year a re-valuation of all school
for insurance purposes 'hay
been made. with a result that addi-
tional Insurance has been placed upon
these buildings to. the amount Of
sl53.lo0, WHICH ADDS practically $500