The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-11-11
SCHOOL REPORT
SHOWS PROGRESS
EXPENSES REDUCED IN MANY
DEPARTMENTS WITHOUT DE-
CREASlNG EFFICIENCY
REVENUES $25,14S,933
Shortage OF Legally Qualified Teach
ers Is Principal Handicap OF State
Schools Progress.

baton Rouge, Lain the report
or H. III. Harris, state superintendent
OF public education. to the Louisiana
state board Of education which met
mere healthy growth in the public
school system was indicated and a
balance on hand OF approximately
sa00,eOO more than the total at the
same period last year was shown.
Mr.. Harris reported that the cost
OF transporting children in automo-
pie Dusses has decreased an average
OF 1880 transfer, compared with
year ago, and the cost child is
$40 less. The average length of
the session has been increased three
days. There are rs and 40 per cent
or white educables enrolled. short
age OF legally qualified high school
teachers is pointed out in the report
Today's meeting was the last SEES
sion of the appointive board as the
new board will be elected November
and probably will be reorganized In
January. Members of the present
board are: E. l.. Kidd Ruston. pres
ident; and DR.. N. p. Moss, Lafayette;
Robert Martin. St Martinville: Ralph
5 Thorton. Alexandria, and superen.
tendent r. II. Harris. who is secre
tary to the board.
The board met to receive the
report on the important. phases of the
work, of the public schools fer the
session 1921-1922. and approved the
right OF the New Orleans Conserva
tory of Music and Dramatic Art to II
sue baccalaureate degrees
Mr., Harris report in part follows
The state current school fund dis
tributions to the parishes amounted tc
$4,320, 666.45, an increase of little
more than $5,0O0,O0O over the last
session. The parish constitutional tau
usually referred to as the police
jury appropriation was $4,917,949 66
little more than 100000 less than
the funds realized from that source
the previous session. Special main
tenance taxes amounted to. s3,O16, 023.
50. an increase OF approximately
100000 over the last session Funds
from other sources amounted to 81.
OS5,27O.04, representing an increase Of
little less than s50,OOO,OO0.
$25, 148,933 Received
"The total revenue receipts for the
session amounted to $14,339,91O.03 4
little more than a half million dol
lars in excess Of similar receipts fol
the previous session
''The non-revenue receipts were
Balances brought forward from the
previous session. $2,351, 1898, repre-
senting an increase Of a little les.
than 100000; proceeds of bond sales
for building etc, $2,19S, 1860, an in
crease over the previous session o.
little more than 100000; loans t
meet current expenses (of course thi.
in reality does not represent re
ceipts), $6.25S,6O253. an increase o
a little less than 100000 over thu
previous session. The total non-rev
enue receipts amounted to $40 500 ,O23
Is, an increase Of $1.675,22466.
1.-THE grand total of all moneys 70
ceived was $25,14S.9331 represent
ing an increase Of s2,263, SO3.60. Sub
tracing $6,258, 6O2 so of current loans
the funds in tn hands of the schoo
boards for use in the operation Of tn,
schools, building schoolhouses. etc.
amounted to s18,89O,330.65. This wal
an increase of little more than /,
| million and a half dollars over tn,
| previous session.