, 1922-05-04

academic events. The basketball
team made a splendid showing and
won quite a name for itself. In the
academic events W. were represent
ed in Typewriting and in Extempor-
aneous Speaking. Next year we hope
that the high school will participate
to an even greater extent in the
events of high school week at
Laramie.
XII. Finances
In a speech delivered at Green
tiver. recently. Governor Carey dis
cussed school finances. He stated
that OF M total of all taxes raised in
the state the mount OF money ex-
pended for school purposes exceeds
all others, being over 40 per cent of
the total amount raised. The total
taxes raised for all state
counties. cities and schools last wear
amounted to $9.1OO. 100000, while the
mount of school taxes was over So.
65O.0O0.00. This amount does NOT
represent the entire cost OF the
schools but to this must be added
over ~s75.OO0.OO contributed by the
state school land income fund, and
$49O.OOO.OO contributed as royalties
under the Federal Oil and Gas Leas-
ing Dill. The cost of the schools of
the state for one year was nearly
$4,000. 100000, leaving out the num-
crous bond issues of the various
districts.
The following is an extract from
Governor Carey's speech:
while l have referred to the
general cost of maintaining our
schools and also called your atten-
tion to the fact that the greater
part or the money raised for taxation
goes to the support OF schools, at
the same time I want 1t distinctly I'M
d"rstoOd that | do not believe that
We should reduce our expenditures
for school purposes. There is
nothing for which we spend money
from which we get greater returns
than that spent for education. There
Is nothing else that the State gives
to the child or youth growing up
within its borders. and there is
nothing which tends to make better
than a good education. An
ignorant man or woman is a most
dangerous citizen. The better edu-
Gated the people the better govern
W" can expect. We must all
work for better schools, a more uni
form educational system, and with
the thought uppermost in our minds
that every child in the state should
the advantages of a first class
education. If we will study condi-
lions. in the different states, we will
that those states that have the
best school systems have made the
greatest progress industrially. and
the best governments. Where
we find poor schools we will find
backward communities"
Last year an Sk mill levy was
asked for the schools and this year
the same Is asked for. 1t has been
necessary to build additions to the
East Ward and the West Ward out ,
Of this general fund, without bonds, |
and additional room will probably
have to be built in the same way. |
Hence We have been in arrears al
good deal of the time and it is nec-
essary to have the full s u mill levy.
MI. Miscellaneous Activities.
During the year various activities
been carried on that do not
properly come under the heads men,
toned above. This winter the Car
bon County Teachers Association has
organized. in which about go
per cent of the teachers of the county
are enrolled and also are enrolled
as active members of the National
Education Association. Nearly all
of the Rawlins teachers are members
and we feel that this organization
will be able to help the of edu-
cation in Carbon County as we'll as
in our district.
Last fall a school was established