The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-30
MASS MEETING
DETERMINED TO
AID SCHOOLS
Appoint Two Committees To
Find Ways and Means To
Raise Funds
TO ASK LEGISLATURE
FOR PERMANENT AID
What Appears To Be Practical
Plan OF Work Is
Adopted

With the appointment or two conn
mittees one for temporary saa the
other for permanent relief s3f tho
school situation OF Escambia county
the meeting called yesterday Sv the
school board at the Chamber OF COM
merce auditorium was productive of
results which may possibly lead 70 the
solution of the financial problems
which 50 badly hamper the board
in it's management Of educational prob
lens OF the county.
F. W. Marsh acted as ehairma
with J. Y. Price as secretary. Follow
ing are the committees appointed.
For temporary relief-E. r. Malone.
chairman. T. NJ. Hauss, or Century
Morris Bear. Mrs. r. Pope Reese. Miss
G. NJ. Bobinson, c. j. Levy. r. III
Cary.
For permanent relief-1. 6 DeSuva,
chairman; Alex Friedman, " II Wat
son, Hunter Brown. Mrs. George ".
Marble
Salaries and Administration.
The budget as made up for the
coming year shows that the salaries
Of the teachers win amount to S7S,-
441.40
The repairs, rent, fuel janitors.
school furniture. transportation. print
ing etc, VIII cost s20S65.00
Salaries Of the board are estimated
at 1880.
Legal expenses, 100000.
These expenses. including the deficit
and maturing time warrants, amount
to $40 OS62.20
The amount available from county
funds for the country schools for the sal
aries Of the teachers is S27,454.4 ~; amount
available from district funds Is 100000
Four and nalf months Of school would
require an expenditure Of $500 pei
month, or sss.15o leaving a surplus avail
able for the teachers of the county Of
only sS0449.
The amount available FOR the city
schools from the county funds is $50
9sg91; amount available for the district
funds, ss0sf4.so. making a total Of $50.
SOL IL Cost Of running the city schools
for five and one-haf months, az si4,-
557.4O amounts to ssO.os5.7o, which would
leave a surplus OF only s756o1.
Heat Developes.
The statement as TO school finances
was made by Judge r. D. Beggs. and al
one time the meeting promised 70 De-
come somewhat heated, as questions were
interjected and discussion arose. The
chairman pointed out. however. that the
meeting was called 10 hear the report
OF the board and 10 work out something
constructive. not TO go into details which
must be worked out by the board. and
suggested the appointment OF a commit
tee for temporary relief, the motion for
which was put by Judge Beggs
To Ask Legislation.
The suggestion for legislation looking
TO alienation Of the financial difficulties
was made BY o. J. semraes, chairman OF
finances Of the board. who said that II
temporary relief was given Il could only
be for short time and there would be
repetition Of the same conditions. and
suggested that movement be put on foot
towards having legislation enacted which
would make # possible to bond for 81
Oe0 10000 for school purposes.
Mr. Semmes said he believed that n
the people Of Escambia county woula
bond themselves for two million dollars
for county roads they would be more wiz
ing to bond for $1,000. 600 FOR schools, and
that then the financial problems would
be eliminated. Mrs. George Marble made
a motion to work out soms such plan.
and on her motion. the committee on per
manent relief was adopted.