The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-05
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anIy Ss1 G, 600 More ] han Last
1,eaLsyv Wig B EN- eeded In
City Is chooIs.
That Acknowledgements are .undu1y
9sgfsxcit ted about the rumored In
crease ing scho OF taxes In Marion
Conntysts the statement Of County
4Snperintendent Of Schools I. "a.
ama1l 9iike11hood Of a big jump In
schoo1 taxes in any part Of the
count to.
Tr.Barnes quotes Sections Nos.
sSs and q of the revised school law
3 to@prove his statements. He says
Sthat the3ansWe to the question is
scontained in the paragraphs refer
stothe teachers fund and de-
clares that this is the only part Of
the school law requiring a certain
SS1evy to \ be laid before state aid
S:SSpil lsbe8 given TIL e schools.
Three Districts Affected
Only Winfe cid, Union and
Grant districts were aided last
NE year und Ter this provision said
sxSAIr. Barnes, and even these dis
;sssstr1ctsawi1l probably not ask aid
from the teach fund in 1922.
TheTefore, the state aid require
ments have no effect in Mar
rs ION Count y.
ssThe other parts of the law
sgoverning1 state aid to schools do
that a certain levy be
sTaid but require other conditions
y (which have nothing whatever to
I'd oa5Swith1 taxation. Considerable
has resulted because
ignoran. Of the law have
the levy require
ment and applied to other state
said clauses sof3the3 school law"
hi ]. Hustead, superintendent
s 81 Union Ind ependent District
stated his schools did not
srecefVeEs state aid last year though
those in# Onion District did
State Aid In Fairmont
Otis Wilson superintendent
8of city. schools; said that his
ceived n o aid from the
Steache fund for which a 40 cent
s1avyAi equired.
d i'd receive some state
d, $500 said Mr. Wilson, 'But it
amounted to only about $1,400.
sssuppose we will receive state aid
ifssyear but not fro. the tea
zgcherss fund. The aid given us was
granted under the provisions for
high&schooIs.
evil not need more money
for thee schools than last year,
for add itiona1 teach ers,'
Scontinued r Wilson. THE
amount for this purpose will be
sabont So 90 {: ~
Sincesthec city valuation will run
ssssst oSnearly So 100000 in all, the
81 additional4 $40, ZOO Unnecessary for
city school purposes will mean
onlyabout 2scentS on the 500.
IN o. Increase Expected
So#farB asscan be learned from
nferyieWs xvi tn school fficials,
there seems to bes1ittle indication.
an unusual increase in school
takes Mr.; Barnes was of the
If the public would
acquaint itself with the much
ssFasdiscussed state aid provisions of
t1e school law, there would be.
Hess alarm over thea4 o cent levy.
LeVies, ascertained by the
boardsSof educationEand. approved
bysthe. state Bcommissioner as pro-
Ssyid ed IN Section MOI 5 of the state
school law,smayb be laid as fol-
a. ForSs maintenance fund
s spurposes. for d efTaying the main
Ten ancess expenses for a fiscal
levy not TO exceed
Hfteencents.H
CD For teachers fund purpos-
SSess aIeYysno otto exceed forty cents,
~ orsthespufposeo communicating the.
aschools Sthesd strict for a mini
sInnm term siorfor8aslo longer term
where the same has been tended
M by r1according to law. In case.
theSl levy hereunder in:
cIudingA thesesupp1ementa appor-
stionm ent he genera school!
Fund acknowledgement ed. will
mot pToducea1 snf fctent fund to-
pay minimizing alaries to siffi-
Ecisnts numberss teachers for all
schooIsEofSt he district for the
rnin mum termeit shall be the duty
the board of education to lay
dditiona1S1e yysto make up the
81 deIciencyi nSth Nteache rs fund 81
Extension OF Term
SgssSroVfsions are made also.in this
SsectfonSfo or thea1ayfng of "a special
81 evy lease of EanEeXtension$ of the
sehoo term, al eyysfora hi h school
ssspnrposesSand "a levy for new build :.
sSSln nd Improvement fund pu ul:!s
md secHon n o. referring
he General school fund, 1t is
tated that Il IS fund shall be
Second supplement the