The Delta independent., 1924-04-18

the Eckert High school buildings are
well located for centralized effort.
Financial Survey
Public school funds are derived
from the special school tax, general
county tax, state apportionment,
Smith-Hughes aid, and tuition fees
from pupils outside the district. The
average levy of the Surface Creek
area is lower than the levy of other
districts of like size and conditions.
Three districts within the area have
a bonded Indebtedness, namely, Cedar
edge s57,250, exclusive of $4,000 is
sued in Judgment warrants; Eckert
$4,000, and Cory 1920. Tongue Creek
has $1,000 Indebtedness not bonded.
Should the six districts unite under
one school system, the bonded indebt-
edness remains against the property
on which it was originally voted.
Should all the districts unite and
new bonded indebtedness be planned,
the so limit based on the present
valuation would amount to s159, 9,266.75.
The total disbursements for the fiscal
year 1923 were 49,759.6S and the an
ucipated revenue for the current year
is S54,772.s1 in the six districts.
Comparative statistics on the ex-
penditures of few districts, more
OF less comparable to the area in
cluded in the survey, may be OF in
terest- The districts compared: Del
Norte, Monte Vista, Hotchkiss, Sar-
gent, Platteyille and Surface reek
Area, show enronments from 325 at
Platteville to $50 at Monte Vista, the
Surface Creek Area ranking second
with an enrolment of S29. Surface
Creek Area and Monte Vista heads
the list with largest number OF teach
ers, 81. In last years budget Monte
Vista takes first place and Surface
Creek Area second, the amounts being
$50, ,720 and s57,575 respectively. Like
wise in teachers salaries, Monte
Vista paid $4,000 and Surface Creek
$S2,426. In valuation of buildings,
Surface Creek Area takes third place.
The first being Monte Vista with
buildings valued at s19S,OOO, and Sar-
gent, s1SO,O00. then Surface Creek,
sll6,s02. Sargent has the greatest
bonded Indebtedness of s64 ,45O. Sur
face Creek Area and Platteville oper-
ate the same number of school buses,
each five, and come last on the list.
In the number of pupils transported
Surface Creek takes sixth place with
ll6, and Del Norte first with 333, and
Sargent is a close second with 800.
In cost of transportation Del Norte
comes first with an expenditure of
$4,000, and Surface Creek Area fifth
with an expenditure of $500.
conmendabe Features Noted
In making this survey, the COM
mittee noted many commendable fea-
lures, namely: the effort made by the
teachers to overcome unfortunate con-
ditions by adapting themselves to
their surroundings and equipment, and
making the best use possible of the
facilities at hand; the neat. clean ap-
pearance of the interior of the Coalby
school building; the attractiveness Of
the buildings and grounds of the
Fairview school where the lawn and
playground were in order and flowers
were in evidence: the neat appear
ance Of the Cory building and sur
roundings, with a suggestion Of a
grass plot in the front The play
ground equipment OF the Fairview
and the Eckert high school was
subject Of favorable comment. OF
the Cedaredge high school, the COM
mittee spoke in highest terms of
praise, stating The building bears
eloquent testimony concerning the
ideals Of the people Of the Cedaredge
community"
In making this survey Dr. H. T.
Manuel, President Quigley and others
who assisted, volunteered service
without compensation, the only ex.
pense being hotel and transportation
expense. together with cost Of mater.
ials used, printing, and miscellaneous
expense.
1t has been the purpose to point out
needed Improvements in the educa-
tonal system OF the area. While
this report is OF interest to school
boards and teachers. it should be in
tensely so to the citizens OF the Sur
face Creek Area whose schools will be
affected by the action taken when an
opportunity is offered.
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