Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-29
SCHOOLS Of GEORGIA
SPENT I MILLIONS
ON 1928 OPERATIONS

The total receipts of Georgia
schools for 1928 were $17, $50, 17734
and the total expenditures were ST.
POI, 646.9S, according to the annual
report of the state department of
education, made public Saturday.
The report gives details on the re.
ceipts and expenditures of each
city and county school system in
the state.
This is indeed a splendid show
ing" superintendent Ballard de.
clared. I'VE cannot help but feel
proud of what Georgia is doing in
supporting her common schools. Yet
the question arises, did we get this
much real educational value for the
money expended? Judge Covington,
upon the floor of the house of rep
resentatives, stated that the loss of
motion and wastage in the common
schools was tragic. To what extent
this loss and wastage has affected
the results, behoOves us to study
carefully, and we may find it bet
ter not to ask for more money, but
to eXpend more wisely that which
we are now receiving.
There is a great loss due to the
faulty administrative system in
Georgia. This cannot be estimated
so much in dollars and cents as it
can be in the loss to the children
in obtaining that education and that
equipment for life that the state is
expecting and really paying for.
There is another great loss that
is entirely financial, due to the
methods and the time of payments
of the school fund. This ought to
be-and l believe will be-corrected
as soon as it is called to the atten-
ton of the general assembly, and
they understand what this great
loss means to the children of Geor-
gia. Let us put forward every eff
fort to see that this money that we
now receive is wisely and correctly
spent"
Discounted Warrants
DR.. Ballard had particular refer
ence to $260,000 interest on dis.
counted warrants that is charged to
the school department, and paid in
directly by the school children. He
stated that he receives many let
ters from children begging that
their schools be kept open longer
than the appropriations permit.
The balance in the consolidated
school fund on January /, 1923, was
SO, 52S,147. 30, of which $2,S35, 2S1.65
was represented by bond money of
the Atlanta city schools. The receipts
from countrywide school taxes were
1852 1850; from district and mu-
nicipal school taxes, $4,401 ,S00.15;
from incidentals and tuition fees,
$4S5, 547 03; donations, 1927, 427.S9,
state funds, $4,257 ,O51 Sc; and other
sources. including bonds and loans,
3,297,723.72 This makes a total Of
SO, $50, 177.34, but includes 81, 100000
in temporary loans which should be
deducted.
Of the total expenditures, $780,
613.87 went for supervision; $780,
1881 for white teachers salaries,
ST 800 ,0S8.11 for negro teachers sal
aries; $3,213 229.27 for buildings and
repairs in white schools; 1888, 072.2O
for buildings and repairs in negro
schools: $23S, 05S.02 for white school
equipment; $2O,32732 for negro
school equipment; $3,342 ,252.S6 for
supplies, libraries, janitors, fuel and
other expenses in white schools;
S116,83644 for similar expenses in
negro schools; $420 364.15 for trans
portation for white pupils; $26O,b O4.-
10 for interest and discount, making
total of 1921, 64698, with de-
duction of $4,000 900 for the repay
ment of the temporary loans included
in the receipts.
The total bonded Indebtedness OF
the schools of the state is given as
S16,919,256; the current expenses as
81 ,346 .382.4S, and the loans and notes
unpaid as $467, 59.27.
The report includes every school
in the state except the Bishop and
Pine Grove schools in OcOnee coun'
ty, and Martin school in Stephens
county. where the authorities failed
to send in statements.
The total receipts Of the Atlanta
schools were 50, 154 ,670.54; College
Park $26 $1,000; East Point 1925
444.0S, and Fulton county 1926, S41.-
IS
The receipts of DeKalb county
were $212,157: Decatur 89,369. 63;
East Lake $6,417.22; and Lithonia
$S.746.04
Tie receipts of Bibb county were
! S46O, 471.79; Chatham county SS45.-
! 5000; Cobb county $91, 212.35; Co
lumbus $3.50. $50 MuscOGee county
| So, 55463 and Richmond county
| $618.44713.
The total expenditures in Atlanta
were $5.002,79419, including $2,05S,-
| 041.SS for new buildings for white
schools and SS95.S3496 for negro
schools; 325, 9S3.65 in Fulton country;
| 1904 ,634.62 in Bib county $S43,177.-
| 80 in Chatham county; $S9,715.20 in
Cobb county: $76,86139 in Muscogee
county; $240,33471 in Columbus and
| 500. 943 rs in Richmond county.
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