San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-06
TOURISTS
| k|DD|ES FREE
SCHOOLING
Princess Fedora's" Secret
Pupils Parents Must Make
Affidavit That They
Reside in S. A.

Children Of tourists or others wht
e come to San Antonio may enter tn,
: public schools free If their parent
:. make affidavit that they are residents
: Of San Antonio. On the other hand
- children Of parents living Just outside
the city limits or in Bexar County, or
elsewhere, are required TO pay a fee
to enter the schools even though such
children may be living with relatives
having a home in San Antonio and
paying taxes to the city, according to
; Paul Scholz, business manager Of the
- board Of education.
The fee provision is not incorporat-
s1ed in the charter of the independent
= school district of San Antonio but is a
: rule adopted by the board of educa-
Z. ton under the broad powers granted 1t
.sin the charter. The provision of the
<-charter under which such rule was
adopted is that the school board shall
have power to make reasonable rules
rsand regulations for the government
~-and conducs of szfd schools
e VARIOUS FEES.
= Non-residents of San Antonio are
required to pay fee of 500 for the
scholastic term for courses in the high
schools, s75 for Che junior schools and
$40 in the elementary schools. Pu-
: pills residing in Bexar County who
have had their names transferred from
.-fhe county to the city schools pay a
Zee of s45 for courses in the senior or
.ejunior high schools. Those who have
mot had their names transferred pay
$50. Pupils entering the elementary
Z schools who have not been transferred
pay 4 fee of s45 and those who have
been transferred pay $50.
- The monetary difference between
those who have and those who have
not been transferred is S14. the
amount of the schools pro rata re-
eeived from the state for each scholar.
II the child is an orphan, even
: though coming from outside of the
city. and his parents or guardian lives
within the city and pays city taxes,
the child may enter the schools free.
= $50 OUTSIDERS.
s. Approximately $50 students from
outside of the city, attending the
schools Of San Antonio during the
year 1924-25. paid S5923 as fees into
Z the school treasury, Mr.. Scholz said.
1t was impossible 70 determine how
many children ef tourists or others
who came into the city from outside
of San Antonio and claimed residence
here, entered the schools. Mr.. Scholz
said, as they were simply entered on
The roster of the schools and no spe-
cial record made of their being chill
dren Of tourists or others just arriv-
ing in the city. The number this year
also cannot be determined. Already
/. approximately 100 students paying
fees have entered the schools from
points outside the city limits and il
is expected that the number for 1925
.swiil far exceed that of 1924.
- In case of question as 10 the authen-
ticity of the parents being residents
of the city a board composed of the
business manager and the assistant
superintendent investigates the case
and upon their decision rests whether
~fhe parent shall pay a fee or not be-
fore he can enter a child in the
Z schools. This board may require an
affidavit as to parents residence II
IL IL deemed necessary.