The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-13
HOLD SPECIAL
LEVY ELECTION
SAT-, MAY y

After careful consideration of eX
penditures necessary for next years
operation of local schools, anc
closely estimating all other sources
Of income for next year, the Board
of Trustees of School District No. 4
has decided to ask for the follow
ing special levies for next year ia
order to keep the school function
ing.
In the grade school a special levy
of sixteen (16) mills is asked for.
This is four mills more than asked
for last year. The increase being
due chiefly to the necessity of add
ing two more teachers to the town
schools, the possibility of opening
one rural school from which area
It is impossible to transport child
rem, and the purchasing of consider
able new equipment (mostly desks)
to take care of the increased en-
rollment. Other expenditures, which
increased last year, and will continue
high this year are salaries of teach
ers and other employees, repair and
upkeep, supplies and transportation.
Cost of all these items is much
larger in the schools the past few
years. The estimated amount to be
raised by this levy will be ap-
proximately thirty-two thousand
fifty-five ($32,055.O0) dollars. It
must be kept in mind that this a
mount is not in excess of the amount
voted last year as these levieS must
be voted each year they are found
necessary. The increase this year
&c from y fNrralvyn v,of11 1avrxy Loot
to sixteen this year
In addition to the millage asked |
for in the grade school it has been /
found necessary to ask for a three
90 mill levy for high school pur-
poses. This levy was made neces-
sary in order to provide an addition
al teacher to take care of the over
flow in some classes, to provide |
physical education for girls which
is a state requirement for next year
and to provide more time for the !
music instructor to devote to var
ious phases of the music program.
Some of the money raised will be
to provide for increases
made in all other costs of operation
such as salaries, upkeep, new equip
ment and supplies. The estimated
amount to be raised from this levy
will be approximately six thousand
CSC, 100000 dollars.
Voting on levies of this nature
have been found necessary in a
great majority of the schools in the
state this spring Some schools
have found it necessary to vote more
and some less than the amount re-
4uested in Libby. Schools voting
evies ranging from mills to 81 !
mills of which we have record are :
as follows: Fairfield, Fort Benton, :
Choteau, Simms, Belt, Big Sandy, 9
Shelby, Glasgow, Columbia Falls,
4eWistown, Roundup, Hamilton,
Corvallis, Darby, Great Falls, Mis- :
oula, Havre, Glendive. Winnett. :
Billings and Chinook. The size of Y
he levy voted is not true indica- !
ion of the amount of money to be Il
pent for education in any district =
S the valuation of districts varies
considerable throughout the state as ,,
oes the valuation per child. The ~
aluation of the Libby District is "
comparatively high yet with the ,,
umber of the students in the dis ,.
'ict for which education must be o
roVided the valuation per student d
low. If competent teachers are "
} be secured and adequate facilities d
re provided for schools special "
,Vies must continue until other y,
)urces and more equitable basis W
securing revenue has been pro- az
ded. At present efforts are being ~
ade throughout the state to form ~
unit of the Montana Citizens Com ~
lttee in each community and each al
'unty to seek means of providing TT
ggestiOns to the next legislature RI
I something to remedy education
conditions.
The Great Falls Tribune reports a pl
mill levy passed for the Eureka u
ade school. u
1t is to be hoped that Libby citi- N.
ms will not only show their in ~
rest in the coming special levy 20
2ction but that they will also lend *
cir support in forming a com lI'
ttee in Lincoln County which can III,
)rk with committees from other
unties in the state to improve Po
ucation on a statewide basis and eV
inmate the need for special levy II
,ctiOnS and other inequalities in CF
ucation.
DR. Y A Hannioan was q SDO