Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 15, 1932, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextIMEDFORD' MAIL TRIBUNE, BEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1932. PAGE FIVE Southern Oregon Women Invited to Enjoy School at Fox Rialto Information for School Patrons Given as Date Of Election Approaches To the Editor: I understand that there la to be a school election some time this month to select two directors lor our local school system. When la this election to be held? Who are to be the candidates? These are matters of importance to all school patrons, and are pertinent at this time when there are rumors of extravagance, partiality and lack of harmony in our school system. Please publish also the following questions so that public answers may be forthcoming and the voters and school patrons may know more about what be comes of our school dollar: 1. What has been the amount bud geted for each of the past seven school years? 3. What Is the present Indebted ness of the school district? S. Why Is so little information given about the finances of our local school district, and so much space given to commendations concerning courses and accom plishments and harmony? We are not bookkeeping experts and cannot . get this financial In formation either from the annual report to the county superin tendent, nor from the books of the district. 4. What has been the attendance during each of the past 7 years? 5. How many teachers have been employed during each of the past 7 years? Does the school board have a salary schedule for teachers and other employees? Is It followed? What was the cost of the land upon which the new high school was built? Have administrative costs In our schools followed or led the in crease In enrollment? Can our school taxes he lowered by continually adding to the number and salaries of "supers" and overrunning the 6 per cent limitation each year? I am asking these questions be- i cause I want to know the answers to them. I hope some Independent candidates run for positions on our school board this year. I am tired of having the board members se lected by "friends of the district" and always voting "yes" upon any proposed expenditure of school money. Respectfully yours, PHIL S. LOOSLEY, 717 N. Riverside. June 11th. 6. 7. 8. 0. In response to questions directed to The Mall Tribune by Phil 8. Loosley of this city, answers, carry ing extensive information regarding the affairs of the Medford schools, have been obtained through Super intendent E. H. Hedrick and mem bers of the board. They are sub mitted to the public as follows: The annual school election in all school districts is fixed by law on the third Monday ' in June. This year the date is June 30. The elec tion tn the Medford district will be held in the high school building on South Oakdale street. Polls are open from 3:00 p.m., to 7:00 p.m. Notices calling the election were posted by the district clerk In ac cordance with the law June 8th. They are also being printed in all three local papers on June 0, 14 and 17. Each local paper has also car ried a news article on the election. Two directors are to be elected at this time. Or. R. E. Greene and Marc Jarmln are candidates for re election. No others have tiled. It Is probably true that there has been a Bllghtly disturbed condition In school circles since the board an. nounced a few months ago a 950,000 slash in salaries for next year. In volving a lessening of the corps by 14 teachers and a 134 per cent cut on all remaining salaries above 9100 per month. "Drastic cuts of this nature may be expected to produce some such effect. 1. The past seven budgets voted by the school district are as fol lows : Old Issue New issue ..$133,000 00 357.000 00 Total bonded debt 890.000.00 Warrant and all other indebted ness at this time totals $78.078 90. On the other hand the school dis trict Is short In Its receipt during the last three years more than 9135,. 000, due to delayed payments of taxes. This would more than take up all "warrant and other indebted ness." 3. Information concerning finances of the school district Is published from time to time through the columns of this paper, as released by the school authorities. Once each year, at thd time the budget Is voted upon, an Itemized account of all money received and expended by the school district is required by law to be published. This was printed in all local papers for three Issues each, during last November. Only recently, an item ized account of all building opera tions of last year was published by this paper. 4-5. The total school enrollment for all schools for the past seven years, together with the number of teachers employed aa furnished by the city school office is as follows: Pupils Teachers 1025-36 .. 2160 - 74 Total 'Total 1926- 27 ............... 2360 - 86 1927- 28 ........ 2557 96 1928- 29 2772 100 1929- 30 2932 106 1930- 31 3021 . 107 1931- 32 2987 107 Total teachers employed. Includ ing principal and superintendent. 6. Yes, the school board has had a salary schedule for a number of years. It provides a salary of $100 1926- 27 1927- 28 1928- 39 1929- 30 1930- 31 1931- 33 1932- 33 Total 9239.001.00 280,270 00 265.610.00 366.511.00 296.127.85 310.920.00 333.813.73 Debt Service Op. Costs 952.000.00 51.300.00 34,950.00 26.695.00 36.300.00 32.650.00 75.844.73 SI 87.00 1.00 208.970.00 230.660.00 239.816.00 259.827.85 278.270.00 257,969.00 The last budget voted (for 1932- 33) and which has not been expended showed an Increase of nearly 923.0Q0 over that of the year before. This was explained by the clerk at the time It was voted as being neces sary because two payments of prin cipal and Interest on the new bond Issue, Instead of one. had to be met that year. The school budget Is always voted a year ahead, and when the 1931-33 budget was prepared, no provision for the first year's pay ment on the bond Issue was made for the reason that the bond Issue was not voted until after the budget had been prepared. While the debt load shows a considerable Increase over the year before, operative costs are about 920,000 less. The school board last April announced a slash in this 1932-33 budget which will bring It down to 950.000 less than last year and wrote the teachers' contracts accordingly. 3. The present bonded indebted ness of the school district, as re ported by the school clerk, is as follows: per month for normal school gradu ates with two years' experience and 8116.68 per month for teachers who are college graduates and have had two years experience. The schedule also provides Increases of 95 per month each succeeding year for six years when normal school gradu ates reach a maximum of $1560 and college graduates at 91760. The principals and superintendent are not on a schedule. Their salaries are fixed by the board, depending upon their training and work. The salary schedule has been closely fol lowed in Medford until this spring when the board granted no raises, but elected all teachers and other employees at a 12 per cent cut under last year. 7. The cost of the new high school site was 619,300 for approxi mately 15 acres. It was purchased in 1928. 8. The question as to how costs of the schools have kept pace with school enrollment may be answered in a general way by an examination of the figures quoted above. It will be noted that budgetary costs grew from 9239.001 In 1926-27 to 9310.920. The total enrollment reported for June 1926-27 was 2160. The enroll men for June 1932, la 2987. If these figures are correct school coats in creased 30 per cent during the six year period, while school enrollment increased 38 per cent. 9. School taxes can be lowered any time the voters want them lowered. The school budget is pre pared each year by a committee of tax payers and submitted to the voters at a special election held in October or November, OWEN WILL HAVE 60-DAYFURLOUGH The Medford branch recruiting of fice will be offlclrlly closed June 20 when Sgt. G. C. Owen will take a two months' furlough, he announced today. The branch is being perma nently discontinued. Sgt. Owen, who Is a lieutenant in the reserve corps, has been trans ferred to the air corps, but said to day that he did not know where he would be stationed at the close of his furlough. While in Medford, Sgt. Owen has taken a prominent part in civic af- j fairs, and is district committeeman for the Boy Scouts. He is also a member of several Masonic orders. Including HUlah Shrine patrol. LAKE OlfOODS FISHING' FINE, CLAIMS OFFUIT Pishing Is tine at Lte o' the Woods this week, Wm. offutt report ed upon arrival here from the resort today. "Everybody's catching the limit of sllversldes," he claims, "with fishing better than it has been for the . past several years due to an abundance of water." The road Into the resort by way of Butte Palls, he also describes as In good condition, with motorists mak ing the trip from Medford In two and a half hours. SCHEDULED JUNE 20 School elections will be held In the school districts of the county Monday, June 20. Directors and other officers for the year will be elected. County School Superinten dent Susanna Homes Carter urges that all school patrons and taxpayers attend the elections, and vote, and voice their opinions. At the same time annual reports of the districts will be read and discussed. 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