Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1919 — CROOK PAPER DON’T LIKE IT [ARTICLE]

CROOK PAPER DON’T LIKE IT

Hays School Are Hard Hit by Action of Governor's Pet Board. ————« ' Morocco and Brook both feel the effects of the knife and in budgets already low will be forced to borrow (money if state board insists on cut. •On Monday we were informed by Auditor Sizelove that the state tax commission had cut the tuition rate of the Brook edhools from 60 to 45 cents. We now have a $ 10,5 3 5 pay roll and with a rate of 60 cents we can raise about >7,800 and the township's, share will be $2,634 added to this, will make about $10,434, which with the state fund would carry us through, only we have already anticipated this year’s funds by SI,OOO and will dig deeper before we reach the end of this year's pay roll, and now the state board cuts off 15 cents, which will reduce our levy by at least $2,000. The state authorities on one side keep raising the salaries of teacher*- by legislation, and greater requirements along educational Unes, and yet fail to allow for the funds to accomplish the results aimed at The more we see of the concentration of power in the hands of the state authorities the less we like it. 1 When the people are willing <o| pay tor. better education, why in the v naipe of common sense can’t the state authorities let us have it? Some one is Interested In keeping down "the taxes for the present year but the felloes that aim a blow at the public schools had better resign. None of the schools of this section has been able to meet the !u>creased cost of schools under the old law, .and most of them have been obliged to borrow money. Now, ih the face of this and legislation compelling higher salaries of teachers, comes this bonehead play In order to keep taxes down.— Brook Reporter (Rep.)