Show Provo Schools Face Lean Year PROVO April 1 No l-No No decision was reached by the board of education Monday on the budget for 1931 A motion to accept Superintendent C C. C A A. A Smiths Smith's recommendation for a 15 mill levy IcY la lacked ked a a. second and did not come to a vote ot Several of the board members ex expressed expressed expressed ex- ex pressed themselves in favor of placing placing ing the levy at 14 mills the same rate as M In 1930 The building program recently brought to a conclusion ion with the erection of two new Junior hl high h schools must be paid for Five Fi mills will nill be required to take care of the thc Interest and the bond payments alone If the levy is 15 kept at 14 mills this will leave but 9 mills for the operation of the schools Such an amount lamount would be lower than has existed ex ex- ex isted lIsted during the past ten years ac according according ac- ac cording to Mr Smith During this year 10 period the school 1 population 1 of Provo has increased As a solution it was proposed to shorten the school year from 10 to nine months Here again the board is 15 confronted with the fact that the state department of public instruction tion will withhold state funds if such sucha a leasure is resorted to |