Show RESIDENTS gentlemen of the board or of kiuta tion ion of pox box elder count county school dis rat brict in accordance to the requirements of law the president of our honored body presents a brief report 0 of i the work lone done during our first years existence in manipulating the educational affairs of the whole county and it is a great deal of pleasure elesure ples ure and a source of satisfaction that I 1 feel in the work accomplished under tinder your able administration because your work liar has been most careful and thorough and the schools in all parts of the county lias liae so far as I 1 haie been abl aali to learn been well provided for in every particular and with I 1 leas ess money moner than wis was expended the bear ear previous to consolidation as the alie following figures figure will iiii go to show the balance on hand as shown by bv trustees Tiu financial statement rendered june oth 1907 was and accumulated interest making a total of but this alO amount was not turned ci over ver to the new board as our books show that we received but making a difference of oc which was disbursed ly oli old trustees from july 1st ast to ath and this in III connection oll with capital to begin wilb wibb was and this in annee lion with what we have received during the school ear 1907 8 front from county school fund and from state school fund and from all other sources it 11 rings brings our total receipts up to and comparing this with the total receipts of all the districts during the lie school year 1906 3 7 1 I find the old trustees received considerable more than we as their total receipts were which shows that we the new board received less than was lec received elved by old 7 trustees rus ees the bear ear before consolidation you will remember how some of the teach teaching lug force of the county complained about consolidation as they were quite sure that salaries would be very materially iowa but 1 that we paid to teachers during the school year just ended more than they received the ear before by old trustees this increase is dua to two reasons because many of the schools ich had a lorger longer term 2nd and because salaries of some teachers were raised and I 1 find that for the coming bear ear that 13 45 teachers salaries are rals raised ed 23 lowered and 4 40 0 entail 1 ing tile the same this I 1 feel is more just and equitable for the teachers a i point which they should greatly appreciate preci ate in regard fo to buildings and sites we have paid out 4 more than ihan was paid out the year before by old trustees for the same purpose for furnishings and apparatus we have paid out less than was paid out the year previous this I 1 think is very commendable for I 1 know now much money has been spent in the past for useless furnishings and apparatus lit in many of 0 the schools of our county this is it a condition I 1 am quite sure alch e exists I 1 S ts in many parts of the state annually much ol 01 0 the peoples good money is being spent for useless apparatus ind and furnishings lit in our public schools tile the current expenses of 0 running schools exclusive of teachers and janitors I 1 salaries has been the past year under consolidation less than the sear bear before under tinder the administration ot of old trustees this item alone should appeal to all fair minded citizens of our county as well as other counties of the state that consolidation of the schools is a great savi saving g to the tax payers then by comparing the amount paid to old trustees for their services for 1906 7 with that paid out to tile the members of the new board I 1 find that the old trustees received more for their services than what the lie new doard board has received then under the new arrangements the expenses of the superintendents office have been less than it was the year before under tinder old conditions dit ions this added to tile the ail ii I 1 mount lount which we received less than the old trustees paid the year previous makes ais saved over and above what was paid out to old trustees and county superintendent true wo we have hired I a clerk of our board but by deducting what we have paid him for his services the past year which is froni from we still fin find d that tile the board boar d members with their clerk cleric and superintendent have receive received ed less than what was paid out to old continued on page five presidents REPORT continued from froin page 1 usters and county superintendent a year ago there ale aie other comparisons which might be mada but it is not my purpose to weary you nor to consume more of dour our valuable time but just one more mora item I 1 would have you vou know and that is that we are free from debt with the exception ot outstanding tends bonds amounting to 31 SOO which bonds were issued before our entrance into office I 1 must roost most heartily commend the action of the board in maring making arrangements to provide more commodious ma school s io for r ail 21 parts of 0 the county also in your securing so many teachers for the bining bear ear who have been especial trained for their profession these ire lines along which we must worl work unceasingly as I 1 believe and maintain most emphatically that the very test in an all educational way is none nona for the american boy or the americ american in girl be he or she rich or before closing I 1 take tahe this i unity of 0 expressing to 3 you ou my tha thallis illis nd jid appreciation for the loyal sup ort you ou all have hava given me lue as your residing officer I 1 wish also to e express my hearty app approval Toval of the man aar in which oil our r superintendent clerk aud and treasurer have taken care caie of their respective positions and the valti valuable able services they have aye rendered the board trusting that of you will exert every effort possible to make the public schools of box el elder der county second to none in our fair state re submitted F r W rISI fishburn MURN president dElit of the |