Show SCHOOL NOTUS NOTES according to law the budget ot of the school board was regularly tiled filed for public inspection for 15 days during may prior to its final adoption may 31 1 on may 11 the superintendent wrote the state taxpayers association asking them to select a committee to come in and study the budget in answer to the invitation a committee consisting of joseph T finlinson W K R thompson herman pedersen and E it lyman spent friday may 27 in the office of the board of education A whole day wa staken going over lu iu was taken going carefully into every phase of the budget tile the committee then made a written statement which follows I 1 to the board of education of hlll ard county the undersigned undersigner under signed met at the office of the county superintendent of schools on friday may 27 to make careful survey of the proposed budget tor for 1927 28 as submitted by the superintendent of schools to the board of education ot of this county after carefully discussing every phase of the budget the same was approved with one recommendation in the proposed budget no provision was made tor for a primary supervisor which according to last years budget would cost 2000 for salary and expense this committee with tho the exception of one individual recommends to tile the board of education that provision tor for a primary supervisor be added to its budget tor for next year the committee wishes to make other comments as follows the budget shows that salaries of 0 janitors elementary teachers and maintenance are on the bases of 9 months indicating an equal term for elementary and high school work we unanimously indorse the plan and recommend that the elementary schools be given the same period ot of duration as the high schools this committee endorses the plan of closely following up compulsory attendance As patrons and tax payers we wish to stress the importance that should ie placed on the fundament atals Wa observe that the proposed bud getis well within the estimated revenue of the county and we commend the superintendent for this and shall feel pleased it if the board can call live within these limits note it was intended that a committee of five should make this survey but mr air dark clark callister could not possibly be in attendance and therefore tile the same was made by the undersigned undersigner Under signed joseph T finlinson chairman W R thompson herman pedersen E R lyman jr |