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OUR CITY SCHOOLS FROM The annual report of George L. Garton, secretary of the Des Moines school board. published elsewhere in dein this issue of Plain Talk, shows the total expenditures by the district for education of the youth of Des Moines, during the year ending June was against $3,872,671 for the previous year, and $5,106,351 for the year ending June 30. 1926. The report showed cash hand in school district funds, at the on close of the amounting to The district year has tied up in the receivership of the Commercial Savings bank. but has received from the bank receivers $100,000 during the year Most of the funds for operation of the schools of the city come from direct tax levies, but the report shows receipts from other sources amounting to more than 000. Tuition paid by patrons accounts for $90.067 of the miscellaneous receipts; other districts paid in tuition total of $9,831,999: rent of school property brought in from the state and federal aid funds came the state university contributed another the sum of to be used for child study and parent aid services for the pupils from inaccessiTransportation ble outlying districts the city, cost the board $14.the This sum paid for bus service during year. and also paid the car fare of children were sent treme distances the junior high schools. The district paid for its janitor services in all the schools, the sum of fuel for the year cost cost water cost electricity 50 and telephone came to $6,532.49. Bonds for were issued during the year for expenditures on new buildings. The board retired of bonds during the year, paid for new school sites, and $28,955.41 for general Annuities paid form teachers' pension fund during amounted to $13,002.01. The pension fund rethe year ceived $18,948.51 from the teachers salaries. which per cent of the pay roll. The fund now has interested bearing securities, and its investinvested in ment interest receipts for the year amounted to $10.212.70.
