Pasadena Chronicle, July 08, 1946

Keep Pasadena Schools Among the Leaders Special School District Election, July 9 Vol. 40 Pasadena Junior College, July 8, 1946 Special Tax Up Necessary; Higher Costs Cited Faced with rising costs and increased enrollments throughout both the high school and junior college school districts, the Board of Education has called a special election for Tuesday, July 9, to submit to voters a proposal to increase the maximum tax rate from $1.10 to $1.25. The income from this increase was specified >f or use to increase salaries and for general operative purposes. _ _ _ _ _ — - — - - - Building Projects Are In Support of Bond I i Taking their problems directly to the voter, the membj ask citizens of the high school district and the junior bond issues for the two districts totalling $8,000,000. The money derived from the sale of the bonds, tion of new buildings and additions to present Here are the figures: ined ne Board of Education will strict on July 9 to approve proved, will be used for construc- facilities. PASADENA CITY JUNIOK COLLEGE The Board’s action came as a direct realization of the fact that the schools can no longer be op¬ erated on the income legally a- vailable under current tax limits. At the beginning of the depres¬ sion, at the insistence of the tax payers, the board abandoned its policy for accumulating balances for capital outlay and general op¬ erating expenses. Instead, it de¬ voted all the money raised to the payment of current costs. These current costs have risen steadily year by year for more than ten years. Rising prices and increased enrollment have been the two major factors in bringing the school districts to their present financial state. At the end of the war, the board was faced with a stagger¬ ing rise in prices, in wages and .in construction costs. In addition, substantial increas¬ es in enrollment in the elemen¬ tary schools and more than 100 percent increase in enrollment at PJC further lifted the cost of operation. Through stinting and crowding, the schools have been kept open and operating through 1945-46. But the budget for 1946-47 pre¬ sented a greater problem. After careful study, Dr. John A. Sex- son, superintendent, was forced to report to the board that the educational program could not be paid for out of the estimated in¬ come from taxation during the 1946-47 school year. He further reported that after every available penny was ap¬ propriated, there would still be no money to adjust salaries and wages, to buy equipment, to pro¬ vide text and library books, to , re-open the West Campus or t<j "get the needed building-expansio program under way. Men’s Gymnasium and Armory (PJC Campusi _ at an estimated cost of . . $ 225,000 Library and Women’s Education Bldg. (B^^^Bmipus) at an estimated cost of . ■Jfflsmf?.. . . 375,000 Shops (PJC Campus) at an estimated cost of.. Additional funds to complete Stud (PJC Campus) estimated Amount to be used as need fa^^Hpment and capital outlay expenditures^^^Bc and Muir Campus as enrollments я HKs demand.. 175,000 100,000 325,000 ..$1,200,000 PAS Completion o. School Com nor Junior ■сиг HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT : W. Eliot Junior High timated cost of . $ 195,000 Woodrow Wilson Junior High estimated cost of . 450,000 School at La Canada ■stimated cost of . 550,000 School at Temple City estimated cost of . 575,000 or a Junior High School for Sierra Madre and Hastings Ranch, estimated . 30,000 Total . . $1,800,000 Precincts Announced For purposes of this election, the county election precincts lo¬ cated within the Pasadena City High School and Junior College Districts have been consolidated into twenty-seven larger districts, the polling place for each pre¬ cinct being a school-house (plus the Board of Education Build¬ ing). The map below should en¬ able one to locate his polling place, but if there seems to be a question, call Mr. Monsen or his Election Deputy, SY 3-5111, Ex¬ tension, 268, and he will gladly assist you. VOTE TOMORROW! This special edition of the Chronicle is being published in order to inform the students of the college and their parents and friends of the necessity of the success of these measures. It is hoped that each students will at¬ tempt to obtain at least three favorable votes for the passage of these bonds. X LA ftAtHADA, SCHOOL'-® 25 LA CANADA ELEI EDISON ElElJ SCHOOL-® ' 'ALTA DEN A lONGFELLJDW!^) ELEM SCHOqL MENDOCINO ELIOT JR HIGH 21 NEW_YORK _ DP Ат<;ш471-&1Ту, (D BURBANK EL ; school 18, ■sC 22 L.M3DSIAIM- M'ADlfeON fcLEK заккжацл _J JEFFERSON. elem School®' _ MAPLE '?_d _ _ _|mLNLl J .S.T COLORADO ет.1-4^ 'SMBN-SJ.' - о VV° OV j_ST _ ^.WEBSTER ELEM SCHOOL NORTH IERMANOS $55аВЕКа$- lARRbYOlCARnCL Л SECO\— ljfejiLEM.IL SCHOOL 2! El $M SCHOOL! KINLCY 4cHOOli QAHEQRklA. COL OR ADO I SIERRjA MADRE BLVD ai 24 :JX>I WLL _ ®iFREMQN J_ ELEM. ~ l00L АТЬДШ» COLLEGE %\ I HAMILTON ELEM> bosLy IkL A.(§)3C! 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