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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1950
Page
7
January 1950 state statistics show Texas spends 197 dollars per public school student based on average daily attendance, ranking eighteenth. New Jersey leads at 260 dollars. Texas has 21 percent one room schools, over 78 percent hold at least one degree.
Last week officials cleared four truck loads of materials from Central school properties including pine flooring desks and auditorium seats. A four inch water line installed years ago feeds the campus though city supply now reduced to one inch. The mid year textbook count is due in Austin on Wednesday March 22.
Preston Smith a 38 year old Lubbock businessman and three term Texas House veteran announced his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor. He has chaired the higher education sub committee and fought for rural and veteran interests while proposing open meetings for state agencies. He and his wife Ima Smith have two children and he is active in Kiwanis and Masonry.
The piece discusses school book inventories and the Free Textbook division of the State Department of Education, attendance impact on funding, Gilmer Aikin requirements, and local financial receipts. It notes teacher shortages and the need for parental awareness, plus a March 1950 Texas Outlook feature on the Codes of Ethics for Texas Teachers and Vivian Davis presenting Wildlife cards for school projectors.
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