The Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1953 Page: 8 of 8
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Page 8 — THE MATHIS NEWS — Friday, Aug. 7, 1953, Mathis^ Tex.
Gilmer-Aikin Program
Is Envied By Many States
(This is the third and last in a
series of articles explaining the
minimum foundation, or Gilmer-
Aikin, school program. Mr. Stil-
well, superintendent of Texarkana
schools and chairman of the Texas
State Teachers Association’s legis-
lative committee, was a member
of the original Gilmer-Aikin com-
mittee) .
BY H. W. STILWELL
Details of financing the mini-
mum foundation school program,
which is the educational envy of
many other states, are rather
complicated but the principles are
easy to understand.
In effect, here’s what happens:
The state law grants funds to
local school districts for hiring a
certain number of teachers, pro-
portionate to school attendance,
and to pay them no less than
minimum salaries set by law,
based on their training and experi-
ence. That means a school district
must obtain a certain amount of
eomes from the available school
in this fund is distributed on a
fourth of certain taxes. The money
tion and into which goes one-
per capita basis—the average
daily attendance is divided into
the amount of money in the fund
each year to determine the amount
to be paid each school district
per student.
In addition, the local school dis-
trict must pay a cei'tain amount
of the money required to keep it
above minimum standards. The
ceiling on this local fund assign-
ment, on a state-wide basis, is
$45,000,000. In other words, local
districts, in addition to paying the
'entire cost of buildings and many
'other items, also pay $45,000,000
into the minimum foundation pro-
gram.
Each school district’s individual
share of this amount is determin-
ed through the use of an economic,
index formula, written into the
law. This formula, designed to,
determkr!? a district’s taxpaying
ability, is based upon the assess-
ed valuation of the county, its
scholastic population and its total
income.
The local fund assignment for
each school is added to the am-
ount it receives in per capita
payments. If the total is less than
the amount needed to maintain
minimum standards laid down in
the Gilmer-Aikin laws, the differ-
ence comes from the minimum
foundation fund. In that way,
every child in the state is guar-
anteed a minimum standard of
education.
The local funds, of course, come
form ad valorem taxes on local
property, since that is the only
tax source local school districts
have. Each school board is re-
sponsible for spending that part of
its local tax revenue which is not
required for the minimum founda-
tion program. School boards must
meet that obligation first; they
are then free to spend the re-
mainder of their local revenue for
such things as new classrooms,
equipment and the many other
items needed in modern schools.
Has Texas solved the problem
then, that the 18-member Gilmer-
Aikin Committee tackled back in
1947? Not entirely, but it certainly
has come a long way and now
has the foundation on which to
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build the kind, of school system
statesmen dating back to Mira-
beau Lamar and Sam Houston
have advocated.
Attendance has greatly improved
and so has the standard of teach-
ers — in fact, 98 per cent of
Texas teachers hold degrees. All
cf our schools have classes no
for nine months a year. The,aver-
age daily attendance has increas-
ed approximately 10 per cent since
the Gilmer-Aikin laws went into
effect in 1949.
We still fact a critical shortage
of teachers, however, for we have
not yet made the teaching pro-
fession attractive enough to young
college graduates. We still fact a
growing and serious need for new
classrooms; local school districts
are straining at their bank ac-
counts now to provide these.
But, despite these problems
which beg for solutions, Texans
can well be proud of the minimum
foundation program established by
the Gilmer-Aikin laws. v
Sgt. Zapata Now
Serving In Germany
BERLIN — Sgt. Claudio Zapata,
son of Mrs. Maria R. Zapata,
Mathis, Texas, is serving with
Company G of the 6th Infantry
Regiment in Berlin.
Sergeant Zapata, a squad leader,
entered the Army in 1946 and
arrived in Berlin in November
1950.
The 6th Regiment provides se-
curity for American installations
in the former German capitol.
V.F.W. MEMBERS
VISIT HOSPITAL
PATIENTS SUNDAY
Local V.rF. W. members who
visited patients in the Naval Air
Station Hospital, in Corpus Christi
Sunday were Ely Crenshaw, Elmer
Beyer, and Percy Hartman.
John Standlea, Mr. Crenshaw,
and Mr. Hartman also attended
the San Patricio County Council
meeting in Portland Monday night.
Mr. Hartman reported that John
Belt made a nice donation to the
local F. W. to purchase hospital
equipment for use by anyone in
the Mathis and surrounding com-
munities at no charge.
Anyone wishing to make a con-
tribution to this V. F. W. fund,
can do so by leaving their contri-
bution at the office of Edgar H.
Eggert, Commander of the local
post, or call Billy Key, senior-
vice commander of the post.
_ The hospital equipment now be-
ing used in the Mathis area is
provided'through the County Ser-
vice Officer, who in turn is borrow-
ing the same from veterans or-
ganizations within the county.
Chamber of Commerce director
'and chief booster for Longhorn
Cavern.
He was recently presented with
an engraved watch for his 20
years service as cavern manager,
at a banquet here attended by
more than 100 guests. The guests
included Chamber of Commerce
j officials from the neighboring
j town of Lampasas, Bertram, Mar-
ble Falls and Llano. Also Frank
D. Quinn chairman of the Texas
State Parks Board, and Max
Starke, head of the lower Colorado
River Authority.
The cavern is located in Long-
horn Cavern State Park, four
miles south of Burnet. Two miles
of its eight miles of explored
length have been developed and
lighted. Guided tours are schedul-
ed seven times daily.
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Little League Teams
Are Entertained
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Some of the mothers of the
Athletics baseball team entertained
them with a skating party at
Mathis Lake Tuesday afternoon.
Following the skating session they
enjoyed a picnic supper and then
came to town for the ball gapne
Tuesday night.
The Cubs were also treated to
an ice cream supper at the E. H.
Wollesen home Tuesday evening
at 5:30. They then went to the
ball game after this treat.
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A/lathis Locals
and David last week-end. They
arrived Sunday and returned Mon-
day afternoon by way of Corpus
Christi. David Coffin accompanied
them home to spend the week.
The Coffins plan to leave Mathis
Saturday morning for a three
weeks vacation. They will go bv
Austin to pick up David and thpn
on to Greenville.
MATHIS DRIVE IN THEATRE
MATHIS, TEXAS
SATURDAY AUGUST 8
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson of
San Bruno, Calif., are visiting Mra,
Johnson’s mother, Mrs. Grover
Stone, and her sister, Mrs. John
Standlea, and brothers, Don and
Paul Stone, this week.
- Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jennings,
Sr. are injLometa this week.
Leroy Robbins, who is enrolled
at a business college in San An-
tonio, spent last week-end with
his mother, Mrs. O. T. Smith and
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Webster.
Mrs. George W. Robertson and
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Freitag Salyer of Corpus
Christi, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Don Neal in Arkansas.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Votaw and
Joyce Ann from Austin visited
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Coffin and Mike
Mrs. Campbell Dies
At Three Rivers
Mrs. Minnie Ophelia Campbell,
92, died at the Three Rivers hospi-
tal last Thursday after a short
illness.
She was the mother of Mrs. R.
O. Weatherly of Dinero, and a
sister of Mrs. R. N. Goodwin of
Lagarto.
Funeral services were held at
the Methodist Church there at
4 p.m. Friday. Burial was in the
Oakville Cemetery.
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Cards by Burgoyne and Master-
j piece — Make your selection now
and avoid last minute disappoint-
ment. THE MATHIS NEWS.
Longhorn Cavern
Popular Spot
Burnet, Texas — Texas Lon-
horn Cavern, world’s third largest
cave and one of the state’s top
scenic wonders, is heading for its
second quarter million visitors.
A pretty blondg girl from Hous-
ton became the 250,000th visitor
to the huge Cavern since it was
opened to the public more than
twenty years ago.
Mrs. Marlene Chadick, 22, pass-
ed through the legendary Sam
Bass entrance with a group of
visitors from Houston and was
greeted by H. H. (Hob) Galloway,
manager, and other cavern offi-
cials. She was presented with a
complete western outfit as a
momento.
The quarter-million attendance
record was established at the high
point of the cavern’s best tourist
season to date, Mr. Galloway
said. Attendance so far is running
ahead of the cavern’s best year,
which was 1951.
The record was also the second
milestone in the past few days
for Mr. Galloway, who doubles in
brass as a Burnet bank president,
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MATHIS NEWS.
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FOR RENT: Apartment complete-
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FOR SALE: 167.58 acres for sale.
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Mathis News Building
Phone 72
Mathis
Meat Specials
for
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August 7 & 8
STEAKS
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Loin _ ___
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Round
60c
Shoulder Round ___
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7 Steaks
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Rib Steaks
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Hamburger Meat _ 35c
Boneless
Stew Meat________40c
Veal Ribs________35c
Ground
Chili Meat________35c
ROASTS
LOIN____________
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RUMP ________
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SHOULDER _____
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CHUCK_________
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: Fresh Fryers __ __
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Smoked Sausage .. 60c
Oleo, Deckers, lb. _ 25c
Pan Sausage_____50c
DECKER’S TALL KORN
BACON, lb________64c
SLAB
BACON, lb_______66c
FRESH COUNTRY EGGS, Doz_______________SSc
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Helm, Bobby. The Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1953, newspaper, August 7, 1953; Mathis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1039458/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mathis Public Library.