The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-12
EDUCATIONAL LEGISLATION.


Miss Emma +. Dates. state superln.
tendent Of public Instruction, fur
nishes the PIONEER EXPRESS with
the following brief summary of educa-
ti"nal legislation enacted by the last
legislative assembly:
Section 12l -pt-si,e.rcso 90, levl,y' nus
been SO amended as to include civil
government among the subjects upon
which for teachers certificates Of the
third grade are required to be exam.
incd, as well as applicants for certifl-
Gates OF the first and second grades as
heretofore.
Section 100, Of the school laws Is.
100, c. 60, ls9O,) has also been amend
ed 2tld the study Of civil government
is now included amoug the branches
which "every teacher in the common
schools shall teach pupils, as they are
sufficiently advanced to pursue the
same subject"
Section 122, of the school laws re.
vision Of ls93(sec. "a, chap. Sc, 1891, J
has been amended by adding ut the
end Of the section the following pro.
vIso: provided further, that no Ger.
titicate or permit to teach in the
schools Of the state shall be granted
to any person not a citizen of the
United State for one year last prior
to the time of such application for
certificate or permit. Any contract
made in violation of this section shall
be void" The so called high school
law for the encouragement Of second.
airy education, constitutes the COVER
nor. superintendent of public instruc.
tlon, and the president of the state
university board Of commissioners
of preparatory schools, which high
school board shall classify the high
schools Of the state, prescribe studies
for the first two years of the course,
visit and examine classes pursuing
the prescribed courses, inspect in
struction and discipline, report there.
on, and classify as state high schools
all schools whose work merits the ap-
prevail Of the board. The board is to
have full discretionary power to pass
upon applications for classical ton, to
prescribe conditions. rules and regu.
latlons relating to examinatio re-
ports. courses Of study, etc., make an
annualreport to the state superintend-
cnt, and shall receive no compenea.
tion. All state high schools shall ad-
nit pupils Of either sex from any part
Of the state, provided that non.resI.
dents must pass examination in OF.
biography, reading in English, pen.
manship, arithmetic, grammar, mo-
dern geography and history of the
United States.
The free text book Till authorizes the
school board OF any city, town or dis
trict to provide free text books pur.
suant to an election held for that pur.
pose, called upon petition CT a MAORI.
ty of the electors, II majority of the
voters SO decide, and provides that
the question shall upon the above
conditions, be submitted ut the next
annual school election.
Amendments 10 the political code
provides that county superintendent
shall be elected in November ut the
same time as other county Officers ip
stead Of In June as heretofore; that
two-thirds (Instcad Of three.fifths) of
the votes of school district present
and voting may order the removal of
0 school house, and q school house, sol
may not be again removed
for three years.
School boards are authorized and
required to purchase one or more flags
OF the United State and display same !
On school buildings or from STATS in |
school grounds during school hours OF i
each day.