The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-06
Changes In our school Laws.

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Emma F. Bates State Superintendent
of Public Instruction favors The PIONEER
with the following brief summary of
educational legislation Enacted by the
Fourth Legislative Assembly:
Section 1911, of the school laws revision
of 1893. Is. %. c. Sc, 1922 has been so
amended as to include. civil government
among the subjects upon which applicants.
for teachers certifcats of the third grade
are required to be examined as we'll as
applicants tor certificates Of the first and
second grades as heretofore.
Section. 1870 of the school laws IS. 1870.
c. 81. 1907 has been amended. and the
study of civil government is now included
among the branches which every teacher
in the common schools shall teach pupils,
as they are sufficiently advanced to pursue
the same &C."
Section. 122 of the school law revision
of 1893. Is. "a, c. 50. 1891 has been
amended by adding at the end of the
section the following proviso: provided
further that no certificate or permit to
teach in the schools of the state shall be
granted to any person not a citizen of the
United State unless that person has re-
sided in the United States for one year
last prior to the time of such application
for certificate or permit. any contract
made in violation of this section shalt be
void"
The so called high school law for the
encouragement of Secondary Education
constitutes the Governor. Superintendent
of Public Instruction. and the President
of the State University a board of COM
m~issioners 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
classes pursuring the prescribed
courses. inspect instruction and discipline.
report hereon and classify as State High
Schools" all schools whose work merits
the approval of the board. The board is
to have full discretionary power to pass
upon application for classification to
prescribe conditions, rules. and regulat-
ions. relating to examinations, reports.
courses of Study &C., make an annual re-
port to the State Superintendent, and
shall receive no compensation. All state
high schools shall admit pupils OF either
sex from any part of the State. provided
that nonresidents must first pass examin-
alton in Arthography. Reading in English.
P~enmanship, Arithmetic. Grammer,
Modern Geography. and History Of the
United States.
The Free Text books law authorizes the
school board of any city, town or district.
to provide free text books pursuant to an
election held for that purpose called upon
petition of a majority of the electors, is a
majority of the voters so decide, and pro-
vides that the question shall, upon the
above conditions, be submitted at the
next annual school election.
Amendment in the political code pro-
vides that County Superintendent shall
he elected in November at the same time
as other county officers instead of in June
a: heretofore; that two thirds (instead of
three fifths) of a the votes of a school dis
trect present and voting. may order the
removal of a school house. and a school
house so removed, may not bsegain re-
moved for three years. So
School boards are authorized and re-
CURED to purchase one or more flags of
the United States and display same on
school buildings or from stats in school
grounds during school hours of each day.
A proposed bill tending to lower the
standard of requirements on examination
for state certificates and infringing upon
the prerogative of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction and county Superin-
tendents of schools was defeated.
House Bill No. 152 reducing the mum.
Der of inhabitants in villages necessary
to organize as special school districts.
from three hundred to two hundred is yet
in the hands of the Governor.
The law ''relating to health and de-
cency" the erection of sparate outhouses
adjacent to school houses prescribes regid
regulations for inspection and preservat-
ion of c~leanleness. makes neglect of the
provision of the act on the part Of school
officers grounds for removal from Office.
and with an emergency clause. is in full
force and effect from and after its ap-
prevail by the Governor.