The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-03-23
xcuooL LAWS.

puE pOECS llO 0AP0AoO w Jag otutOs
SCHOOL LAWS.
Emma F. Bates, State Superintendent
of Pubic instruction favors the Leader
with tho following brief summary of sdu-
cational legislation'enacted by the fourth
Legislative assembly.
Section l21 of the school laws revision
Of 1893 rs. 20, c. Sc, 1871 has been SO
ameended as to include civil governmen t
a nongt the subjects upon which applicants
I ,r teachers certificates of the third grade
are required to be examined rs well as
applicants for certificates of the first and
8 :cond grades Ms heretofore.
Section 40 of the school laws rs. 40,
q. CO, 1890. has also been amended and
tho study of civil government is nov in
cluded among the branches which "every
teacher in the common schools shall teach
pupils as thep are sufficiently advanced to
pursue the same ETC."
Section 12o of the school Law revision
of 1898 rs. "a, q. IS, 1891 has been
amended by adding at the end of the Sec
ton 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 such a person has re-
sided in the United States fer one year
last prior to the time of such application
for certificate or permit, any contract
void.'
The 20 called high school law for the en-
c%ouragcment Of Secondary education
constitutes the Governor, Superintendent
ut Public Instruction and the President of
the State University a board Of commits
sioner 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 instruction and discipline, report
thereon and classify as state His b
Sch0ols'' all schools whose work merits
the approval of the board. The board
is to have full discretionary power to pass
upon applications for classification, to
prescribe conditions, rules and regulations
relating to examinations, reports, courses
Of study, otc., make an annual report to
the State Superintendent and shall recei1 9
nc compensation: AL state high schools
shall admit pupils of either sex from any
part of the state, provided that non resi-
dents must first pass examination in
photography, reading III English. penman-
ship, arithmetic, gralnor, modern gcogra
ply and history of the United States.
The free text books law authorize tie
school board of any city, town or district
to provide free text books p ursuant to an
election held for that purpose called upon
petition of a majority of the electors If
Il ma jority of the voters SO decide and
provides that the question shall upon the
above conditions be submitted at the
mex annual school election,
Amendments in the political code pro-
vide that County Superintendents shall
be elected in November ut the same time
az other county officers instead of in June
"a heretofore; that two thirds INSTEAD of
three.ffthl of the voters of a school dis
trict present and voting, may order the
removal of a school house and a school
house 80 removed may not be again re-
moved tor three years.
School boards are authorized anG re,
quired to purclase one or mora flags f.r
this Un,tsl States aud display sams on
school buildings o. from stats in school
grounds during school hours each day
A proposed bill tending to lower the
standard of requirements on examinations
for state certificates and infringing upon
the prerogative of the Superintendent of
Public instruction and County Superin.
teAdedts of schools was defeated.
House Bill No. 152 reducing the number
of Inhabitants in villages necessary to
organize ae special school districts from
thre hundred to two hundred is yet in the
hands Of the Governor.
The law relating to health and
dceensy" requires the erection of separate
out houses adjacent to school houses pre-
scribes rigid regulations for inspection
and preser walton Of cleanliness makes
neglect of the provisions of the act on the
part of school officers, grounds for re-
moyal from sfice. And with an emer-
gency claule is in full force and effect
from and after its approval by the
Governor.
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