Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-12
DEAR FRIEND:


address the above question to you per
sonaIiy as citizen Of public spirit inter
schools You have n no ' DOUBT gotieed d. t 4a
there Is no direct connection between oul
common schools and our university and col
leges: The legislature has at last made il
possible for every county of the state tC
tfonai system by the enactment pu of q higI
school law especially applicable to western
act Known f House Bill 30 eoP PSu 1 t 6h
page 3SS Session Laws of 1897. and trust that
you Will give IL a careful reading | suggest
that you keep it for future reference. 1t
reads as follows:
AN ACT
Relating to the establishment of County
High Schools in Kansas. in counties having !,
population of less than $500.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
Section l. That the County Commissioners
OF any county of Kansas having popula-
ton OF less than 900 be and they are hereby
luthorlzed to negotiate with the school dis
tr1ct at the county seat of such county for
the establishment of County High School.
section = such County High Schools when
established shall adopt a course of study to
ton.
Section g.. Upon the presentation of a GER
t tIiLc of graduation from any such County
of the same. to any state Institution of learn
ing the person presenting the may be
said state institution of learning.
+b section I; For the purpose of carrying
commissioners in such counties may employ
such number of teachers in addition to those
county Seat as Shall N the Their pjnfcf at tbe he
L necessary saIy Tor the purpose of conducting
general fund of the county.
Section 5. Such County High Schools shall
be free to all persons of school age in their
respective counties.
in provided for shall be established eXcent
upon a petition signed by ma jority of the
election held in such county for the purpose
OF voting upon the question of establishing
Section = This act shall take effect and
he in force from and after its publication in
hereby certify that the above bill origf-
mated in the House. and passed that body
WD STREET.
Spea ker of the House.
Passed the Senate March 18th. 1897
A. NJ. HARVEY
President of the Senate.
You will readily see that the law is easily
applied to Trego county and may be of great
advantage to our schools at small cost com
was almost to- pror t9e oid cd 5a% it
high school in the thinly populated counties
easily. ~
Referring to the first section you will see
ed to make the best possible arrangements
with the Wa-Keeney district which has IA
The district would necessarily bear the
School and have no d61bt it It Mo0d 1gh
By the second section the course of studv
must be provided by the state board of educa-
ton This insures thorough. systematic
work ana I'm connection with section three)
gives the school position of rank and
sta nding in our state system.
According to the third section graduates
from such a school will be admitted to any
OF our state educational institutions without
the humiliation and risk of further examina-
ton away from home, among strangers and
at great expense, as is the case al present.
II would also relieve our advanced pupils of
the necessity OF expensive attendance at
Other prepa ratory schools before being adj
mltted to the university and Normal college
BY section four the commissioners are
gwen power to employ only such "A number
of instructors in connection with those nj
ready employed as may be necessary to full