The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-03-22
THE HIGH SCHOOL BILL.
Fun Texs Of the Act authorizing the E.-
tablishmsnt and Kaintainanco Of
High school in sherman County.

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The act Of the legislature aathorizine
the establishment and maintenance Of
"a county high school in Sherman coun
Ity is published for the information Of
the public. To make the law effective,
and to authorize the board OF county
commissioners to take action in the
matter petition signed by the major
ity of the taxpayers of the county
mBst be presented to the board at one
of its regular meetings. The petitions
for signature are now out and all favor
ing the measure should not fail to sign
the petition. Call on the county clerk
county attorney, or superintendent OF
public instruction and put down your
names if you favor the plan. The title
Iof the bill is, House Bill No. IA, !" and
Its various sections are as follows:
! Section l. When a petition is pre-
sented to the board Of county commits
sioners of Sherman county, Kansas,
signed by a majority of the electors of
said county, as shown by the poll books
of the last proceeding general election,
said board of county commissioners
shall make an order establishing a
I county high school at the place desig-
mated in said petition, under the fur
/ Their provisions of this act.
Sec. ,. Before such order is made,
the district board where it is sought
to establish such high school, shall
give written guarantee to the. cOuG-
/ ty that said school district shall pro-
vide suitable rooms, desks, chairs,
stoves aud other necessary apparatus
TO carry on said school, solong as said
high school is maintained in said dis
trict. The county shall levy a suff1-
Gent tax to pay all the other running
expenses of said high school as herein
after provided.
Sec. 3. At the regular meeting, the
board of county commissioners shall,
for failure, on the part of the district
wherein said high school is located, to
comply, in full, with the provisions of
section two, of this act, rescind such
order, and said high school shall no
longer exist; but during the existence
of said high school, and at the regular
meeting of the board of county commits
sioners, on the first Monday In August,
in each year, said board shall make
levy of not to excsed two mills on the
dollar on all the taxable property in
said county, which shall be known as a
high-school tax, and the money so
raised, shall be used to pay expenses
of said high school, according to
the provisions of this act, and shall
be paid out by the board of county
commissioners as other claims against
the county are paid.
Sec. 4. The school board of the dis
trict where such high school is located,
with the assistance of the county sup
erintendent of public instruction, shall
have direct supervision and control of
said high school, to the same extent as
the district school, except that the
county commissioners shall fix and de-
Ftsrmine the amount of money to be
paid to the teachers employed, the num-
Der of months of school to be taught
during any one year, aud the maximum
amount to be expended for incidental
purposes.
Sec. .. There shall be provided three
courses of instruction, each requiring
three years study for completion; name
Iy, a general course, a normal course
and a collegiate course. The general
course shall be designed for those who
cannot continue school life after leav-
ing said high school. The normal
course shall be designed for those who
intend to become teachers, aud fully
prepare any one who wish to enter the
first year of professional work at the
state normal school The collegiate
course shall fully prepare those who
wish to enter the freshman class of the
state university, or Of the state agricuI-
tursl college, or any ins titution of high
er learning in the state. Whenever
practical, students of these courses
shall reeite in same classes, and tuition
shall be free to pupils residing in the
county.
Sec. 6. If at any time the school can
accommodate more pupils than apply
for admission in said county, the va
caueies may be filed by applicants
from other-counties, upon the payment
Of such tuition as the board of county
commissioners may prescribe; but at
no time shall such pupils continue in
said school to the exclusion of pupils
residing Ia the county.
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