The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-04
WELCOME LAW
For Pupils Of Country
Schools.
ADVANCED STUDIES
Are Opened TO Thorn at Near
est High School Whether
in Same Township
or Not.
(From a stafr correspondent


law, that has just been printed. is be-
ing distributed by the state school
examiner. II provides high schools
for those who pass the Boxwell exam
ination. Pupils may go to the nearest
high school, whether in the township
in which they live or not. The law is
of interest to every pupil in the
schools. 1t reads in part as follows:
Each board of county school exam
iners shall hold examinations OF pupils
of township, special and joint subdis-
tricts in the subjects Of photography,
reading, writing, arithmetic, English
grammar and composition, geography,
history Of the United States including
civil government, and physiology. Two
such examinations shall be held an
nually, one on the third Saturday in
April, and one on the second Saturday
in May, at such place or places as the
county board of examiners may desig-
nate. The questions for all such exam
nations, throughout the state, shall
be uniform and be prepared under the
direction of the state commissioner Of
common schools, and sample lists shall
be mailed, under seal, to the clerks OF
the said boards of examiners not less
than ten days before each examination.
AVERAGE OF SEVENTY.
Upon receipt of said lists, the said
boards are authorized and required to
have a sufficient number Of copies OF
the same printed for use at the exam
ination. Only such applicants as re-
ceive an average grade of seventy per
cent, with no grade less than fifty per
cent. in any branch shall be passed. 1t
shall be the duty of the township
boards of education upon written no
tice, filed by successful applicant,
with the clerk of the board of educa-
ton, to provide for holding township
| commencement not later than the
month of June, at some place within
the civil township, and to appoint some
suitable person to have charge of the
same.
"At this commencement each success
full applicant residing in the township
school district or any special or joint
| sub-district having its school house
located within the civil township OF
which the township district forms q
part shall be required to deliver an
grafton or defamation, or read an es-
say; thereupon said board of education
shall issue a certificate to each sue
cessful applicant, stating that said ap-
plicant has taken part in said COM
mencement.
THE COMMENCEMENT.
"The board of county school examin-
ers shall provide for the holding of a
county commencement not later than
August fifteenth, at such place as II
may determine. At this commence
ment there shall be delivered an annual
address, at the conclusion of which a
diploma shall be presented to each sue
cessful applicant who has complied
with the provisions of this act; said
diploma shall entitle the holder there.
of to enter any high school in the state
THE tuition Of pupils holding diplo-
mas and residing in township, special
or Joint sub-districts, in which no high
school Is maintained, shall Je paid by
the board of education of the district
in which they have legel school resi-
dence, such tuition to te computed by
the month and an attendance any par!
of the month shall create a liability
for the entire month; but board ol
education maintaining a high schoo
shall charge no more tuition than II
| charges for other nonresident pupils
and no board of education shall be re.
quired to pay the tuition of any pupil
for more than four school years; pro-
vided the board of education shall be
required to pay the tuition OF all sue.
cessful applicants, who have complied
with the provisions of this act, residing
more than three miles from the high
school provided by said board, when
said applicants attend a nearer high
school.
= QUESTION OF TUITION.
1.-The tuition OF pupils residing n
Joint sub-districts shall be paid BY
| the boards of education, having contr0
of such districts, from the contingent
funds of said districts. A board o.
education not maintaining a higi
school may enter into an agreement
with one or more boards Of education
maintaining such school for the school
ing OF all its high school pupils ant
when such agreement is entered int
the board making the same shall b.
exempt from the payment Of tuition a
other high schools; provided the schoo
or schools selected are located In tn
same civil township, or some adjoin
ing township, as that Of the boar
making the agreement.
Where no such agreement is enter
ed into the school to be attended cal
be selected by the pupil holding tn
diploma; provided, due notice in writ
ing. is given to the clerk Of the boar
OF education of the name Of the schoo
to be attended and the date the attend
ance Is to begin, said notice to be file
not less than I'VE days previous to sal
, beginning OF attendance. Said tuitio
can be paid from either the tuition o
contingent funds, and In case the boar
Of education deems Il necessary II ma
levy q tar Of not to exceed two mill
ON each dollar Of taxable property
the district or joint sub-district
excess Of that allowed by section 500
! Of the revised statutes Of Ohio: th
. proceeds Of said levy shall be kept ]