Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30
MINNESOTA NEWS
Aid for the -8ehoola.

Aid Tor the sehools.
+ State Superintendent j. W. Olson
has notified the county superintend-
ents and school officers that applica-
tons for state aid, under the new
law, must be received at the depart
ment of public instruction before
July 10. .
The recent legislature increased
the state aid for high schools from
$1,000 to $500; for graded schools,
from $500 to $3.50; for semi-graded
schools, from 5000 to $3.50, and for
rural schools, from 100 to 125. s',.-
Last year al high schools, 119.
graded schools, IA semi-graded
schools and TAT rural schools quail
fed under the law. Owing to q de-
fciency in the appropriation, how
ever, only the graded schools received
the specified aid. It is expected that
many new applications will be made
for the increased aid this year. .
A high school to receive aid must
have been in existence at least one
year preceding the application, must
admit students of either sex without
charge of tuition and must have reg
ular courses in all subjects prescrib-
ed by the state high school board.
Graded schools must have: at least
four departments in charge Of a prin-
cipal and teachers, and must be
equipped with suitable school build
ings, substantial library and all APP
paratus necessary for doing efficient
| work.
The department. of public instruc-
ton requires of semi-graded schools
that the school building and each
room be clean, we'll swept, properly
heated and ventilated; that each
room be supplied with sufficient
blackboard space and Webster's in
ternational dictionary.
The department makes practically
the same requirements of q rural
school with reference to the care of
| the building As of q semi-graded
school. The law stipulates that it
must hold at least eight months
school during the year.
Climate and Crop Bulletin.
The rain falling in southern and
eastern parts of the state continued
into the 18th, and at few points IN
the extrme southeast into the 18th;
there were light scattered showers
again on the 18th which visited most
parts of the state. The temperatures
In the early part of the week were
rather low for rapid growth, but on
the 18th and after that date they were
considerably higher with decided
| improvement in the growth OF pas
lures, gress intended for hay, gar
dens, the small grains and the foliage
of trees. In the western part of the
state north of Big Stone, Stevens,
Pope and Stearns counties there was
little or no rain till the 18th, allow
ing Of almost continuous work in
seeding fax and barley and prepar.
ing for these crops. Spring wheat,
oats and early barley are growing
nicely with good stands which are be-
coming thicker by stooling, and the
early fax is coming up.
| Grasshoppers Poison.
! r. l.. Washburn, state entomologist
1t the agricultural experiment station
At st. Anthony Park, has issued q
pamphlet describing a new remedy
for grasshoppers, and makes COM
ments upon certain old methods. He
calls the new remedy the Criddle
mixture and he says that the differ
ence between this poisoned bait and
others consists in the substitution Of
refuse for the bran 50 commonly
used. This mixture is made of ono
part Paris green, two parts salt and
forty parts refuse. Enough water
should be added to make it soft with
out being sloppy. 1t should be scat
tered about the fields we'll, in quanti-
ty according to the number of grass
hoppers.
District 10 curtaIled.