Omaha daily bee., 1904-12-29

lar OF valuation Of the grand assessment
at Peru enro.ls one-third as many students
as the university, and IL receives no hnan-
cial support from any other source than
bat | believe asfax Of ene-ffth Of a mill
upon the dollar OF valuation Of the grand
ssns f0s the o Of sae as the as e
school at Peru, or two-ffths Of a mill for
the support Of the two state normal schools.
Board OF Education to keep the state normal
schools open during July and August, as
thousands OF teachers who enter the school
room without professional training OF prep
aration for their work free to reoeive the
and Kearney. From the standpoint OF
economy, IL these institutions are 10 remain
not be % ourinE ng June ar July ~ @ or Ausst Sn0uia
more liberal policy toward the state
normal schools would also enable their
and Instructors engaged in the training OF
teachers, teaching teachers how to seach,"
rendered The instrTetors at Peru not oniy
receive lower wages than are paid in other
state normal schools, but even lever wages
high schools OF Nebraska The salaries at
Peru range from $500 to 1880, the average
ssr Se nOrs sesoOs Is
Of neighboring states receive from N,40o to
$500 Tor work that in many Instances Is
not Of as high grade as that OF Peru.
State High school Bill.
The greater part Of the morning was
given up to the dlscussion OF a legislative
bill drawn UP by State superintendent
elect McBrien for the establishment of
state high schools. Superintendent Fowler
had called attention to the fact that
though the state provides free education
up 20 and including the eighth grade and
in university training, only AS out OF the
6,e67 school districts OF the state have high
schools and only eighty-five of these have
the full four years course He suggested
that some way should be found to bridge
the gap. The synopsis OF Superintendent
MoBriens bill, which was referred to a
committee composed OF County Superin-
tendents Crocker of Richardson, waddell
OF Pawnee, Hyland OF Stanton and Baker
of Kearney and City superintendents
Thomas OF Kearney, oConnor of Norfolk
and report is as follows;
State high schools are to be provided
through a state high school board to be
created and to be composed of the cham
state inspector OF accredited schools, the
principals Of the state normal schools and
the state superintendent Of public instruc-
shall shall give @ Rstruetien H Aue According h to e tSe
terms of the act and shall admit students
Of either sex from any part of the state
examination. shall be entitled to be classi
fed as a state high school and receive
pecuniary aid hereafter specified To quail
ify the schools must have the regular
course of study, embracing all the studies
prescribed by the state high school board,
suitable buildings, substantial library. and
other apparatus necessary for doing
efficient work, the school to be open at all
times to inspection and examinations by
the state board. Inspections are to be
made at least once a year and no money
paid by the state until the work of the
school has been approved by a majority
of the board. Although specified in the
proposed bill, the manner and amounts OF
money to be apportioned have not been
settled upon by the superintendents and
this matter is the only part of the measure
that has caused much controversy. The
draft provides sums ranging from 800 in
the case of one-year high schools to $1,000
year for the full course schools, the
amounts being gauged by the number of
nonresident pupils attending $25 per pupil
being the rate. The money received by
the school must be used to increase the
efficiency OF the school.
The state high school board is to have
much discretionary power as to curriculum
and teachers. Three high schools in any
county may demand the aid and IL may
be extended to a fourth, Provision Is made
for the position of assistant examiner to
be filled by the board, the salary to be
not more than So a day. The members of
the board shall serve without compensa-
ton. A state tax of one-third of a mill
Is called for and the creation of the state
high school fund.