Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-24

othht phptI CdlG Stbltl
day announcer the annual apportion
ment Of the state aid for graded
schools According 10 an opinion rem
dered by the attorney general the
schools are to receive The benefit tins
year Of the amendment to the old law
made by the last Legislature, increas
ing the graded school aid from $4,000
to $4,000 and consequently each
scnoCl will receive the full amount
contemplated by the original law OF
1901 $500 each for the schools Of the
first CLASS and 500 each for tle
schools Of the second class. There
was some question whether the IN
creased appropriation applied for the
app0rtlonment this summer for tho
past school year and this matter was
REFERRED to the attorney general for an
official opinion He examined tnc stat
ltes and rendered an opinion to the ct.
feet that the appol tionment must be
made according to the law as amended
even though the appCrIlOnmont was
for tho school year that closed last
June, and therefore the $4,000 fund
should be npportoned instead of tle
100000 fund.
The law originally contemplated that
each school of the first class should
receive $500 and each school Of tho
second class 500. The increase in
the number of schools has been so
great. however, that the appropriation
of 100000 has been insufficient to
carry out the law on this basis, NO the
educational department has be en- com,
PEELED to make the apportlonment on
pro rata basis, tho schools receiving
as much MS there Is money available
to go around and tho first class schools
receiving three times as much each as
tho second class schools. Before an.
portlonlng the money the statute pro.
vides that the salaries and necessary
ex enRos Of the two inspectors OF
graded schools shall be taken out OF
the fund, There are two inspectors
Measrs. Drewry and Hunt The snaI.
lor sch OILS main aiming the REQUIRED
TWO department are contnl al y In,
cr,asng her 81 0 AMI efficiency and
qualifying FOR md 40 nrst class schools.
and country schools not large and 800
enough To qualify as second Gins,
schools a increasing their euuIp.
ment 80 rs TO como within tac require.
men1s The number Of two-department
schools at present Is prac lcally tho
same rs tn total number of graded
schools was ut the time Of the enact.
ln"nt o. the law, which was first ap.
piled July !, 1901 The only ways in
watch the number of schools is dimin.
tshcd Ia that some large graded
schools of the first class become h 9Th
schools and receive their aid in he
high schol apportIonment aud some
few small schools fail to comply with
all the requirements Of the law Rnd
are refused state aid In tho four
years since tho law has been In opera,
ton the following schools OF the first
olass have become free high schools
Eagle River, Hort nyille, Mount nor
WHITEHALL Amory, Mnrkesan, Wan
tOmn, Wllmot, Menomonee Falls Xix,
ton, Waterford. Spooner. ladysmith
RIB | aka iPardaaville, Pittsvife, Dart
ford and Mosineg Four second class
schools applying for aid were this yen
refused admission to the npportlon,
ment for refusal to comply with the
statutory requirements. The law de
fines first class schools as such grade,
schools as maintain three or more
rooms, grades or departments and full
I'LL other requirements as to supple
mentary apparatus, Equipment long,l
of school ye1r and sanitary condition
of the building. Second class schools
arc such as maintain two depart
mens and comply with tho other re
quirements.
The total number OF teachers en-
rloyed In these graded schools Il
about 1900 Tho law requires II,
schools to maNo application for all a
the beginning OF the school year an,
II the requirements are mo- durini
that year they are included In the an
nual apportonmont The last legls
lature took notice OF the great ncreas,
In the number Of graded schools by Ia
croasiug the appropriation from
100000 TO $4,000, which larger sun
Is apportioncd this year. owing "a tn,
opinion OF the attorney general
The first class schools hap
steadily increased despite tn
fact that some have become hlgl
schools, SO that there are LA this yea
against 12t last year. The secon,
class schools have increased iron
Isl last year 70 a0i this yea. som
80 applications are now on file from
new schools, declaring their intentloi
to enter the apportionment for grade
school aid next year The schools /,
this years apportionment are.
First Class.
Ablpmans Barnbnn