Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1905-09-08
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dA; to Aid and Encourage the Establish
ment OF Public High schools and Rural
Graded Schools to Provide the Condi-
lions and to Make Appropriations There
for,
lie 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
State OF Fiordai
Section /. The uniform system OF public
free schools OF the State OF Florida shall
provide for twelve consecutive school years
OF instruction exclusive of kndergartens
normal schools, colleges and universities, and
such other schools as may be designated
or established by the Legislature.
Sec. 2. Each school year OF instruction
shall be designated as a grade, and no oiiic-
ial course OF study shall recognize less than
school year of eight months OF instruc-
tlon az constituting the work OF grade,
See. Q. The first two grades shall DO
known as primary grades; the third, fourth
fifth and sixth grades shall be known as
intermediate grades; the seventh and eighth
grades shall be known as grammar grades
the ninth and tenth grades shall he known
as junior high school grades, and the elev-
enth ana twelfth grades shall be known as
senior high school grades.
Sec. 1. instruction shall be given In the
primary grades in reading spelling, lang
uage, physiology and hygiene, number and
writing and such lessons In music, drawing
geography, nature study, morals and man
ners, as may be provided for In the county
course of study.
Sec s, instruction shall be given in the
intermediate grades In reading, -spelling
language arithmetic, geography, physiology
and hygiene, writing, elementary sciences,
and such lessons In music, drawing, history,
nature study morals and manners as may
be provided for In the county course OF
study
Sec 8. instruction shall be given In the
grammar grades In reading, photography,
grammar, arithmetic. coral and written),
science, physiology, geography, history and
civil government OF Florida and Of the
United states. and such lessons In music,
drawing, morals and manners, manual train
ing domestic arts and sciences. and agri-
culture. as may be provided for In the coun-
ty course Of study,
Sec. I. Instruction shall be given In
the high school grades In such subjects
and to sNch extent as has been DESIGNATED
in the course OF study for high schools or
may hereafter be provided for.
Sec. s. ANY public school maintained
by taxation and controlled by u Couny Board
" Public Instruction. which shall provide
instruction OF the character prescribed by
law for high school grades and which SHAH
be conducted In a suitable building with a
reasonable amount Of furniture and equip
ment, may receive from the state Treasury
aid as, follows; Any high school which shall
maintain only the first two, or junior grades
prescribed In the official course OF study
for high schools, shall receive three hun
dred and sixty dollars GS60) annually, and,
any high school maintaining all four or
Junior and senior high school grades as
prescribed by the State course OF study for
high schools, shall receive six hundred dol
lars $4,000 annually
Sec. .. Any public high school which
shall be maintained not less than three
miles distant from any town or city Of more
than five hundred inhabitants, which shall
bc supported by public school funds, aud
controlled by County Board OF Public
Instruction, which shall provide all instruc-
tion ~ the character prescribed by law, In
intermediate and grammar grades, during
not less than eight months OF each year,
and which shall he conducted by two or
more qualified teachers In "a suitable build
Ing and which shall have necessary furni-
ure and equipment, shall receive from
the State Treasurer two hundred dollars
ts?OOl annually, Provided, that the three
, mile limit prescribed In this section shall
not apply to schools the pupils Of which are
| prevented by natural barriers from attend
! ing the nearest graded schools.
| Sec. 10. In order to receive aid ms pro-
| vidcd for In Sections \ and OF this act,
| the County Board ~ Public Instruction CON
| trolling any school entitled To receive same
| shall make application TO the state Board
| Of Education In such form as may be pre-
| scribed by said state Board OF Education.
! not later than January LIST OF any school
year. Upon receipt OF such application the
| state Board OF Education shall cause In
' Vestigation to be made by the state super
tntendent OF Public Instruction, and II sat