River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-14
RECENT SCHOOL LAWS.

Perhaps no law passed by the last legis-
lature is of more Importance to our
schools than chapter los. BY the provi-
sions of this law the county superintend-
ent is obliged to call annually at least
one convention of the members of school
boards of his county for the purpose of
consultation, advice, and instruction, up
on matters pertaining to the management
of the public schools of the county.
Every clerk must attend this cOnven-
ton and the treasurer and director may
attend it. All members of school boards
attending the convention are allowed So
a day and mileage at the rate OF three
cents a mile to and from the convention
Our school board convention will be
held at Ellsworth, Dec. IL, and hope to
see every school clerk and many of the
other school officers present.
Chapter 1853 of the laws of 1905 provides
that agriculture must be taught i'm every
district school in the state. Agriculture
is so close to the district school that
certainly no one can deny the feasibility
of teaching it in the common school and
I believe that it will prove to be the
means of bridging the gap that exists in
many communities between the homes
and the school.
Chapter 256 provides that whenever the
enrolment in any one school term shall
reach 65 or more, it is the duty of electors
at the next annual meeting to authorize
the district board to make provision for
an additional room and teacher. Failure
of the district to comply with this law
will forfeit its right to share in the ap-
portionment of the Seven-tenthS mill tax.
1T. District No i, Ell Paso, was the only
district having an enrolment of over IS
in one school term during the past school
year.
By the provisions of chapter 44S, the
school board determines the text books
instead of the electors at the annual
meeting as heretofore. The board must
make an adoption and the books when SO
adopted are to remain in the school for
at least three years.
Chapter 50 repeats the law requiring
teachers to pay an examination fee or
one dollar. The passage of the law re-
quiring this fee caused a large decrease
in the number of applicants for certffi-
Gates, and now that the law is repealed
an increase in the number of applicants
may be looked for.
EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS SINCE
JULY 1. 1905.
The annual State Institute was held at
Ellsworth July 1928, 1905, The conductors
were f. A. Lowell, city superintendent
Of Rhinelander; H H. Liebenber. prin-
School, and G. Z. Hill, principal of the
Mcmillan High School. The enrolment
reached s., Sc of which were neither
official visitors expressed themselves as
well satisfied with the work of the in
stitute.
On July 81 I called a meeting of the
lcdCISIS dlleHQIIlS The lLSllLul0 1OI Lie
purpose of deciding on the association
work for the coming year They voted
to divide the county into three aSsocia-
ton districts, each having set of off,
GERS to plan the work, and to hold three
teachers meetings in each district dur
ing the year. The first meeting was held
at Maiden Rock, Oct. z, and it was at
tended by about fifty of the teachers of
that vicinity. The next meeting was
called to meet at Trimbelle Oct. IA, but
owing to the inclemency of the weather
it was postponed till Oct. %, as provided
for in the announcement Four of the
members of the Normal faculty were