Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-08-16
Madison, Aug. Is.


In which fund Of $4,000 created by
the legislature for this purpose, Is
divided among the graded schools OF
the state according to their size,
equipment and the manner In which
they comply with the law and the
recommendations Of the state super
intendept. The graded schools are
divided into classes. The first class
embraces those schools which main
tain three or more departments,
chose buildings are in proper sani-
lary condition and whose teachers
are possessed Of proper certificates.
The schools Of the first class get
5000 each Of state aid from this speci-
al fund In the second class are in
Giudod those schools that maintain
two departments and otherwise con.
ply with the requirements. These
get 800 each from this special fund
of $50, 600. Before the apportionment
is made the salaries and necessary
expenses of the two inspectors Of
graded schools come out, but the
without cutting down the apportlon
ment TO the schools as contemplated |
by the law This fund formerly con,
sisted Of 100000, but the schools com.
Ing In and entitled to participate be. !
came 80 numerous that the fund was |
insufficient and the legislature in !
creased the annual appropriation to |
$4,000. G. II. Drewry and w, II. |
Hunt are the two state inspectors OF |
graded schools.
Some Failed to Comply.
Aid from this fund has been with |
held by the state superintendent |
from several schools because the |
local boards failed to make out the re. ,
CURED annual report. Several other |
schools were denied state aid from |
the special fund on account of dc. |
hclent legal qualifications Of teachers, |
sanitary buildings and failure OF |
teachers and boards TO meet the
recommendation of the state super.
intendent
The popularity of the state graded |
school law * shown in the growth OF |
these schools. The first class has
practically trcbled In number since
the law went into effect while the
second class at the present time Is
nearly equal in number TO the total
In both classos at the time they
wero organized Second class schools
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amount OF special aid allowed by the
law, and they quickly increase to the
required three departments aud other,
wise improve so as to ontitle them.
selves to the $500 a year,
Helps Fourteen Dane Schools.
Four schools of Dane county are In
tho $500 class-v-ne Forest, Marshall,
Mcfarland and Mlddleton-and ten
schools in the 500 tlass-Albion,
Blue Mounds, Cottage Grove, Madison
town, Morrisonyillo, Paoli, Rockdale,
Verona, Waunakee and Wind
sor making $1,000 given from the
fund to Dane county schools.
The schools of the two classes are
as follows;
First Class. $500 Each,
Abbotsford, Ablemans, Abrams, Am. |
berg, Amigo, Apollonia, Arbor Vitae, |
Arena, Baraboo, Barnevold, Birch. |
wood, Black Creek, Brooklyn, Bruce, |
Bundy, Butteruut, Cameron, Camp. |
bellsport, Camp Douglas, Catawba, |
Coleman, Colfax, Commonwealth, Dal. |
las. Deer Park. De Forest, DE Soto, |
Dorchester, Downing, townsville, |
Dunbar, Eagle, Eau Gale, led |
gar, Eleva, Mllhart Lake, Elmwood |
Embarrass, Ettwci, Fall Creek, Fall |
River Fenwood, Fihed, Fontana,
Footville, Frederick Fredonia, Gays !
Mills, Genoa jet, Gillett, Glldden, |
Grafton, Granton, Gratiot Greenbush, |
Hackley Hancock, Hartland Hazel. !
hurst Hersey hilbert, Husttsford !
Independence, Ingram, Iron Belt It'll, |
aca Johnson Creek, Junction CITY, |
Kendall Knapp, Lac du Flambeau, La |
Fargo, Lake Nebagamon, Laona, La
Vale. Loadmine, Lena, Livingston, |
Lowell Luck Maiden Rock. Manawa !
Marquette, Marshall, Mason, Matoon, |
Mcfarland, Melrose. Merrimac, Mid |
dleton, Milford. Milladore, milwaukee,,
six districts; Minocqua, Monticello, |
Mishicott, Nekoosa, New Glarus, New
Holsten, Niagara. North Crandon, |
North Fond du Lac. North Freedom
North Hudson, North Milwaukee, Nor.
walk, Orfordville, Osseo, Owea,
Plover Plum City Port Edwards,
Port Wing, Prairie Farm. Racine,
Readstown, Reedsvlle Red Granite,
Rio, Roberts, Royalton. Scandinavia,
Scofeld, Sherry, Shiocton, Somerset,
South Wayne, Spencer Star Lake,
stockholm Stratford, Thiensville,
Three Lakes, Tigerton, Tony. Turtle
Lake. Wabeno, Warrens, Waterford,
Wau2ella, West Allis Westhoro, Wey.