Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

NO. c 5sGl Pr 874, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to amend section 9, chapter 439,
laws of 1901. as amended, and mak1ng
the same section 496d, statutes of 1898,
relating to districts which may receive
state aid for graded schools.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
section /. Section 8, chapter 439, laws
of 1901, as a. ended by chapter 2S5. laws
of 1903, and chapter 289, laws OF 1900, Is
amended and made a section OF the stat
utes of 1898, to read: Section 1860. The
school board of any school district contain
ing within its limits graded school but
no free high school nor q high school OF
grade equivalent to free hlgh schooi'
town free high schools excepted, may re-
ceive special state aid as hereinafter pro
vided upon full compliance with the fol-
lowing conditions:
graded schools in Wisconsin, known re-
spectiyely as first class and second class
all state graded schools Of three or more
departments shall be In the first class, and
ali graded schools of two departments
2. Schools shall be maintained In the
district receiving such aid, at least nine
school months, including legal holidays,
in each and every department: At At Least east
class and both departments In schools OF
the second class shall have an average
daily attendance of not less than fifteen
pupils! for the entire res seh Usa year. TO en-
g. All persons employed In both classes
of graded schools applying for state aid
shall be competent teachers and shall hold
the following grade Of certificate: The
principal of a state graded school Of the
first class shall hold some form OF state
certificate. In each school of this class
one assistant shall hold a third grade Ger
tifcate, or a certificate Of higher grade
provided such assistant, If holding a third
grade certificate shall have had one year $
successful experience as a teacher In the
public schools Of Wisconsin one asslst a e
certificate Of higher grade, and al other
assistants shall hold first grade certih-
Gates or certificates Of the higher grade
the second class shall hold a first grade
county certificate, or some form OF state
certificate and shall nave had not less
than one year of successful experience as g
teacher in a public school, or second
grade county certificate and shall have
had not less than two years or successful
experience as teacher IN q pubic school,
provided that the testimonial OF successful
experience herein required shall be Issued
bv the county superintendent of schools
in the county in which the certificate is In
force, and the assistant shall hold a third
grade certificate or certLncare OF nigner
q third grade certificate, shall also have
had one years successful experience as a
teacher In the public scnools OF Wisconsin
The word principal Is hereby interpreted
as meaning the teacher or the highest
grade or grades in the schools who, shall
have immediate supervision of all the
grades: the word assistant Us hereby in
terpreted as meaning each and every teach
er in the state graded school other than
the. principal, ...o., hsa.
the outhouses and the grounds, the furnt-
ture and equipment, shall be maintained
In good condition and kept free from any
unsanitary feature.
s. Sufficient equipment, including globes
maps, blackboards, library, ana other es,
sentials for the proper work OF the school
shall be provided by the school district
6. When the school board of any school
district desires to SECURE state aid for its
graded schools, said school board shall
make written application for the same to
the state superintendent No graded school
shall be entitled to be placed upon the list
of state graded schools and to receive
special state aid until said school shall
have been duly Inspected by the state
superintendent, or some member of his
STAFF and found to be fully complying with
all the conditions Of this act
Z. In order that any graded school may
receive special state aid as herein provided,
application shall be made to the state
SUPERINTENDENT bv the school board before
the first day of September preceding the
school year for which said special state
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts
In conflict with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June "a 1907