Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-15
NEW SCHOOL LAWS
synopsis of Measures Passed by
the Legislature.
THREE SCHOOLS FOR TEACHERS
10 be Conducted During the Sumner at
PocatellO, Boise and COeur
d'Alene City.


lature passed number Of important
educational measures, one Of which |
is of special interest to teachers and |
\ educational leaders. 1t provides
Aor the establishment Of summer
nofWal schools at Boise, Coeur
d'AlCne and Pocatello The meas
ure ca res an appropriation of
$4,000 for each school. Miss Cham
berlain, state superintendent Of
schools worked hard for the passage
Of this bill and she considers it a
most important step in the advance
ment Of the educa> >ional interests of
the entire state, as it will haye q
tendency to raise the standard of
the teaching force by creating an
opportunity to obtain kind of
schooling that otherwise they might
not be able to secure.
The bill provides that among the
instructors to be secured for the sum-
mer normals, at least one is to be q
person of prominence in educational
matters from outside the state.
This provision was made TO enable
the board to secure the services of
men or women of national renown.
Another measure which Miss
Chamberlain was deeply interested
IN is the text book commission bill.
This bill provides that a commits
sion, composed of seven persons,
four of them teachers Of at least five
years experience, two reliable bus
mess men and the superintendent OF
public instruction as chairman, shall
select and prescribe some uniform
system of text books for use in the
public schools throughout the state
The act, while 1t provides a uni
form system of text books for th'
public schools, does not affect thu
schools in The independent districts
beyond several of the lower grades
which it was considered advisable u
nlaee on the same basis with th,
other schools.
Other educational bills wer
passed as follows:
Giving county superintendent
authority to employ assistants a
teachers examinations; providing
Z aaiform eighth grade examination
khe entrance to high schools
&c the date of election
aSs III independent district
fras 80 Monday 10 the fir
Tues zX Ftssem ber; changing I'll
d.te al 80 I.sz trustees IN oth'
districts ast Monday
,Igne 70 the 70 App
The object Of u 70 gil
the new members sg-isi
boards the opportds ~
teachers for the first
trustees) serve. Another
v,des that the transfer OF
from one district shall be under
snneryision of the county super
tendent; another bill makes St
certificates good for eight years
stead of five as formerly, and NAL
them renewable; county commissl
ars will hereafter be empowered
ra,se the school tax levy 20 mi
when necessary, another bill r
vides that county superintende
shall have the power to issue cert
Gates to graduates of recogni
colleges and normal schools of OF
states.
s Miss Chamberlain was also ms
mental in securing the passag'
the bill making provision for
care of delinquent children.
f.atnre of this bill that makes il
sne,ial interest TO teachers IS
she probation officer appointed
look after delinquent children j
10 a trusnt officer under the
visions of an existing act which
Arcs truauis As delipquepts'
The measure, in Miss Cham