Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-22

dressed the teachers on The Value
Of Thorough Preparation"
A mid-winter institute of Two days
vas held at Hillsboro with Pres. Sims
Of Stevens Point normal and Princi-
pal Jackson of Wood county training
school, - conductors. The enroll
ment OF this institute was As.
SCHOOL, BOARD CONVENTIONS.
Two scnool board cows ATOMS Wei,
led, one at Lararge and one at v.
.oqua. The meetings We're Wei d,
ended ana great interest was snow
- All members. Many rooR part IL
DISCUSSIONS, gave Suggestions, o.
-.sKed questions relating TO the needs
u their respective districts. In au
liuon to the members OF the board
re nad WIN us MT. Chas. l.. Harper
VI ne SIate Educational department,
mo addressed the meeting on the
leeds OF the country schools; MI
nenlck OF HillsDoro, who talked o.
NE proDlem OF hIung the teacher
lad Principal A. a. Thompson o.
auckland county training school, whC
4Iade his tax on reading enecuye, b.
Illustrating good and bad methods o.
conducting a recitation in that study
Judging by the letters that have
come to the office in regard to heating
-.nd teutilating, supplementary reao
srs, free text books, and the like, :
leeI confident that II ali suggestions
oere not carried out they at leas.
ave set the school boards to thinking
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
SiA teachers examinations were
acid, four in the spring and two IL
me fall; 253 applicants wrote at thes,
examinations and 204 were grantee
certificates, of which were given
nrst grades, Is were given second
grades and 49, were given thirG
grades; As of these certificates Were
gwen to young teachers who hao
never held a certificate before.
SCHOOL LAWS.
A number OF school laws were
passed by the last Legislature tnat
are far reaching in erect and i'm
pOrtance to the rural and graded
schools OF the county. Owing TO lach
Oh space only the main provisions o.
,he most important laws can be given
III this report.
Eight months term.-The minimum
Germ for Common schools is made
eight months instead of seven as
heretofore.
State aid to graded schools.-A state
graded school of two departments
will get 5000, and one of three Oh
more departments will get $500
state graded schools must maintain
school for nine months and must be
properly equipped.
Enrolment limit.-Wheneyer a
school enrolls So or more pupils in
any one term the voters shall, at the
annual meeting following, provide an
extra room and another teacher. A
district that fails to do this will for
lett the state aid of the seven-tenths
mill tax.
Glasses of country schools. (Chap-
ter 600 laws of 1897. THE common
schools are divided into Two classes
known as schools of the LIST and
schools of the End class respectively.
schools of the second class shall
share in their respective apportion-
ment of the county and state school,
lund. Schools of the first class shall
share equally with schools of the
second class, and in addition shall re
cei'c $50 each year, FOR three years,
from the state treasurer in addition
to that received by schools + the
second class. Schools that wish to
get Tie s. cial $50 aid must put in d
heating and ventilating system, have
neat clean school room equipped
with case of maps, globe, blackboards,
catalogued library, supplementary
readers.
Compensation to school boards
The voters at the annual meeting may
compensate the clerk, treasurer and
director for their services. No more
than ten or less than five dollars can
be voted to member of a school
board.
Compulsory attendance law.-Chil
dren between the ages of Z and IA,
and those between IA and 16 not regu-
larry employed must attend some pub
lie, parochial, or private school at
least s months in cities and months
in villages and country districts. This
does not apply to children who are
not in proper physical or mental con
dition, or those who have conn 'eted
the course of study, or those who
live more than two miles from the
school house by the nearest travelled
road. Penalty for violation of this
law shall be fine of not less than
So nor more than $50, together with
cost of prosecution. 1t is the duty
of the district attorney to prosecute
all violations in behalf of the state,
The sheriff and his deputies act as
truant officers of the county. 1t Is
their duty to enforce the provisions
Of this law, whenever they are in
formed of any pupil coming under
this act who is not attending school.
H. L. GARDNER,