The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05
Rules Governing Schools.

AS questions are being repeatedly
asked me regarding the rules govern
ing semi-graded and first and second
class rural schools I herewith give
the most important of these law:
Semi-graded Schools. be en-
titled to special state aid of $3.50 as a
semi-graded school, the law and regu-
lations of this department require:
School must have been maintained.
in each of the two departments for the
full period of eight months during the
year.
The principal must hold a first
grade common school certificate, it's
equivalent, or one of higher rank,
during the entire school year. The
other teachers must hold at least
second grade common school certif-
Gates. Limited certificates, or county
third grade certificates are not
sufficient.
The district shall have suitable
school building, outhouses, library,
and apparatus necessary for doing
efficient work.
Requirements Respecting Heating
and Ventilating.-The department
does not wish to be understood to re-
quire any one particular system of
heating and ventilating school build
ings. 1t does require, however, that
district desiring special state aid
must provide some suitable system,
which, if not already in use, must be
put in before December lst of this
year. The application must indicate
definitely the system in use, and nu-
less this meets with the approval of
the county superintendent and of this
department., the aid will not be
granted.
Officers of districts should carefully
study Bulletin No. Is, "Heating and
Ventilating," issued May, 1908, for
detailed information as to systems
such as the rules contemplate. In the
construction of new buildings and
chimneys, and in the installation of
heating and ventilating systems, the
directions in the bulletin must be fol-
lowed. ..' -
County superintendent are required
to make careful thermometer tests in
all school rooms of districts applying
for special state aid, and to report
upon the applications the results of
such tests.
The schools must be provided with
sufficient blackboard, slate preferred,
and a Webster's International,
Standard, or a Century dictionary.
1t must have at least one complete set
of supplementary readers, in addition
to the regular readers used, and we'll
selected library, on which there must
yearly be made additions to the
amount of at least $500.
Rural Schools of First and Second
Class.-Schools employing first
grade teacher and applying for the
1925 state aid will be known as first
class rural schools: those employing
a second grade teacher and applying
for the $50 aid will be known as
second class rural schools.
To be entitled to special state as
rural school of the first or second
class the law and the regulations of
this department require that:
School must have been maintained
for the full period of eight months
during the year.
The teacher in the school of the first
class must have held a first grade
common school certificate, it's equival-
ent, or one of higher rank, from the
beginning of and through the school
year. In one of the second class the
teacher must in like manner have held
a second grade common school GER
tifcate. "a limited second grade GER
tifcate does not meet the requirements
of law
Aid will not be granted to either
class of rural schools in which the ag-
gregate attendance is less than 1000
days.
The next apportionment of money,
under this law, will be made in o.
tober, 1909, and will be based on the
work and the condition of the schools
for the year ending July 81, 1909.
Teachers Certificates. 1t will be
observed that the certificate required
of the teacher in each state aided
school is state certificate of either
the first or second grade. A limited
certificate. county permit or third
grade certificate will not be sufficient
for any teacher in any department of
a semi-graded, or in first or second
class rural school receiving special
state aid. -...
Guy Ewing. County Superintendent.
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