Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
JUNE OF THE SCHOOL LAWS
ENACTED DURING THE LAST
SESSION OF THE LEGIS.
LATURE.
Address delivered at the recent Teacher. 1,..;..
by DIR. F. W. Lewis Sunt % c.,,-.,- 7

LII OhLs
4N' 's oenVered at the recent Teachers Institpt.
by DIR. F. W. Lewis Supt of Schools I
VIII talk to you a few minute,
ABOUT some of the recent school 10 -,
upon our statute books. / will NOT y,
TINS occasion, refer to ali of them bu,
WIZ say IN the beginning that our co.
lsIa.ure or i90S gave us some most ;m.
poI'ahI ana benefcent schools leoisla.
ton, ana the President OF our Teachers
ASSOCIATION here was very active j., az !.
enactment of these laws First lbs ens
Increased the cash appropriation ~
primary and grammar schools fro,',
X94Oo'VVo To S475,00 per apnum GoI
Two normal schools were provided fo,.
one 10 De located in Fredericksburr, o.
me other in Harrisonburg. (31 Five
thousand dollars for libraries in rnrol
SCHOOLS, providing that whenever The
patrons and friends of any public school
s sia'l raise 6y private subscription the
az Sul1 Oh Sdo and tender the same to
SLY eIK Oh school Board. the District
money belonging to the school district
tne sum of SIS for this pnrpose and
shal appoint an intelligent person as
manager of said library. The Roard
shaiI also appoint a competint nerson
Wen versed in books, to select for The
norary. AS soon as the District Roard
Snai' nave made this appropriated the
Divlslon superintendent of Schools shall
| INFORM the State Board of Educat;op
of ne Iace, whereupon the State Boord
VI Euueation shall remit to the Treas
urer OF the county the sum of $40 for
purchase of books. This act olso rof
vides that the District board shall F',r
nisn bookcase. "a A law prov;d;n,r
SnaI local School Boards or Councils or
DoaruS OF supervisors may supplement
the salaries of Division Superintendents
Provldlng that the minimum salary -
De paid shall not be less than S900 .nS
tnat the Division Superintendent shall
ue required to give their entire time f.
.ne ouIles OF the Office, except under
certain conditions, to be prescribed bv
me otate Board of Education. Yon
.eachers VIII be surprised to know that
only receive $500 per annum for tha;s
services (5) A law laying down Ger.
tam definite rules to be followed in tbo
construction of public school buildings
IN ofoer that the health, sight and com,
tort OF the pupils may be properlv rro-
tected: (6) A law repeating III. act
prescribing that there must be at least
az pupils IN each school before tu,o
.eacners can be employed. ca A law
providlng that local school levies shall |
a nlaoe IN April instead of July. (Sl |
cav e. Jaw ProVloing that the State School |
ru;iIS uetlVeo from state taxes shall be
Ra'u ouI In cash, one-half on the first of |
November and one-half on the first of
+ FEBRUARY. Heretofore this fund bss
oeen paid by warrants which simnI,,
authorized the treasurer to use local col
iiections IN paying teachers. Thus daIav
,nng payment of teachers in MANY conn
.ies. Will say here for our Urea snrer
.hat there rarely if ever has been anv de-
Jay IN payment of school warrants in
cur county. Under the new law there
ian hardly be any excuse for delav in
Tue payment OF teachers salaries in anv
;ase. Sl A law making the minimum
,oIhIy scnool tax ten cents on the SlOO
nGu MiaNlmum 4O cents, and making the ,
I, STRICT Tax the same, provided that both
shall not aggregate more than 50 cootn
N the hundred dollars in any case and :
providing also that the question of in
reaslng an insufficient lew. in tbc {
augment of the School Board nav
e submitted to the voters of the coun.
or district, as the case NAV be. Tba
10 law was n cents to 40 on the sIoo
no could not exceed this amount VIII
Ut vote OF the people. We need tho y
laNimum amount of so cents on tho =
unored dollars TO maintain our schools n
no the Board OF Supervisors should a
we US inns amount without putting the -
ounty to the expense of an election .: a.
IO) A law establishing a .sStudents; l.
oan Fund" The State Female M a
Ial School, Virginia Agricultural and N
Institute, Virginia Mili.arv oi
lstltute. University of Virqinio ara GO
lillian and Mary College NAV each ~
'aw from the Treasury an amount NOT 9,
exceed per cent of the appronrise Io
on to these institutions, which snm p;
'ail be used for the establishment of 81
state Students Loan Fund, and these "
situations shall lend to needy and de- l.
rVing students of talent and cbarac- 10. ID
n session. VAV' %
Three years ago the Legislature an Tn
opriated $50, 600 to encourage H;db In
hools. At that time there were very -. ~
W High Schools in the rural districts "a "a
our State. There was no H;ob Ia Ia
hooi IN the whole Rappahannock sec ma
m, on either side of the river from, III
to the Chesapeake Raw oop
le last Legislature increased this an. a
iation to 100000 per annum. and 70
w every county in this ridewater ~.
cti4n has its High School. Lancas. t te,
!. am proud to say, was the pio- Ill M,
er, having established the first. and ~;
we have four such schools. more ssnt
IN any other of our sister counties SCI 81,
IN Two years we hope to have two ~,
re ms act also carries an appro- '"s
ation OF $2O. 900 to establish in each -
ngressional district, in some Hiob mn
1ooi, Department of Agriculture lie
nestle Economy and Manual Train, by
B. VINO knows but we may get this the
one of Lancaster's High Scbools9 one
IS same law carries the sum of SI5 sit
for the maintenance of Summer an
rmal Institutes, a very important the
nch OF our school work. as vo,, tian
chers know. They also PASSED an foot
Tor the testing of the SIGHT and pea
ring of pupils, providing that the mat
,,eersntendent of Public Instruction. sto'
u cause to be prepared upon the dest
Ice and approval of the State BOARD caus
health, suitable test cards, blanks inha
ord books and other needful annG, w
eS to be used in testing the sigbt case
nearing of the pupils in the puhI;c not
Dolls, and shall furnish the same free for c
Expense upon request of the School
rd OF any county, providing that So
principal or teacher in said school Tia
J test the sight and hearing of ali ----
lis under their charge, keep a re-
of such examinations in accordanoo .
INSTRUCTIONS furnished, and when n T
pm IS found to have any defect in y
or nearing, they shall forthwith g
~ the parent on guardian in writ Fl
OF such defect. etc. $500 is appro- St
'ed TO carry into effect this act
$Sqo annually thereafter. The