The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
SCHOOL LAWS PASSED
BY LAST LEGISLATURE

Several bills relating to the public
schools were passed at the recent
legislative session, the most import
ant one increasing the minimum
school year to six months, and
another providing for an apportion-
ment of 800 to each district before
the per capita distribution is made
The present first apportionment is
$50. The change favors the small
districts. The following is summary
Of new school laws:
First, the Hawley bill: Every dis
trict in the state must maintain at
least six months of school each year.
\ county court of each county must
evy tax for school purposes that
will produce an amount which will
aggregate at least 81 for each child
chool age "a to 20 years). If a
districts share of this sum does not
amount to $500 (six months at $50
}er month) then county court must
'evy upon the property of such dis
.rict, a special tax large enough to
produce the difference between such
is.rict apportionment of the county
fund and $500; provided that such
special levy does not exceed the
5-mill tax. If the districts share of
he county school fund and the
mount raised by 5-min tax(special
school taxi does not amount to
300, then the county court must
ransfer from the general county
fund to the special fund for such
district an amount that will equal the
Inference.
Second, the Philpott bill: This bill
makes a change in the manner of
apportioning the county and state
school funds. AS the law now is, the
county superintendent apportions the
money by first giving to each district
$50 and then distributing the balance
according to the number of pupils in
Zach district. This bill provides that
he county school superintendent
shall first give to each district $100
and then distribute the balance accor.
Ing to the number of children in
each district.
Third, the bill introduced by the
Lane county de egation, providing for
| county high school fund. This bill
royides that a county at a general
eiection may vote upon the question
of creating county high school fund
When such fund has been created it
is placed under the control of a
county high school board, consisting
Of members of the county court, the
treasurer and the county school
superintendent. Every high school
in such county that maintains
school up to the standard prescribed
by the State Bolrd of Education is
entitled to receive tuition from this
fund for all pupils attending such
high school. The basis of the distrib1.
tioa is the average daily attendance
turing the school year. A high school
shall receive not less than $40 per
pupil for the first 20 and $12 per
pupil for all the remaining pupils,
provided that the total paid any dis
trict shall not exceed the amount |
paid by the district to the high
school teachers.
Fourth, the Dodd bill: Gives the
make partial apportionment of the
money to any district upon the |
request OF the board of directors of |
such district.
Fifth, the Cole bill: Declares un.
lawful any secret societies. including |
fraternities and sororities. which may
now or hereafter exist in any of the |
public schools OF this state, including
high schools. 1t makes 1t the duty
of each school board in the state to
examine into the condition of all |
schools under its charge and to sup
ress all secret societies therein. The
act does not apply to the Oregon