Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-12-13
new HIGH SCHOOL LAW
CHIEF PROVISIONS OF MERIToR-
IOUS EDUCATIONAL. MEASURE.
Any District May Draw Money from
County Fund by Observing Terms
of New Law.

of New Law.
For the information of families not
having a copy of the new High School
Law in their homes the Observer
prints the following extracts from that
important measure:
Whenever it has been decided by
any county, at any election, to create
a county high school fund, in accord
anee with section 25, such fund shall
be under the control of a county high
school board, consisting of the county
judge and the two commissioners, the
county treasurer and the county school
superintendent, who shall act in their
official capacity as such board, the
man, and the county school superin-
tendent ex-officio secretary. The mem
bers of the board shall serve without
compensation.
1t shall be the duty of the county
high school board, within thirty days
after returns have been canvassed by
the regular canvassing board in said
county, if a county high school fund
has been provided for lin accordance
with section 225 of this compilation,
to contract with all districts that
maintain a high school in accordance
with the requirements of section 261
to teach all high school pupils of said
county that may attend a high school
in the district.
County Court Makes Levy.
The county high school board shall
also make an estimate of the amount
of money needed to pay the tuition of
all high school pupils for the next
twelve months, and submit such esti-
mate to the county court, whose duty
shall be thereupon to levy a special
tax upon all the assessable property
of the county sufficient to raise the
money estimated, entered for paying
said tuition. Said tax shall be comput-
ed, entered upon the tax roll, and coll
lected in the same manner as other
taxes, and designated as the County
High School Fund" and shall be de-
posted in the county treasury.
For the purpose of paying tuition
of said school pupils, the county high
school board shall draw an order on
the county treasurer, which shall be
signed by the president and secretary
of such board, whereupon the county
treasurer shall pay such warrant and
charge the same to the county high
school fund; provided, that the total
amount of such warrants shall not eX-
ceed the amount of money actually in
the hands of the treasurer to the cred
it of the county high school fund.
Basis of Distribution.
The basis of the distribution of the
county high school fund shall be upon
the average attendance during the
school year. The total amount of mon
ey paid to any district during the
school year shall not be less than $40
per pupil for the first 20 of such
average daily attendance, and sac for
the second 20; nor more than $3.50
per pupil for all the remaining pupils.
But the total paid any district shall
not exceed the amount paid by the dis
trict to the teachers employed there
in.
IT shall be the duty of the State
board of Education to prescribe rules
and regulations specifying the stand
ard that must be maintained by all
high schools relative to number OF
months taught, number of teachers
employed, number of recitation per-
iods daily, and course of study, before
any high school shall be entitled to re-
eeiye tuition for any high school pupil
from the county high school fund.
No high school shall be entitled to
receive tuition for any pupil from the
county high school fund, nor shall any
warrant on said fund be drawn in
favor of any district until the county
has certified to the
county high school board that the dis
trict has complied with the rules and
regulations for in section 26l.
Qualifications of Students.
No high school shah be entitled to
receive tuition for any high school pu-
nil from the county high school fund,
unless such pupil holds an eighth
grade diploma from some county in
the State, or its equivalent from some
other state; provided, that this sec
ton shall not apply to any pupil now
enrolled in any high school. All ques-
tions at issue arising under the pro-
visions of this section shall be deter
mined by the county school superin-
tendent whose decision in the matter
shall be final.
No tuition shall be paid for high
school student to any district, except
TO the district in which his parent or
guardian shall actually reside, during
the time of said pupils attendance In
such district: provided, that tuition
NAV be paid for a high school pupil
TO a district other than his residence
district IL the high school is not in ses-
sion I'm the residence district of such
pupfl; or IL such pupil has completed
the course Of study offered in his res
idence district: or IL he has obtained
the consent Of the county high school
hoard TO attend school in a district
other than his residence district
All teachers employed In high
schools in this state shall be gradu-
ates Of the state Normal School Of this
state. graduates Of some institution Of
collegiate OF university grades. or shall
he the holder Of a state certificate cr
state diploma. Graduates Of such insti-
tutIons. upon registering their degree
or diploma with the county superin-
tendent. shall be entitled 70 teach In
high schools without further examina-
ton.
Diphfheria at Ballston-