The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-04-22
SCHOOL LEGISLATION.
TAX RATES FOR SCHOOL FIXED AT
TO Is CENTS
COlOred Pupils to Be Trained i'm Me-
ChaniCal and Agriculture Art.

The State tax rate for schools has
been fixed at 16 Is cents on each $100
Of assessed property. It is conserva-
lively estimated that this, with the tax
on incorporated institutions and Balti-
more City stock, will produce 81 ,500.-
600, with a normal increase in taxable
basis. Out of this Is to be paid the
usual appropriation for textbooks;
the cost of maintaining the Normal
schools; the expenses of the State De-
partment; $25,000for retired teachers;
$34,O69.36 to the Free School Fund;
and the State Aid to Approved High
Schools" The last three items
named have not previously been paid
outof the State school tax, but since the
tax will produce about $150,O0O more
than the schools received last year,
the quarterly distributions should re-
main about the same this year as last.
With a re-assessment throughout the
State, there will be very substantial
increase next year.
Each County School Board may, in
it's discretion, appoint grade super
visor. If the number of teachers in a
county exceeds one hundred and fifty,
an additional supervisor may be ap-
pointed and one additional super
visor for every additional one hun
dred teachers. These supervisors
must have had at least five years ex-
perience as teachers of the elementary
grades, and such other qualifications
as the State Board of Education may
prescribe.
The Board of School Commissioners
Of any county may establish high
schools subject to the approval OF the
State Board Of Education. High
schools receiving State aid shall be
divided into two groups to be known
as First Group and Second Group
Scholastic group to be determined
by the number of pupils enrolled,
teachers employed, and years of in
struction given. .M
High schools of the First Group
requirements (a) an enrolment of
not less than eighty pupils; (b) en-
ploy not less than four teachers for
the regular high school work, ex-
elusive OF instructors Of special sub
jects named under (e); (c) four years
course OF instruction OF not less than
thirty-six weeks in each year, same to
conform to the standard required by
annual salary of the principal to be
not less than ST. 200, and the salary of
each assistant teacher regularly en-
ployed to be not less than $500 per
annum; (e) provision to be made Tor
Manual Training and Domestic
Science courses, and also CONNER
cial or an Agricultural course, as may
be determined BY the Board OF County
School commissioners.
High schools OF the Second Group
shall fulfill the following minimum re-
uufrements (a) an enrolment Of not
less than thirty-f1ve pupils; (b) en-
ploy not less than two teachers for the
regular high-school work, exclusively
of instructors of special subjects
named under (e); (c) a three years
course of instruction of not less than
thfrty-six weeks in each year, same to
conform to the standard required BY
the State Board Of Education; Cd tbs
annual salary Of the principal to be
not less than $1,000, and that OF each
assistant To be not less than $500; (e)
provision To be made for Manual
\ Training, or an Agricultural, or .
mined by the Board OF County Schoo
. COMMISSIONERS LIE COuA0O vi AL
h struction i'm schools of the Second
Group may be extended to four years
by the Board of County School Com
missioners, by the employment of suct
additional teacher or teachers a. may
be required BY the State Board Of Edu.
Y cation, provided that the salary Oi
such additional teacher or teachers
shall be paid wholly BY the said Boart
III County School Commissioners; ant
/, i'm those schools OIL the Second Group