The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-20
REGULATIONS FOR
 STATE SCHOOL AID
Roard of Education Lays Down Rules Under Which Assistance Will Be Given Under the
 Pipkin School Law.

Little Rock, July 1.-The com. mittee appointed by the new Stat, Roard of Education, consisting o. Professors J. H. Reynolds, J. w Kuykendall and B. W. Torreyson met yesterday and adopted regu- lafions for schools seeking aid for inc general development of high schools, which will be sent out tC all high schools in the state so that application for state aid may be filed before the next meeting of the hoard in August. The committed will be busy for several days work ing out the new system to be ad- opted. The conditions adopted for state aid are as follows:
 i. All applications for state aid shall be made by the local school boards to B. w. Torreyson, secre- tary of the State Board of Educa- ton, Little Rock, on official blanks prepared for that purpose, and shall be made for the school year i9ii-i2 on or before August 10, 1910.
 2. All high schools receiving state aid shall be designated as State High Schools.
 3. A substantial building with rooms adequate for the purpose of the school shall be provided, and the title of the building shall be in the district.
 4. A two-year high school shall have at least three teachers, two in the grades and one in the high school; at least 25 high school stu dents, provided that for two years a rural high school may be ac- cepted with a minimum of i5 high school students. The district shall have a school population of at least 225 and the property assessed at $i25,000 or more.
 5. A three-year high school shall have a minimum of five teachers, three for the grades and two for the high school; not less than 25 high school students. The district shall have a school population of not less than 300 and property as- sessed at S250,000 or more.
 6. A four-year high school shall have minimum of seven teachers, four for the grades and three for the high school; not less than 25 students; school population of not less than 300, and property as- sessed at $300000 or more.
 '. The local district must ex- pend as much for high school pur- poses as the state aid granted.
 8. A high school must show growth if it is to remain on the list. Help will be extened to com munities which help themselves. State aid is granted to strengthen the school, not to enable the local district to reduce the local sup port. State aid is withdrawn when a district fails to give adequate local support.
 9. Adequate provision must be made for the common school grades. A school neglecting the grades in order to strengthen the high school will not be granted aid.
 10. The school term, including both the grades and the high school shall not be less than eight months.
 fl. Aid will be granted in gener- al on the basis of what the school has done.
 i2. All schools receiving aid shall be subject to inspection by the state board and shall make such reports as the board may re- quire.
 i3. State aid allotted to a school is paid in three installments, one- third October 1, one-third January 1, and one-third April |. Failure to comply with the conditions of the grant forfeits the grant.
 fl. High school teachers must hold state, professional or first grade county license. Tn the latter case they must have at least two years of college training or three years of successful experience in high school work, or hold normal school diploma.
 i5. The recitation period in the high school shall be at least 40 minutes, if the term is nine months. Where the term is eight months it must be 45 minutes.
 i6. State aid must be used ex- cluivseiy to pay salary ef high school teachers.
 1T. The average high school stu dent should be given four reclta- tion periods of 40 minutes each day.
 t8. When physics, chemistry or biology is taught, it must be by the laboratory method. A three-year high school receiving aid shall have a laboratory equipped for at least one of the above sciences, not to cost less than $75; four year high school shall have laboratory equipments for at least two of the above sciences, the equipment not to cost less than Si50.
 i9. A liberal schedule of sal aries. The The beard does not propose to fix salaries, but in the light of experience the board is justified ln looking with distrust upon schools that do not pay living wage. School boards cannot secure com- petent teachers without paying for IL tn