The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-07-18
REGULATIONS FOR
HIGH SCHOOL AID
STATE EDUCATION BOARD
FIXES TERMS UNDER WHICH
$4,000 WILL BE GIVEN TO
SCHOOLS.

which the $4,000 appropriated by
the legislature will be granted to the
various high schools of the state:
l. All applications for state aid
shall be made by the local school
boards to B. w. Torreyson, secretary
OF the state board of education. Lit
tie Rock, on official blanks prepared
for that purpose, and shall be made
for the school year 1911-12 on or be-
fore August 10, 1911,
2. All high schools receiving state
aid shall be designated as State High
Schools.
3. A substantial building with
rooms adequate for the purposes of
the school shall be provided, and the
title of the building shall be in the
'istrct.
A. A two-year high s,hool shall
have at least three teachers, two in
the grades and one in the high school;
at least Z5 high school students. pro-
vlded that for two years rural high
school may be accepted with a mini
mum of Is high school students. The
district shall have a school population
Of at least 225 and property assessed
at $125,000 or more.
5. A three-year high school shall
have minimum of five teachers
three for the grades and two for the
hi-h school; not less ;han y high
S4hool students. rhe district shall
have school population of not less
than 800 and property assessed ct
$3.50, 900 or more.
6. A fouryear high school shall
have a minimum of seven teachers,
four for the grades and three for the
, high school; not less than 25 stu
dents; a school population of not less
than 300, and property assessed at
100000 or more.
Z. The local district must expend
as much for high school purposes as
the state aid granted.
8. A state high school must show
growth if it is to remain on the list.
Help will be extended to communities
which help themselves. State aid is
granted to strengthen the school, not
to enable the local district to reduce
the local support. State aid is with
drawn when a district fails to give
adequate support.
8. Adequate provision must be
made for the common school grades.
A school neglecting the grades In or
der 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.
II. Aid will be granted in general
on the basis of what the school has
done.
II. All schools receiving aid shall
be subject to inspection by the state
board, and shall make such reports as
the board may require.
13. State aid allotted to a school
is paid in three installments, one
third October l, one-third January !
and one-third April 1. Failure to
comply with the conditions of the
grant forfeits the grant.
Ia. High school teachers must
hold state, professional or first grade
county license In the latter case
they must have had at least two years
of college training or three years sue
lcessful experience in high school work
or hold normal school diploma.
Is. The recitation period in the
high school shall be at least 40 min
utes, if the term is nine months
Where the term is eight months, ii
must be as minutes.
16. State aid must be used exclu-
sively to pay salary of high school
teachers.
II. The average high school stu
dent should be given four recitation
periods of 40 minutes each day.
18. When physics, chemistry or BIZ
ology is taught, it must be by the lab
oratory method. A three-year high
school receiving aid shall have labo-
ratory equipped for at least one CT the
above sciences, not to cost less than
SIS; four-year high school shall
ahve laboratory equipments for at
least two of the above sciences, the
equipments not to cost less than $3.50
10. A liberal schedule of salaries
The board does not propose to fix sal
aries, but in the light of experience