Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-23
BILL PROVIDES
FREE TUITION
MEASURE BATTERED BY REPRE-.
SENTATIVE FRANK SHANE HAS
PASSED THE HOUSE.
BOON, TO RURAL STUDENTS
They Can Attend the City High
School Without Paying for Their
Education Out Of Their Own
Pockets.

Graduates of country schools who
desire to attend the nearest h1gh
school, partially or wholly accredited
can do SO without paying for their tu-
ition. The free tuition bill introduced
by Representative Frank Shane OF Wa
pello county, which has passed the leg
islature will become law as soon
as 1t passes the senate and Governor
B. F. Carroll affixes his signature to
the measure. The school district III
which the student lives will pay the
tuition fee out of the teachers and
contingent fund. The measure further
provides that if the debtor corporation
refuses to pay the tuition fee that the
county auditor will collect the amount
from the county treasurer who will
transfer the amount of such account
creditor corporation. Students in the
past who had graduated from country
schools had to pay their tuition and the
new bill gives them an opportunity to
attend high schools without cost. The
bill will be welcomed by students of
the rural schools and it is expected
that the country enrolment In the
high schools will increase this fall.
Copy Of Shane Bill.
The Shane free tuition measure as
amended and passed bv the house fol-
lows:
Section I. Any person of school age,
who Is a resident of school corpora
ton not fully accredited by the de-
partment of public instruction or the
state board of education, and who has
the course of study offered
in such school corporation may be per-
mitted to attend the nearest partially
or wholly accredited high school that
will receive him under the conditions
and provisions of section two of this
act.
Section 2. Any person applying for
a omission to any high school under
the provisions Of this act shall present
to the officials Of said high school d
certificate from the president or sec
rotary of the school corporation in
which he resides stating that the said
applicant is Of school age and that he
s resident Of said school corporation,
which certificate shall be issued on APP
olication therefor. He shall also pre-
sent certificate signed by the coun-
" superintendent showing proficiency
n the country school branches, read
ng, photography, arithmetic, grammar.
civics, geography, United
States history, penmanshiD and music;
however, that such person
nay be admitted to any grade in such
high school upon his passing d salts
actorv examination before the officers
hereof or under their direction.
Section 8. The school corporation. in
which such student resides shall pay |
0 the treasurer Of the school corpor- !
ton In which such student shall be |
ermitted to enter. tuition fee equal
o the average cost of tuition and the
verage proportion Of contingent, ex-
enses IN the high school department
n the latter corporation during the
ime he so attends. not exceeding.
owever. a total Of four (4) school
ears. Such payment to he made out
f the teachers fund and contingent
und Of the debtor corporation.
Section 4. If payment is refused or
eglected the board Of the creditor
prpora ton shall file with the auditor
{ the county of the pupils residence
tatement certified by its president
oecifying the amount due for tuition
nd for contingent expenses respec-
vely. and the time for which the same
claimed: and the auditor shall
'ansmit to the county treasurer an
rider directing such treasurer to
-ansfer the amount Of such account
-om the debtor corporation to the
reditor corporation. and the treasurer
hall pay the same out in accordance
herewith.