The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-28

acres upon which Is erected suit
able school building, house for the
principal, a barn for those coming
by team and to house vehicles and
for transportation, the stock on the
farm, etc., with sheds for housing
tools and machinery necessary for
doing high-class work at an Agricul-
tural Experiment Station.
The grounds shall be kept neat,
clean and attractive; out buildings
properly located and built.
Section 10. A four department
schools may be erected in districts
having an assessed, valuation of not
les than $15O,0OO, and eighty-five
(S5) resident pupils, if complying
| with Sections and 9, and employ
ing amarried man with scientific
training in agriculture, carpentry
! and blacksmithing; who receives a
salary of not les than $4,000 per
anlum and during the season con-
ducts an Agricultural Experiment
Station.
This class of schools shall receive
state aid to the extent of SO per
cent of cost of buildings and equip
ment, and $4,000 annually towards
maintenance.
Section II. A three department
school may be erected in districts
having an assessed valuation of
100000 and not less than so pupils
and meeting other requirements of
Section 10, excepting salary of prin-
! cipal, which shall not be less than
$1,000 per annum
This class shall receive state aid
| to the extent of so per cent of cost
of buildings and equipment and
! $27OO annually towards maintenance
Section IL. A two department
school may be erected in districts
with not less than 40 resident pupils
and meeting the requirements of Sec
i ton II.
This class shall receive same per
cent of state aid in building and
equipment as Section 10 and $4,000
annually towards maintenance.
Section 10. The state money ad-
vanced for buildings and equipment
shall be legally bonded indebted
ness attaching to and becoming a
charge against the territory COM
prised in such consolidated district.
And it shall be the duty of the
county commissioners of the county
or counties in which such territory
is located to cause annually tax to
be levied upon the real and personal
property in such territory, tax suf-
ficient to meet the interest and pro-
vide sinking fund for the payment
of such Indebtedness, payments, first
applied to floating Indebtedness, if
any, then to the bonded Indebtedness
and the residue, if any, shall belong
to he consolidated district.
Section IA. The course of study,
| books to be used, the appointing of
city and county superintendent shall
be in the hands of the State Execu-
tive Board of Education, who shall
have such supervision and control of
all schools coming under this act as
shall be conferred by the 6tate Edaf.
cational Commission, VINO shall, from
/ time to time, make such Recommended
tions as they may deem necessary.
Section IS. There is hereby ap-
propriated out of any money in the
State Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, the sum of 100000, or so
much thereof as may be necessary
for the carrying out of the purposes
of this act.
This bill is at present in the hands
of the Committee on Education of the
House, of which w. F. Kunze of Min
neapolis is chairman. Those who
favor the bill or who believe it should
be amended should address Mr..
Kunze without delay.