Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-11-09
CONSOLIDATED AND GRADED SCHOOL LAW.

ed and rural schools, books on which
are being distributed to the townships
from the county superintendent
Office.
The purpose of the act is to aid, slim
ulate and standardlze the rural and
smaller graded schools of this state
and thereby increase the efficiency of
the entire educational system OF this
state.
The schools which may apply for aid
include all schools complying with the
conditions of the act providing they
are not receiving aid as a state high
school. They are divided according to
requirements into the first class graded
cd. which received $3.50 a year and an
addition of 500 if a consolidated
school, the second class graded entitled
to 500, additional S75 if consolidated,
first class rural 500, additional $50 if
consolidated, second class rural $50 and
if consolidated, S25 in addition.
The first class graded to received aid
must have had a school term previous
to application of not less than nine
months during the school year; four
departments, an attendance of not less
than ninety per cent. The principal
must be a graduate of a normal or
higher institution of learning or must
hold a professional certificate or state
certificates of the first class. All teach
ers must hold first grade county, or
certificates of higher rank during the
entire school year.
The school buildings must be suit
able for school purposes, clean and we'll
kept. Each school should be provided
with foot scrapers and mats.
In the line OF equipment. each de-
partment must be provided with black
boards. at least so square feet slate
preferred, unabridged dictionaries of
recognized standard: several copies of
abridged dictionaries; at least two
complete sets of supplementary readers
for each class or grade in addition to
the regular basic readers: a complete
set of at least eight maps, a state map,
mou nted on spring rollers, in a suitable
case, and a good Pinch globe.
Each room must be equipped with
suitable desks, properly arranged, for
the accommodation of all pupils SIN
gle seats preferred.
Each department must be supplied
with a closed receptacle for the drink
ing water for the school and with indi-
vidual drinking cups, unless drinking
fountains are supplied.
The course of study for rural and
graded schools must be followed, in
Guiding a course in domestic science,
manual training and agriculture,
Each school building must be ade-
quatly heated and ventilated by one of
the following ways: A basement furnace
properly installed: a patented system
Of room heating and ventilation, pro-
perly constructed and installed, or a
homemade system of room heating
and ventilation, properly constructed
and installed.
Each school must have a we'll selected
library of at least 100 volumes to which
there must be added yearly books to the
amount of at least s25.
Unless inside closets are supplied,
each building must have two properly
built and well kept out houses, some
distance apart.
The school grounds must be clean
and present an orderly and attractive
appearance.
Each school must show that it has
maintained a high standard of efficiency
and has made some improvement dur
ing the year.
The requirements for the second
class graded school differ only in that
only two departments aresrequired and
that the increase of the library every
year need be no more $3.50.
The same requirements are made fol-
the first class rural only no more than
one department is required.
The second class rural school must
have a term of school not less than
eight months, the term before applying
for aid, the teacher must hold a seconc
grade or higher certificate; must have
D library of fifty volumes and increase
it by not less than 81 worth of books
every year. Other conditions are the
sam as those of the first class graded
schools.
Applications for aid must be made
10 the county superintendent, who il
turn reports them to the state superin
aendent. An inspector then visits tn,
schools and decides as to its proficiency
Appoin tment is made between the frs
of August and tho first of November.
A first class graded school may b,
secomm ended by the inspector to
state high school board, who may pro
mote it to a state high school. The in
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