The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-03-21
n,lLs IMPORTANT TO SCHOOL
Educational Affairs Given Attention
by Mr~,hers OF Both Branches.

Important legislation affecting the
school system was enacted at the SEES.
sion of the legislature just closed One
act provides permanent maintenance
fund for the University of Titan. the
branch Normal school and the Agricui-
tural college. In all of his recent BIZ
ennial reports the state superintendent
| has recommended the enactment OF
| such measure. The institutions nam
ed may now operate on safe basis,
as they will know just what FUNDS
NAV he expended. The new law pro-
vides that these schools shall receive
% per cent of the entire annual rev.
enue derived from the general tax
levy for state purposes, exclusive OF
state school and state high school
funds; the university, including the
school of mines, school of arts and
science and the normal school. is to
receive 64.43 per cent of this FUND,
while the Agricultural college Is 10
receive 2S.34 of it. The branch normal
is given 1923 per cent.
Appropriations were made by the
legislature which will enable the Agri-
cultural college to erect one OF the
finest gymnasium buildings in the
west and which will enable the state
university to construct central ad-
ministration building Of a superior
order at a cost of 100000.
Important bills pertaining to the es'
adjustment and maintenance of pub
lie high schools were passed. One OF
the measures provides for the distri-
button of the state high schol tax
which is one-half mill of the eight
mill state tax. The state board of ed
ucation is charged with the duty OF
distributing this fund and with fixing |
the standard required of high schools |
in order for them to participate in it's |
benefits.
Another high school measure pro-
vides for the establishment of one or
the counties of the state. 1t is left |
with each county to determine the |
number of high school districts, 1t
may create or the number of high !
schools it may organize.
Ten thousand dollars was appropri- |
ated to aid school districts unable 20 |
maintain their school twenty-eight |
weeks during the year after exhaust
ing their revenues. Sucn district |
however, can participate in the bene
fits of this fund only after the county |
commissioners of the county in which |
it is situated have levied the maxi
mum schol tax permitted Oy law, tnd |
after the district school board has
done likewise.
The qualifications of county suIer
intendents of schools have been in
creased. Eligibility to this office now
requires five years of teaching expert. |
ence and in counties Of the first, sec.
ond and third class educational quail |
fications represented by state high |
school diploma. In the counties of
the fourth and twelfth class, both in
elusive, the applicant must hold a
life grammar grade diploma, and Ia
the other counties state certificate |
valid for five years
Educational in its purpose. also, is |
a measure which makes it the duty |
of the state board of education to |
promote the establishment of librar-
les and gymnasiums throughout the
state. The board is empowered to call |
to its aid expert help in this work and |
to appoint secretary who shall work
under the direction of the state super
intendent of public instruction.-Tri. |
bune.
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