The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-12
WOULD AMPLIFY COURSES
Favor Consolidation of Rural Schools
snd Additional Appropriations for In
stitutions From the State and Ad-
ditional Supervising Officers.

The commission appointed to investi-
gate and report upon plans for the ex-
tension Of industrial and agricultural
education has finished its work and
prepared report containing the fol
lowing recommendations:
That minimum salary law be pass
ed which shall apply to all teachers in
industrial and agricultural subjects;
adequate provision be made for the
establishment of courses Of instruction
in agriculture and the extension of
present courses; independent high
schools shall receive state aid for man
ual training, agriculture and domestic
economy.
That temporary state advisory
board for industrial education be ap-
pointed by the governor and that as
sistant and other officers whose duty
it shall be to supervise and encourage
industrial education shall be added to
The state superintendent s Office.
That there be established in every
community where industrial education
is undertaken local boards of the same
general nature as the temporary state
advisory board; as soon as school facil-
tiles can be provided for children be-
tween IA and 16 years Of age already
in industry that they be compelled to
60 to school certain time each week.
That after careful investigation by
the boards established for this purpose
continuation schools, trade schools and
evening schools shall be gradually es-
tablished in the state and that state
aid shall be given for this purpose.
That the apprentice laws of this
state be changed so as to expand them
and bring them up to date; the appro-
priation for the extension division of
the university be increased; the agri-
cultural field service appropriation be
authorized to provide for the appoint
ment Of itinerant instructors in agri-
culture; additional state aid equival-
ent i'll amount to that they now re-
ceive be granted to such state graded
schools as introduce not less than two
units Of agriculture.
That a central board of education
composed of five members elected at
large, be created for each county, this
board to have power in particular (a)
to employ a county superintendent Of
schools, (b) to consolidate school dis
tricts and discontinue schools when
such will contribute to the betterment
of education of the children; that such
consolidated schools receive state aid
equal to that granted to state graded
schools.
That annual state aid equal in am
cunt to that now granted for manual
training be granted to township high
schools upon the introduction of not
less than two units of agriculture or
agriculture and domestic economy; ad-
ditional state aid be granted to all
village and city high schools condition
ed upon the introduction of not less
than two units of agriculture or of ag-
riculture and domestic economy; the
courses of study in the county train
ing schools to be modified so that they
shall include not less than one unit of
agriculture.
That the present law pertaining to
state aid fer county agriculture schools
be amended so as to change the amount
which may be paid by the state to any
one school from $4,000 to $4,000; but
with the provision that if more than
$4,000 be paid by the state that the
county shall contribute not less than
an equal amount; the college of agri-
culeure establish continuation
course" for the graduates of the eoun-
ty schools of agriculture and the So
called 'short course. >