The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-25

cate is good for three years. The pro-
fessional grade adds geometry, physics
and elementary psychology to the sub
jects required for a first-grade GER
~tificate, and is good for four years.
Normal credits notwithstanding
chapter also provides that any appli-
cant for my grade of county %certifi-
cate who has completed at the Mon
tana state normal any branch for such
certificate shall, upon filing with the
county board of educational examiners
a statement from the president of the
normal college to hat effect, may
have such grade credited, without ex-
animation, on such certificate. Ger
tificates now in force and subject to
renewal are subject to renewal under
the new law.
Chapter x. Teachers Institutes and
Summer Schools.-In any county or
counties of the state the county super
incident or superintendent, by mutual
agreement, may make such arrange
ments. acting with the advice and con-
sent of the state superintendent for
holding a summer school for three
weeks in length in lieu of an insti-
tute or institutes for such year, and
the board of county commissioners of
each county shall appropriate for such
summer school in like sum as is pro-
vided for in the case of teachers in
stitutes. A teacher attending any sum-
mer school, either within or without
the state, may be excused from insti-
tute attendance by presenting a GER
tificate showing attendance at such
summer school and having the same
approved by the county superin-
tendent
Chapter XII. Compulsory Attend
ance.-The compulsory attendance law
has been reWorded so that there is
no uncertainty as to it's meaning.
Chapter XII. School Libraries
This gives the county superintendent
more authority in districts of the third
class, n makes it mandatory on the
part of school trustees to expend the
library money for books.
Chapter XIII. Legal Holidays.-This
names the legal holidays.
Chapter XIV. Special Days Not
Holidays.-This deals with special
days not holidays-Pioneer days and
Arbor day.
Chapter XIV. City Superintendent of
Scholastic changes of any import
ance in this chapter.
: Chapter XVI. Schoolhouse Sites
This makes it necessary to submit all
plans for building to the state board
Of health and be approved by them
before contracts can be entered into.
1t provides that every schoolhouse
must have a vestibule of reasonable
size.
Chapter XVII. Industrial Education.
The chapter re-enacts the law on in
dustrial education.
Chapter XVIII. Textbooks.-The law
books has peer changed so as to make
the adoption period six years instead
Of five. 1t also provides for adoption
Of one-third of these books every W.
years, SO that not more than one-third
of the books may be changed during
any one year.
The old provision with reference to
free textbooks was ~re-enacted. This
provides that upon the proper petition
being presented to the board, they
must submit the question to the peo-
pie as to whether or not they will
have free textbooks in that district.
Chapter XIX. Industrial Schools
rms cHapter ~re-enactS the provision
for industrial schools.
Chapter Xxx. Finance.-This Is a re-
enactment of the provisions Of the old
law bringing in the provisions per-
tanning to school taxation and bon
issues in n chapter.
Chapter XXI. County High Schools.
The principal change in this chapter
is the provision that in any county
where a county high school has been
established, any district which main
tains a high school, duly accredited
by the state board of education, shall
be entitled to a refund of county high
school moneys levied and collected for
maintenance from such district.
Chapter XXI. Miscellaneous.-This
chapter deals with fines and penalties,
etc,