Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

section 172-10S Of the statutes, relating
to training course fer teachers, and
NJ, making an appropriation therefor.
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. Subsection / of section 496b
and subsection 1 of section 496c, of the
statutes, are amended to read: (Section
496b) 1. Any board having charge of
free high school or of high school hav-
ing course of study equivalent to the
course prescribed by the state superin-
tendent for such free nigh schools may
establish and maintain in connection with
the high school under it's management, in
counties where county training schools
or joint county training schools have not
course, which shall be especially APP
proved by the state superintendent as to
subjects required to be taught, and the
qualifications of teachers or in connec-
ton with said high school and the
two upper grades next below the
high school, as said board shall decide,
department OF manual training, or do
nestle economy, or agriculture, or any or
all of said departments.
(Section 1860 /. Any school whose
course of study or outline of work In
teachers training, manual training, do
mestic economy, or agriculture, has been
approved by the state superintendent and
whose teacher has been qualified may,
proved list OF schools maintaining such
department or departments.
Section 2. There are added to Sec
ton 49ec of the statutes three new
5. On the first day of July in
each year the board Of education of the
high school district maintaining in con-
nection with its high school such a de-
partment of teachers training, as pro-
vided in subsection 1 of section 496b, shall
report to the state superintendent setting
forth the facts relating to the cost of in
structiOn in this department of such
schools, the character of the work done,
the number and names of" teachers en-
ployed the number of pupils enrolled in
this department, the number of graduates
for that year, and such other matters as
may be required. Upon receipt of such
report, If it shall appear that the school
has been maintained in q satisfactory
manner for a period of not less than nine
months, during the year closing the 30th
day of June preceding, the state super
intendent shall make certificate to that
effect and file it with the secretary of
state. Upon receiving such certificate the
secretary Of state shall draw his war
rant, payable to the treasurer of such high
school district so maintaining such de-
partment in such high school, for an
amount equal to the sum expended for
the wages of the duly approved and quail
flied teachers employed in this department
of such school for at least nine months
uu1illS5 Sdlu SCIlOOl year.
g. No course for the training of teach
ers shall be established in a high school
employing less than four teachers includ
ing the principal, and unless the teacher
employed to give instruction in profess
sional work and practice teaching shall
be a graduate of the advanced course
from a Wisconsin state normal school or
school offering course Of study equiVa-
lent to the course of study offered in the
Wisconsin state normal schools, and who
shall in addition present evidence salts
factory to the state superintendent of
having at least two years of successful
experience as a teacher, and who shall
devote her full time to the work of this
department, and at least ten pupils must
have elected to take such training course
during the current year, and, provided
further, that no school shall be continued
on the list of schools offering courses for
the training of teachers unless the work
done therein shall meet the approval Of
the state superintendent.
7. Any person who shall complete in a
satisfactory manner the course of study
prescribed for such department in such
high school, and who shall be Of good
moral character shall receive a certifi-
cate, signed by the principal Of such
school and by the members of the board
of education, of such high school dis
trict. Said certificate shall certify that
the person therein named has satisfactor-
lily completed the course of study pre-
scribed for such teachers training course,
and is of good moral character. 1t shall
also contain a list of standings secured
by the person on the completion of each
of the studies pursued in the school, Such
certificate shall have the same force and
effect as is prescribed for certificates by
section 411--6 of the statutes relating to
county training schools.
Section 3. There is added to the stat
utes new subsection to read: (Section
172-108) 2. There is annually appro-
priated on July 1, not to exceed twenty
five thousand dollars payable from any
moneys in the general fund not otherwise
appropriated as state aid for teachers
training courses in high schools and
graded schools.
Section T. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved June 25 1913. Copy Law.