The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-03
EDUCATIONAL.
(BY G. W. MEIsNEST.)

Chapter 325: Raises the high school
tuition fee to be paid by the town for
nonresident pupils from fifty cents to
one dollar per month.
Chapter 474: Provides that train
ing course for teachers may be estab-
lished in connection with the free high
schools of the state in counties where
there are no county training schools.
Chapter IS: Provides that every per-
son selling or giving to any one under
the age of sixteen years tobacco in any
form without the written consent of the
parents or guardians shall be punished
by a fine not less than $1,000 nor more
than $500 for each offense. Further,
that every person under the age of
sixteen who shall smoke or use cigar
ettes or tobacco on any public road or
in any public park or place of business
or amusement when not accompanied
by parent or guardian, shall be pun
ished by fine or imprisonment.
ChapLar IA; Adds "Rural Econo-
mic" TO the list of subjects in which
all teachers are to be examined, and
provides that after 1918, January |,
teachers must be examined in catalog-
ing school libraries.
Chapter 259: Increases the number
OF county training schools for teachers
that may be organized to thirty-three.
Chapter All: Provides that after
July |, 1915, no person not having
taught in the public schools for at
least one year shall be granted a teach
er's certificate unless, in addition to
passing the necessary examination,
said applicant shall have completed
the course of study for common schools
for Wisconsin, or one equivalent there
to, and shall have had at least two ad-
ditonal years of training, one year of
which shall have been devoted to pro-
fessional study preparatory to teach
ing.
Chapter 49l; Defines professional
school for teachers. This school may
be a state normal school, county
training school, or any school in rank
above high school Offering course
for teachers equivalent to that in the
state normrl schools, and in counties
where county training schools have not
been established, a free high school
which provides and maintains a train
ing course approved by The state super
intendent as to, course of study and
qualifications of teachers, is also pro-
fessional school.
Chapter 81: AS amended by Chapter
AIS, provides that the electors at the
annual school meeting may vote com
pensatlon to the treasurer and director
not to exceed $1,000 for his services,
and further provides that the clerk
shall draw $1,000 from the district
treasury without vote of the electors
or board when his report has been
properly made out, tlled and accepted
by the county superintendent.
Chapter 255: Provides that time
spent by teacher in attending a school
board convention, teachers association
or institute may be counted as day
taught.
Chapter 434: Depriyes any district
of the right to share in the apporton-
ment OF public moneys unless the re-
port of the district clerk, verified by
his affidavit, shall show that all school
money received from the state has
been used in paying a legally qualified
teacher, and that the salary OF the
teacher has not been less than $1,000
for each school month.
| Chapter 44S: This is the measure
referred to in the synopsis Of chapter
"a. This act requires district clerk
to report between the tenth and twen-
ty-ifth days of July directly to the
county or city superintendent and not
to the town, village, or city clerk. 1t
) requires the county superintendent to
report to the state superintendent be-
fore the fifteenth day of September.
1t also requires the county superinten.
dent to report on or before the Cteenth
day of September to each town, village
or city clerk in the territory under his
jurisdiction the number Of persons of
school age reported to him by the dis.
trct clerk, and such other matters as
are necessary in order that the town,
city or village clerk shall he enabled
to properly distribute the public mon
eys.
Chapter 50G: Provides that it shall
be the duty Of every teacher 20 teach
morality for the purpose OF elevating
and refining the character OF school
children up TO the highest plane of
life They are also to be instructed
as to humane treatment and protection
OF dumb animals and birds, their lives,
) habits and usefulness and their import
ance in the economy OF nature.
Chapter 5l3; Provides (a) that any
school district which shall have main
, tanned graded school OF the first OF
second class in which special instruc.
tion in agriculture shall have been
offered, may receive in addition TO the
amount heretofore granted $500 for
: schools of the second class, $500 fol
schools of the first class Sl00 annually
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